Tate- Classroom rituals

The daily rules of a classroom cannot change. Their permanency parallels structure.
For my classroom I would have;

----Daily activities;

Have three different time-spaces, a discussion space with collective activity and collective discussion, an individual time period when one hand is raised, and a test taking space when students are focused on a test without talking.

-Do now (write a response to a quote, song, clip, or newspaper article).

-Raise hand to speak.

-Ask for complete silence when the class is getting to noisy.

-Be prepared to answer a question of some sort with a thought out answer.

-Read everyday