One thing that I have taken great notice of is the variety in greetings during the morning! My CT has the students use the same sharing topic everyday, what they did last night, but the greeting is different. I know it is a small change from day to day, but the students love trying new greetings and getting to pick old ones they enjoy. I think adding this simple variety in the morning is important for students to engage and be aware of their classmates. The students in my first grade class all love the shoe greeting the most, where everyone takes off one shoe, put them all in a pile in the middle, and each person grabs another's shoe and greets them!
What are the favorite greetings in your classroom?
My CT also does sharing time as well, but it is only on Monday's. When it is time for sharing the students all get in a circle and my CT gets Clifford the big red dog. As soon as my CT gets the dog, everyone knows that the students who is holding the dog gets to share. The kids do really well with sharing because they enjoy telling everyone what they did over the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI love that your CT changes up the greeting! I actually had a teacher in high school that would do that every morning, and even as a teenager I enjoyed the change and differentiation. I did like that she asked the same question, which is different than what my CT normally does. She usually has the students use a different greeting, and has a new question everyday as well. This is a lot for the students to process (1st graders), so it sometimes makes for a lengthy introduction to the morning meeting. My CT is really particular about what time it starts and finishes, so sometimes that can conflict with what she has all planned for the day. My favorite greeting was when the students had to say, "Goodmorning, I am/am not excited for the snow we are expected to get." (this was before the early out)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experience!