During Circle Time, children work on a variety of skills such as listening, taking turns, enhancing their attention span and motor skills. Movements are used throughout circle time to keep the children engaged and work on large motor skills.

Circle Time Overview

Understand what is Circle Time, why it’s constant routine is important and the four parts of Circle time. Miss Cullen’s shares how she interactively turns the class over to the teacher helper to confidently lead an activity offline.

Part 1 – Special Helper

Learn what the Special Helper is and the different ways you can prepare for the Special Helper part of Circle Time. Understand the numerous jobs the Special Helper can do during the day and how you can creatively work on different skills during this part of Circle Time.

Part 2 – Calendar Activity

Learn different ways you can make a calendar to use in your classroom. Find out how the teacher helper can lead Calendar Time and the skill that can be developed.

Part 3 – Today’s Weather Time

Learn different ways to make a weather dial with your child before starting your preschool. Miss Cullen gives guidance on how to talk about the weather with your child and use the weather dial during Circle Time. Learn how to sing the Weather Song by using your local weather and day of the week in the song!

Part 4 – Theme Discussion

Miss Cullen informs you how she interactively talks to the children about the theme of the day. The teacher helper can support the theme with more live examples and throughout the day during other activities.

Children learn about the English alphabet letters. The videos used in the online preschool are from the “Letter Activities with Food by Cullen’s Abc’s” video series.

Three things are covered for each letter: viewing upper and lower case letters, making the letter’s sound together, and learning about a food that starts with that letter with Cullen and Gator. Remember if you use the food at home or in the classroom the rule is, “it has to go in your mouth, but does not have to stay in.” Of course, your child does not have to have the food in hand to to taste to learn and enjoy the video.(If you do not know if you child is allegic to any foods please do not have them taste any food.)

In the food section of the videos four of the five senses are incorporated, shape recognition and even good manners are highlighted.

The “Letter Activities with Food by Cullen’s Abc’s” series was inspired by Kayvon Kordestani-Thompson, Kindergarten Teacher at Sartorette Elementary School in San Jose, California, USA. Thanks Kayvon for doing a wonderful job with children and sharing your knowledge with the world!

Miss Cullen explains how she leads an interactive Christian based story or activity with the children related to the day’s theme.

List of supplies:

Construction paper
Pinter paper
Markers
Child size scissors
Tape
Stickers
Several paint brushes
Crayons
Dish soap
Shaving cream
Paint – washable
Shallow dishes – plastic
Pie tins – inexpensive ones
Bowls – plastic
Card board boxes and box tops of various sizes
Several paint brushes