Tips on using the greeting component of Morning Meeting to set a positive tone during the build-up to winter holidays and vacation.
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DEC
13
2009
Handling the Holidays
As the holidays swing into full gear, maintaining a productive and calm atmosphere in the classroom can be challenging. Students can be more fidgety, giggly, testy, and tired at this time of…
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NOV
01
2009
Small Changes, Great Gains
There’s a happy buzz in Mr. M’s third grade class. It’s late fall, and the children take pride in knowing just what to do as their school day begins. First, there’s the…
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NOV
01
2009
Knowing and Being Known Through Sharing
I firmly believe that the better I know students—the more I understand the joys and challenges of their daily lives—the more responsively I can teach them. Similarly, the better they know each…
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NOV
01
2008
Lively & Artful Sharings
Mr. Saunders' class had been doing the sharing component of Morning Meeting since school started in the fall. After several months of daily practice, he knew he could count on sharers to…
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FEB
01
2008
“How does that make you feel?”
I’m new to the Responsive Classroom approach, but even in my first year of having Morning Meetings, the children’s social growth exceeded what I had typically seen in my kindergarten classes. For…
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AUG
01
2007
The Art of Commenting
On a late spring morning, Mr. Marino’s fourth graders are gathered quietly on their Morning Meeting rug, all eyes on Joe, whose turn it is to share.“I played a basketball game on…
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AUG
01
2007
Morning Meeting: A Soft Place to Land
When Eric's father died suddenly just before a long weekend, Morning Meeting gave our school the safe structure we needed to help this second grader and his schoolmates cope with the tragedy.
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NOV
01
2006
“Good Morning, Learners!”
One March morning, children entering a fourth grade classroom take turns gathering at a chart on which their teacher has written a message just for them:March 7, 2005Dear Invertebrate Investigators, Yesterday we…
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AUG
01
2006
Three Fun Greetings to Try with Your Students
Question: Do you have a Greeting that works really well for Morning Meeting with your students? A: When we do a Seat-Switch Greeting, the children enjoy moving around to sit in different…
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FEB
01
2006
A Sustaining Routine
Megan’s Great Uncle John was dying of cancer, and she needed to share this distressing experience with her fourth grade classmates. During a Morning Meeting Sharing in October, Megan explained that her…
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AUG
01
2005
Themed Sharing during Morning Meeting
Question: Do you have a theme that you like to use occasionally to guide Sharing during Morning Meeting? What makes it work well with your students?
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APR
01
2005
News and Announcement Charts
Question: What’s one activity you’ve found effective for the interactive part of the Morning Meeting News and Announcements chart?
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FEB
01
2004
Keeping Connected
It’s sharing time during Morning Meeting in Ms. Roberts’s first grade classroom. Jarrod is enthusiastically telling his classmates about the photos they will see when they look at his “family album.” The…
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FEB
01
2003
Group Activities That Reinforce Academic Skills
Question: I'm concerned that the group activity portion of our Morning Meeting mostly has become a time to play games. I know it’s important for the students to have fun together, but…
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JAN
31
2002
Restless in Morning Meeting
February 2002Question:I teach first grade. I find that by the end of Morning Meeting, my students tend to be fidgety and restless, so I’ve been taking them out for recess after meeting…
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NOV
01
2001
“Like Being at the Breakfast Table”
Adapted, with permission, from an article in Childhood Education, Spring 2001
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SEP
30
2001
A Comfortable Routine in Uncomfortable Times
In the days and weeks following the events of September 11th, many teachers and children around the country gathered each morning in the comforting routine of Morning Meeting, a daily ritual that…
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