Morning Meeting Tips For Kindergarten & First Grade - Step-By-Step Routines and Procedures

Morning Meeting in kindergarten and first grade is one of the most important parts of the day. We'll be covering seven essential parts of the morning meeting routine that will help you create a positive and engaging classroom environment. First, we'll discuss transitioning kids to the morning meeting area. This part can be tricky, but with a few helpful tips and tricks, you'll have your students ready and excited for morning meeting fun and learning. Next, we'll show you how to use songs and chants to guide the routine of your morning meeting. These fun and interactive activities are a great way to get your students involved and and focused. After that, we'll go through how to do the daily morning message. This is a critical part of the morning meeting routine that allows you to pre-teach, reteach reading and math skills with your students in a fun and community minded way. We'll also discuss using conversation and movement to help students stay engaged and learning during the morning meeting. These simple activities will keep your students focused and eager to learn. In addition, we'll talk about how to pre-teach games during morning meeting. This is a fantastic way to get your students excited about upcoming activities and to build anticipation for the day ahead. Lastly, we'll show you how to use morning meeting time to talk to your students about special events during the school day. This is a great way to build excitement and anticipation for upcoming events and to keep your students engaged and invested in their learning. Overall, this video will provide you with all the tools and strategies you need to conduct a successful and engaging morning meeting for your students. So sit back, relax, and let's get started! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thanks to: **Special thanks to Dawn The Singing Nurse for the awesome music. Check out her channel.    / dawnginese   📣Chants Used📣: ⭐ Harry Kindergarten: Criss-Cross Applesauce Song    • Criss-Cross Applesauce (a carpet transitio...   ⭐ The Kindergarten Readers YouTube Channel:    • Kindergarten Morning Message   =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Store: Making The Basics Fun Shop: https://shop.makingthebasicsfun.com/ Got Games? 60+ Independent (and fun) learning games for K-1 Students- Print and Play- The Early Finisher Solution -Games & More Learning System for Busy Teachers: https://pages.makingthebasicsfun.com/... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Listen To Podcasts? Catch my podcast Rockin’ This Teacher Thing to help you in your teacher life. Made just for the early primary teacher. Find me on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and more. or Come to www.makingthebasicsfun.com/podcast to listen. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DISCLAIMER: All opinions are always 100% my own. This video is not professional advice. I’m sharing my view point and opinions as a retired teacher. This video and description MAY contain affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase, I may earn a commission, at no additional cost to you. Please understand that I have experience with, or have seen the value of all of these resources, and I recommend them because they are helpful. Do not spend any money on these products unless you feel you need them or that they will help you achieve your goals. Your support of this channel allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Graphic help: Canva Speaking Of Images: https://www.speakingofimages.com/