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

" Length o# large group time 8:2 $8:" Size o# group !% &ge o# chil'ren ($% )ear* Activities/Purpose: The purpose is to help the children feel good about themselves and be proud of the things the are able to do! &cti+it, -! o Fir*t . /ill *ing the *ong 0Can )ou1 /ith the 2i'*3 o . cho*e thi* acti+it, 4ecau*e it help* them to tran*ition #rom /hat the, are 'oing into circle time an' it al*o help* them *ettle in aroun' the carpet #or circle time3

&cti+it, -2 o Ne5t6 . /ill tal2 a4out the 'i##erent 2i'* in our cla** an' the #eeling* the, #eel through out the 'a,3 7e /ill tal2 a4out /hat ma2e* u* 'i##erent an' /hat ma2e* u* *imilar3 o . cho*e thi* acti+it, 4ecau*e o#ten time* the /a, a chil' #eel* i* 4a*e' on their *urroun'ing*3 .# the, #eel /elcome' the, mo*t li2el, #eel happ, an' *o on3

&cti+it, -( o Ne5t6 . /ill rea' the 4oo2 0. Li2e 8,*el#1 4, 9aren :eaumont3 o . cho*e thi* acti+it, 4ecau*e it help* the chil'ren #eel con#i'ent an' goo' a4out them*el+e*3

Tran*ition &cti+it, o Finall,6 . /ill en' m, circle time an' tran*ition the chil'ren 4, in+iting e+er,one to #in' a 4u'', /earing the *ame color a* them to go to a center /ith3

. cho*e thi* tran*ition acti+it, 4ecau*e it /ill help them to connect /ith another chil' in the cla** the, ma, not u*uall, tal2 or pla, /ith3