Start the school year off the right way with this printable back to school procedures checklist.
Prepare for the first few weeks of school by mastering your classroom routines and procedures.
If you want your classroom to run like a well-oiled machine, your students need to know what’s expected of them. Establishing classroom procedures and routines at the start of the school year sets expectations and boundaries for students. Using a checklist ensures that you cover all the classroom management essentials and takes the stress away from your back-to-school plan
What’s Included in This Back to School Procedures Checklist?
Designed to be used during the first three days of school, this back to school procedures checklist covers routines and procedures for entering the classroom, hand signals, cleaning up, independent work, classroom rules, and more.
Adaptable for any grade level, the checklist is particularly useful for elementary teachers. Simply print it off to include in your teacher binder or display it on a back-to-school bulletin board to get you and your classroom organized and ready for school.
First Day of School
The back to school procedures checklist for the first day of school includes the following bullet points and more:
- Entering/exiting the classroom
- Attendance/lunch count
- Restroom/water fountain
- Classroom rules
- Quiet signal
- Asking the teacher a question
- Turning in work
- Early finishers
- Recording homework/planners
- Dismissal
Second Day of School
Procedures for the second day of school include the following bullet points and more:
- unpacking backpack
- turning in homework
- not completing homework
- heading paper ( date, etc.) • noise level
- emergency procedures
For a full list of back to school procedures, including day three procedures, download the checklist!
More Back To School Resources
Combine this procedures checklist with our First Day of School Checklist to help make that first day back as smooth as possible. Ideal for new and first year teachers.
For elementary classrooms, try The Complete Classroom Jobs and Helpers Kit to help teach students responsibility and independence in the first weeks of school.
If you’re looking for the ultimate back-to-school organization tool, try our Teacher Planner 2024-25 for calendars, daily and weekly planners, graphic organizers, templates, checklists, and much more.
