This week has been another fabulous week. We have been focusing a great deal on leadership in the classroom. Students have been taking on small leadership roles from the very beginning of school, but it is a pleasure to see this trait grow more prominent in each student as the weeks progress on.
Throughout the day I often ask students to assist me with handing out papers, leading a chant or energizer, and getting snack milk. I have been noticing great examples of teamwork when these tasks are given. Going into next week I will begin inviting students to lead portions of morning meeting. Students are now fluent in the four main components, which are morning message, greeting, share and activity. Each morning I write a predictable and familiar message for the students and read it to them using a pointer. This is the first component that I am going to be turning over to students in the coming weeks. Students will begin modeling the reading of the morning message, with my assistance, to their peers.
Another aspect of leadership we are working to recognize is the connection it bears to being part of a learning community. Students are learning to recognize that leadership does not always mean doing the "main" job. A leader is also someone whom assists and supports peers quietly. In our classroom this has looked like offering to help tie someone's shoe, open a peer's milk container, or organize a number line.
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