Morning Meeting Ideas by Lindsay Griggs

Quick Draw

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Google Quick Draw

First Five

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Find good check-in questions, memes... etc. to start your day!

First Five

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Question of the Day!

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Greetings at the door

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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Morning-Meeting-Greetings-SEL-Posters-Classroom-Decor-5888957?utm_source=www.thepathway2success.com&utm_campaign=Morning%20Meeting%20Activities%20for%20the%20Classroom

Group Activities book

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Group Activities book

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https://elementaryedu.com/2021/12/morning-meeting-greeting-ideas.html

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Step in, Step Out!

lindsayscottteaches — 2024-03-15 01:42:06 UTC

The leader of the activity reads a statement such as "I have a brother." Those who identify with the statement step into the circle. This helps kids find out their differences and similarities.

Ideas:

I have been to the beach.
Love Disney!
Have a pet
Have been on an airplane
Love roller coasters
like spiders

Order Up: This is a play on the old “line up according to birthdays without talking.” All year long, students would brainstorm ways that we could order ourselves, alphabetical, by birthday, by age, etc. and we would make our circle in that format and do a simple handshake greeting around the circle.

lindsayscottteaches — 2024-03-15 01:43:14 UTC

Order Up: This is a play on the old “line up according to birthdays without talking.” All year long, students would brainstorm ways that we could order ourselves, alphabetical, by birthday, by age, etc. and we would make our circle in that format and do a simple handshake greeting around the circle.

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The Ball Toss: What kid doesn’t LOVE a koosh ball? This usually showed up at least once a week in our room because it was quick and easy but well-loved. Everyone in the circle would stand up, and I’d toss the ball to a student and greet them by name. They’d greet me back, then choose another person to greet and toss it to them. Once they’ve been greeted, they sit down.

Would You Rather

lindsayscottteaches — 2024-03-15 01:44:48 UTC

Would You Rather: There are SO many options for free Would You Rather questions, and kids always eat them up! We would all stand in a line and then have one side of the room be one option and one side be the other. Sometimes I would let them engage in a little debate about it, too.

lindsayscottteaches — 2024-03-15 01:46:00 UTC

Something’s Not Quite Right

One student will volunteer as the leader to make something “not quite right” in the class. Everyone else closes their eyes and the leader will change something in the class (be as silent as possible). When the leader is ready he or she will return to the carpet and tell everyone to open their eyes. Then, you will guess as to what the leader has changed.

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Something’s Not Quite Right

This or That

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Read two options out loud, like “read a book or watch a movie”. When you say each option point to a side of the room. Students will move to the side of the classroom that matches the choice they prefer.

Who's Missing

lindsayscottteaches — 2024-03-15 01:47:04 UTC

One student leaves the room. Once they are out of sight, a different classmate hides somewhere in the classroom. When the first student returns to the class, they must try to figure out who is hiding.

Who's Missing

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Brown Bear Greeting

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4. 1, 2, 3, Look!

Students should hang their heads down while the teacher says “1, 2, 3, look!” On the word “look,” students will lift their heads and look at one person in the room. If two students make eye contact, they wave good morning across the room to each other. If a student does not make eye contact with someone, they just place their head back down.

The greeting moves along quickly as the teacher continues to say “1, 2, 3, look” until every student has made eye contact with someone and been greeted at least once.

lindsayscottteaches — 2024-03-15 01:51:54 UTC

4. 1, 2, 3, Look!

The greeting moves along quickly as the teacher continues to say “1, 2, 3, look” until every student has made eye contact with someone and been greeted at least once.

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Do you prefer ice cream or potato chips?

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Do you prefer ice cream or potato chips?

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Would you rather go to the beach or the mountains?

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Would you rather go to the beach or the mountains?

Closed Eye Greeting

lindsayscottteaches — 2024-03-15 01:54:05 UTC

Students place their heads down on their desks with their eyes closed. The teacher chooses one student to say good morning to. The chosen student then pops their head up and says good morning to someone else who will then pop their head up and takes over as greeter. This continues until all students have their heads up, eyes opened, and have been greeted!

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https://firstieland.com/morning-meeting-greetings-9/

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Colorful Greetings: Add a splash of color to your morning meetings by assigning each student a color. As they greet their peers, they can share something related to that color, such as “Good morning, I'm feeling as sunny as yellow!” or “Hello, my favorite color is blue, just like the sky!”

Quick Stick

lindsayscottteaches — 2024-03-15 20:17:33 UTC

Using Sticky notes, have kids respond to a question of the day. Can be academic based... ex: What animals would you find in a desert habitat? Who are the characters in Sleeping Beauty? How did the girl change throughout the story?

Quick Stick

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Read Aloud- Howad B. Wigglebottom

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Greetings at the door

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Cup Stacking

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Build the tallest tower of cups!

Build the tallest structure

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Given materials of the teacher's choice, students will work in teams to build the tallest structure using the materials.

Ex: Cups, popsicle sticks, rules, markers, etc.

Lower grade morning meeting idea

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