Closing circle

Community building in the classroom with closing circle (Responsive Classroom)

Create a positive classroom environment with a closing circle. Similar to a morning meeting, but a way to END your dismissal time with reflection, activities, and celebration. Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.

A daily closing circle will build classroom community. Students will maintain positive relationships while collaborating and having fun.

Transform your classroom community by teaching social emotional learning. Give students the skills to understand and regulate their feelings, set goals, and build positive relationships with others.

Both at work AND at home, I am constantly trying to get kids to tell me about their day. Here is a typical conversation: "What did you do today!?" "Nothing." "Come on, you must have done something!" "I dunno." Can I hear an "Amen" from anyone else that experiences this on a frequent basis? So

Morning meeting is the best time of the day in any classroom to build classroom community. Children are all welcomed into the classroom and everyone starts their day feeling valued, special, and having some fun! I will give you some simple and easy greetings that you can use in your classroom right away!

One thing that I never did much of until this year was focus on building a strong classroom community. I felt like I had good relationships with my students, but I realized I wasn’t very good at fostering my students’ relationships with their peers. How important that is! If students aren’t valuing and respecting each other, then it can be really hard to get much accomplished during the day. So this year, after learning more about Responsive Classroom and building classroom community, I…

Are you tired of the hot mess dismissal time in your classroom? Paperless afternoon meetings will calm your nerves and your students!

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