Wish you well- 

A greeting / attendance system that teachers learned about in the relationships module of the pyramid training.  

It is just a metal pizza pan or tray. You paint a heart in the middle. You put a picture of each child on the outside of the heart. If anyone is absent, you move their picture into the heart and sing the “wish you well” song. (song sample- https://shop.consciousdiscipline.com/collections/i-love-you-rituals/products/songs-for-i-love-you-rituals-vol-2)

Here is Becky Bailey’s version (hers goes a little beyond morning greeting)- https://consciousdiscipline.com/free-resources/shubert/shuberts-classroom/wish-well-ritual/

Interactive Chart: An interactive chart presents a poem, song, or finger play that provides children with an opportunity to manipulate print in a concrete way.

Here are some interactive songs that one of your colleagues shared that could be used for your first large group of the day as a welcome ritual: 

Came To School

(child's name) came to school today, school today, school today

(child's name) came to school today

She/s/He's our friend.

I Have A Friend

I have a friend whose name is (child's name), name is (child's name), name is (child's name)

I have a friend whose name is (child's name), We are so glad you are here!

Here I Am

tune: "Where is Thumbkin?"

Teachers: Where is _? (Child's name)

Where is _? (Child's name)

Child: Here I am, Here I am. (Child stands)

(or have group point and say "There is child's name, There is child's name")

hope this helps.....(Tiffany Norkett, Reedy Creek Elementary, 2014)