The morning meeting book roxann kriete, lynn bechtel. Jan 01, 1999 the morning meeting book provides helpful information and tips for making morning meeting a success in your classroom. This is a time when we come together to learn, celebrate our classroom family, and cheer one another on during learning activities. Carol davis has worked as a teacher, counselor, and consultant for grades k 8 for over twenty years. Our typical morning meetings follow the structure from responsive classroom, but there are some days that we spend a lot longer on activities than others. Aug 12, 2015 the morning meeting also scales across grade levels, so that the higher grades are building upon the foundation laid in the lower grades. The morning meeting book provides helpful information and tips for making morning meeting a success in your classroom. An indepth chapter on implementing morning meeting in middle schools a detailed appendix on adapting morning meeting for use with second language learners 11 new greetings45 total and 24 new group activities 66 total. The activity part of morning meeting is simply a game. Jul 30, 2018 this book is clearly written and helpful to get morning meeting started.
The morning meeting is a short gathering where we get to focus on a few things community, counting, and christ. The morning meeting activities and games cards pictured above are also available in my store, containing 85 favorite songs, activities, and games. How to have a math morning meeting real life at home. If you find that a morning meeting is a must, then get it on your room calendar. Miss lawrence and miss p are leading classroom meeting today. Morning meetings are a game changer for the classroom. We are continuing our morning meeting series with the third component of a morning meeting. Several of the math curricula include a math morning meeting but most are geared toward having a traditional classroom setting.
Great for social emotional learning sel, cooperative learning, and social skills. Nov 07, 2012 today i want to offer ideas for the activity block of your morning meeting. As the year progresses, we add in a lot of movement we have better control of our 5 year old body later in the year and no one gets hit in sensitive. In fact, i have two copies one for home reference and one for school. Use these activities to start the day off on a great note or during the day as a. When most people hear the word icebreaker, they think of boring or silly bonding exercises.
Here are few morning meeting activities you can do to run engaged and productive meetings for all attendees. In order to develop social skills and a classroom community, we will be having a daily morning meeting. Lets look at five simple steps that can help you get started. I have also found that it gets those students who want to tell you everything. Morning meeting activities 14 tips and roles youtube. They are colorcoded for the beginning, middle, and end of the year and also include editable cards for you to add your own.
Students will be able to recite back another students news during the sharing portion of the meeting. It does so much to enhance, improve, and support your classroom community. Ive been doing morning meeting for many years and have tried out different ways of running the meeting and i have to say that this year is by far my favorite. Youll find language arts activities for each component of morning meeting greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message. Its fast, usually lasting about 35 minutes or less. Morning meeting for upper elementary students scholastic. I absolutely love using a morning meeting to begin our day. In this post, i want to share 8 meeting icebreakers that are. Use books and videos in the classroom to teach kids selfregulation strategies during socialemotional learning lessons and activities with kids. The time one commits to morning meeting is an investment which is repaid many times over morning meeting is a microcosm of the way we wish our schools to becommunities full of learning, safe and respectful and challenging for all. See more ideas about morning meeting, responsive classroom, teaching.
In the book it says, morning meetings help to create a climate of trust that encourages children to take risks. It provides numerous ideas for along with my energizers book, this text is another valuable and irreplaceable teaching tool in my classroom. The activity or game is usually the students favorite part of morning meeting. I have also collected them from professional development workshops and professional resources such as the morning meeting book and the responsive classroom website. What are some of your favorite morning meeting activities. I transition into this time by singing, come, come, come sit down. Have students flex their timetelling skills by matching analog and digital clocks, all while keeping track of common morning activities. To learn about morning meeting or improve morning meeting practice for new staff. Roxann authored the previous editions of the morning meeting book and coauthored the first six weeks of school nefc, 2000. The morning meeting also addresses the components of standard english writing sentence structure, letter format, etc.
One of my most used and shared resources has been the morning meeting book, k8 by roxanne kriete and carol davis. After the class completes the chant, they can pass around the room a simple greeting that uses each students name. In the new 3rd edition of this essential text, youll find. Kinder morning meeting bundlefirst grade morning meeting bundlesecond grade morni. Ly, chant, esl, y, o the following chant is a good way to begin the greeting portion of morning meeting but should not stand alone as the only greeting. 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. I blogged about the structure and how i run a morning. Today marks the beginning of week 3 of the month of love. The morning meeting book edition 3 by roxann kriete. Making the morning meeting a daily practice in your class will take work. Here the morning meeting activities to follow for an effective daily kpi meeting. The expanded edition of the morning meeting book now includes. Ask one or two students to share their thoughts about their partners couldntputdown books as a way to assess listening skills, and provide future book choices for the class. How to make morning meeting the best part of your day teach.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The book s use of the morning meeting format encourages the development of social skills and the activities allow for building community, fostering participation and having fun. The group chants aroostasha, aroostasha, aroostashasha. Included are ideas for greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message.
Be the first to ask a question about the morning meeting book. The morning meeting book roxann kriete, carol davis on. The activities and greetings are divided into two sections. Children greet each other by name in brief, structured greeting activities.
Ian findlaywalsh via flickr, ccl 2012 ive been talking about managing teaching time wisely, restructuring our mornings to start the day with a morning meeting, and yesterday i shared some of my favorite greetings to use during meeting time today i want to offer ideas for the activity block of your morning meeting. Morning meeting with upper elementary students morning meeting is a really great way to start off the day. Adapting morning meeting greeting for ell students march 18, 2015 categories. The structure, the reasons, and the benefits of a class meeting. Looking for other timesaving morning meeting resources.
Close the meeting by having a student read aloud the morning message. Before the activity begins, write the names of songs on cards. Responsiveclassroom morningmeeting weeklyskills note. The morning meeting book edition 3 by roxann kriete, carol. Fifthgrade teachers like hoefer work to raise the bar and introduce new greetings and activities that their students havent yet experienced. Having an unusual start time is useful in helping attendees remember a meeting. This week well focus on the activity component of morning meeting. The time one commits to morning meeting is an investment which is repaid many times overmorning meeting is a microcosm of the way we wish our schools to becommunities full of learning, safe and respectful and challenging for all. 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. If you are already using morning meeting in your classroom, this new edition is well worth the additional investment.
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. Morning meeting has four components done in the following order. The morning meeting book by roxann kriete 99 greetings and activities by melissa correa connelly here are some of our activities comprehension balls, mad libs, and trivia cards. Talk it through and envision how the morning will go. Morning meeting activities karie linkedin slideshare. The activity follows the greeting and sharing time. Every morning, my class begins with a morning meeting. Greeting welcomes everyone into the circle, establishes a friendly tone for the meeting and the day, and helps create. Morning meeting questions with images kindergarten. As micheles current classroom contains two students, in two different grade levels she decided to create her own. Morning meeting book with images responsive classroom. This quick part of morning meeting integrates building social, emotional, and academic skills in fun interactive experience. Morning meeting with upper elementary students eat teach. While the greeting serves as a way to open the meeting and make each child feel welcome and seen, the purpose of the activity is to build a sense of teamwork and class community.
If youve ever attended a meeting, you must send this video to your meeting planner. My main goals of morning meeting are to get students to wake up, start talking, build relationships, and get happy about being in school. Another favorite book is 99 activities and greetings. This classic guidebook shows you how to launch each school day with 20 to 30minute meetings that bring students together to practice social and academic skills and warm up for a day of engaged learning. My favorite responsive classroom resources are the morning meeting book.
Morning meeting sets the tone for respectful learning and establishes a climate of trust. The activity component of morning meeting should last just a few minutes and can involve movement but its not a requirement. Morning meeting is a responsiveclassroom inspired daily event that provides a predictable friendly start to the day. The third edition of the morning meeting book, k8 is a well researched, easy to read, and ready to apply guide to the responsive classroom philosophy and a perfect addition to any teachers bookcase.
These fun, lively activities enable you to seamlessly integrate language arts into a daily morning meeting. This year, im reinstating and reinvigorating my morning meeting, and the whole class is loving it. It is designed to build community, create a climate of trust, increase. For example, teachers might use this time for important teaching around grouping and place value. Sep 18, 20 making the morning meeting a daily practice in your class will take work. It has great ideas and suggestions to do during morning meeting. Morning meeting ideas for teaching, resources for lesson. This will show that students are able to actively listen and participate. This is a collection of morning meeting greeting and activity cards. The morning meeting can be used in any classroom to build community and communication skills. Early in the year our activities do not require a lot of movement. Our morning meeting usually happens about 30 minutes after arrival and the kids have cleaned up from table time toys and free play.
As i mentioned before, activity time has a unique purpose. According to the morning meeting book by roxann kriete 2002, there are five main purposes of morning meetings as a component of the responsive classroom. Save valuable time and find already created activities, from the boardmaker community and premium activities, to meet all your students individual needs. The third edition of the morning meeting book, k8 is a wellresearched, easytoread. The idea is to have a little fun, get your students moving and energized to start the day. How to make morning meeting the best part of your day. This guidebook shows k8 teachers how to implement morning meeting in their own classrooms. As with any new classroom initiative you are considering, be sure to learn everything you can about how it works. See more ideas about morning meeting, teaching, beginning of school. While morning meeting and calendar time are hallmarks of early primary grades kindergarten through second, i felt the relevancy fade a bit as i moved into teaching upper elementary students third through fifth.
This book is clearly written and helpful to get morning meeting started. Morning meeting is a daily routine that brings students and teachers together in a circle to greet one another, share and respond to each others news, think together, play together, and look forward to the events of the coming day. A more practical book is 99 activities and greetings. Place three holes in the left margin and clip the book with clip on rings. Nov 05, 2012 i have also collected them from professional development workshops and professional resources such as the morning meeting book and the responsive classroom website. Morning meeting activities, greetings, and share ideas glitter in third. The tone and climate of morning meeting extend beyond the meeting. Jul 06, 2018 the activity part of morning meeting is simply a game. From reading poetry with sound effects to pantomiming idioms to guessing which character someones. Group activities karie aldrich mathews elementary slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Jul 15, 2016 i absolutely love using a morning meeting to begin our day. Your time is valuable, and the morning is one of the best times to be creative. If you are a meeting planner, team leader, or event organizer, you must watch this video.
At night before bed, have your child read the book to you. Creating a culture of trust and safety in every class edutopia. Bainbridge from the book 99 activities and greetings. It can have academic components but it can also be just for fun.
Give a few of these morning meeting tips a try and youll quickly see how much of your day can be reclaimed for the work that really matters. Morning meeting activity the kindergarten smorgasboard. Morning meeting provides an opportunity for kids to get warmed up for the day, enjoy participating in a friendly greeting so everyone feels welcome at school, provides an opportunity to engage with written language, and informs the kids of the schedule and expectations each day. The cards for what they call meetup are perfect for the morning meeting share and activity. Morning meeting activities help to foster a strong classroom community amongst your students.