Establishing a morning meeting or classroom meeting routine allows participation from everyone in class. We used a piece of foam board to make it super sturdy and then used a mix of activities and things we wanted to include in our routine. In the book it says, morning meetings help to create a climate of trust that encourages children to take risks. One week of noprep morning meetings will be at your fingertips. Readers workshop, grade 5 social studies, grade 6 ancient civilizations study skills, grades 46 morning meeting guides to implementing morning meeting guides to implementing first days of school homeroom fun morning meeting weekbyweek morning meeting weekbyweek morning meeting games and greetings examples of morning messages. In this morning meeting lesson plan, students also identify a. With an emphasis on thinking skills, students will be provided with activities involving concrete objects manipulative to develop their. Save valuable time and find already created activities, from the boardmaker community and premium activities, to meet all your students individual needs. Great for social emotional learning sel, cooperative learning, and social skills. Morning meeting activities pdf morning meeting activities, community building, pdf.
I have always used some type of morning work, but it wasnt until about 4 years ago that i became really intentional about my morning work. At my school in korea, my 1st grade kids come and greet both their teachers me and mr. Group activities karie aldrich mathews elementary slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Students complete a calendar activity where they identify the day of the week, the month, the year, and practice counting to 100. The first year that i ran morning meetings in my classroom i found that i struggled with coming up with fresh and new ideas for the activity time. How to make morning meeting the best part of your day. Aug 06, 2016 calendar morning meeting 1st grade teach4life. My morning routine with my first graders has definitely evolved over the years. Jul 06, 2018 we are continuing our morning meeting series with the third component of a morning meeting. The questions will focus your conversations and keep everyone on track. Brittany briggs, a fifthgrade teacher from port byron, illinois, who blogs at miss 5th, prepares messages that aim to create a classroom environment where students love to be and love the people that theyre with. In terms of reading and writing skills, by the end of first grade, children are expected to be able to distinguish between long and short vowel sounds, learn the common vowel digraphs for long vowel sounds e. Morning meeting in my first grade classroom susan jones.
In this activity, students will form and reform groups as quickly. Characterplus of pattonville handbook pattonville school district. First grade morning meeting february by sarah gardner tpt. Activities are a great way to encourage risktaking and build trust between. The activity continues around the circle until everyone has received a ha. They then turn to a partner and do the handclap or the handshake, or whatever special greeting theyve invented or have learned, and it just is a nice, subtle culture builder. Readers workshop, grade 5 social studies, grade 6 ancient civilizations study skills, grades 46 morning meeting guides to implementing morning meeting guides to implementing first days of school homeroom fun morning meeting games and greetings morning meeting weekbyweek morning meeting games and greetings examples of morning messages. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions oneonone, in groups, and teacherled with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on othersa\x80\x99 ideas and expressing their own clearly. It can have academic components but it can also be just for fun.
Do you enjoy the benefits of morning meeting but dread the prep and planning that go into it. They are colorcoded for the beginning, middle, and end of the year and also include editable cards for you to add your own. This week well focus on the activity component of morning meeting. Four weeks of seasonal, paperless morning meetings are included in this download. Newsletters come home every other week in the folder sharing important dates, reminders, and what we are working on in each subject area. Morning meeting is probably my favorite time of the day. Oct 18, 2012 amanda, it sounds like you and i have similar teaching styles. Morning meeting activities, greetings, and share ideas. These morning meeting slides are to be used during your classroom meetings to give you morning meeting greetings, sharing ideas, activities, and messages galore. With an emphasis on thinking skills, students will be provided with activities involving concrete objects manipulative to develop their numerical concepts and computational abilities. Morning meeting activities pdf with images meeting activities. They will greet the person who has either the matching number sentences or the answer. We then ask t he person of the day to please stand up. A classroom morning meeting is a great classroom routine for students to.
Each morning theres an interactive message written to my students that incorporates some aspect of our day, or something from a previous day. This book is good for teachers who have established morning meetings in their classroom and want new ideas for greetings, messages or group activities, or for the teacher who wants to kickoff morning meetings with a variety of engaging activities to ensure success. Whatever your situation, 80 morning meeting ideas will see you through. A morning meeting was something i always wanted to do in my first grade classroom. It builds classroom community, teamwork, and character. The activity follows the greeting and sharing time. Heres a morning meeting sharing idea from 80 morning meeting ideas for grades k2, by susan lattanzi roser. We sing, read poems, play a class game, dance, learn a new yoga pose theres no limit here.
The first child turns to the person next to them and says ha. Sharing became last on our list of things we enjoyed about morning meeting and first on the list of things to go by the wayside when we didnt have time in our day. This class jobs pack is part of a 8pack class management bundle in the. Morning meeting activitiesfirst grade morning meeting activity links. Every week this month, in honor of valentines day and the month of love, i have been hosting a link party about my favorite responsive classroom practice. The activity part of morning meeting is simply a game. My conscious discipline morning meeting from beginning to end. This is a great time to see who is listening and paying attention. I change each section of my morning meeting every day to keep it interesting, yet the structure is the same so that students know what to expect. We are continuing our morning meeting series with the third component of a morning meeting. This booklet contains a collection of ideas complied by characterplus, some old and. For example, teachers might use this time for important teaching around grouping and place value. Use these cards to type your own greetings that you or your students may invent, or greetings you learn. Below are some resources for morning meeting activities.
Mar 11, 2018 if youre looking for even more information about morning meeting, the morning meeting book offers stepbystep, practical guidelines for planning and holding morning meetings in k8 classrooms. Our calendar and morning board routine and free printables. Ive been doing morning meeting for years and love it. Greetingwe gather in a large circle to say good morning to each other. Each weeks worth of meetings are included in both powerpoint and pdf versions. However, now that i have been using this structure for a few years, i have found a few tried and true activities that students love and that really help build your classroom community.
This is most flexible part of morning meeting because there are so many different activities to do with your class. I read the morning meeting book and it was not feasible in my room so time consuming. Each morning, we ask our friends to read the name and whisper to the person next to them who it might be. By shortening it like you have i can fit in the important class building parts without feeling like im losing time for other important parts of my day. Morning meeting creates opportunities for students to practice social skills and for.
The teachers integrated the units skills and concepts into daily activities and other academic areas. That child tries to repeat what the first student says, trying to keep the same rhythm and emphasis. Children learn best through intentionally planned instruction and activities that enable them to construct knowledge through real life connections, peer interactions, meaningful and imaginative experiences and active engagement with the environment. Apr 09, 2014 the calendar and morning board is essentially the size of a large posterboard. I wanted to create something that allowed my students to hit all of their important reading and math skills. The morning meeting activities and games cards pictured above are also available in my store, containing 85 favorite songs, activities, and games. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Brittany briggs, a fifthgrade teacher from port byron, illinois, who blogs at miss 5th, prepares messages that aim to create a classroom environment where students love to be and love the people that. Just print out our questions and paste onto wands made with craft sticks and your own cutout shapes. The teacher, or a designated class leader, performs a series of motions. Morning meeting activities first grade morning meeting activity links. The following books 80 morning meeting ideas k2, and 80 morning meeting ideas 36 go even deeper by giving you ideas for specific grade bands.
Jin, their korean teacher, put their backpacks in their cubbies, take out whatever homework or planners they need to turn in, and then they do their english vocabulary word for the day until its time for morning meeting. Free morning meeting slides by erin waters teachers pay. Dec 14, 2017 my conscious discipline morning meeting from beginning to end. We always a include a song and its such a happy way to start the day.
The first day you should greet all students with a handshake. The book includes 20 friendly greetings, 20 empowering sharings, 20 engaged activities, and 20 inspiring messages. Its fast, usually lasting about 35 minutes or less. Each weeks worth of meetings are included in both powerpoint and pdf. Students are seated in a circle for morning meeting, either on the carpet or in chairs. Bainbridge from the book 99 activities and greetings. In first grade, i spent about 3540 minutes each day in morning meeting i know that is a large chunk of timebut i swear it works.
Were in 5th grade now, so we dont just deal with metaphors in a sentence. A couple years ago, i created my differentiated morning work for my. Although morning meeting follows this specific structure, each of these components is adaptable and flexible. The morning meeting questions freebie is a fun way to get students talking not that kids need an excuse to talk. Pdf of a ton of great morning meeting greetings on this blog. See more ideas about this or that questions, responsive classroom and teaching. To learn about morning meeting or improve morning meeting practice for new staff. Greeting ritualeach student is greeted by the teacher or the class greeter. How to make morning meeting the best part of your day teach.
Morning meeting in the first grade classroom youtube. Morning meeting activity the kindergarten smorgasboard. Jul 15, 2016 the activity is such a fun and important part of our morning meeting and i hope that this list gives you some new ideas that you can add to your repertoire. It does so much to enhance, improve, and support your classroom community. I joke and say that i get 90% of my instruction done during this time. Once a week, during morning meeting, the 1st grade teachers presented information specific to each units theme. I blogged about the structure and how i run a morning. Jul 19, 2019 the morning meeting questions freebie is a fun way to get students talking not that kids need an excuse to talk. A warm, responsive relationship with a highly trained teaching staff is foundational.
Morning meeting activities karie linkedin slideshare. Morning meeting is a musthave for any upper elementary classroom. Today our greeting consisted of turning to the person beside us, shaking their hand, looking in their eyes, and saying, good. Challenges students to articulate a continue reading. Establishing expectations i plan on establishing morning meeting expectations as soon as the first day of school as the expectations will be the same for any whole group or discussion time. The calendar and morning board is essentially the size of a large posterboard.
A day in first grade 5 tried and true morning meeting. Some say that if you have a smooth and structured morning, then you set your class up for success the rest of the day. Responsiveclassroom morningmeeting weeklyskills note. Once revealed, we read their name, chant their name, snap and clap their name, sky write their name. Included are ideas for greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message. Please remember, that like all things, modeling is essential to the success of your activities. I knew that sharing was an important part of building relationships with my students. On the board above you can see the following printables linked below ive listed them from top to bottom by column items. First grade morning work what is first grade morning work. The structure, the reasons, and the benefits of a class meeting. Morning meeting becomes magical when you use star wands to ask kids icebreaker questions.
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