The teacher gathered students on the rug for their morning meeting. They greeted each other using a suggestion from the class and modeled by two students. Students who signed up would share something they made or did, followed by three questions. The teacher read the poem "Flashlight" and took three questions from the class. They also discussed the morning message about Memorial Day, validating student responses and modeling how to double check information from encyclopedias.
The teacher gathered students on the rug for their morning meeting. They greeted each other using a suggestion from the class and modeled by two students. Students who signed up would share something they made or did, followed by three questions. The teacher read the poem "Flashlight" and took three questions from the class. They also discussed the morning message about Memorial Day, validating student responses and modeling how to double check information from encyclopedias.
The teacher gathered students on the rug for their morning meeting. They greeted each other using a suggestion from the class and modeled by two students. Students who signed up would share something they made or did, followed by three questions. The teacher read the poem "Flashlight" and took three questions from the class. They also discussed the morning message about Memorial Day, validating student responses and modeling how to double check information from encyclopedias.
Gather students together for morning meeting down at the rug. Greeting Bring students to the rug for greeting. Ask the class for a suggestion in how we should greet one another. Ask the class to explain how the greeting will work. Once it is explained, then choose two students to model it. Have them greet each other. Talk about how successful parts looked and sounded. Share Students signed up for share today are on the Share Wheel for Thursday. Students can choose to share something they have made or done with their classmates. Then, they are allowed three questions. Poem Read Flashlight by X.J Kennedy, from The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury. Take 3 questions or connections from the class about this poem.
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Go over the morning message with the class about the significance of Memorial Day. Validate their responses. Model double checking information from World Book encyclopedias.