THURSDAY Large Group Time (Circle Time) Planning Form Name: Leigh Steitz Date: 8/2 /!

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Length o# large group time 8:2 $8:" Size o# group !% chil&ren 'ge o# chil&ren ($% )ear* Activities/Purpose: The purpose is to help the children learn about their body ion regards to height. 'cti+it, -! o Fir*t . /ill *tart to rea& a chil&0* Getting to 1no/ me car&2 (Car& #ille& out 3, parent* /ith #act* a3out their chil&) an& tell the chil&ren to come to the rug an& *it &o/n /hen the, thin1 the, 1no/ /ho it i*2 o . cho*e thi* acti+it, 3ecau*e it i* a /a, to learn a3out each other an& help the chil&ren *top /hat the, are &oing an& #in& intere*t in *omething el*e2

'cti+it, -2 o Ne4t5 . /ill a*1 all the chil&ren to *tan& up to 3e mea*ure&5 the, /ill 3e paire& up /ith each other an& *hare a mea*uring tape to help mea*ure each other2 o . cho*e thi* acti+it, 3ecau*e it help* the chil&ren to *ee ho/ tall the, are an& *ee ho/ the, &i##er #rom their cla**mate*2

'cti+it, -( o Ne4t5 . /ill tal1 a3out thing* that are tall an& *hort2 o . cho*e thi* acti+it, 3ecau*e it /ill help the chil&ren to u*e their interpretation o# height out*i&e o# the cla**room an& in the /orl&2 .t /ill help them to *tart thin1ing a3out them*el+e* compare& to other o36ect*2

Tran*ition 'cti+it, o Finall,5 . /ill en& m, circle time an& tran*ition the chil&ren 3, counting *tep* to the center the, are going to2

. cho*e thi* tran*ition acti+it, 3ecau*e #or 1i&* it i* another /a, to mea*ure2