Morning Meeting Ideas!

Hey fellow bloggers,

So I know that I have already once talked about Morning Meetings and how beneficial they are, but while doing some research for our class Morning Meeting assignment I found some FANTASTIC ideas that I thought were really great so I thought I would share! These ideas are for the what I feel are the hardest part of morning meeting.. The Themes, Greetings, Class Game, and Sharing time!

First lets start with the THEMES:
Morning Meetings can ALWAYS relate to the core subjects of math, science, reading, and social studies but sometimes it is just pure fun to mix it up a little with things that are interesting to the students. Some ideas that I thought were fun and different were..

• The Wizard Of Oz (My Personal Favorite) This can be used to teach Fairy Tales. Best part about this one is that you can combine it with reading and math throughout the week!
• The Wizard of Oz
• The Wizard of Oz (Part 2)

            

• How to Be a Peace-Maker. This is great for the first weeks of school. I think it would really help students to learn how to work together all year!
• PeaceMaker

• You can also find things for all the holidays! Pinterest is a great Go-To place for holiday activities for.. 
• Valentines
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• Presidents Day
• Martin Luther King Day

Next lets Talk about GREETINGS:

This site has some wonderful greetings. My favorite Hit the floor! It goes like this..

Everyone stands in a circle and chants,

“1-2-3-4!

Come on, __________, and hit the floor!

We’re so glad you’re here today,

Hooray, hooray, hooray!”

Once a student’s name is called, he/she jumps out into the middle of the circle and dances during the end of the chant
Check out the link for more fun greetings!

Greetings

Now onto Class Games:

Now, onto the next hardest part.. coming up with a game or activity that the whole class can participate in.. 

                                                                The Toss and Talk Ball 

Pass the mask
Students sit in a circle.The first student makes a face and passes that face to the next
student. That student them imitates the face and then changes that face. The changed 
face is passed on to the next student. Each me a face is passed the face is imitated
then changed

Next is the Sharing Time:
Sharing time can be hard for kids because they will want to make it a time where they vent, you have to keep the atmosphere positive. Some ways you can do this is by asking good prompts. Some ideas for these are.. 

                                                                    30 Jar Questions

I Wonder Questions

You can also do a lightning share about.. 
Favorite colors
Favorite sport
One quality about themselves that they like
or one quality that makes a good friend

Well I hope you all enjoyed my post and can find a way to incorporate all these great ideas that I found online. I know that by using engaging things in the classroom during Morning Meeting everyone in the class will have a better and happier day!

Till next time!