class meetings

Knowing how to build classroom community is one of the essential components of a successful school year for teachers and students.

Looking for lesson plans and strategies for building a strong classroom community in your elementary classroom? These activities and suggested books are perfect for your students during the first week of school and all year long, too! Use these ideas and free printables during your morning meeting or any time as ice breakers and strategies to help build your class community in fun and engaging ways! Click to learn more!

I love Morning Meetings with my sixth graders. Our typical Morning Meetings follow the structure from Responsive Classroom, but there are some days that we spend a lot longer on activities than others. Sprinkled throughout the year, I love to teach my students mind games. These mind games are ones that can only be done…

Morning meetings (a.k.a. tutor time / form time / advisory period - it has many names!) is an extremely powerful way to start the school day with your students. It sets your students off on the right foot. It gives them a routine that is safe and predict

It's as important as learning reading, writing, science, and math.

Morning meeting is great, and it's even better when you feel prepared for it. Save this post for a go-to list of morning meeting activities you can use!

Constantly on the hunt for fun morning meeting games that will engage your upper elementary students? I used to be too. These 10 games will...

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Keep your students engaged with these 9 easy to use, morning meeting activities that you can try today. No prep required!