Circle Time Original Presentation
Circle time is an important aspect of a child’s social development. During circle time, the teacher will engage the class together to give the children a break from the routine work cycle. Circle time is a good time to introduce new topics/ideas to the children without a formal presentation. The teacher can incorporate relevant cultural elements of the children, set up themes of the month, or address certain classroom issues to teach the children in an alternative way. Circle time helps to build classroom management skills as one of the goals is to engage the children through fun activities. It is important to develop creative activities for the children that they can relate to and learn from.
Assignment Description: You will be expected to submit a report that details the following components of an engaging Circle Time.
Creation – How did you come up with the idea or concept?
Development – How did you develop features of the activity? Could you incorporate any Montessori materials to elevate the circle time experience?
Planning – How will you order or sequence the elements of your presentation? What steps are involved?
Implementation – How will you keep the children engaged throughout the activity? Will you ask the children to engage with any materials?
Contingency Plan – How will you involve all the children, especially those who are ‘wanderers’? What will happen with the child(ren) with learning differences? Experienced teachers have all of these scenarios of group dynamics assessed.
Reflection – How did it go? What would you do differently next time? What did the children particularly enjoy?
Your Circle Time can incorporate Music, Language, Story Telling, Nature Culture, etc. The goal of this presentation is to assess your planning and creativity, originality and ability to choose engaging topics which involve the children and assess your classroom management skills.
