They should be handed out the first day of the class and should be reviewed extensively. The students should be quizzed on them, and the teacher should take time to create scenarios for the students to use as examples. This allows more opportunity for the rules to be transferred to long-term memory and leads to less confusion. The planning of the rules and procedures does not end here. The rules and procedures need to have specific consequences assigned to them.
Canter suggests having a maximum of five consequences assigned to a behavior.
The teacher must be comfortable with the consequences he assigns, otherwise he may be unwilling to use them. They should never be made to ridicule or degrade the student. The consequences that the teacher decides upon should be written and given to the students along with the rules. If a student breaks a rule he should not be surprised about the consequences. By following these parameters the teacher is creating a structured plan that is easy to uphold.