Large Group Time (Circle Time) Planning Form

Name: Britney Collins Date: Scheduled for Monday. Due: !"##"#$%

Length of large group time &'# ( &'%
Size of group #% Age of children %"! yrs.
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Activities/Purpose: The purpose is to see ho* much children +no* a,out the garden-
*hat their interests are- and *hat they *ould li+e to learn- and ho* *e *ill learn them.
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o The first acti0ity *e *ill do is a 234L chart
o 5 chose this acti0ity ,ecause it *ill introduce the Garden Theme. 5t *ill gi0e
us all a chance to sit do*n and discuss *hat *e +no* a,out the garden and
*hat *e hope to learn- and ho* *e *ill learn them. This *ay *e can focus on
the children6s interests *ithin the theme and ad7ust our plan accordingly.


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o 8e9t- 3e *ill read aloud the ,oo+ Eating a Rainbow ,y Lois :hlert
o 5 chose this acti0ity ,ecause it is the perfect ,oo+ to introduce children to
different fruits and 0eggies. 5t is colorful and is perfect for the small group
acti0ity *e *ill ,e doing *hen *e share fruits and 0eggies *e ,rought from
home.
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o 8e9t- *e *ill sing- Today I Ate A Rainbow *ith sign language
Today 5 /te / <ain,o*
/nd it tasted G<:/T=
Today 5 /te / <ain,o*
/nd it *as on my PL/T:=
My ,ody is so healthy and happy T>>?
Today 5 ate a rain,o*= 4o* a,out @>A=B=
o 5 chose this acti0ity ,ecause 5 *ill gi0e the children a chance to mo0e- learn
sign language- and get them e9cited a,out *hat they learned and *ill eat
throughout the *ee+.
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o Finally- 5 *ill introduce them to the small group acti0ity ,y re0eling a ,as+et
full of the fruits and 0eggies the children ,rought from home. :ach piece *ith
their picture on it. 5 *ill tell them *e *ill ,e e9ploring the different fruits and
0eggies ,rought from home. 3e *ill ha0e a discussion a,out *here they thin+
food comes from and *hat food they ,rought.
o 5 chose this acti0ity ,ecause it gi0es children an idea of the acti0ity that they
ha0e a choice in participating in. The acti0ity gi0es the children an
opportunity to e9plore culturally di0erse foods- learn a,out other children in
the class- e9press their emotions- and de0elop their social s+ills.
. Transition /cti0ity
o Finally- 5 *ill end my circle time and transition the children ,y letting the
children +no* that *e *ill ,e ha0ing free *or+ time ne9t. But first *e ha0e to
do the CPut @our Face in a PlaceD /cti0ity. The Children sit on different colors
e0ery day in circle time. 3e *ill ha0e a large dice *ith all the colors on it.
First the teacher *ill roll it and *hen the child6s color is rolled they *ill ,e
a,le to come up to the acti0ity ,oard and put a picture of their face (*hich has
Eelcro on the ,ac+ of it) in the area they *ant to go. Before they go they *ill
,e a,le to roll the dice to e9cuse the ne9t child- then they can put their face in
a place=
o 5 chose this transition acti0ity ,ecause it creates a le0el of e9citement and
*onder in the group a,out *hose color *ill ,e rolled ne9t *hile remaining
fair and not ,ased on *hose CgoodD or C,adD. They are a,le to feel
independent ,y coming up to the ,oard and put their face in a place they
*ould li+e to play. They are also in0ol0ed in the process of selection *hich-
gi0es them a sense of control