Morning Meeting: One Learn Concept of and calendar language Children sit in a circle on the carpet. The teacher asks How many children are in our class today? How could we find out? (Discuss) Once the idea of counting each child is presented, the teacher will do this first. Children will then count a second time. Starting out with one, each consecutive child can call out the next number in the count until each child has stated his/her number. The number can be recorded on the hundreds chart. Introduce the class calendar. The teacher can ask the students if they have calendars in their homes. If they do, what do they use it for? (Discuss). Briefly identify where the month and days are and identify today s date. It can be labeled as the First Day of School. Let the children know that you will be putting other special days up on the calendar later in the week. Morning Meeting: Two Learn Concept of and calendar language Children sit in a circle on the carpet. The teacher asks How many children are in our class today? How could we find out? (Discuss) Once the idea of counting each child is presented, the teacher will do this first. Children will then count a second time. Starting out with one, each consecutive child can call out the next number in the count until each child has stated his/her number. The number can be recorded on the hundreds chart. Ask if any students remember what the calendar is used for. Can anyone find what day it is today? Show them what day it was yesterday if they have trouble. Record one more special August day. 1
Morning Meeting: Three Learn Concept of and calendar language Introduce rekenrek. What do you notice about this? (Discuss their observations) Key things to observe would be the number of red and white beads/the total number of beads/the number of beads on each row. Can they record the number of students on the rekenrek? Ask a student if they can find what day it is on the calendar. Can anyone find the special days recorded on the calendar? What day of the month are the special days on? Morning Meeting: Four Learn Concept of and calendar language had yesterday? If it is different, how is it different? How do you know if it is the same or different? How can you prove that? Ask a student if they can find what day it is on the calendar. Can anyone find the special days recorded on the calendar? What day of the month are the special days on? 2
Morning Meeting: Five Morning Meeting: Six Learn Concept of and calendar language had yesterday? If it is different, how is it different? How do you know if it is the same or different? How can you prove that? Ask a student if they can find what day it is on the calendar. Can anyone find the special days recorded on the calendar? What day of the month are the special days on? If appropriate (based on when your special days occur) can they count and see how many days until the special day? Learn Concept of and calendar language had yesterday? If it is different, how is it different? How do you know if it is the same or different? How can you prove that? Introduce the Find the day of the month on the calendar. Keep this quick today, because the Class Stick will take up a lot of time. 3
Morning Meeting: Seven Learn Concept of and calendar language on hundreds chart. had yesterday? If it is different, how is it different? Find the day of the month on the calendar. Morning Meeting: Eight Learn Concept of and calendar language had yesterday? If it is different, how is it different? Find the date on the calendar. If there is time, add new special dates to the calendar. Can the children count up to (or back from) special days on the calendar? 4
Morning Meetings Kindergarten and Grade 1, 2011-2012 Morning Meeting: Nine Learn Concept of and calendar language on hundreds chart. had yesterday? If it is different, how is it different? Find the day of the month on the calendar. Morning Meeting: Ten Learn Concept of and calendar language had yesterday? If it is different, how is it different? 5
Find the date on the calendar. If there is time, add new special dates to the calendar. Can the children count up to (or back from) special days on the calendar? 6