Doing Science in Morning Meeting
Title | Doing Science in Morning Meeting PDF eBook |
Author | Lara Webb |
Publisher | Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. |
Total Pages | 222 |
Release | 2013-05 |
Genre | Education, Elementary |
ISBN | 1892989581 |
Easy-to-implement activities that will support your science curriculum and deepen students' science learning while enriching and enlivening your Morning Meeting and classroom community. Includes correlation to the Next Generation Science Standards.
Doing Language Arts in Morning Meeting
Title | Doing Language Arts in Morning Meeting PDF eBook |
Author | Jodie Luongo |
Publisher | Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.. |
Total Pages | 234 |
Release | 2015-02-12 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1892989808 |
Boost students' language arts skills and meet standards—without adding to your schedule! Do you start the day with Morning Meeting? If so, you can use some of that time to reinforce students' language arts learning. These fun, lively activities enable you to seamlessly integrate language arts into a daily Morning Meeting. You'll find language arts activities for each component of Morning Meeting—greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message. From reading poetry with sound effects to pantomiming idioms to guessing which character someone's describing, these activities are varied, challenging, and confidence-building. Features that make them easy to use: Clear, step-by-step directionsCan be used with any curriculumFew or no materials requiredVariations and extensions for language arts lessonsActivities sorted by grade, but can be adapted for any grade This book helps you inspire students' interest in language arts and give them practice in key skills—all while enriching and enlivening your Morning Meetings.
Doing Math in Morning Meeting
Title | Doing Math in Morning Meeting PDF eBook |
Author | Andy Dousis |
Publisher | Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. |
Total Pages | 257 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1892989379 |
Bring joy and energy to math learning without adding to your already-packed schedule! Here are 150 fun and engaging math activities suitable for kindergartners to 5th graders, with math-themed ideas for all four Morning Meeting components: greeting, group activity, sharing, and morning message. Use these games, songs, chants, hands-on experiments, and more to inspire students' interest in math and help them practice skills. Each activity includes easy how-to steps; relevant NCTM content and process standards; specific math skills addressed; materials needed (all require few or no materials); tips on preparing students for success; math vocabulary to emphasize; and variations and extensions.
Doing Social Studies in Morning Meeting
Title | Doing Social Studies in Morning Meeting PDF eBook |
Author | Leah Carson |
Publisher | Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. |
Total Pages | 217 |
Release | 2017-05-17 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1892989883 |
Enrich students' social studies learning in Morning Meeting! This book is ideal for getting K-6 students excited about - and deepening their understanding of - the world around them. The activities cover a wide range of topics, concepts, and skills, in geography, civics, economics, and more - all without adding to your already packed schedule. · Features clear, step-by-step directions · Can be used with any curriculum · Includes key vocabulary words · Provides variations and extensions for further learning · Activities are sorted by grade, but can be adapted for any grade
The Morning Meeting Book
Title | The Morning Meeting Book PDF eBook |
Author | Roxann Kriete |
Publisher | Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 2014-04-14 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1892989603 |
Promote a climate of trust, academic growth, and positive behavior by launching each school day with a whole class gathering. This comprehensive, user-friendly book shows you how to hold Responsive ClassroomMorning Meetings, a powerful teaching tool used by hundreds of thousands of teachers in K-8 schools. In the new edition of this essential text, you'll find: Step-by-step, practical guidelines for planning and holding Responsive Classroom Morning Meetings in K-8 classroomsDescriptions of Morning Meeting in action in real classrooms100 ideas for greetings, sharing, activities, and messages: some tried-and-true and some newUpdated information on sharingGuidance on adapting meeting components for different ages and abilities, including upper grades and English Language Learners.Explanations of how Morning Meeting supports mastery of Common Core State Standards, 21st century skills, and core competencies enumerated by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
Teaching Children to Care
Title | Teaching Children to Care PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Charney |
Publisher | Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. |
Total Pages | 449 |
Release | 2002-03-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1892989085 |
"Ruth Charney gives teachers help on things that really matter. She wants children to learn how to care for themselves, their fellow students, their environment, and their work. Her book is loaded with practical wisdom. Using Charney's positive approach to classroom management will make the whole school day go better." - Nel Noddings, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, and author of Caring This definitive work about classroom management will show teachers how to turn their vision of respectful, friendly, academically rigorous classrooms into reality. The new edition includes: More information on teaching middle-school students Additional strategies for helping children with challenging behavior Updated stories and examples from real classrooms. "Teaching Children to Care offers educators a practical guide to one of the most effective social and emotional learning programs I know of. The Responsive Classroom approach creates an ideal environment for learning—a pioneering program every teacher should know about." - Daniel Goleman, Author of Emotional Intelligence "I spent one whole summer reading Teaching Children to Care. It was like a rebirth for me. This book helped direct my professional development. After reading it, I had a path to follow. I now look forward to rereading this book each August to refresh and reinforce my ability to effectively manage a social curriculum in my classroom." - Gail Zimmerman, second-grade teacher, Jackson Mann Elementary School, Boston, MA
Responsive School Discipline
Title | Responsive School Discipline PDF eBook |
Author | Chip Wood |
Publisher | Center for Responsive Schools, Inc. |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1892989433 |
Bring positive behavior to your school through strong, consistent, and positive discipline. In Responsive School Discipline two experienced administrators offer practical strategies for building a safe, calm, and respectful school-strategies based on deep respect for children and for staff. Each chapter targets one key discipline issue and starts with a checklist of action steps. For comprehensive discipline reform, go through the chapters in order. For help with a particular challenge, go right to the chapter you need.