Morning Meeting Routine Curriculum | Calendar Math | Circle Time Bundle

Description

Morning meeting sets the tone for the whole day. When it runs the same way every morning, students walk in knowing what comes next, and that calm carries into everything else. This morning meeting routine curriculum gives you 10 resources in one bundle, including the binder, slides, calendar board, question of the day, and independent work you need to run a 20 to 30 minute morning meeting all year long.

What’s Included in the Morning Meeting Routine Curriculum

• Morning Meeting Printable Binder: Three levels of student pages so writers and non-writers can both take part and stay engaged.
• Morning Meeting Google Slides Presentation: Teach it whole group on the board, or assign it to students for review.
• Morning Meeting Boom Cards: Two levels for whole group lessons or independent practice on student Boom accounts.
• Morning Meeting Bulletin Board and Calendar Set: Everything you need to design, decorate, set up and run calendar time on your board.
• Visual Question of the Day: 180 real photo questions, printable and digital, to get students talking or writing about their interests and opinions.
• Career Question of the Day: 180 real photo questions about jobs and careers, printable and digital.
• Getting Dressed Interactive Book: Students dress someone for the day based on the weather, with a hands-on printable book or Boom Cards.
• Three Calendar Independent Work Binders: Days of the week and months of the year, seasons and weather, and holidays, with sorting, matching and labeling tasks for binders, file folders or work task boxes.

How the Morning Meeting Routine Curriculum Works

Start on the calendar bulletin board with the day, date, weather and season. Then move to the binder or the slides so every student has a way to respond, whether that’s writing, pointing, or using a picture choice. Finish with the question of the day and let students share, graph or write their answer. Later in the day, the calendar independent work binders let students practice the same skills on their own.

I’ve learned the routine matters more than the materials. When students know exactly what’s coming, they can put their energy into answering instead of wondering what happens next.

Ways to Use the Morning Meeting Routine Curriculum in Your Classroom

• Whole group: Run calendar time and the question of the day with the slides on your board.
• Small group: Use the leveled binder pages so each group works at the right level.
• 1:1: Practice days, months and weather with a student who needs more repetition.
• Independent work: Put the calendar binders and Boom Cards into your independent work stations.
• Home: Assign the Boom Cards or slides for extra practice outside of school.

Building Calendar and Communication Skills With Your Morning Meeting Routine

A good morning meeting routine builds more than calendar skills. Students practice counting the days of school, naming the weather, choosing the right clothes, and answering a question in front of their peers. The real photo questions give students who don’t talk much something concrete to point to. And because the routine repeats every day, students get the practice they need to master these skills, not just see them once. For more ideas, read my post on 4 perfect morning meeting activities for your classroom.

Who the Morning Meeting Routine Curriculum Is For

This curriculum is built for self-contained and special education classrooms, especially students who do best with visuals and a predictable routine. Special education teachers, paraprofessionals and related service providers can all run it, and the leveled pages make it easy to include students at different levels. If you want background on why morning meeting matters, Responsive Classroom explains the purpose of morning meeting well.

Pair It With

• Question of the Day with Writing Prompts Bundle: Adds the seasonal and yes or no question sets so you never run out of questions.
• Getting Dressed Printable and Digital Bundle: More weather and clothing practice that fits right into your calendar time.

Questions about the morning meeting routine curriculum? Email support@teachloveautism.com and I’ll help.