If you’ve ever felt like your mornings start in a whirlwind— with backpacks unzipped, pencils dropping, and students buzzing with energy— you aren’t alone! The first few minutes of the day are crucial for setting a positive tone for everyone to follow. While you CAN recoup and have a better day after a crazy morning, it’s so much easier to start each day with a consistent, welcoming routine that gives your students the structure and connections they need. This is why Morning Meeting in kindergarten is such a powerful tool!
Morning Meeting is so much more than a nice routine— it’s the heartbeat of your classroom community! Morning Meeting will make your morning routine easier, happier, and more productive for everyone.
Without an expected routine to follow, mornings are likely to feel chaotic. Students arrive at different times, have varying morning routines (or lack of) at home, and are often distracted by exciting things like upcoming ball games or recess. Morning Meeting anchors everyone together and helps refocus them for a great school day!
The consistency provided by a morning routine each day helps your students feel safe and helps them know, “I matter here.” That sense of belonging makes them more likely to engage, take risks, and support each other throughout the rest of the school day.
Investing just 15 minutes at the start of the day saves time later on because students are more attentive, can transition between tasks more easily, feel more motivated, and generally just behave better.
Don’t be overwhelmed by the thought of planning an engaging Morning Meeting every single day! These Digital Morning Meeting Slides have everything you need and are ready to use in a single click!
Simply download the resource to PowerPoint or Google Slides and display it on your smartboard each morning before your students begin arriving.
This one resource includes over 300 paperless morning slides so you’ll be ready for the entire school year!
As an added bonus, you’ll also receive a step-by-step teacher guide with ideas, tips, and tricks that REALLY work for K-2 to make Morning Meeting easy peasy and EFFECTIVE!
A successful Morning Meeting has 4 simple parts. Each piece plays an important role in building connections between students and setting a positive tone for the rest of the day:
To have a true sense of community in your classroom, students need to feel seen. A greeting reminds students that they belong and are important to you and their classmates.
With the Digital Morning Meeting Slides, you can say goodbye to using the same boring greetings day after day! Students will have so much fun as they practice important social skills like eye contact, manners, and kindness while they greet each other every morning.
You can also easily edit the Greetings Expectation Slide to help students know what behaviors are expected of them during this time.
Next up in the Morning Meeting lineup are questions!
The Digital Morning Meeting Slides include a variety of types of questions you can use to engage 100% of your students each morning:
Easily differentiate this portion of Morning Meeting by allowing students to discuss, write, or draw their answers.
A movement-based activity is next!
A quick movement-based activity during Morning Meeting helps release energy, improves focus, and supports healthy brain development. When you intentionally incorporate movement into your morning routine, you create a classroom where energy is balanced with focus.
Students also practice important social-emotional learning skills like teamwork, following directions, and turn-taking!
Wrap up Morning Meeting with a message or class news.
The Digital Morning Meeting Slides include editable slides for you to share messages that fit YOUR classroom and special information relevant to your students. You get to decide when and how your students will share class news— in front of the large group, with partners, or in small groups.
During this time, students learn how to listen and share as they practice listening skills, speaking clearly and at an appropriate volume, and turn-taking.
The Digital Morning Meeting Slides make it easy for you to go the extra mile (without any of the extra work!) to make Morning Meeting in kindergarten even more meaningful.
Add any of the following extra slides for a more interactive, exciting, and smooth start to your day:
To help get you started, grab these FREE sample Morning Meeting slides! They will give you a taste of what Morning Meeting can look like in your classroom, with no extra prep time needed.
Pair these slides with your digital calendar routine, and you’ll have a no-stress, kid-friendly way to start every day!
*Learn more about using an interactive digital calendar, and grab the FREE calendar slides while you’re at it.
If you’re looking for a more hands-on approach to your daily calendar routine, simply print the calendar pages and slide them into a dry-erase pocket. This reusable option allows students to practice important fine motor skills as they follow along with the slides shown on the board all year long!
Your mornings don’t have to feel rushed or chaotic. With an engaging Morning Morning in kindergarten, you can start each day with joy, connection, and a strong sense of community— exactly what your students (& you!) need most!
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