Grades 1–5
Morning Meeting Roles Chart
Six student roles that run morning meeting, from greeter to timekeeper, what each one does, and four weeks of names to fill in.
Classroom management printable · Morning meeting activity plans
Team Challenge Cards
12 cut-apart teamwork challenges for morning meeting, from the human knot and balloon keep-up to back-to-back drawing and group statues.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Community building, Speaking and listening, Social skills, Starting the day together
What kids do
“Cut out the cards. Pull one for the activity part of morning meeting when the class needs to practice working as a team.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Groups of six hold hands across the circle, then untangle without letting go.
- Make a triangle, a square, then a star with the whole class, using only your bodies.
- Keep one balloon in the air as a class. No one may touch it twice in a row.
- Toss a soft ball in the same order every time.
- Add a second ball, then a third.
- Hold hands in a circle and pass a hoop all the way around without letting go.
- One person makes a motion and a sound.
- Each friend joins in to build a machine.
Teacher tip
Talk after each challenge about what helped the team work together.
How to use it
- Sit in a circle so everyone can see each other’s faces.
- Keep it short: 15 to 20 minutes works for most classes.
- Keep a stack of copies in a labeled tray so you can grab one without stopping the lesson.
Watch for
Kids who do not want to share. Let them pass and come back later.
Talk about it
- What could make our meeting better tomorrow?
- What is one thing that went well this week?
Take it further
Let kids take turns leading parts of the meeting.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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