Tending the school garden, taking turns to make and serve each other food in small groups and
circle time - an opportunity to talk about feelings - are all part of the nurturing programme.
He had a helper for the day to aid with his work and push his chair and had a special beanbag chair for
circle time. When he got home, he had, for the first time, that wet puppy smell that comes from small children who play hard in a dusty playground and lie down for naps in a room hot from 19 little bodies.
"Science and nature lessons have been enhanced through hands-on learning and we also go to the garden as a place for reflection, which we call
circle time.
Have you ever led
circle time? Have you ever used manipulatives or other educational materials?
Sandra said: "A lot of work has been setting up listening systems - things like
Circle Time where a teacher and class sit in a circle and everyone has their chance to talk.
In the Hawthorne Preschool for Children with Disabilities, Sierra was now a verbal participant of "
circle time." Only another parent who has experienced this wonderful phenomenon could fully appreciate the emotional enormity of this evolution.
Upon hearing the words "
circle time," four toddlers, including Emily and Dakota, immediately run over to the block area where
circle time is held.
We talk about the animal during
Circle Time, and the children learn how it benefits humans.
Opportunities to engage children in structured learning experiences include storybook reading and
circle time. Songs, traditional rhymes and finger plays, having fun with children's names, sorting and matching pictures, and playing 'I spy' are useful for promoting oral language.
Chubby Cheeks Nursery, for example, has been inspiring its teachers to actively promote the values of friendship, oneness and inclusivity to children through
circle time set-ups, stories, rhymes, puppet shows and pretend play.
It provides an introduction to the nature of specific disabilities, legislation, the features and benefits of inclusion, service-delivery models, essential instructional strategies, considerations for classroom design, behavioral challenges, and monitoring progress; teaching strategies for daily activities like free play,
circle time, tabletop activities, outside activities, mealtime, and emergent literacy activities; planning and intervention supports in daily activities; and an approach for working with families, paraeducators, and specialists.
They also learned the schedule for the day, including the important elements of recess, snacktime,
circle time, more recess, lunch and choice time.