Morning Circle at Preschool

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy watching what my morning circle at preschool looked like! This was several years ago so, COVID was not complicating every aspect of everyone life. I hope you can get some ideas to help in your own classroom! I have answered a few questions below!

Teaching Board: You need a teaching easel that has a bar on the top so the pages can flip. Then you will need large rings, construction boards, bulletin board trim, cut out letters and lots of velcro! Please see the following links...

Bulletin Border: I like to keep a theme but it is also great to have each page look slightly different.

Letters: Some of my favourites in different sizes, colors and textures

Velcro: You will want heavy Duty

Some of my all-time favorite circle time CDs:

All kiddos are full of sensory needs at this age! Using the super spray can be a fun and inviting strategy to not only praise positive behaviour, but to also allow their oral motor movements to awaken, and bring their whole bodies in touch with their senses! Pf course consult with your classroom parents and explain the benefits of giving them this simple yet fun reward! I have used simple things such as flavoured water, watered-down lemonade, etc. I would somedays even just put freshwater and have them do a SUPER SWIRL in a mist of water above their heads. This may be more COVID regulation friendly!

[jenniferdeloy]

2023 now and still enjoying watching this!
Cant find anything on the net such perfect circle time like this!
Please upload more!

[chloes]

I’m a young preschool teacher because I’m only 19 but I can not tell you how wonderful your circle time is. And I will definitely be taking some tips from you thank you!

[jesuslopez-gomez]

I love that Scott was made to feel part of this and included

[myjoyintheordinary]

Loved watching your video. I, too, hope you make more videos. You're morning circle time is quite inspirational for me. It's all so well managed; you have wonderful ideas. You're kids just adore you. Thank you for all the great teaching.

[louiseallen]

I love this video. I hope it never goes away! I use it to teach my Early Childhood Education students about Circle time and all of the things that can be taught through it. You do such a wonderful job!

[everettvincent]

This was a very nostalgic video. I remember being in kindergarten in the early 2000’s as well as helping out volunteering in a kindergarten class just last year and making a life long brother bond with one of the kids in the class i helped out in. This video brings back so many memories from my past and from recently helping in the class.

[jujubeans]

Hello All, I wanted to send a huge THANK YOU for all your kind and supportive comments. I sincerely apologize for not responding, or posting more videos. I am currently in the UK studying a PhD and will be returning to either the preschools or the classrooms hopefully in January. Please watch for more videos then!

[BigAlWillis]

wife worked daycare 15 years. rewarding job. only reason she left was heart condition, but yes tough job. like being a nurse, my mom was for 25 years labor & delivery. it takes a special person, caring, loving compassion to be a teacher. hats off to all of you.

[nataliyaNative]

Hello from Russia, Judy! Thank you for sharing your video! Great teacher, great kids and parents, , , great job!

[reemar]

Hi Judy, please upload more videos, I am a new teacher and would love to learn more! I love how you integrate math and literacy together! I would like more ideas! Thank you for sharing!

[josetavares]

She is a great Teacher I like how she harmonizes with her students.
They are the light that shines forth
and they are embodiment of holiness.

[zuliaarbon]

Excellent circle time with children, thank you for sharing

[nahidaakther]

Wow! I am a preschool educator and I love the atmosphere of this classroom and the group sessions. I hope to model this in my own classroom!

[graciebells]

I feel like I just got a whole wealth of knowledge watching you teach! Thank you for sharing

[hanpingxie]

Love the video, how the teacher is interacting with children, help children learn happily. Looking forward to more videos that could help new teachers catch up with ideas of group time. Thanks.

[christinareddig]

Love this! Got lots of great ideas to incorporate in to my circle time

[lifeonearth]

thanks for sharing! great way to interact with all the kids :)

[tahanial-zhrani]

Oh Ms.Judy, i’m grateful for you for sharing this video. It’s really really helpful for me, i recently had a job in montessori school and it does require great ideas for cirlce time in order to keep the kids busy and happy all the time. Thank you so much 💜.

[danielletollis]

Such a wonderful video! I found this searching for a video for my SPED class, that included aspect of Universal Learning Design. It covers all the criterion. What an amazing class you have. Thanks for sharing!

[Ryryrylee]

I love this video. I found this video as research for a college report. I find this video inspiring and really made me want to be a teacher. I love how you refer to everyone as 'friends' instead of saying 'guys and galls' or some slang. It makes it a warm environment. All the children seem constantly entertained and involved as well as having fun. So inspiring