Class Meetings
The Making Meaning program includes four different kinds of class meetings to build and sustain the reading community.
Norm-setting Class Meetings
At the beginning of the year, students establish norms for their life together in the classroom.
Check-in Class Meetings
Students evaluate their interactions against the norms they set for themselves at the beginning of the year.
Problem-solving Class Meetings
Students gain a shared perspective on a problem and work to reach a common understanding or solution.
Unity-building Class Meetings
Special class meetings use topics that help children establish a sense of identity as a community.
Another program called Caring School Community also uses class meetings to build community.
A nationally recognized, research-based K–6 program that builds community in the classroom, across grades, schoolwide, and with families.
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