CIRCLE TIME PLAN

NAME: Sheri Johnson SITE: Imagination Station Childcare Age Group: 2 - 4 rs old Number in Group: 4 Concepts/Skills: Recall the animals in the !oo" that L#c tried to ma"e her $riend Identi$ the $eelings L#c %as ha&ing Relate to L#c 's $eelings (escri!e a))roaches the co#ld #se to ma"e $riends Story/Book: *0o# 1ill +e M 2riend'
by Peter Brown

Settler: *+ear )#))et' starts to sing

Sung to: "London Bridges"

Let #s ,#iet do%n again- do%n again- do%n again. Let #s ,#iet do%n againThat/s m#ch !etter. No% it's time to get o#r r#gs- get o#r r#gsget o#r r#gs No% it's time to get o#r r#gsCircle time is here. Games: *Color$#l S)ill' 3i&e each child a )a)er !ag. 4a&e inde5 cards %ith colors %ritten on them in coordinating colors 6%rite orange in orange mar"er etc.78 S)ill an assortment o$ )om)oms in the middle o$ the $loor. 4old #) an inde5 card sho%ing a color. Chant9 Fuzzy pom-poms all around, pick t e !"color#$ ones %rom t e ground: 4a&e the children )ic" #) the color o# chanted- 6and sho%ed them8 then )#t them in their !ags. Re)eat to #ntil all the )om)oms are )ic"ed #). t!er Activities: *2acial e5)ressions' 4a&e the children thin"ing a!o#t ho% L#c %as $eeling thro#gho#t the !oo". As" them to imitate %hat the %o#ld thin" her $ace %o#ld loo" li"e %hile she %as ha&ing these emotions. #er$ormance Stan%ar%s: II Social and Emotional (e&elo)ment A. Emotional (e&elo)ment A.EL.2 =nderstands and res)onds to other's emotions. (emonstrates em)ath ! recogni>ing the $eelings o$ another )erson and res)onding a))ro)riatel .

The main character in this !oo" is a !ear. I %ill read the stor #sing the !ear )#))et $or narrations.

Music/Songs/Creative Movement: *Stretch to the clo#ds' 4a&e the children reach #) to the s" and enco#rage them to *gra!' a !ig $l#$$ clo#d. ;nce the gra! one ha&e them *$eel' ho% so$t and )#$$ it is and then *drag' it to the $loor. 4a&e them re)eat the )rocessdragging a !#nch o$ clo#ds to the $loor. Then ha&e them reach do%n- gra! all the clo#ds- and then *thro%' them !ac" into the s" <

Transition: * +ear )#))et' starts to sing Sung to: "London Bridges: Time to )#t o#r r#gs a%a - r#gs a%a - r#gs a%a Time to )#t o#r r#gs a%a - so %e can )la o#tside" #otential Gui%ance Tec!ni&ues Nee%e%: Ma"e s#re the children sit criss cross a))le sa#ce and "no% to "ee) their hands to themsel&es d#ring the stor . 3#iding the children to thin" a!o#t %a s the co#ld tr to ma"e a ne% $riend.