CircleTime
A piece of technology that should not be used at Circle time
What is A Tablet
2 Living things in your classroom
What are Plants and animals
This activity, often made of foam or wood, includes pieces with letters, numbers, or shapes for children to fit into corresponding slots.
What is a puzzle
This activity introduces children to geometric figures by having them sort, match, or trace various figures like circles, squares, and triangles.
What is shape recognition? (shape)
Building a child’s vocabulary by introducing new words through everyday conversations and playful interactions.
What is language exposure?
During circle time, this activity encourages children to practice listening skills, following directions, and taking turns as they share something about themselves.
What is Show-N-Tell
This tool is used to enlarge the appearance of objects for closer inspection.
What is Magnifying glasses
This activity helps young children strengthen hand muscles by manipulating string into other objects
What is lacing/threading?
This math concept focuses on teaching abab abcabc using objects or colors.
What is patterns
This activity encourages children to write, draw, and explore words through play, fostering an early love of writing.
What is writing centers?
This circle time activity involves engaging children in discussions about the characters, events, and illustrations.
What is books/storytelling
This process involves sorting items into categories based on shared characteristics.
What is Classifying
This activity involves using scissors and paper helping children practice hand-eye coordination and control.
What is cutting paper?
This math skill helps children understand size differences by comparing objects using terms like "bigger," "smaller," "longer," and "shorter."
What is measurement?
Using picture books and storytime to engage young learners with the structure and flow of stories.
What is reading?
Qualities of a successful circletime
What is: Active participation, Variety of activities, Relevance to children's interests, Appropriate length
This term refers to the physical world, including plants, animals, and natural forces, as well as the environment in which they exist.
What is Nature
Using this tool, children practice pinching and picking up small objects, like pom-poms or cotton balls, to transfer them from one container to another.
What is using tweezers or tongs?
This activity helps children understand the concept of order by having them line up objects or people in a specific order "first," "second," and "third."
What is sequencing?
helps young children recognize letters and their sounds, often through songs or games.
What is phonemic awareness?
Items on your lesson plan that can be done as circle time
Cooking, Science, Math, Music/Movement, Large muscle, Fine Motor, Sensory
These are parts of parts of an experiment
What is:
These colorful objects are used for building, stacking, or creating patterns, helping children improve fine motor skills and spatial reasoning.
What are blocks/Legos?
This activity uses objects or pictures to help children count, sort, and display the information visually, making it easier to understand quantities and categories.
What is graphing?
This early literacy activity uses materials like sandpaper or playdough to help children physically form letters and improve fine motor skills.
What is sensory or tactile