Morning Meeting

Everyday in kindergarten begins with Morning Meeting. Our class meeting is the way we build and maintain our classroom community. We start by greeting each other, then discussing a social/emotional topic, and closing with a quick activity together. Morning Meeting is designed to:

• Set the tone for respectful learning
• Establish a climate of trust
• Motivate students to feel significant
• Create empathy and encourage collaboration
• Support social, emotional and academic learning

(credit to Edutopia)

This week we talked about compliments during Morning Meeting. We learned what a compliment is and how a compliment can make someone feel. We also discussed how compliments can help build someone's self-esteem and self-worth when the compliment is about someone on the inside, not on the outside (ex: I like your shirt vs. You always make others feel better when they are upset.). 

The kids all thought of compliments about each other that were very meaningful and shared them together in a compliment chain! Some of the kids were surprised by what others thought about them. We have a wonderful classroom community!