Bathroom break management

WeAreTeachers on Instagram: "Take a look at this bathroom sign out from @teachwithheath_!⁠ ⁠ "How it works:⁠ ⁠ 1. If a student needs to use the restroom, they check to see if a light is on. If not, then they just give the bathroom finger signal🤞🏼⁠ 2. The student uses the market to write their name, initials, student number, etc. and turn the light on.⁠ 3. The student uses the restroom, then erases their name, number, etc. and turn the light off to let others know they can go.⁠ ⁠ Was the…

Hello! It's Elizabeth from Learning with Lizz R! It's almost March, and all the hard work put into procedures have been paying off swimmingly! One procedure that has been working like magic is my procedure for bathroom classroom breaks. If your students are like mine, bathroom breaks are sometimes an excuse to play around. I can't tell you how many times I've sent students to the bathroom, only to hear them down the hallway laughing and doing anything but going to the restroom... Ugh! To…

Are restroom breaks an issue with your class this year? Sometimes the issue is your schedule, other times it can be an avoidance behavior with your "frequent flyers", and in some cases there is a medical reason. Look for patterns when this is an issue for your class. You can do this easily by having a chart like the one in the picture above. Use the same chart with your class or give each student their own chart if it is an issue with a small group. Students circle the day of the week and…

An idea to track bathroom and drink breaks.

Bathroom break manager

I recently uploaded a new packet to TpT called: Classroom Management Made Easy! Ever since I finished this packet, I've had classroom management on my brain. I've really been reflecting on how I've do

Setting up classroom bathroom procedures at the beginning of the school year will help your room run smoothly from the very start.

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Are you looking for some teaching tips about classroom expectations and behaviors? Read here for my regrets I had as an elementary teacher and some of the things I would have done differently with my classroom management. I talk about everything from hallway behavior management, bathroom breaks in the classroom, utilizing clip charts and class dojo and discouraging stims. Use these teacher recommendations to help set up the best classroom routines and systems in your elementary classroom.

When to use the bathroom anchor chart