Morning Circles: A Practical Guide for Teachers – 100 Questions, Printables & Slides

A morning circle you can start tomorrow morning. A short, regular class meeting at the start of the day gives children a sense of safety, builds speaking and listening skills and improves the atmosphere in your classroom. This guide saves you hours of planning – everything is ready to use.

Inside the guide (illustrated PDF book, 43 pages):

• A proven structure: greeting – sharing – activity – morning message, in 5-, 10- and 20-minute versions
• Circle rules with a talking object and the right to say "pass"
• 15 greetings and a bank of 100 sharing questions (from easy to deeper)
• Games, energisers and calming activities, a mood thermometer, appreciations and class agreements
• The morning message for reading practice, and linking the circle to your curriculum
• Challenging situations: nobody wants to talk, a dominant child, shy children, children with special needs – and what to do when a child says something serious
• A topic calendar for the whole school year (September – June) and the 10 Golden Rules of a Good Morning Circle
• A final "What would you do?" quiz for teachers – 12 scenarios with explanations

Also in the pack:

• 12 classroom printables (13 pages): rules poster, emotion cards, mood thermometer, "Question of the Day" cards, question cube, morning message template, thank-you card, parent invitation and more
• "Question of the Day" slides for projecting – 16 slides (editable PowerPoint)
• A sample morning circle, step by step (2 pages)
• The full text in Word – adapt it to your own class

Who it's for: primary (elementary) teachers, early years and after-school club staff; also works as a community circle with older students.

Instant digital download. Licence for one teacher and their classes.