Morning Message

Morning Message is daily part of our morning meeting. Each day I write the students a message, similar to the one shown here, highlighting the components of our day. Reading the message together in a shared reading provides us with the opportunity to practice reading from top to bottom and left to right, track print, practice word by word matching, know where to start when reading, recognize that print contains a message, and many other early reading and writing skills. There is usually an added piece on the bottom to practice and a previously taught skill or concept. When we are done with the message, a name is chosen to take the message home.