{"id":12493,"date":"2021-08-05T13:58:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/?p=12493"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:44:02","slug":"teachers-top-classroom-management-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/teachers-top-classroom-management-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers’ Top Classroom Management Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s a lot of agreement about the elements of effective classroom management\u2014like setting clear expectations and building relationships\u2014but it\u2019s not always easy to find strategies that will work for your own students. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re a new teacher developing classroom management strategies for the first time or a veteran just looking for a few fresh ideas, you\u2019ll find something you can use in this collection of hacks from TeacherLists readers and from other experienced teachers.<\/p>\n

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No matter how well-prepared you are to teach each day, your teaching won\u2019t be effective if your students are too disruptive. In addition to the top tips of 2024, we’ve rounded up these teacher-tested hacks to help you find classroom management strategies that will work for you.<\/p>\n

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Clear Expectations<\/b><\/h4>\n

At the start of the school year, it\u2019s hard to overdo going over class rules and procedures, like the proper way to line up for recess and how to behave when walking from class to the library. Spend time going over school rules and the rules you have made for your classroom, and post a sign about rules if your students need reminders.<\/p>\n

In more than 25 years as a paraprofessional, Missey B. has noted that the best managed classrooms had clear expectations. \u201cTeachers taught and retaught expectations predominantly for (at) least the first two weeks of school and refreshed rules and expectations after a long break.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kindergarten teacher @onesharpbunch<\/a> reads the David Shannon book \u201cDavid Goes to School\u201d to students at the start of the school year to start a discussion about what is and is not allowed at school.<\/p>\n

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