Morning+Meetings

=Morning Meetings= The Morning Meeting is an integral part of Responsive Classroom and the piece that with which we are going to begin our implementation. There are four components of the Morning Meeting.

1. **Greeting** - Children greet each other by name. Structured and include shaking hands, clapping, singing, and other activities. [|One Minute Greeting] [|Silent Butterfly]

Betsy and I have Responsive Classroom Training Materials with ideas for greetings. We have an additional book in the library - //99 Activities and Greetings//. Additional Resources - find cards with lots of ideas and instructions for greetings.

2. **Sharing** - Students share some news of interest, usually personal news, and respond to each other articulating their thoughts, feelings and questions in a positive manner.


 * Process**
 * Begin with just sharing - the child sharing with the class
 * Introduce questions
 * Introduce comments
 * Let the children know how many questions and comments can expect.

[|Example of sharing with questions and comments]

3. Activity - Short, varied activities that allow everyone to contribute at their own level. Teacher and children build a repertoire of physical, intellectual or artistic activites that might include active games, math activities, choral and poetry readings, memorization, singing and chanting.

[|Example of activity]

4. Message

[|Example of morning message]