What do your students do when they arrive in the classroom in the a.m.?

What do your students do to keep busy in the morning when they first get to the classroom? Besides unpacking, handing in HW, etc.? Share some ways you keep them occupied while your taking attendance, collecting notes, checking HW, etc.?

Re: What do your students do when they arrive in the classroom in the a.m.?

I teach HS, but I do two things:

1. I give a Do Now - a worksheet, which reviews information from the previous day.

2. "Good News" - Students share good things that happened over the weekend or good things that are coming up. I usually get this started when I am taking attendance.

Re: What do your students do when they arrive in the classroom in the a.m.?

I teach 1st grade.
Mondays is handwriting day. I put sentences on the board and they copy them a few times each, circle nouns, put boxes around verbs, things like that.
Tuesday is Super Sentences. I put plain sentences on the board and they have to add lots of missing information and details.
Wednesday, Th. and fri are workbook pages.

Re: What do your students do when they arrive in the classroom in the a.m.?

2nd grade accelerated ( 3rd grade curriculum)

Morning Work is either :

Writing Journal
Math Journal
Vocabulary or Grammar puzzle or sheet
Reading Comprehension sheet
Class library time/ silent reading

Re: What do your students do when they arrive in the classroom in the a.m.?

My kids write in their Sourcebook(journal) for 15mins once unpacked then I give a Do Now on the Smartboard for grammar, math and ela skills for about 20 mins