My First Impression
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I picked up this book,The Morning Meeting Book, by Roxann Kriete, in one of my classes because it was a required
reading. We had the option of choosing one book from the five that were
listed. When I first saw the book I thought about Morning Meetings in
pre-school and kindergarten. I was not that excited to learn about Morning
Meetings because I have seen them done and knew what occurs during these
meetings. But as I read the first chapter, my initial opinion changed. The
author starts out with a story about a young girl in high school. The girl
thanked her (the author because she was her teacher) for greeting her every
morning and for taking the time to notice her; the girl felt that she was
letting her teacher down because she had decided to drop out of school. The
teacher then realized just how important a greeting can be and how powerful
it truly can be that it can make an impact on a student’s life.
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The Morning Meeting
consists of
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Greeting
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• Sharing
Students
share some news of interest to the class and respond to each other,
articulating their thoughts, feelings, and ideas in a positive manner
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• Group Activity
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News and Announcements
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These four
components, up above, are very important when conducting a Morning Meeting.
Introducing the Morning Meeting to your students
You want to explain to your students that each morning you
are all going to have a meeting on the rug. Share your hopes and goals for that
day.
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I hope that we will all get to know one
another-not just out best friends
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I want us to be able to practice taking care of
each other so that we can all feel good about being in this class
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I want us to be able to share different
experiences and ideas
After you have introduced what a morning meeting is,
generate the rules with your students.
As a teacher you always want pay attention whom the students
greet, where they sit, which students are rarely the recipients of thoughtful
comments- these gestures state two messages; you value the skills and attitudes
that specific actions reflect and you believe in the capacity of your students
to accomplish them. Reinforce positive behaviors by framing your comments in a positive
way; help them identify what would be a better way, rather than naming what it
is they are not doing. You can think of
these comments as the “three R’s”----reinforcing, reminding, or redirecting
comments. If you want to learn more about the three R's please read the responsive classroom news article. This article tells you step by step on how to use the three R's effectively.
The Responsive Classroom website is a great tool for teachers to know and use. They have great resources for educators, provide you with workshops, newsletters, and the site gives you book reviews and how you can use them in your classroom.
The Responsive Classroom website is a great tool for teachers to know and use. They have great resources for educators, provide you with workshops, newsletters, and the site gives you book reviews and how you can use them in your classroom.
Resources
Anderson , M. (2009, December 15). Handling the holidays: Morning meeting sharing. Retrieved from https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/handling-holidays-morning-meeting-sharing
Anderson, M. (2009, December 16). Handling the holidays: Morning meeting group activity. Retrieved from https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/handling-holidays-morning-meeting-group-activityResponsive Classroom Newsletter. (Winter , 2014).Reinforcing, reminding, and redirecting. Retrieved from http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/article/reinforcing-reminding-and-redirecting
Submitted Article (2011, October 19). Apw implements responsive classroom to grades k-6. Retrieved
from http://oswegocountytoday.com/apw-implements-responsive-classroom-to-grades-k-6/
Rules. (2011, September 14). Retrieved from http://tckteacher.blogspot.com/2011/09/rules.html
Valentine, T. (2011, June 02). Morning meeting and academics. Retrieved from https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/morning-meeting-and-academics
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