Blog post #1 Morning meetings

Morning meetings are something I have never given too much thought about.  But just after reading about this classes experience, I'm sure many many other classes have had a similar experience, I want to give morning meetings a try.  Morning meetings are one of the simplest ways to create a classroom community.  This is one of the most important things to me as a teacher.  I want every single student to feel welcome and happy in my classroom.  So if having morning meetings can help my students feel this way I am on the wagon!  I also think it is a fantastic warm up to ease them into the school day.  I have never thought of it this way before but I definitely agree that it helps settle them down and get their wiggles out so they can actually focus on the tasks they need to do afterward.  I also think there are huge benefits as a teacher.  When your students start the day out happy so will you.  If they begin the day eager to listen and learn you will be happy throughout the day.  I also think morning meetings can teach your students responsibility and by seeing them handle this responsibility as a teacher you will trust them that much more and let them do more than you initially thought they could handle.  I am definitely excited to learn more about morning meetings and I am very grateful that we are learning more about them in this class.  I can't wait to find lots of fun ideas to use in my class and creating a safe and friendly environment for every single one of my students.