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Kindergarten Morning Meeting Activities

Morning meeting is more than just a time to make announcements in kindergarten. The morning meeting ritual signals to the students that it is time to start the day. It also builds community within the class. Fun, positive activities that everyone participates in help to start the day on the right foot, encouraging happy, engaged kindergartners.
  1. Morning Greeting

    • Instead of greeting the kids in the same way every day, start the morning meeting with a greeting game. For example, form a big circle and have everyone say hello as quickly as possible, going around the circle. The next day, appoint a leader and have him walk around the circle backward, shaking everyone's hand. On the third day, do a morning ball toss. To do this, throw a ball to a student, saying her name. Have that student throw the ball to the second student, while saying her name, and so on until everyone has had a chance to catch the ball.

    Sharing

    • Sharing is a great activity for a morning meeting. During "show and tell," students get to bring in something from home, such as a picture, toy, pet (with the teacher's and parent's permission) etc., and talk to the class about it. For a Monday meeting, have the students tell the class about one or two things they did over the weekend.

    Story Time

    • Story time gets kindergartners into a mellow, receptive mood, starting the day off on the right foot. Read a short picture book each day as part of morning meeting. Alternately, read a chapter from a longer chapter book. You can read the story after greetings and announcements, or first thing as a way to get the children in a mood to listen.

    Clapping and Singing

    • Clapping and singing are great ways to get kindergarten students to quiet down and listen, particularly in the morning. Clap a few simple patterns and have the students clap each pattern back to you. When you stop clapping, they know it is time for silent listening. Alternately, sing a song with the kids. To make things more fun, you can have a different song for each day of the week or teach your students a new song each season.

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