A Sunshiny Summer Circle
In August, Daniel will be starting our “Nursery Rhyme Nursery School” year. I believe that nursery rhymes are a very important part of every small child’s development, as well as essential for cultural...
View ArticleSunshiny Circle… Now with Baseball!
We’re still doing our summer sunshine circle found here, but have changed things up a little. We took out Over in the Meadow and substituted Casey at the Bat. And we added lots of fun baseball songs as...
View ArticleAdapting your circle to include babies
In a slight departure from our Little League week, I wanted to share some ideas for those of you with itty bitties as well as preschoolers. Sometimes it seems difficult to have circle time with little...
View ArticleEarly Autumn Circle: Summer, Goodbye!
Here’s a little “mini treasury” with just a few of the lovely candles available on Etsy. These would be a beautiful addition to your autumn circle! ‘Autumn Circle Time Candles’ by annettemarie Pure...
View ArticleApple picking circle time!
We have been having so much fun in our circle time these past two weeks. We’ve been going apple picking. First we ride our ponies to the apple orchard, then we find the apples and pick them and put...
View ArticleEarly November Circle Time: Hanging with my gnomies!
I confess, this is my absolutely most favorite circle time that we do all year. And the children love it as well! We always bring this gem out around this time. In early Autumn we like to celebrate the...
View ArticleMy Two Cents on Circle Time
I’ve been seeing lots of posts on various message boards, email loops, and blogs about circle time and I figured what the heck, I would give my unsolicited opinion as well. First, I’ll engage in the...
View ArticleKindergarten Circle: End of Summer and Through the Magic Door
For our first circle of Daniel’s kindergarten year we’ll be saying goodbye to summer and revisiting our year-long theme story, Through the Magic Door, which you can read here (scroll down). We usually...
View ArticleSpring Circle Time
We’re having so much fun with Spring Seasons of Joy this year! One of the things I really do love about my e-guides is seeing the gleam of recognition in my children’s eyes as we bring back songs we...
View ArticleFirst Grade Circle and Main Lesson
Daniel loves Circle Time and still participates in our daily circle with the twins. My fault, I guess, for starting with his beloved gnomies. But I wanted something a little more formal that says...
View ArticleCircle vs. Meeting Time
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Circle Time (such as though found in Seasons of Joy) vs Meeting Times, also called Morning Meeting. The two are often used interchangeably, although in my...
View ArticleMerfolk! Mermaids, Mermen, Merdogs…
We’ve been visiting the Merfolk during Seasons of Joy Circle Time! We’ll continue to visit with them a bit when we move out into the deep blue sea over the next few weeks as well. You never know where...
View ArticleThe Fairy Spinner
When in the garden yesterday, I saw a little spinner; Across one way were heavy threads, Across the other, thinner. I watched her closely as she worked To lay each little thread. At last, she spied me...
View ArticleCircle Time: Early Years and Elementary Level (Plus an Outschool Coupon!)
“Circle Time” is one of those phrases we throw around a lot, and it means something different to every person. First and foremost, circle time–sometimes also called “morning meeting”–can be...
View ArticleHappy Monday!
Meant to post this earlier this morning, lol, but I was too excited about ALL THE CIRCLE TIMES! In Seasons of Joy’s Early Childhood Circle, we went for an adventure in the winter woods. First we...
View ArticleThis Week’s Circle Times!
This week at circle time… Our early childhood (3- to 7-year-old) friends will continue to explore the Winter Woods, encountering many animals and friends as we go! We also learn fun rhymes for routine...
View ArticleSpring Circle Times and More!
Dig a little hole. Plant a little seed. Pour a little water. Pull a little weed. Chase a little bug– Whoops! There it goes! Here comes the sunshine! Watch my flowers grow. Throughout the month of May,...
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