Teaching Rules
Lesson Plan
Location: Bus
Expectations / Rules:(3-5, positively stated) / Positive Example: / Non-example:
EXAMPLE: Keep hands to yourself / EXAMPLE: Keep hands to yourself / Hands by side, in pockets, or behind back / Touching the walls or bulletin boards
Touching other students
Expectation #1
Be respectful to others and yourself. /
- Use a quiet voice on the bus.
- Listen to the bus driver and obey the bus rules.
- Speaking in a whisper to your friends on the bus.
- Listening to the bus driver when they ask to stop a specific behavior.
- Shouting to friends on the bus.
- Distracting the bus driver by yelling.
- Throwing things on the bus.
Expectation #2
Conduct yourself in a safe and responsible manner. /
- Remain seated during the bus ride to and from school.
- Keep hands inside the bus at all times.
- Sitting position for the entire duration of the bus ride.
- Remain facing forward while the bus is moving.
- Hands remain in your own area and inside the windows.
- Sitting on your knees.
- Getting out of seat while the bus is moving.
- Turned around in seat while the bus is moving.
- Putting hands outside of the window.
Expectation #3
Act in an orderly manner in all areas of the school and bus /
- Enter and exit the bus in an orderly manner.
- Single file line while entering and exiting the bus.
- Skipping the line.
- Pushing others while entering or exiting the bus.
Expectation #4
Be kind to others at all times. /
- Help others exit and enter the bus if needed.
- Be courteous to the adults and peers on the bus.
- Help a friend get on/off the bus if they are hurt or need help in any way.
- Say “Please” and “Thank you” to the adults and peers on the bus.
- Not helping others when in need.
- Disrespecting the bus driver by using unkind words.
Resources used to teach this Lesson Plan (websites, curriculum, programs, etc.):
- Sun-sentinel character education program
- Goleaps.com
- Manners on the School Bus by Amanda Doering Tourville
Specific steps of Lesson Plan (Include lesson format, activities, and details):
- August 26, there will be a code of conduct assembly to review bus expectations, rules and procedures with students.
- The Assistant Principal will have students role model positive behaviors the first week of school before the bus leaves campus in the afternoon. Have students restate the expectations that would address the following concerns: talking too loud, moving around the bus/changing seats, standing up, throwing things on the bus and pushing others in line to the bus.
- January 9, 2017, administration will conduct behavior assembly to restate bus expectations. Read book “Manners on the School Bus” by Amanda Doering Tourville.
Lesson Plan is documented in classroom plans AND master calendar (include multiple and ongoing entry dates)
- Quarterly, the Assistant Principal will board each bus and review bus expectations. (November 7, 2016, January, 9, 2017, and April 10, 2017