Morning Meeting

One thing that I really missed when I was teaching middle school was the idea of a morning meeting.  When I student taught in 4th grade, my mentor introduced me to the idea of the morning meeting, and I felt like it really helped build relationships with the students.  It is definitely something I want to include this year, but I wanted to beef it up a bit with some academic content as well.

I recently ordered these books from Amazon:

I also ordered Morning Meeting Ideas Grades 3-6 directly from the responsive classroom site because Amazon was sold out, and I didn't want to wait - I'm impatient like that.

From what I've found on-line like this sample chapter from Morning Meeting Ideas Grades 3-6 morning meeting includes:

1. A Greeting

2. Sharing

3. Group Activity

4.A Morning Message

The sample chapter also gives a list of things you might want to have to incorporate the morning meeting.  I really love the way Mrs. Bainbridge keeps a tub of supplies handy near the morning meeting area.

 3rd Grade Thoughts also has some great thoughts on morning meetings!

As soon as I read the books I ordered I will post with more ideas that I incorporate into our daily routine.

I also found this video from the Teaching Channel which demonstrates a version of the morning meeting.

Have you incorporated a morning meeting into your school day?