Posting a morning message is a perfect way to engage your students the minute they walk through the door. Answering a question with no right or wrong answer allows learners to discover and articulate what’s important to them and supports their social-emotional growth. Not only that, the questions can spark important conversations that bring your community together on a deeper level. Here are some of our favorite morning message ideas teachers are using to connect with their students.
1. What is your focus this week?
A brand new week is always a good time to think about things differently.
2. What makes you unique?
What unique characteristics make you, you?
3. What will you choose to do today?
How will you determine your own course?
4. What do you see when you gaze at the sky?
Take a closer look at the big wide world around you.
5. What is meaningful to you?
Dig deeper into your self-awareness.
6. How can you be a good friend today?
Because community is important.
7. Sometimes friendship is hard.
Thinking out strategies and solutions ahead of time helps avoid painful situations.
8. Where do you travel in your dreams?
Dream big.
9. What makes you feel proud of yourself?
Celebrate the moments that build self-esteem.
10. What makes you feel loved?
Discover your love language.
11. What would your story be?
Put yourself in the main character’s shoes and rewrite the story.
12. Flip a coin and share a thought.
Penny for your thoughts.
13. How will you grow this week?
What can you shift to be more productive?
14. We don’t say we can’t. We say “not yet.”
One of the cornerstones of growth mindset.
15. If you had a superpower, how would you change the world?
Widening the scope on how we can use our gifts.
16. How many teeth do you have?
Hey, it’s a big thing when you’re six!
17. What’s your interpretation?
How does it resonate for you personally?
18. What is your favorite part of this season?
What makes you happy in this time and place?
19. What is important to you?
The things you want more of reveal your priorities.
20. What do you love about your classmates?
What are the gifts of the people in our community?
Do you use morning messages? Come and share your favorite morning message ideas in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook.
Plus, why social emotional learning matters.
