Large Group Time (Circle Time) Planning Form

Name: Jacinta Jefferson Date: 05/20/2014

Length of large group time !55 am to 10!15 am
Size of group 1" Age of children #/4 $rs%
Activities/Purpose:
&cti'it$ (1
o First ) *ill sing t+e ,-ain.o* /ong, .$ 0arne$
Red is the color of an apple, Orange is the color of an orange, Yellow is a
lemon and a wonderful sun sun sun, Green is the color of trees and lots of
things that grow, and then there's Blue for the sky, and Purple that's a color
that's fun fun fun. When you put those colors side y side now what do you
think we'!e done. We'!e made a rainow, we'!e made a rainow, we'!e made a
rainow and its really eautiful one.
o ) c+ose t+is acti'it$ .ecause ) feel t+at t+e c+il1ren coul1 get to *a2e up an1
let out some of t+ere energ$ to a song t+at *e can all sing along to an1 mo'e
to% )t3s a goo1 transition for *+en t+e$ get 1roppe1 to sc+ool4 put t+ere .ags in
t+ere cu..ies4 an1 *as+ t+ere +an1s%
&cti'it$ (2
o 5e6t4 ) *ill 1o an atten1ence acti'it$4 .$ +a'ing t+em all clap t+ere +an1s
toget+er an1 ) *oul1 sa$ "#ets play a guessing game and lets guess whose
here. We will start from one side and end o!er here." T+e c+il1ren *ill t+en
get to sa$ t+ere o*n classmates name so t+at t+e$ 2no* eac+ ot+ers names
an1 t+en guess *+o isn3t +ere to1a$%
o ) c+ose t+is acti'it$ .ecause it *oul1 gi'e t+e c+il1ren a c+ance to get
in'ol'e1 *it+ t+is acti'it$ .$ 2no*ing eac+ ot+ers names an1 +a'ing fun%
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o 5e6t4 ) *ill rea1 a stor$ .oo2 ,-ain.o* Fis+,4 0$ 7arcus Pfister
o ) c+ose t+is acti'it$ .ecause it is a stor$ a.out a -ain.o* Fis+ *+o *as 'er$
selfis+ *it+ t+e ot+er fis+es a.out s+aring +is .eauiful scales *it+ e'er$one
an1 t+is ma1e +im 'er$ mean an1 un2in1 to t+e ot+er fis+es% T+e$ starte1 to
not li2e +im until +e starte1 to notice +is mean *a$s an1 t+en c+ange1 +is
*a$s from selfis+ to generous an1 from mean to 2in1% T+is stor$ *ill gi'e t+e
c+il1ren a c+ance to learn a.out +o* important it is to not .e selfis+ *it+
ot+ers an1 t+at t+e$ can .e *ell li2e an1 +app$ .$ ot+ers if t+e$ s+are *it+
e'er$one%
&cti'it$ (4
o 5e6t4 ) *ill s+o* c+il1ren an e6ample of a collage t+at ) +a'e 1one an1 t+e
collage is a.out rain.o*s% 8e *oul1 go o'er eac+ material t+at ) +a'e put on
m$ collage an1 t+e colors t+at ) +a'e use1 for t+is collage%
o ) c+ose t+is acti'it$ .ecause it *oul1 gi'e a 'isual on +o* a rain.o* collage
loo2s li2e an1 on *+at materials ) use1 for it%
Transition &cti'it$
o Finall$4 ) *ill en1 m$ circle time an1 transition t+e c+il1ren .$ letting t+e
c+il1ren 2no* t+at *e *ill .e +a'ing 1oing our fun acti'it$ t+at *e tal2e1
a.out 1uring circle time ne6t% ) *ill t+en get t+e c+il1ren rea1$ to *as+ up an1
get rea1$ for t+e acti'it$% ) *oul1 +a'e eac+ of t+em one .$ one grap a
popsicle stic24 *+ic+ *oul1 .e t+ere to2en to *as+ t+ere +an1s% T+e$ *oul1
t+en get up one .$ one *al2 to t+e .at+room an1 gi'e t+ere popsicle stic2 to
t+e teac+er ai1e so t+at s+e 2no*s +o* man$ c+il1ren *as+ t+ere +an1s%
o ) c+ose t+is transition acti'it$ .ecause ) feel it *ill +elp t+e c+il1ren on t+eir
.est .e+a'ior so t+at t+e$ 2no* *+en t+e$ are ne6t to *as+ t+ere +an1s an1
*+at t+e$ popsicle stic2s represent to t+em%