Behavior & Classroom Management
Class Charter Creation Pack — Building Agreement WITH the class, not FOR them
A 4-lesson pack to co-create a class charter children genuinely own — not 'be kind, be respectful' on a wall they ignore. With a printable charter template and weekly reflection routine.
Preview
Page count: 9. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Establish a class charter that children genuinely own, refer to and use, rather than a poster they signed and forgot.
About this resource
- Subject: Behavior & Classroom Management
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade levels: Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 9
- Date added: 2026-10-05
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books on building classroom culture
Books that informed this pack and would extend your thinking.
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When the Adults Change, Everything Changes — Paul Dix
Whole-school routines and culture -
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Running The Room — Tom Bennett
Classic on classroom management -
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Getting The Buggers To Behave — Sue Cowley
Practical and humorous -
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Cracking the Hard Class — Bill Rogers
Specifically for difficult class dynamics
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