Morning Meeting Messages: 180 Sample Charts from Three Classrooms,

by Rosalea Fisher, et al. (2006, Northeast Foundation for Children, 26.00)
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Welcome students to your classroom with an engaging written message about learning and the day ahead. Morning messages can help set a positive tone for the day and reinforce a range of academic and social skills. Written by experienced elementary school educators, this book features 180 morning messages selected from a year in a K-1 class in a small rural school, a 3rd grade bilingual class in an urban setting, and a 5th grade class in the suburbs of a large city. It also contains guidelines and many practical tips for creating and using your own message charts. Grades K-6. [8.5” x 10”...229 pages]

The Morning Meeting Book

by Roxann Kriete (2002, Northeast Foundation for Children, 24.00)
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This powerful teaching tool builds community, increases student investment, and improves academic and social skills. The book's step-by-step implementation guidelines; clear explanations of purposes; and specific examples of activities, greetings, and charts will launch your school days with morning meetings. Grades K-8. [8.5” x 10”...218 pages]

Quick and Lively Classroom Activities: Meaningful Ways to Keep Kids Engaged During Transition Time, Downtime, or Anytime

by Linda McElherne (2006, Free Spirit, 29.95/with CD)
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For those who want to make the most of every classroom moment. These brief, meaningful, enjoyable activities are perfect for 15- to 20-minute periods during the school day (advisory, homeroom, or between). Those times that are too short to start something big, and too long to waste. The 260 activities are grouped into 52 themes (one for each week of the year), with quotations, discussion questions, affirmations, resources, and more. A CD-ROM of reproducible forms is included. [8.5” x 11”...177 pages]

Advisory Plus!: Standards-Based Sessions with Character Education, Learning Styles, and Assessment Components

by Imogene Forte & Sandra Schurr (2004, Incentive, 29.99)
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The values, activities, assessments, and projects in this resource help to build a foundation for positive self-concept and strong character. With its easy-to-use, monthly module format, this book will give you the needed instructional tools and activities to accommodate students through your advisory groups. Middle Grades. [8.5” x 10”...368 pages]

Advisor/Advisee Character Education: Lessons for Teachers and Counselors

by Sarah Sadlow (1998, Character Development Group, 25.95)
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The author points out that what we call “character” is a mixture of many qualities that we regard as positive. Each of the 24 great workbook-type activity lessons was designed to help examine those qualities. Grades 6-12. [8.5” x 11”...92 pages]

Life Lessons for Young Adolescents: An Advisory Guide for Teachers

by Fred Schrumpf (1993, Research Press, 29.95)
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This book is specifically designed to help teachers lead effective advisory groups. The authors have developed 94 activities that help students learn life skills necessary for success. The activities are short, simple, and require minimal materials. It also offers suggestions on group size and handling of group problems. [8.5” x 11”...201 pages]

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