Large Group Time (Circle Time) Planning Form

Name: Danielle Johnson Date: May 7

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Length o% large group time &:'' ()M) To #":#' ()M
*i+e o% group: #",!! Chil-ren (ge o% chil-ren $,' years ol-
Activities/Purpose: The purpose o% this acti.ity is to settle chil-ren in so they are rea-y
to learn more a/out coral ree%s an- ocean animals) 0t is also to help chil-ren transition
onto the small group acti.ities)
(cti.ity 1#
o First 0 2ill ha.e the chil-ren sing a ne2 song 2e 2ill learn calle- Fi.e Little
Lo/sters (to the tune o% ' Little Pump3ins)
Fi.e little lo/sters sitting on a roc3)
The %irst one says 4 0 -on5t ha.e time to tal34
The secon- one says 4There are %ishies o.er there)4
The thir- one says 46ut 2e -on5t care4
The %ourth one says 4Let5s s2im an- s2im an- s2im4
The %i%th one says 47e -on5t ha.e any %ins84
Then s2ish 2ent their tails an- snap 2ent their cla2s)
The %i.e little lo/sters strolle- out o% sight)
o 0 chose this acti.ity /ecause 0 %elt it 2oul- /e appropriate %or chil-ren
(cti.ity 1!
o Ne9t 0 2ill rea- National Geographic :ea-ers: *2im Fish8: ;9plore the Coral
:ee%) This /oo3 is a/out the natural coral ree%s that gro2 in the ocean an- some o%
the animals that li.e in the ecosystem) 0t contains real photos o% coral %ish an- other
animals that li.e in the ree%s) (t the en- o% the /oo3 0 2ill as3 chil-ren 2hat animals
they can remem/er that li.e in the coral ree%s an- 2hich ones 2ere their %a.orites)
o 0 chose this acti.ity /ecause 0 am preparing them %or our ne9t language an-
literacy acti.ity /y rea-ing the /oo3 an- 0 also 2ante- the chil-ren to get a
chance to .ie2 real photos an- real creatures o% the ocean) 0 %elt that this 2as a
great 2ay to intro-uce some ocean animals)
(cti.ity 1<
o Ne9t 0 2ill tal3 to the chil-ren a/out their ne9t acti.ity in small groups) 0 2ill
as3 the chil-ren i% they en=oye- the /oo3 an- tell them they 2ill each get a
chance to 2rite their o2n ocean story an- -ra2 their .ery o2n /oo3s8 0 2ill
go o.er the -i%%erent 3in-s o% materials 2e 2ill /e using -uring the acti.ity)
o 0 chose this acti.ity /ecause 0 %eel it 2ill /e a great 2ay to get the chil-ren
rea-y to transition)
Transition (cti.ity
o Finally 0 2ill en- my circle time an- transition the chil-ren /y telling the
chil-ren it is time to get into our small group acti.ities) 0 2ill release e.ery
group /y color asi-e %rom the /lue group to get starte-) Last 0 2ill get into the
small group acti.ity 2ith the /lue group 2here 2e 2ill /egin ma3ing our o2n
stories)
o 0 chose this transition acti.ity /ecause the chil-ren 2ill /e prepare- to get into
small group acti.ity 2ith their assigne- colore- groups) 0 chose to 3eep the
/lue group last so that chil-ren 2ill not %eel en.ious 2atching the /lue group
-o the 2riting acti.ity)