Early Morning Activity
Making Every Minute Count (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Ages:
6-9
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rdFood Groups:
Primary:
Classroom Tips
Transcript
When the students enter the classroom in the morning it's important that they're immediately engaged in a task because they're all entering at different times and you're busy welcoming them into the classroom, or checking agendas, they need a task to immediately focus on. In our classroom we call it the E.M.A. an Early Morning Activity. It becomes part of our daily routine, the students look to it for their activity as soon as they get in the classroom. There's a notebook that is specifically for their E.M.A., and it is a formative practice of a concept that you've already taught. It's not a diagnostic assessment, it's something that the students feel comfortable doing, it won't take them very long to be successful, and it's something they can do independently before you start your whole group activity.
Activity Objective
The goal of Early Morning Activity: Making Every Minute Count (Virtual Tour) is to establish a regular routine in the classroom by having the students complete a quick and independent task.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- An early morning activity helps students become immediately engaged in a task.
- Incorporate an early morning activity into your daily routine.
- When choosing an early morning activity, be sure to include a concept with which the students are familiar.
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