Classroom Management Series #1: When students come in late

We are doing this teachers!  This week is our seventh week in this series!  Remember to check out the Classroom Management tab to read the other issues we have tackled. 

There tends to be a student or two who come in late to your class.  This can interrupt your class or this can be done quickly and quietly. We are going to talk about how to deal with late students without interrupting the other students. 

 Preventive Solutions

• Late students fill out a short form explaining why they are late instead of telling you 

  

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• Have all students practice coming in late the way you want them too
• Hang a poster on the outside of the door telling students what to do
• Have an activity on the board for students to do the minute they walk in the door 
• Keep the door closed and have students knock to come in
  

Responsive Solutions

• Ignore the students that come in late
• Hand them a form to fill out without saying anything
• Quickly have them come back in the way they practiced
• If a persistent problem, send a note home to parents
• If students come in late, keep them the same amount of time after class 

Some of my readers live in a country where tardiness is more accepted than in other countries.  The decision on how and why you combat this problem is up to you rock star.  

Next week's question: What do you do when students get out of their seat without permission? Please leave your tips in the comment section below.