: a classroom where pupils report especially at the beginning of each school day
Examples of homeroom in a Sentence
They were assigned to different homerooms.
He was late for homeroom.
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According to this report, examples of SEL methods include having students role-play historical figures to develop empathy, allowing students to self-delegate their roles in group projects, teaching formal SEL topics during homeroom, and assigning journal activities.
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
On their way to homeroom, sit on a bench playing Uno.
—Jenny Allen, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
Small steps in your community can make a difference
Growing up, at a distance
That first Covid year was filled with mindfulness exercises in homeroom, encouragement to do yoga, meditate, reflect and journal in the morning announcements.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Let students reach for their phones in the hallways, or while eating, or in homeroom, or whatever.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
On their way to homeroom, sit on a bench playing Uno.
—Jenny Allen, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
Small steps in your community can make a difference
Growing up, at a distance
That first Covid year was filled with mindfulness exercises in homeroom, encouragement to do yoga, meditate, reflect and journal in the morning announcements.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Let students reach for their phones in the hallways, or while eating, or in homeroom, or whatever.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for homeroom
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“Homeroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeroom. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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homeroom
noun
home·room
ˈhōm-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report usually at the beginning of each school day
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