Morning Meeting

Goodmorning!
Welcome to Ms. Gracie’s 2nd Grade Science Class
Louise Rosenblatt guides my thinking on my

choices
Greeting
★ Goodmorning! For your greeting today, I

would like you to ﬁnd a partner,
preferably someone you don’t usually talk
to, and play one of the games I have set
up around the room until I ask you to
return to your desk so we can start our
day.
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Questions
What social skills are children
learning during greeting?
How does the greeting set a This morning greeting allows students to
positive tone and provide a sense of practice using social skills such as
recognition? introducing themselves to new people,
This morning meeting sets a positive tone by communicating with others and building
building a strong sense of community and setting relationships.
he students up for a successful day. It provides a How does the teacher
sense of recognition because it allows the students
introduce the greeting?
o build a relationship with their peers, even those The teacher will introduce the greeting by
who they don’t normally interact with.
explaining that she would like the students to
get to know all of their classmates. She will then
explain how to play all the games around the
room. Lastly; she will ask the students to ﬁnd a
partner that they don’t normally talk to.
Sharing
Now, we will have our sharing time. The
question for today is, what is your favorite
thing about school? It can be anything!
Once you have your answer, raise your hand
and I will call on you to answer. We will
have a chance to respond to our classmate’s
answers
● Resource:
https://learn-grow-blossom.com/105-m
orning-meeting-sharing-ideas/
How does this sharing help set a positive
tone for learning?
This sharing helps set a positive tone for learning because it allows the
students to share their favorite part of school, therefore starting the day
off with a positive tone and possibly making the kids think differently
about parts of school they thought they didn’t like.
What social skills are sharers practicing?
The sharers are practicing social skills

such as public speaking, listening to
their classmates speak, and having a
e s ti o ns positive attitude about school.
Qu What are the community building
elements of this sharing?
A community building element of this

sharing is the students are getting to have
conversations with each other about what
their favorite part of school is. They are
learning about their classmates.
Resource:
https://2gradestories.blogspot.com/2016/02/morning-meeting-part-3-group-activity.ht
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Group Activity
We are going to play get to
know me 4 corners! I will
pick one person to be it and
while they close their eyes, I
will ask a question and each
corner will be a different
answer. Everyone else will
go to a different corner of
the room. The person who is
“it” will then say a corner
answer out loud and
whoever is in that corner is
out!
Questions What social skills are the
children practicing?
What are the community
building elements of this A social skill the students are
practicing is being quiet when
activity?
they are supposed to be, because
A community building element of they don’t want the “it” person to
this activity is that the student who know that there are people in
is “it” will have to think about what their corner.
they think their fellow students
answered to the questions that What does the teacher do during
were asked, allowing them to get the activity to manage behavior?
to know their classmates better. The teacher will manage
behavior during this activity
by making the students who
are causing chaos sit out of
the game.
Morning Message
Dear Scientists,
Today we will discover what is

in the universe around us. We
will learn about planets in our
solar system. We will also learn
what goes on around the
planets such as the Milky Way.
Don’t you wonder what goes
on outside of Earth?
Source:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mornin
Questions
In what ways does the content of the message support the
academic curriculum and engage the learners?
The content of the message supports the academic curriculum by explaining what
is in the universe around us. It engages the learners by getting them excited about
what we are about to learn.
What routines and behaviors do children need to learn in
order to be successful with morning message?
The students need to learn how to sit still, pay attention, and read the
message along with the rest of the class.
What does the teacher do to manage behavior

during the work with the message?
The teacher will manage behavior by making sure that all
students are sitting still and following along with the reading of
the message.

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Goodmorning!

Welcome to Ms. Gracie’s 2nd Grade Science Class

Louise Rosenblatt guides my thinking on my

★ Goodmorning! For your greeting today, I

What social skills are sharers practicing?

The sharers are practicing social skills

A community building element of this

Today we will discover what is

What does the teacher do to manage behavior

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