Involve class members in establishing classroom rules by providing them with a worksheet that asks them to develop four rules, describe how they will teach these rules to their classmates, how they will reinforce the rules, and detail the consequences for breaking each rule.

Concepts

breaking the ice, back to school

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Additional Tags

icebreaker activity, back to school activity, classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Compile the lists, have class members decide which are most important, and have the author of the adopted rule teach their rule to the class

Pros

• The activity creates a sense of ownership of and responsibility for class behavior

Cons

• None