The Morning Meeting Book

Promote a climate of trust, academic growth, and positive behavior by launching each school day with a whole class gathering. This comprehensive, user-friendly book shows you how to hold Responsive Classroom Morning Meetings, a powerful teaching tool used by hundreds of thousands of teachers in K-8 schools. In the new 3rd edition of this essential text, you'll find: step-by-step, practical guidelines for planning and holding Responsive Classroom Morning Meetings in K-8 classrooms; descriptions of Morning Meeting in action in real classrooms; 100 ideas for greetings, sharing, activities, and messages: some tried-and-true and some new updated information on sharing; guidance on adapting meeting components for different ages and abilities, including upper grades and English Language Learners; and explanations of how Morning Meeting supports mastery of Common Core State Standards, 21st century skills, and core competencies enumerated by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).