What's in it for me?

To meet or not to meet....

What's all the buzz about? Morning meeting is not a new concept, yet more and more teachers are realizing its potential in creating a classroom with community and cohesiveness. 

Engaging students in a series of purposeful compents as a way to start the day is a great way of building a strong sense of belonging.

1. Greeting Students and teachers greet one other by name and practice offering hospitality.
2. Sharing Students share information about important events in their lives. Listeners often offer empathetic comments or ask clarifying questions.
3. Group Activity Everyone participates in a brief, lively activity that fosters group cohesion and helps students practice social and academic skills (for example, reciting a poem, dancing, singing, or playing a game that reinforces social or academic skills).
4. Morning Message Students read and interact with a short message written by their teacher. The message is crafted to help students focus on the work they'll do in school that day.

Soooo.... what's in it for me??? 

How about kids learning to care about eachother! The value of creating a classroom filled with safety, sharing, and learning is invaluable to learning social skills that will take them places they've never been and help them be the very best people they can be. Nice! I'll take that!

I appreciate independence and self-esteem and feel that morning meeting is the perfect way to build them both! I love seeing students shine and feel confidence, so bring it on- I'm about that!!!