How to Start Toddler and Preschool Circle Time (Back-to-School)

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@chesleycrawford8220 2 месяца назад

Thank you! These are great reminders for me as I step into teaching this age group again!

@camilleespy7395 10 месяцев назад

Do you have a video about how to deal with a child with difficult behavior while keeping the rest of the classroom from being out of control?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

This is where I get my team - including my director- involved so that the child and the rest of the class gets the attention and care that they need.

@LizEslok 5 месяцев назад

Depends on the type of behavior, too. But yes, the director is there to help

@BriCelestine Месяц назад

What if you don't necessarily have a team ? - assistant teacher or director involvement.

@kiernanmorris3500 9 дней назад

Thats my situation. We just lost our director and im in a class alone. I have a soft corner with pillows for the kids and if someone feels they are having a hard time being apart of the circle they can sit in the soft corner until they are ready to come back. Thats been my only solution so far. The kids seem to take the time for themselves and come back freely when they are ready. @BriCelestine

@user-jg3ik5jz6d 10 месяцев назад

Love your circle time ideas! I teach preschoolers who have special learning needs such as Autism. I use cube chairs at circle time to help them sit safely.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! Yes, we've used cube chairs with some children who are involved in early intervention and they can make all the difference!

@yolandaruiz5021 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. You have shared such important tips not only for new teachers but for all teachers. I've been in the early childhood field for over 30. years and still look for ways to improve. At my school, we are mixed ages and we just lowered the age group from 3-5yrs to 2yrs-6, plus we are starting a CircleTime for even younger children. Oh boy! Do I ever needed these tips. Thanks again!

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 7 месяцев назад

I am honored to receive this comment from a seasoned teacher! ❤ So glad you have found my resources helpful. No matter how long we have taught (25 years here), it’s so important to keep learning and growing. And I’m constantly learning new things, too!

@emilylinstrom1058 10 месяцев назад

Hi Sheryl- As a new teacher to this age group I have been watching your videos and have been gleaning from your wisdom. I will be incorporating your simple start! Thank you so much for this video as it was just what I was looking for ! -Emily

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

I love hearing this, Emily! Have a wonderful new school year!

@emilylinstrom1058 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! Same to you.

@jessicalee4737 Месяц назад

I made circles with their name and faces on them, laminated them and put velcro on the back. They love them.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds Месяц назад

Such a great idea. Thank you for sharing! 🙂

@mewarikapakyntein1335 Месяц назад

Thank you🙏🏼...This has been very helpful and useful tips.

@tatianalevchenko437 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for these tips, they are invaluable for new teachers!

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

You’re welcome! ❤️

@gata0190 Месяц назад

Thank you this video was very helpful and full of encouraging advice

@Who_asked-_- 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for all your videos! I’m a first year teacher and I’m teaching 2/3yo kids. Your video are helping me and my kids. Thank you again.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

I'm so happy the videos have been helpful. Here's to a wonderful school year!

@susanwilliams2807 10 месяцев назад

As always, thank you so much for the tips and reminders to start out simply. Quite often when you end a year, you forget how challenging the actual beginning was. (Sometimes you choose to forget the difficulty)😅

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

So very true, Susan! They grow so much during the school year!

@DetroitKid313 5 месяцев назад

I needed this thx for teaching me

@seciviremmanuel9673 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing and really insightful!!🙌🙌🙏

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

You're so welcome!

@joannwachukwu1658 9 месяцев назад

This is so blithe. Thank you, you make it easier for new teachers.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@user-yh6bj4yu9c 9 месяцев назад

This is so helpful! Curious if you ever do things like days of the week, calendar and discussion of the weather in your circle times?

@shaunwalker6651 9 месяцев назад

I'm a retired Home Health Aide, I work with older people, our job is no different we just work with different age groups and disabilities. Older people do circle time but different with them. I have seen pre School, elementary, JHS and HS TEACHERS and medical people that didn't know how to help their parents. My son is autistic and I had to educate myself to help my son. He 29 years old but thanks for the info to relieve some of the stress I've been through 😊

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

Bless you for all you do! I help take care of my elderly mama and there is a lot that goes into their care. ♥️

@laursouth52 8 месяцев назад

Similar to the mats we use pillows and get the kids excited who don’t do as well with the transition by saying let’s get to circle time so you can choose the color you like!

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 8 месяцев назад

Love this way of redirecting them to circle time!

@xinqi8244 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing these ideas ❤

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 7 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@totarhaze7031 10 месяцев назад

Big thanks for you ... great amazing teacher

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

❤

@joselynjcjourney 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for sharing ideas

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@lauricenasef4331 10 месяцев назад

Yes

@senuperera9166 9 месяцев назад

This was so good ❤️ thank you so much ❤️

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

So glad it was helpful!

@Tia_Eva 4 месяца назад

Excelente!!!🎉❤😊

@Playing_with_a_Purpose 10 месяцев назад

Agree simple is best!

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

Took me awhile to learn this!

@user-kb3hu3dp7z 9 месяцев назад

.I really love ur strategies and I learn a lot..thank u

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I'm so glad you are finding them helpful!

@namboggajackline4156 Месяц назад

Successful, thanks so much

@Teaching2and3YearOlds Месяц назад

Glad you liked it! ❤

@chany0789 3 месяца назад

I love this. I have one year olds though and they always want what’s in my hand. It’s hard to show them anything because they want to take it.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 3 месяца назад

I can imagine, as even some of my young 2s are like that. This is why it’s helpful for them to have their own props to hold. But I have not tried it with your age group.

@JesusSanchez-mq4kg 7 месяцев назад

Thank you !!

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 7 месяцев назад

You're welcome! I hope the tips are helpful!

@anaibanez6208 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@thehappyhostess498 10 месяцев назад

Great ideas! Can you share where you got the colored floor mats?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

Yep! Amazon: amzn.to/3s32Lr6

@allthebooks1788 10 месяцев назад

Hi I was wondering if you had another video on what your second circle time might look like? Love your videos!

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

There might be snippets in my videos from last year, but that circle time can be hard to document because I don’t show their faces - and since that circle time is so active, it’s hard to get any video without faces popping up! But basically I have a song selected from my Spotify playlist and maybe some instruments or scarves and we sing and dance. It’s not very long - 5 to 10 minutes. Or I will get out our rhythm sticks. Something musical.

@rafacosta7380 Месяц назад

Sensacional essa pedagoga

@naloofaland7346 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing this video! Will you please share from where you purchased the stools?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

We got them at Michael's about 8 years ago, so I'm not sure if they are still available.

@palearsova2768 9 месяцев назад

Great idea. I have already try it and its work like a magic. I like to ask for how long we can start our circle time at this way, and what is next 😊? Thank you ❤

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

So glad it's working! You can start slowly adding a bit more if you feel they are ready. We are now singing our good morning song and doing a short activity. Then we have a second circle time that is music and movement. I like to break the 2 circle times up. I will be publishing another video this weekend (9/30) that will show apple theme circle time ideas, and I talk a bit about where we are at right now.

@randomvideos1224 9 месяцев назад

thank you very much for sharing tips regarding circle time, it helps me a lot and I'm applying to my 2 to 3 years toddlers class.. I'm watching from Panggangan, Lanao, Pilar, Cebu # 6048...

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

I’m so glad the tips are helpful! ❤

@benjorivera2158 8 месяцев назад

I love it❤❤❤

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! ❤

@None-zd3rl 5 месяцев назад

you are so beautiful

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!!

@amandas633 14 дней назад

❤ nice

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 14 дней назад

Thank you! ❤️

@sloth8632 10 месяцев назад

This is a great video, I’m glad to have stumbled upon your channel! I’m in a class with 2-5 yo and have been using your methods here to introduce a group time after lunch. I teach in New Zealand, so the teaching conditions are a bit different to what I have been researching to the US. I have scaled back what I bring out as you’ve suggested and have a small box of their favourite finger puppets and magnetic stories. The welcome song is for everyone’s name and we go through our guidelines for the room, with the main emphasis being on our inside voices as we have some children sleeping in the room next to us. It works really well, especially as the children have the option of sitting at it and know if they don’t want too, they need to remember to play quietly. Do you have any recommendations of music, as I’m going to plan a music and movement group time that is more spontaneous with scarves, bean bags and sticks.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

I bet they love the finger puppets and stories! I have these music and movement resources: teaching2and3yearolds.com/category/music-and-movement/ and in this video I talk about music and movement in the classroom: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FWpPFa_O_G0.html. Enjoy your year!

@reginanoelkurts2347 9 месяцев назад

We use a carpet that has letters.❤

@evelynopoku7657 10 месяцев назад

Please how I start in classroom

@graceegbo798 10 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed your teaching method of teaching sample. How do I teach a child with a an Autism behavior?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! When our preschool has children on the spectrum, we work with the child's parents and Early Intervention to make sure they get what they need. There are a lot of good autism resources out there, including www.myautism.org/.

@emilylinstrom1058 10 месяцев назад

Question- do you change up the board books in the basket for the children every couple of weeks or how do you choose those books?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

I change the books when I change my theme - and that’s usually every 2 weeks. Many of the books are theme-related, although I will put other favorites in the basket, too.

@emilylinstrom1058 10 месяцев назад

Ok wonderful. Thank you!

@cheries2002 4 месяца назад

Great video! Do you feel this will work for 18 months or do I need a different plan?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 4 месяца назад

Since I have never taught younger than 24 months, I am not sure. I don't want to give advice without experience. You might want to look at my September videos to get a better idea of how we start out, as that will be closer to your age group.

@karlaecklundecklund9088 10 месяцев назад

Do you have a copy of the songs you sang in this video?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

The lyrics to my circle time songs are in this post: teaching2and3yearolds.com/toddler-circle-time/

@oneidaho 9 месяцев назад

Hi Sheryl, I am a toddler teacher in a Montessori classroom. We don't have sitting mats, I am trying to for the center to get some but it seems that they won't get any mats. What are other alternatives to help them sit? I have up to 24 toddlers ages from 18 months to 3 yrs. old. This is my first year with a toddler class, I use to teach in a preschool classroom.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

It sounds like your only option is no mats, if I am reading this correctly. If so, invite them to come to the circle and sit where they want. I’ve actually done this at times and it can work (although I prefer mats). Just be prepared that they might want to keep moving around. The group I didn’t use mats with was much smaller than yours (under 10 children) so I am honestly not sure how this would look with a group your size. Some teachers prefer no mats and allow their children to move freely during circle. There are many ways to handle this - I’m just sharing what has worked best for me and my groups of children.

@sadafshafaat8113 2 месяца назад

How can we use these props in circle time.

@LazyWitch11 9 месяцев назад

Our kids used our carpet squares as frisbees lol when we were learning how to manage our room lmao

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

Then they definitely aren't ready for them.

@daniellewilliams5102 10 месяцев назад

I love getting placemats for my kids to sit on or dollar tree has little carpets.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

We used placemats for years and they were great!

@Godslillamb 6 месяцев назад

I am the lead infant teacher but lately we have had a lot of young one year olds in my room. I’m supposed to train them to eat at the table (it is about 8 inches off the ground and has little chairs for kids) and the kids want to climb on the table. I have no idea how to convince them to sit in a circle for circle time. Any tips are appreciated.

@ascensioncano3606 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for you video and knowledge. Please, can you tell me how to deal with children that argue when they are after the same book during the circle time????, and please, can you tell me what do i do while the kids are sitting on the carpet and one child stands up andd plays around the classroom instead of sitting down like everybody else?Thank you 💖🙏🙏

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

If one child wants a book that another child has, I will say something like, "You want the car book and David is looking at it. You can choose another book until David is finished with it." I might even say to David, "Amy would like to look at your book when you are finished." It really depends on how far along in the year we are and how much they understand about waiting. I make sure to keep an eye on when the child is done with their book so that the other child can get their turn. Almost always the other child has moved on and doesn't want it anymore, but I want to make sure to follow through. If a child doesn't want to participate in circle, they can go to the book area and look at a book. That's the choice from day #1. I might need my assistant's help with this so I can continue with circle time.

@ascensioncano3606 10 месяцев назад

@@Teaching2and3YearOlds Thank you very much for giving me the answer to the questions that I was asking myself. You have been clear as water. Thanks from Italy 💖🙏

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

@@ascensioncano3606 - You're welcome! Happy to help!

@lauraaliciagonzalezvilla410 Месяц назад

which material you use for the carpet squares?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds Месяц назад

We use these carpet squares (affiliate link): amzn.to/3WKfEDG

@gobsmack10 11 дней назад

I have a question. So I am taking over a preschool class with one 18month child and the rest 2-3. They have a routine thats been in place for a year now. I understand that consistency is important but at what point can I introduce my own ideas without upsetting the balance too much? I am currently working with the teacher on how to slowly introduce me to the class so they become comfortable. Is it just a case of constant observation for when the time is right?

@edumacation4583 3 месяца назад

Curiosity has me, is there a specific site or place where the mats can be purchased?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 3 месяца назад

Amazon! amzn.to/49YJ44h

@stefaniespag208 4 месяца назад

My kiddos are 3.5 and they just sit on their bottoms. Or classroom in Soo small, and the circle time rug is too small for mats. My group does pretty darn well sitting in close quarters wherever they can find room, but I love the idea of stools bc we still struggle with "she's touching meeee" "he's to closeee" . Do you have a link

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 4 месяца назад

We got them from Michael’s about 10 years ago and when I searched online recently, I no longer found them. Maybe somehow I just missed them so you could take another look. They are so sturdy! But I will say that they are not space savers. We usually wait to use them until the children are in the 3s class, so then there are 16 children. If we want to place them around the edge of our circle time carpet, they are pretty much right beside each other. But perhaps you will have more space if you let them children place them anywhere in your circle time area. They also take up more space than mats for storage. We stack them against the wall. Just things I want to point out since I once had a small classroom and understand the frustration.

@emilohumtsoe9177 8 месяцев назад

Whats a circle time and how can i give a demo on circle time? 😭

@kimdaley9149 20 дней назад

What about for 4 year olds or Pre-K?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 20 дней назад

I don’t teach those ages, so hopefully you can find a channel that does and covers this. 🙂

@christineczyryca5820 10 месяцев назад

I also go over a visual schedule so they know the day's events for the day

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

Yes! Visuals can be very helpful!

@angelacarr1209 7 месяцев назад

When I was in press k I sat in a cube chair. They are lower and easier for young children to sit in

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 7 месяцев назад

We use those with students in early intervention and they are very helpful!

@claudettebaldwin9888 10 месяцев назад

I teach Early Head Start, so I have children aged 0-3 in my room. I'm going to try the mats and book basket at the beginning of this year. I know the children younger than two years won't be able to sit more then three seconds, should I have them go get a book from the library or just go play with the toys? I have a classroom of 8 children and a co teacher. Just an insight on my room make-up of ages.

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

I haven’t taught children under 2, so I can’t speak from personal experience. Is their normal routine to play with toys while the older children are in circle time? If so, then they wouldn’t need to look at a book as a transition to circle, since circle isn’t part of their routine. However, I love the idea of them joining you if they are interested. You could always give it a try and if it doesn’t work out, stop.

@shonb5548 10 месяцев назад

That’s interesting that you have a mixed age group in your classroom. I’m an Early Head Teacher and we have the older 2 year olds in our classroom.

@claudettebaldwin9888 10 месяцев назад

@@shonb5548 yes, our management decided three years ago that doing a continuity of care model with 8 weeks to 36 months would be a great way to meet family needs. This also allows children on the wait-list to be placed in any classroom instead of having to wait for the age appropriate room (infant/toddler/two). I do understand because our area is struggling for staff and helping the working families. I also know how hard it is to have 8 children of a wide age range in one room.

@shonb5548 10 месяцев назад

@@claudettebaldwin9888 yes we do continuity of care as well. Thank you for explaining why your program made the decision to mix the ages. May you have a great school year 🙂

@missramireztr 9 месяцев назад

Why the book?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

Inviting the children to get and look at a book at the start of circle has made an incredible difference with our transitions to circle time. They know just what to do and I'm not just asking them to come and sit, which can be a challenge for 2 year olds. Plus, it gives them another opportunity to learn how to hold books, turn pages, and notice the text on the pages. In my opinion, lots of benefits.

@charlenesteward195 10 месяцев назад

Honestly, circle time is waaayy overated. Everything does not need to be whole group. Especially first thing in the morning😖. Who wants to be in a meeting as soon as they get to work EVERYDAY??

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 10 месяцев назад

That's why we don't meet first thing in the morning. I love that my students can arrive and choose where they want to be, why I start our morning with an hour of free choice centers time. 😊

@NYCWendy1 Месяц назад

I do my circle after arrival after table toys and in between am snack

@ariellewine2798 4 месяца назад

Do you know that how to get attention from my kids and make them be active.😢

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 4 месяца назад

Start with very short circle times and provide activities that get them engaged, just as I talk about in this video. Don’t add more until you feel they are ready. Sometimes our circle times at the start of year only include our good morning song. And that’s okay. Music in my opinion works the best.

@user-yh6bj4yu9c 9 месяцев назад

This is so helpful! Curious if you ever do things like days of the week, calendar and discussion of the weather in your circle times?

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! We have 2 circle times - one is for our good morning song, book, and activity and the other one is for music. I do not do calendar time/days of the week/weather with these young children.

@Godslillamb 6 месяцев назад

@Teaching2and3YearOlds 6 месяцев назад

Since I have never taught that age group, I wouldn't be the best person to ask. We do have some young 2 year olds who have a hard time sitting at the snack table at the start of the year, but we stay close and redirect them back to the table when they start to leave. But, mine are a year older than yours, so that makes a big difference. Perhaps you can ask in my free Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/349498425589921. There are a lot of teachers of one year olds over there. Same with circle time. I don't want to give advice with an age group I haven't had experience with, but I can at least suggest keeping the circle times very short.