Promote a climate of trust, academic growth, and positive behavior by launching each school day with a whole class gathering. This comprehensive, user-friendly book shows you how to hold Responsive ClassroomMorning Meetings, a powerful teaching tool used by hundreds of thousands of teachers in K-8 schools. In the new edition of this essential text, you'll find: Step-by-step, practical guidelines for planning and holding Responsive Classroom Morning Meetings in K-8 classroomsDescriptions of Morning Meeting in action in real classrooms100 ideas for greetings, sharing, activities, and messages: some tried-and-true and some newUpdated information on sharingGuidance on adapting meeting components for different ages and abilities, including upper grades and English Language Learners.Explanations of how Morning Meeting supports mastery of Common Core State Standards, 21st century skills, and core competencies enumerated by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
Easy-to-implement activities that will support your science curriculum and deepen students' science learning while enriching and enlivening your Morning Meeting and classroom community.
Addition, counting I Ask all of the students to think about how much those two numbers Component: together would make and confer with a partner about this problem. Activity Call on one set of partners to identify the total.
Add variety, learning impact,and joy to every Morning Meeting in your grade 3-6 classroom with these ready-to-use ideas.
Features that make them easy to use: Clear, step-by-step directionsCan be used with any curriculumFew or no materials requiredVariations and extensions for language arts lessonsActivities sorted by grade, but can be adapted for any grade ...
From "Magic Number" to "UFO Experts", this fun collection of activities, chants, and greetings helps teachers build a positive climate for learning while giving students practice in reading, math, problem-solving, and more.
A guidebook for K-6 teachers offers tips for structuring the first six weeks of school to provide a foundation for a productive year of learning.
The approach to discipline presented in this book helps children develop self-control, understand how positive behavior looks and sounds, and come to value such behavior.
A complete guide for improving the focus and engagement of your special education students by starting the day off right Use a morning meeting to jump-start your students’ day!
This second edition of a teacher favorite features a fresh, easy-to-use layout including color coding by grade level, more support for student engagement in academics, greater emphasis on the effective use of teacher language, and a ...
My advice is to jump into morning meetings and closing circles with both feet. As you will learn from this book, the best way to increase student engagement and promote a positive learning environment is by doing both the morning ...