Circle Time, Morning Meetings, Whole-Group Instruction—whatever you call it, it can be challenging. We know our students and their needs. Some are quietly attentive and engaged, while others are spinning, rolling around, and uncomfortable sitting criss cross applesauce for longer than five minutes! Why struggle throughout your school year to determine what is successful and what isn’t? I’ve been there and done that. As a teacher, I’ve become stronger and happier with the following tried and true tools in my arsenal! My students are engaged, having fun, and even LEARNING a thing or two! Read on to learn about circle time activities for preschool and kindergarten that keep all students motivated and happy! If you’ve read any of my blogs, you know there is also a freebie at the end to help you decide if these products are for you!! I’m happy you are here!
Circle Time Visual Schedule Cards
Engaging students throughout circle time and morning meeting is a challenge. These visual cards help the students know what activity is next and build autonomy by having them pull off the picture when the activity is done. These are great for fidgety students or even non-verbal ones. Make it a job for those hard-to-reach students. It keeps students engaged and teachers on track with their instruction. Each size has a first/then board. Use these cards as a whole group, for a few students, or for the student with the most difficulty attending in a large group.
Circle Time Interactive Book
Do you have behavior problems in your classroom when trying to teach the whole group? Do you struggle with engaging everyone during large group instruction? With this interactive circle time flip book, you can hold everyone in your room accountable and assess them individually. You can use as many or as few pages as possible during your instruction. Check out the freebie at the end to try out a few pages!
Classroom Schedule Cards
Use these schedule cards to help your students get used to a routine. They are available in two sizes for whole-class instruction or individual schedules. They are large enough for the whole class to see when posted on a bulletin board, whiteboard, or blackboard. Have one student daily say the schedule to your whole group of students to create responsibility and autonomy.
Number Line Activities- circle time
Use these interactive number lines to help assess your students’ rote counting and numeral identification. One page contains EDITABLE names to clip on the standards to track progress. This product is perfect for your circle time, morning meeting, and whole-group instruction. Post the number lines with your materials for circle time and use them throughout your instruction!
Weather Bear Display- circle time
Use this weather bear as an interactive tool to discuss the weather daily. Have the children take off their pajamas and prepare them for the school day! Then, have them put their pajamas back on as a closing activity to end the day! It’s an adorable, interactive activity that students love, especially during whole-group instruction. All four seasons are included!
Word Wall Cards– circle time
Use these word wall cards throughout your whole school year! Cut out the child holding the letter along with the uppercase and lowercase letters. Glue them onto cardstock, laminate them, and put velcro dots on them! These are perfect for beginning sounds because each card has 4 pictures to say with the class to help them. This product comes with 28 sets of vocabulary, and all pictures are available in color and black and white! I made all of these to fit nicely on these word wall cards! Please let me know if you want to add any other themes, and I would be happy to expand this product at no cost to you!!
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FREE Circle Time Book Sample
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