It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men.
Frederick Douglas
Morning Meetings Purpose:
- Build sense of community
- Students get to know each other
- Value Differences
- Mutual support
- Class identidy
Morning meeting format examples:
- What is it?
- How to start the day together.
- DO NOWS that foster community
- Greeting
- Sharing news
- Group activity to build cohesion
- Morning message to set up day with a do now
- Quick graph
- Word cloud
Sharing Circle Technique: Some of these activities may be done individually first and then brought to the circle.
Consider how is this technique related to interdependence and cooperation?
- It legitimizes expressing feelings and concerns
- It promotes personal sharing and helps people overcome scary feelings of uniqueness.
- It promotes trust and openness in communication
- learn about resources present in a group
Handles
Awareness Mastery Social Interaction
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How Well Do Your Students Know Each Other? activities to help students get to know each other.
The Best Resources On Developing A Sense Of Community In The Classroom
9 Strategies for Getting More Students to Talk
Fostering Imagination
Morning Meeting Prompts for Elementary
Along Strong, supportive human relationships are the foundation of effective learning. The Along platform is a free digital reflection tool that can help foster better student-teacher connections and establish a system for regular contact.
How to use morning meetings in upper grades
APPS WITH MOVEMENT AND MINDFULNESS VIDEOS FOR CHILDREN
GoNoodle Kids is packed with videos to get children moving—running, jumping, dancing, stretching—while learning along the way. The videos are relatively short (between three and five minutes) and feature both live-action and animated elements. Some videos incorporate lessons on the fundamentals of arithmetic. “Hollabaloo,” for example, on the Blazer Fresh Channel, has children forming the “less than,” “greater than,” and “equal to” signs with their arms as they exercise. GoNoodle isn’t entirely academic, though. The “Go Bonkers” section is all about releasing energy, while the “Chillax Dude” section encourages children to reach for the sky and inhale deeply. Also an app, for iOS and Android devices
Service Projects: for the good of the school and neighborhood
http://www.casel.org/listservs/enewsletters/e-news-may05.htm#practice
"Hobo is Not a Respectful Word" Service learning project for developing empathy with the homeless and poor. article
Servicing Community Service
Red Cross - volunteer organizations in communities
Celebrating the Legacy of Ella Baker
Addressing Community Problems
Community Helpers
How to Bring Service Learning to Your School
The Giraffe Heroes Project is an organization that, according to its Web site, is for "people who have the courage to stick their necks out for the common good."
The Skills for Action program is offered by Lions Quest, an initiative of the Lions Clubs International Foundation.
Students find Barbara Lewis's books especially engaging, such as The Kid's Guide to Social Action, The Kid's Guide to Service Projects, and What Do You Stand For?