Harnessing Morning Meetings for Social and Emotional Learning

Harnessing Morning Meetings for Social & Emotional Learning

Poll

Do you currently use morning meetings in your classroom?

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Why Implement Morning Meetings?

Benefits of Daily Morning Meetings

Morning meetings directly address several needs demonstrated by the school including but not limited to
- Buidling inclusive and welcoming classroom communities
-Increased social-emotional learning
-Engage and excite students
-Proven to improve social-emotional well-being
-Prepares students for an interconnected global society

Responsive Classroom (2024)

Effective Morning Meetings are composed of four sections that engage students and prepare a positive and inclusive learning environment ideal for student success.

Everyone greets each other by name and preferred greeting method.

​​Greeting

Students are offered share time with their peers. Listeners may offer kind comments or on-topic questions.

​​Sharing

Students participate in an engaging activity that fosters collaboration and integrates social and/or academic skills.

​​Group Activity

A short message from the teacher that introduces the focus points of the day.

​​Morning Message

Multiple Choice

Morning meetings are teacher led and time for students to individually reflect.

• False

• True

Edutopia: Morning Meetings

Let's Explore Some Resources

Downloadables | Responsive classroom. (2021, August 31). Responsive Classroom. 
https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/educator-resources/downloadables/

Harvey, P. F. (2022). “Make Sure You Look Someone in the Eye”: Socialization and Classed

Comportment in Two Elementary Schools. American Journal of Sociology, 127(5), 1417–1459.
https://doi-org.proxygsu-ecor.galileo.usg.edu/10.1086/719406

 

Responsive classroom. (2021, August 31). Responsive

Classroom. 
https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/educator-resources/downloadables/

 

Roose, T. (2021, January 21). Morning meeting Professional development — TarheelState teacher. Tarheelstate Teacher. https://www.tarheelstateteacher.com/blog/morning-meeting-classroom-community-professional-development

 

Shields-Lysiak, L. K., Boyd, M. P., Iorio, J. P., & Vasquez, C. R. (2020). Classroom Greetings:

More than a Simple Hello. Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 8(3), 41–56.

 

SlidesMania. (n.d.). Free abstract templates for Google Slides and PowerPoint - SlidesMania. https://slidesmania.com/tag/abstract/