Primary Classroom Morning Meeting

Posted by Megan Sheakoski Aug 20, 2008

Start your day off with a morning meeting and get your primary students ready to learn from the moment they walk into the classroom.

A Morning Meeting is a 15 minute time period at the beginning of the day where the teacher introduces the day’s events to the students using reading, writing, and math mini-lessons. It is a lively, student-centered exchange that gets the students interacting with each other and the subject matter by playing games, answering questions, and singing songs.

The teacher begins the meeting by reviewing calendar skills. The class goes over the current day, week, and month and the day’s weather. This information is added to a classroom calendar bulletin board.

After the calendar is complete the class reads the Morning Message together. The Morning Message is a letter to the class from the teacher explaining some of the day’s events. The letter is written on large chart paper and hung near the calendar. The teacher can use the letter as a tool to practice language arts skills. For example, the teacher can model how to use different types of punctuation or adjectives.

After the Morning Message the teacher sings songs with the class to help them learn concepts such as the days of the week or the times tables. The teacher also leads the class in fun games such as, “I spy the letter ___” on the Word Wall or the spelling game Sparkle.

Student motivation is increased by beginning the day with a Morning Meeting. They are immediately engaged in learning in a fun and interactive way. Use the Morning Meeting with your elementary class this year and watch their learning grow!