Morning Meeting

Morning Greeting

In the Morning Greeting, students and teachers greet each other by name. This greeting portion of Morning Meeting welcomes students to the circle, establishes a welcoming tone at the start of the day, and builds a culture of trust and community.

Morning Share

In the Morning Share, students share information about their lives, facilitated by the teacher, usually through the form of a question or prompt. Sharing occurs in a structured format.

The topics are teacher-chosen, and each student in the circle has the opportunity to respond. Students will either share in partners or in whole class dialogue.

Morning Activity

During the Morning Activity, students participate in a group activity that fosters social, emotional, or academic learning. In comparison to the Morning Share, the Morning Activity tends to be livelier.

These activities can be used to get students moving, singing, and chanting, as well as doing math activities or poetry.

Morning Message

During the Morning Message, teachers write a short message on the board that students interact with. Content of the Morning Message tends to connect to both social emotional and academic learning.

The Morning Message serves as a transition for the remainder of the school day. It is great for setting the tone for learning.