#1 in Strategies for Teachers Series

The time one commits to Morning Meeting is an investment which is repaid many times over...Morning Meeting is a microcosm of the way we wish our schools to be--communities full of learning, safe and respectful and challenging for all.
          –From The Morning Meeting Book

Morning Meeting is a powerful teaching tool for building community, increasing student investment, and improving academic and social skills. This comprehensive guidebook has helped thousands of teachers across the country use Morning Meeting to launch their school days. The expanded edition offers:

• Step-by-step guidelines for implementing Morning Meeting in any K-8 classroom
• Clear explanations of purposes
• 45 greetings, 66 group activities, and many samples of morning message charts
• Frequently asked questions and answers
• A chapter on implementing Morning Meeting in middle schools
• Ideas for adapting Morning Meeting for use with second language learners

Table of Contents

Introduction: It Mattered that I Came
Morning Meeting: An Overview
Greeting: A Friendly and Respectful
Salute Sharing: The Art of Caring Conversation
Group Activity: Building Whole-Class Identity
News and Announcements: A Letter to the Class
Circle of Power and Respect: Morning Meeting in Middle Schools
Conclusion: A Silent Bulldozer of School Reform
Appendix A: What Children Are Learning in Each Component
Appendix B: Sample Letter to Parents about Morning Meeting
Appendix C: Modeling: A Teaching Technique
Appendix D: Morning Meeting with Second Language Learners
Appendix E: Morning Meeting Greetings
Appendix F: Morning Meeting Activities
Appendix G: Suggestions for Creating News and Announcements Charts
Appendix H: Samples of News and Announcements Charts References

Teacher's Perspective This book is the “how to,” step-by-step guide to leading a Morning Meeting in your classroom. The book focuses on the four components of Morning Meeting: greeting, sharing, activity, and news and announcements. Many greetings and activities are presented as well as sample news and announcement charts. The suggestions are grouped by grade level and in a sequence designed to build community and trust so you can be successful with a strong Morning Meeting!    
     –Carolyn Rottman

Northeast Foundation for Children, 2002, 218 pages
ISBN: 1-892989-09-3

Other books in the Strategies for Teachers series:
First Six Weeks of School
Classroom Spaces That Work
Rules in School