How to use Sharing Prompts

How often do you use sharing prompts with your students?

Providing daily opportunity to let students share their thoughts, feelings and opinions is great for building classroom community.

Here’s how to set up a sharing prompt routine:

1. Gather students for morning meeting
2. Display the sharing prompt
3. Read the prompt and give students think time
4. When students are ready, they can put their thumb up.
5. I hand our “talking stick” to the first student.

Why take time for sharing?

You should have sharing as part of your classroom routine because

1. You can check in with students-you can see how students are feeling so you can support them throughout the day.
2. Students can practice speaking which builds confidence-providing a low stakes speaking opportunity will help students become confident in their speaking skills.
3. Students can practice listening which is an essential skill-keep reading to find out more!
4. Sharing provides an opportunity for students to feel heard-students will feel valued when can share their thoughts, opinions and feelings.
5. Sharing prompts can be the foundation for other lessons-a sharing prompt can lead into a mini lesson or a read aloud or a writing activity.
6. Students can connect with you and each other-students will see what they have in common with their classmates and even with you!
7. Sharing prompts can be used a time filler and are great to leave for a sub-once students know the routine, you can use sharing prompts anytime!

Need resources for establishing a sharing routine?

I’ve got you covered!

You’ll have sharing prompts at your fingertips!

You can print, display or project the prompts.

Students will be able to choose between 100 sharing prompts in 3 different categories:

⭐reflective

⭐goal setting

⭐just for fun

Read this blog post with more ideas about listening and sharing.