Morning Meeting Greetings

Each day we begin with a greeting during our morning meeting. It is a nice way to start our day. Here are some of our favorites:

Silly Voices - students greet each other with a "Good morning ......." in silly voices. Today we used a squeaky voice and we all laughed so hard. Other voices include cowboy, opera, whisper, baby, underwater, and cowboy.

Dice Greeting - one student rolls a die and counts that number of students clockwise around the circle to greet that person. The "roller" sits down and the greeted student rolls the die again. Continue until everyone has been greeted.

Friends In Our Class - this song is sung to the tune of The Adam's Family

Friends in our class (snap, snap)

Friends in our class (snap, snap)

Friends in our class, friends in our class,

Friends in our class (snap, snap)

There's (name) and there's (name), there's

(name) and there's (name), we're here to learn and play!

Circle Greeting - create an "inner" circle and an "outer" circle with students facing each other. Students will give a handshake and a "Good morning, . .  . ." Then, ask either the inner circle or the outer circle to rotate one person to the right. 

A Match Game

We used ten frame bug cards, number cards, and tally cards to create trios of matching cards during our math time today. This activity allowed us to practice counting by 1's, counting on from 5, recognizing quantities of 5 instantly, using strategies, and recognizing numerals 1-10

Concert Practice

I can be a coach to my reading partner.

Today we learned that reading partners are like coaches. They don't just sit and watch us have a hard time, they jump in and help! They help us build our reading muscles. They remind us of strategies we can try!

This activity supports common core standard SL.K.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

1. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
2. Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.

Community Service Project

We were busy today creating our handmade decorations for a community service project. On Thursday we are planning to walk down to the South Hero fire station for our 4th annual decorating community service project. If you attend "Christmas in South Hero" on Saturday you will get to see our beautiful decorations.