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Morning Meeting Questions

Start the school day with a share. Draw a question, go round the circle and let every child answer in one sentence.

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      Ways to use this list

      • Sharing circle: draw one card and go round the circle. Children may say "pass" and get a second chance once everyone else has answered.
      • Kindergarten and 1st grade: press Kindergarten & 1st and offer a sentence frame, such as "My favourite … is …", so every child can join in.
      • Big class? Partners answer each other first, then three volunteers share with the whole circle, so the sharing part stays short.
      • Mondays and Fridays: the Monday & Friday cards help children settle in after the weekend and look back on the week before they go home.
      • Write the card as the morning message on the board, so children read it as they arrive and have an answer ready when they sit down.
      • Give the day's greeter the job of drawing the card: a shy child gets a role in the meeting before they have to speak.

      Press Draw a card, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a wheel, duck race, hat and more.

      The full list (48 entries)

      • What animal would you like to be today?
      • What is your favourite thing to play outside?
      • What makes you giggle?
      • What is your favourite fruit?
      • Which animal sound can you make?
      • What do you like to build?
      • What is your favourite part of the school day?
      • What is your favourite weather, and why?
      • What is something you can do all by yourself?
      • What would you like to learn to do?
      • What is your favourite book in our classroom?
      • What colour would you paint our classroom door?
      • What do you like to do on a rainy day?
      • Which shape can you see in our room?
      • What is something you are getting better at?
      • If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go?
      • What rule do you think every class should have?
      • What would you name a class pet?
      • What is the best thing about being your age?
      • If you could invent a new holiday, what would it celebrate?
      • What is something kind someone did for you?
      • What would be in your perfect lunchbox?
      • If animals could talk, which one would be the funniest?
      • What would you do if you were the teacher for a day?
      • What is your favourite thing to do with a friend?
      • What would you put in a class time capsule?
      • What is the hardest thing you have ever learned to do?
      • Which job would you like to try for one day?
      • What is one goal you have for this week?
      • What is something you changed your mind about?
      • What skill could you teach the class?
      • What makes a place feel welcoming?
      • What advice would you give a new student at our school?
      • What problem would you love to solve with an invention?
      • Which three words describe you best?
      • What is something hard for you that is worth the effort?
      • Who helps our school run, and how could we thank them?
      • What does being a good teammate look like?
      • If you could ask an expert one question, what would it be?
      • What small thing makes your day better?
      • What are you curious about right now?
      • What would make recess better for everyone?
      • What was the best part of your weekend?
      • What is one thing you are looking forward to this week?
      • What was the best part of this week?
      • What are you looking forward to this weekend?
      • What did you learn this week that you want to remember?
      • Who helped you this week, and how?

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      Questions people ask

      What are the four parts of a morning meeting?

      A greeting, a sharing time, a short group activity and a morning message. These questions are for the sharing part. Many classes spend 15 to 30 minutes on the whole meeting.

      Which morning meeting questions work for kindergarten?

      Short questions about things children see and do every day: animals, colours, games and weather. Press Kindergarten & 1st, and answer the card yourself first so children hear the pattern before their turn.

      How long does a sharing round take?

      With one-sentence answers, a class of 25 can usually get round the circle in about five minutes. For longer shares, choose three or four children each day so everyone has had a turn by the end of the week.

      How do I help quiet children share?

      Let them pass and come back to them, offer a sentence starter, or let them tell a partner first. Children who find speaking hard often answer happily when the question is about a favourite thing.