Thus, the overall classroom stucture or discipline will be easier to maintain. Teacher raises hand and students must be paying attention to follow along and raise their hand too. Classroom rules are a way to express limitations of behavior. Students should be involved in creating these rules. It gives them ownership and helps them understand and remember them better.
Ownership also makes the children want to help their peers follow the rules too.
As a pro active teacher roles have to be set up from the beginning. Students need to know what the rules are in order to comply. Allow students to explain why they think there rules are good or bad. Teacher should list their rule and compare with students. When both agree that becomes a rule.