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!

The first component of Morning Meeting (the greeting) is really important because it lets kids feel welcome in their class. These 4 Morning Meeting greetings are supposed to be useful for any teacher of any subject area. Whether you teach a special area class, like art or music, or you teach a specific content area or grade, my hope is that these activities can be used and adapted to your liking depending on what you want to do with your class. This one can be as easy or hard as you want it…

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These fun and engaging ideas for morning meeting greetings keep students excited about learning plus set the tone for the rest of the school day.

A great explanation of what Morning Meeting looks like in an early elementary classroom. #morninmeeting #kindergarten #preschool #prek #firstgrade #teachglittergrow

Wondering what to do during morning meeting time? Read about our morning meeting greetings and activities that you can implement in your classroom!

Three tips and 45 morning meeting greeting ideas that you can take and use today. Take the planning out of morning meeting!

There are so many amazing options when you go to choose a morning meeting activity. How do you pick?! So, I have morning meeting preplanned for the whole year, but we know sometimes even the most well intentioned lesson plans need to be adapted for our students! I am going to help you navigate this...

Get new and effective ideas to run a morning meeting that will keep students engaged and learning important skills!

Incorporate fun activities into Morning Meeting classroom routine to foster a strong sense of classroom community. Responsive Classroom for K-2 kids.