1st grade morning message

Many (far too many) years ago, I decided I wanted to do a morning message with my class. Participating in a shared literacy activity builds classroom community and academic skills. In many K-1 classrooms, teachers do a full shared reading/writing activity. I didn’t want anything that intense. I thought a “Question of the Day” format ... Read more

One of my favorite ways to begin my day is with morning messages. I have done it a variety of ways through the years. I began the system below when I was preparing for my maternity leave. At that time, I was writing my morning messages on chart tablet paper each day. I didn't want my long term sub to have to do that each day. I wanted to simplify things for her. When I returned I continued this system because I really liked it. In the morning, my students put away their backpacks, turn in…

The first day of school can be a bit scary for preschool and kindergarten students. Back to school is tough! Start your day off with a fun morning meeting to calm nerves and get to know each other! This blog post has great ideas for the first day of school in the classroom and some FREEEBIES too! #kindergartenclassroom #preschoolclassroom #backtoschool

Are you using morning meeting and looking for ways to freshen up the structure and get more benefits out of that time?

Morning meeting in kindergarten is such an important part of the day. Use these free morning meeting question handouts to lead discussions with your students. Morning meeting helps to build a positive community with your students. Click to read about the morning meeting steps we use in kindergarten and get these free morning meeting handouts.

Who loves binders? Me, me! I do, I do! I love them so much I decided my whole classroom filing system needed to be converted from files to binders. Yes, that's 20 years of files converted to binders right on my kitchen table in July. Because what else is there to do in July when you're a teacher? Right Kristin from ateenytinyteacher.blogspot.com? She is my inspiration (or shall I say cause my inferiority complex?) After reading all about Kristin's decision to convert her filing system, I was…

My first few days of first grade: Morning Message

First Grade...Hooray!: Morning Message

It's Tuesday morning I just got back from the copier, dropped a stack of papers on my desk, and I still have another pile to go. I'll h...

morning message 1st grade