How do you use a Jamboard Template for a Morning Meeting?
Fun Jamboard activities are the perfect way to start your Morning Meeting and build classroom community and engagement.
Jamboards for Morning Meetings have been a lifesaver for so many teachers this past year. Jamboard is a collaborative tool that is easy to use for even the youngest learners whether you’re in the classroom or teaching a hybrid model.
Using Jamboard Activities for Students First Thing in the Morning
There two things I make sure to do to start each day:
- Greet each student as they walk in the door
- Start each day with a morning meeting
To me it’s important that students feel important and welcomed at the beginning of the day and we start the day with some kind of fun class activity. You can start the day with an easy check-in question or ask students how they’re feeling.
Recognizing Students with a Personalized Jamboard
- Birthdays: If it's someone's birthday, I always have a birthday Jamboard projected when students walk in the door. Students know to grab their computers and put a happy birthday message on it. The birthday student always has a smile as they see their board fill up with messages.
- Student of the Day: Start the year with a student of the day. Classmates each write something positive about that student. They're sure to feel awesome!
- Student Shout-Outs: This is a place for students to write something they noticed one of their classmates doing that was positive. (This is also a sneaky behavior management tool students don't even realize you're using.)
- Class Compliments: Choose one student on any given day and each person in the class writes them a compliment. You can use this at any time in the year or maybe when you think that classmate needs a pick-me-up. Print the Jamboard and let students take it home with pride.
- Play This or That (Would You Rather): Students LOVE this game!
Using Jamboard for Morning Meeting Discussion Questions
Jamboard is amazing for having student respond to discussion questions. With Jamboard, student feel more comfortable to share their opinion, you can share everyone’s idea in just a minute or two, and students love seeing their ideas posted on the Jamboard. You can decide to have students be anonymous in their posts or tell them to include their name with their response.
Other Ideas for Using Jamboard for Morning Meeting (Templates included)
- At the end of each month, students share their favorite memory of school from that month
- Create a collaborative thank you card for a parent volunteer or another class
- Have students give book recommendations
- Share what students did over the weekend or what they're planning to do during the upcoming weekend
- Ask students "What's your mood?" when they walk in to gauge how everyone's feeling today and who you might need to pay extra attention to.
- Make a class graph on any subject! (Great for math and teaching opinion too)
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This was the perfect way for me to get my feet wet with Jamboard. My students are really enjoying it and these templates are making the whole process easier. Thank you!
Taelor, 4th Grade Teacher
This is perfect for students with disabilities. It meets them at there level while still access grade level standards
Emma, 2nd-5th Grade Teacher
My students loved the activities and they were engaged during them! Thank you!
Angie, 2nd Grade Teacher
I love trying new things with my students to keep learning fresh in the classroom. It’s a great tool for collaborating and getting more introverted students to share during the morning meetings.
Rachel, 4th Grade Teacher
Muy satisfecha con mi compra que estaré usando en mi clase con los estudiantes. Mil gracias.
Bilingual Butterfly, 2nd-5th Grade Spanish Teacher
This is a great resource! Very easy to use and implement!
