Closing meeting activities

One thing that I never did much of until this year was focus on building a strong classroom community. I felt like I had good relationships with my students, but I realized I wasn’t very good at fostering my students’ relationships with their peers. How important that is! If students aren’t valuing and respecting each other, then it can be really hard to get much accomplished during the day. So this year, after learning more about Responsive Classroom and building classroom community, I…

Starting your day off with morning meeting games is a sure way to get your students feeling positive, energized, and ready to learn! It is also the BEST way for them to have fun while not even realizing they are practicing those oh so important social emotional skills. WIN WIN! There are hundred of games...

Community building in the classroom is one of the most important things we do as teachers! Here are some awesome community building activities.

Closing Circle in the classroom The end of the day used to be chaotic for my students and me. I would be teaching, and suddenly the bell would ring. We would rush to pack up all our belongings. Students would forget to stack their chairs, leave homework on top of their desk, and leave the […]

Over 70% of managers don’t think meetings are a great idea. However, they are still an important part of corporate work and oftentimes required by the higher-ups. So instead of fighting to stop these meetings, why not jazz it up so everyone has some fun while at it?

Keep your students engaged with these 9 easy to use, morning meeting activities that you can try today. No prep required!

Social emotional lessons through quick games? YES PLEASE!! The Morning Meeting Activities are significant to: The challenge of implementing daily morning meeting activities is that many of the activities require time to model, explain, and practice the activity with the class. Once this initial teaching of the game happens the students should be able to...

Enjoy a fun selection of quick ice breakers for meetings. They will help you energize your team. When it comes to meetings you don't always have a ton of time to warm up your team

Are you tired of the hot mess dismissal time in your classroom? Paperless afternoon meetings will calm your nerves and your students!