First Week Classroom Routines Checklist

A strong classroom starts with routines students understand and can follow confidently. Use this checklist to plan and teach essential procedures for arrival, morning work, bathroom use, transitions, materials, small groups, centers, technology, cleanup, dismissal, and more. Instead of expecting students to know what to do, select the routines that apply to your classroom and teach each one like a lesson: model it, practice it together, offer kind and specific feedback, and repeat it until it becomes familiar. This printable is especially helpful during the first weeks of school, but it can also be used anytime classroom routines need to be introduced, reviewed, or reset.