Disclaimer: Do not tell students they have a new seating chart because they are acting bad. This will make them defensive. Do not tell them you are making them work independently because of their behavior. This will make the kids defensive and the sweet kids might turn on you. (I just act like this is how I want to teach this lesson.) 1) Put desks in rows if possible so all students have to face one direction. (This gives the students no excuses. They have to face forward.) 2) Create a seating chart strategically placing the most disobedient students as far apart as possible. 3) Project this seating chart on the board so you can easily learn names and deliver consequences as needed throughout the whole class. 4) Print out work that can be completed independently. (It is important that this work is something students will not need much help.) For science, history, & English, I prefer informational text on the standard with questions that go with the reading. For math, I like drills and vocabulary review. Be sure there is enough work to last the entire period. 5) Greet students at the door with the work. Instruct them to be quiet and get to work. (Some students will push back at the new seating chart and the work. More than likely you will know which ones will do this before they even come to class.). Expect some push back and be ready for it. 6) Already have a consequence prepared for these kids. (After school detention, lunch detention, team time out, counselor referral, etc.). Have it ready to give immediately and whatever consequence you decide, let anyone involved in the consequence you decide know ahead of time so they will know if you need their help and they have a heads up. 7) Once the class is settled and the disruptive kids are dealt with, pace the aisles as students work. Teach “over the shoulder” but don’t stay still for too long. If any more kids act up, deliver a consequence immediately. 8) Do this for only the classes that need it. One class or all depending on the circumstances. 9) Follow through with this for at least a week. 10) Every day, do something nice for students that always follow your rules and procedures. You should be good to go after a week of this as long as you follow your consequences consistently. But if you want to keep it going longer... 11) I would suggest pulling a small group to your desk while the others work independently for the second week. 12) Be kind but firm. 13). Be clear about what you expect. Students that don’t meet this, give a consequence. I would strongly suggest adding a teacher led after school detention to your list. My discipline went down dramatically when I did this. Hang in there! You're gift for this video is below. This was part of my required reading when I was on an improvement plan. ![]()
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