Morning messages first grade

Hello friends!! :) It's Haley here from My Silly Firsties! :) I wanted to blog a little bit about Morning Messages today. It's such a fun way to start our day, and my kiddos are already loving it! H

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

Tired of hectic mornings in the classroom? Paperless morning journal prompts will create a peaceful routine and grow student writing skills!

In recent years, Morning Meeting has become my favorite part of the day. I believe it's because I put more effort into learning about it a...

Well folks, it's about that time. Perhaps for some, you are already back. The first week of school....ahhh....it's exhilarating, it's fun, it's busy....and....it's downright exhausting. What am I going to do without my mid-morning nap? And my mid-afternoon nap? Hopefully, I have some ideas for you to use here to ease that transition back. I think setting the tone with Morning Meeting is the most important part of the day. It is the one area of the day that I have more flexibility with and it…

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…

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 have to run that pile through during my prep. I grabbed the purple scented Scentos markers (it's a purple kinda day) and so far I've gotten the date and "Dear Cla" written down on the chart paper that's glaring me down when I hear "Hi Mrs. Pettersen!" I look up at the clock "How in the world is it 8:25 already?" I swore I was going to write my morning message…

My first job at a school very much believed in the power of Morning Meeting. I was able to meld my Morning Meeting time into a tradition.

Are you looking for morning meeting message ideas for your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom? These activities and tips for morning meeting are fun and interactive for your classroom! Before I dive in, I wanted to let you know you can watch or listen to all this information in video format below: First, […]

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