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 intro-uce material %or the small
group acti.ity as /ell as help chil-ren transition into the small group acti.ity) 0n a--ition
the acti.ity /ill ai- chil-ren in their cogniti.e -e.elopment an- un-erstan-ing o% the
ocean)
(cti.ity 1#
o First /e /ill sing a ne/ ocean song) 2hile /e are singing 0 /ill hol- up a 3ig
mirror /ith ocean /a.e 3or-er)
ocean ocean
3ig an- 3lue
ocean ocean
ho/ -o you -o4
ocean ocean
/hat -o you see4
ocean ocean
5our loo6ing at me7
o 0 chose this acti.ity 3ecause 0 thin6 it /ill 3e a goo- /ay to get chil-ren to
un-erstan- that /ater re%lects li6e a mirror an- to help calm e.eryone -o/n
3e%ore starting the circle time)
(cti.ity 1!
o Ne8t 0 /ill sho/ chil-ren a small empty %ish tan6 /ith a 3o/l o% salt re9uire-
%or the amount o% /ater) 0 /ill ha.e chil-ren taste a tiny 3it o% salt an- then
pour the salt into the %ish tan6) 0 /ill then pour in the /ater an- as6 the helper
o% the -ay to stir the /ater) 0 /ill sho/ the chil-ren ho/ much salt is in one
gallon o% sea /ater)
o 0 chose this acti.ity 3ecause chil-ren can un-erstan- ho/ much salt is in one
gallon o% sea /ater) This /ay they can un-erstan- the -i%%erence 3et/een tap
/ater an- salt /ater)
(cti.ity 1:
o Ne8t 0 /ill tal6 a3out the science acti.ity /e ha.e planne- %or small group
acti.ity) 0 /ill let the chil-ren 6no/ that -uring small group acti.ity e.eryone
/ill 3e a3le to o3ser.e -i%%erent types o% /ater /ith magni%ying glasses) 0 /ill
let the chil-ren 6no/ that the containers that the /ater is in are ma-e o% glass
an- can 3rea6 so they must hol- on to them an- not run /ith them they are
to stay at the ta3le an- o3ser.e them)
o 0 chose this acti.ity 3ecause 0 thin6 it /ill 3e a great /ay to intro-uce the
small group acti.ity an- prepare chil-ren to transition) 0 also thin6 it;s a great
i-ea to tell chil-ren a3out the -angers an- rules /hile they are all together)
Transition (cti.ity
o Finally 0 /ill en- my circle time an- transition the chil-ren 3y letting the
chil-ren 6no/ that it is time to transition to our small group acti.ities) 0 /ill
call each group to go to their small group acti.ities 3y color) 0 /ill 6eep the
re- group to go /ith me to the science acti.ity)
o 0 chose this transition acti.ity 3ecause the chil-ren /ill 3e rea-y to transition
since they are a/are o% their colore- groups the transition shoul- go
smoothly) (lso the chil-ren in the re- group /ill e8it last so 0 can get them
starte- on the small group acti.ity)