
Should young children raise their hands?
To answer the question, “Should young children raise their hands?” the best place to start is by taking a look at what happens when they do raise their hands. Raising
The tendency is to think that the main focus of circletime (or large group time) should be for giving instruction or for teaching. However, the real focus of circletime is to build a strong sense of community.
Circletime is used to do routine activities like the “helper of the day,” games, music, movement, and story telling but along the way, it is important to mindful of how circletime is helping everyone get to know each other and work together to have a great experience.
To answer the question, “Should young children raise their hands?” the best place to start is by taking a look at what happens when they do raise their hands. Raising
At the beginning of every school year, I am often asked, “How much time should I plan to spend in circle time?” My quick answer is always the same: Circle
For the life of me, I cannot sit crisscross-applesauce with my hands in my lap. My legs were not designed to bend in sharp angles and I always move my
The weather here has been all over the place from well below freezing to beautiful blankets of snow. I am not a fan of the freezing but the snow…. well
A fun story and activity to explore candy canes in preschool! I want to tell you about how Ms. Lauren introduced the children to their very own invisible candy canes
When a preschooler speaks out during circletime, is that an interruption or an interaction? Stick with me on this post for the next few minutes and then decide for yourself! When
How you can be intentional using developmentally appropriate morning routines I know – calendar time is a tradition. It’s something you’ve probably always done. It’s something that you just never want
With the winter days still around, it is nice to bring a little color into the classroom right now. This past week we have been exploring oranges and we definitely had
I want my group times to be all about building community and in my mind, building community is all about being close together, being engaged in the process, being aware of each other as needed, and making any necessary adjustments as we go along.
We read the book “Ten Little Caterpillars” by Bill Martin Jr. then enjoyed a little counting and patterning of our own ten little caterpillars!
Exploring the process of asking the “Question of the Day” in my preschool classroom!
We read the Dr. Seuss book “In a People House” and then spent time exploring things you can find in a people house all around our preschool classroom.
We recently spent a few days exploring different types of weather. We also focused a great deal on raindrops and clouds. This simple activity that I would like to share
Our children just love story book games! We read a story during circle time and then often follow it up with some sort of learning activity or game. We’ve played
The kinds of games we play with the felt board are not all that complicated and all I really need are just a few bight and colorful felt pieces and I have everyone’s attention.
While I read the classic tale of “Harold and the Purple Crayon” to my students, I invited them to tell me their own purple crayon story.
When I told the children that they actually can have eight legs like an octopus, they told me that this could not be possible. So I had to show them that they could!
We’re celebrating Earth Day! A great way to show that we care about the Earth is by recycling. See how we sorted recyclables in preschool.
Today I want to share with you ten tips for making circletime an engaging and interesting experience in the preschool classroom.
Surely there is nothing that could brighten a cold winter day more than lemon drop painting. Come and see how we brightened our day with Lemon Drop Painting and more!
Playing our own rendition of Who Stole the Candy from the Candy Cane Jar?
Playing our own DIY Mouse Shapes Dice game in preschool as a large group and in free play!
We played a simple game to take a look at the textures of our scarecrows a little more closely in preschool!