Responsive Classroom

Our morning meetings are so fantastic!  We are learning so much about one another and setting the tone for our classroom. 

Quiet Time continues to be a very popular time of day.  We take ten minutes after lunch to take it down several notches.  There are no devices used during QT and our room is pretty close to being silent.  There are a few things they can do during this time and it’s really meant to be a time to calm the soul.  We are busy, and kids need to wind down and relax for a few minutes.  They can draw, read, create zentangles (cool drawings done with a marker and a lot of doodles), or create a book.  I have a great stapler that allows us to make books and we have spent some time discussing all of the different kinds of books we can make.  Chants are a fun part of RC and we learned a great one this week.  It’s called ROLL CALL and after doing it twice, they sound amazing!  Here’s how it goes:

ROLL CALL

Roll call!  Check the beat.

Check, check, check the beat.

Roll call!  Check the beat.

Check, check, check the beat.

Student:  My names is  __________________

Group:  CHECK!

Student:  They call me _________ (knick name or first name)

Group:  CHECK!

Student:  I am a ___________ (book reader, dreamer, ball player, etc.)

Group:  CHECK!

Student:  That’s what I am!

Group:  That’s what he/she is.

We spent a lot of time discussing all of the things one could say for the I AM A…. part.  We are SO many things!  Soccer players, photographers, readers, sisters, violin players, artists, etc.  WHAT ARE YOU!?