Read the following discourse between Ms. Lisa and her students.
Ms. Lisa: It's time for morning meeting. We should think about how to behave during morning meeting. What do you do during morning meeting? Gary, would you like to begin?
Gary: We each sit on our carpet square in the meeting corner with our hands in our laps and our eyes on the teacher.
Paulette: We raise our hand when we want to talk.
Ms. Lisa continues to invite students to participate by providing ideas and suggestions, using this type of scaffolding. The children create a list to guide their behavior during morning meeting.
Ms. Lisa is modeling
◦ self-regulation.
◦ acting responsibly.
◦ intrapersonal skills.
◦ self-determination.