I was curious if WBT is also used for procedures(how to get a pencil, or what to do if you need a kleenex?) Everything I have seen is just management.

Hi! Welcome to WBT. The website is very extensive. If you go to the E-books, the very first Ebook, WBT Challenging Kids - Chapter 13 Discusses classroom procedures. Some of the videos also contain procedures. While not EVERY type of procedure is discussed it can help you to determine other procedures for your room.

My own personal procedures for the following might help.

-Bathroom - Kids use the sign language sign for bathroom and I either nod yes or no if they can go
-Tissues - I don't have one - I should!
-Pencils - we have community supplies so I make sure there are plenty of pencils at each table. If a pencil breaks a kid puts it in the "to be sharpened" can and I deal with it later (so the pencil sharpener never makes a peep in my room)

The e-book goes over passing out papers, pencils, name on papers, going back to seats. It's a great read!

Hey there,

Well...procedures are part of management in my opinion. Here are the things that we have "procedures" for in my kindergarten.

Body's up (they repeat Body's up up up...and I count to 5. They should be standing with chairs pushed in by the end of 5)

Seats (seats seats seats...count to 5 and they should be seated and scooted up in 5)

Pencil/Erasers(they repeat Pencil/Eraser Pencil/Eraser Pencil/Eraser and I count to 10...they should have their pencils and erasers out and pencil box back in desk facing forward by the count of 10..and yes Kinders can do this)

Passing papers out (I give a stack at the end of each row and say papers...they repeat papers papers papers and I count to 10...they have to have them all passed out by 10)

Passing papers in (I tell them right or left and say papers..they say papers papers papers and I count to 10)

Supplies away (Supplies away away away...count to 10 and their pencil/eraser must be away by the end of 10 count..for other supplies that may be out I add 5 seconds for each supply)

Names on papers once they are passed out (I say Name...they repeat Name Name Name...I count to 10 and they have to have their first name neatly on the name line.)

Date on paper (I say date...they repeat date date date...I count to 10 and they must have coded date ex: 5-2-11 on the date line)

Pencil Sharpened...well I have two baskets one for sharpened pencils, one for broken and dull. There is a green tag and red tag hanging next to them. If the tag is green they may get up and get a pencil any time. If the tag is red they must follow Rule #3 to get up. IT WORKS SOOOOO AWESOME!

Lines (lines lines lines...they line up where ever I have told them to)

Carpet (carpet carpet carpet...they move to the carpet quickly and quietly waiting for the next instruction)

Sitting on the carpet (Criss cross..they say criss cross while crossing right leg over left...Applesauce...they say applesauce while dropping to the ground.)

Getting folders or books out of desk (I say folders/books/office what ever I want them to get out and they repeat 3 times then I count to 10 and they have to the end of 10 count to get it out)

Ok...that is all I can think of right now...Some think that my classroom looks like boot camp throughout the day but I tell you...they are too busy following the instructions and on task to get into mischief. We don't just move randomly around our classroom...every movement or transition has a purpose.

Now for stuff like kleenex and bathroom...don't really have procedure...just rule LOL!

If I am talking or you are teaching your neighbor you can not go to the bathroom or get a kleenex unless it is an EMERGENCY! Now we had to talk about what an emergency is but they got this idea pretty quick. Sure I still have kids that raise their hand and ask to go to the bathroom when I am teaching but I thank them for using Rule #2 and remind them "not while I am teaching" They know that if it is an emergency they can get up and go without asking...I really don't have any that abuse this rule!

HTH.... I know it is long!


Farrah Shipley
Texas
Kindergarten

Hey all, this is the structure most children need, want, and enjoy! They have for some of them chaos at home and else where. My students know that they are there to learn, anyone or anything that disrupts that is the one thing that would make me break down and cry!

I solved the bathroom issue a little with the emergency issue and that their partner must teach them what they missed while they were gone.

I also have a station, with Kleenex, paper towels, sanitizer, band aids bla, bla, bla. They have to use rule #3 and say "may I go to the station" and when they do it better be quick. During work time at seats they also can tell their neighbor "sh, I am working" so I don't correct all the time.

What a mess things would be with out procedures. Annette

Just wanted to add that there are signs for the "lines, lines, lines" ; "seats, seats, seats" ; "turn your books to page" ; "papers, papers, papers" ; and "pencils". Extensive directions on all of the above are in the EBooks. And I wanted to share a fun success story that a fellow WBT first grade teacher shared. She put the management signs in the room and timed the students for each task when they did it. She would put their "record" on a post~it and stick it to the corresponding sign. Then the students would work hard to try to beat their records. I guess at one point they were at 23 seconds for "Seats, seats, seats" and they just couldn't break their record but they were just killing themselves trying. Ummmm..... yah. That sounds like teaching heaven to me. Students killing themselves to try to line up faster, sit down more quickly, or open up their books faster. LOVE IT!!!