Imagine stepping into a class where everyone feels secure and excited to learn – that’s how a really good environment feels. Teachers, school leaders, and education newcomers, even, do not have to do anything drastic; they can simply adopt a few habits to help students thrive. Having a good classroom environment makes students more focused and happy.
Daily Habits for a Positive Classroom Environment
Here are some tips that will help you make a good environment to help students feel more welcome in class:
Start with a Warm Welcome
- When you arrive at class, greet students with a genuine smile. Wave hi to them as they walk through the door.
- This small gesture can help everyone feel welcomed.
- Even the shyest of students will feel welcomed once they start frequenting the class.
Create Simple and Easy to Follow Guidelines
- At the start of class, share with students 3 to 4 simple rules. For example, “Listen when others speak” and “Help a friend in need” are really great rules you can start with! Have them displayed in class somewhere and refer to them as the day goes on.
- Setting clear rules helps churn out confusion. Kids know how long each activity will take and what to expect next.
- This helps kids learn more because their time isn’t wasted, as teachers motivate kids to do their best and master their skills.
Be the Role Model They Need
- Modelling shows kindness, patience, and enthusiasm while controlling and managing the classroom.
- Keeping cool and celebrating student wins, even if small, will motivate students to mirror and shape the respected environment.
- This helps teach students how to care and treat people how to treat people, and what respect is.
Encourage Open, Kind Conversations
- Emotional safety is the best safety. This is because people, including students, feel free to ask questions. People begin to feel more comfortable sharing their ideas and struggles.
- Wherever there is genuine emotion and care, there is an incredible level of safety.
- Conversations create a genuine, warm, safe environment for students to share struggles and ideas.
Confidence and Joy in the Classroom
- Reinforcement of the right behaviours is a clear motivator of the changes you want to see. Positive behaviours are the right path people want to see and support.
- Celebrating wins, be they small or large, is as easy as a thumbs up or a shout out. The more people positively reward each other, the more confidence people will have and the more they will want to do it.
For Students to Feel Comfortable
- Encourage students to talk to each other by rearranging desks in a circle, and set up a quiet reading corner with some cushions to make it more inviting.
- Use walls to display student work, and cover them with posters showing each subject’s goals.
- When students see a space designed with thought and care, they gain a sense of ownership.
- Surrounding kids with good design elements increases comfort and engagement.
Make Mistakes, Not a Problem.
- When disruptions happen, instead of getting upset, say something like, “We can do this together.”
- Create a classroom where students see mistakes as something to learn from, and give students opportunities to demonstrate their classroom focus.
In a classroom with a united purpose and spirit, even the busiest schedules thrive. What is one daily habit that you have that really changed your classroom? Let us know in the comments—we want to hear your advice and continue the discussion!
At The Adhyayana International Public School (TAIPS), our CBSE School in Coimbatore supports these habits to really help learners grow every day. Curious to see active positive classrooms? Visit our CBSE School and see how we help every child shine!
