Doing Math in Morning Meeting: 150 Quick Activities That Connect to Your Curriculum (Responsive Classroom)

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Bring joy and energy to math learning without adding to your already-packed schedule! This book gives you 150 fun and engaging math activities suitable for kindergartners to 5th graders, and provides math-themed ideas for all four Morning Meeting components: greeting, group activity, sharing, and morning message. Use these guessing games, songs, chants, hands-on experiments, and more to inspire students’ interest in math and help them practice skills. Each activity includes: Easy how-to steps; The Morning Meeting component in which to use the activity; Relevant NCTM content and process standards; Specific math skills addressed; Materials needed (all require few or no materials); Tips on preparing students for success; Math vocabulary to emphasize; Variations and extensions.

From the Publisher

Start the Day With Morning Meeting

Thousands of teachers across the country start their school days by leading a Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting, a powerful teaching tool that promotes a climate of trust, academic growth, and positive behavior.

What Is Morning Meeting?

The Power of Morning Meeting

Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting is an engaging way to start each day, build a strong sense of community, and set children up for success socially and academically. In elementary classrooms, Morning Meeting lasts approximately half an hour and takes place near the beginning of each school day. It’s made up of four sequential components and provides daily opportunities for children to practice skills such as greeting, listening and responding, speaking to a group, reading, group problem-solving, noticing, and anticipating. Teachers integrate aspects of the classroom curriculum into the routine, which helps students make the transition to school and sets a tone of interactive and engaged learning from the outset of the day.

“Morning Meeting is a silent bulldozer in the field of school reform,” proclaimed Maurice Sykes, when he was Deputy Superintendent for the District of Columbia school system. And it’s true. When Morning Meeting is a regular part of a daily routine, it clears away the obstacles that impede children from feeling safe and engaged in school, creating the space for classroom members to take care of each other and to do their best learning.

Four Components of Morning Meeting

Greeting

Students and teachers greet one another by name.

Sharing

Students share information about important events in their lives. Listeners often offer empathetic comments or ask clarifying questions.

Group Activity

Everyone participates in a brief, lively activity that fosters group cohesion and helps students practice social and academic skills (for example, reciting a poem, dancing, singing, or playing a game).

Morning Message

Students read and interact with a short message written by their teacher. The message is crafted to help students focus on the work they’ll do in school that day.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Center for Responsive Schools
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 16, 2010
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 221 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1892989379
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1892989376
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Responsive Classroom
Best Sellers Rank: #107,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #109 in Lesson Planning for Educators #184 in Curricula (Books) #512 in Educational Certification & Development
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