My students contribute to a morning meeting message which is placed on my board. They are fun, creative ways to get students talking and having structured conversations. Students either write directly on the board as they enter or I use sticky notes they can place on the board. Below is just an example of a week in my classroom:
Monday-What happened Monday? Tell me about your weekend
Tuesday-Tell me a story Tuesday (Begin a story on the board and have each student contribute 3 words to keep it going)
Wednesday-What would you do Wednesday? You can use a bullying scenario to get students talking about how to handle it.
Throwback Thursday- What was your favorite Kindergarten memory?
Favorite Fri-YAY!- Ask students about their favorites, food, music etc.
Pinterest has hundreds of ideas for each day of the week and students are always excited to see what they get to talk about each day!