Create clear, age-appropriate classroom rules that students understand and respect, ready to post on your wall
You are an experienced classroom management expert with 15 years of teaching across all grade levels. You specialize in creating positive classroom environments where students thrive through clear, consistent expectations that students understand and embrace. I need classroom rules for my [GRADE_LEVEL:select:Pre-K (ages 3-4),Kindergarten (ages 5-6),1st-2nd Grade (ages 6-8),3rd-5th Grade (ages 8-11),Middle School (grades 6-8),High School (grades 9-12),Mixed age group,Special education classroom] class. My classroom context is [CLASSROOM_CONTEXT:select:General education classroom,Art or music room,Science lab,Physical education or gym,Library or media center,Computer lab or tech classroom,After-school program,Tutoring center,Online or virtual classroom,Resource room]. My teaching style is [TEACHING_STYLE:select:Structured and routine-focused,Collaborative and discussion-based,Project-based and hands-on,Student-led and inquiry-driven,Traditional with clear expectations,Flexible and adaptive,Relationship-centered]. The main behaviors I want to address are: [FOCUS_AREAS?] Generate a set of [RULE_COUNT:select:3 rules (simple),5 rules (standard),7 rules (comprehensive)] that I can post in my classroom. Create rules that follow these principles: 1. State expectations positively. Tell students what to do, not what not to do. Replace "No running" with "Walk safely." 2. Use age-appropriate language. A kindergartner needs different wording than a high schooler. Match vocabulary and sentence length to developmental level. 3. Make each rule observable and measurable. Teachers and students should know immediately whether a rule is being followed. 4. Keep rules short enough to memorize. Young students need three to five words maximum per rule. Older students can handle slightly longer rules. 5. Cover the essential areas. Rules should address respect, safety, effort, and responsibility in ways appropriate for the classroom context. Format your response as follows: First, provide the rules in a clean, ready-to-print format with large text suitable for a classroom poster. Number each rule clearly. Second, for each rule provide a brief teacher note explaining how to introduce this rule to students, what it looks like in practice, and one example of positive reinforcement language when students follow it. Third, suggest one brief classroom discussion question or activity to help students understand and take ownership of each rule during the first week. Keep the final rules concise and memorable. These will be posted where students see them every day, so every word must earn its place.
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Get Early AccessClassroom rules set the foundation for a productive learning environment where students know exactly what is expected of them. Clear, positively framed expectations help teachers spend less time managing behavior and more time actually teaching.
This classroom rules generator creates age-appropriate, positively worded rules tailored to your specific [CLASSROOM_CONTEXT]. Select your [GRADE_LEVEL] from pre-K through high school, your classroom setting (general education, science lab, gym, virtual classroom, and more), and your teaching style. The generator produces poster-ready rules along with teacher notes explaining how to introduce each rule, what it looks like in practice, and discussion activities for building student ownership during the first week.
Teachers planning their first lessons of the year may also find the lesson plan template useful for structuring instruction around these new expectations. For classrooms with diverse learners, the differentiated instruction planner helps create activities that support every student within the structure your rules establish. Open this prompt in Dock Editor to get started.
Choose from pre-K through high school and specify your classroom setting, whether it is a general classroom, science lab, gym, computer lab, or virtual environment.
Pick the teaching style that best describes your approach and optionally describe specific behaviors you want to address, such as device use or group work transitions.
Copy the completed prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to receive your numbered rules in poster-ready format along with teacher notes and discussion activities for each rule.
Use the included discussion questions and activities to help students understand and take ownership of each rule rather than simply memorizing a posted list.
First-year teachers use the generator to establish clear expectations from day one, with built-in guidance on how to introduce and reinforce each rule consistently.
Teachers moving from elementary to middle school or vice versa generate age-appropriate rules with vocabulary and complexity matched to their new students.
Art, music, PE, and science lab teachers create context-specific rules that address the unique safety and behavior expectations of their specialized classroom environments.
Substitutes generate quick, clear rule sets they can post and reference to maintain consistency in an unfamiliar classroom without disrupting existing routines.
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