What do we do during Circle Time?

1. What do we do during Circle Time? Created by Rochelle Lentini, USF Adapted by Teacher Erin’s Class Created using pictures from Circle Time

2. During Circle Time, everyone sits on their cushion.

3. I can sit nicely and look at Teacher Erin I can listen with my ears and try to do what Teacher Erin says.

4. Sometimes it is hard for me to sit. When I don’t sit on my bottom, on my cushion, my friends can not see.

5. When we are in circle, I need to have nice, safe hands and try to keep them to myself.

6. I need to have a quiet mouth so that I can hear what my teachers and my friends are saying.

7. “What do we do during Circle Time?” 1. We sing our “Hello Song” 2. We see who is at school. 3. We talk about the weather. 4. We learn something new or read a story.

8. The Circle Time rules are: I sit on my cushion. I look at Teacher Erin. I have nice hands. I have a quiet mouth.

9. Circle is fun when we all try to follow the rules.

10. Scripted Story Tip • Please note that you can use real photographs with the line drawings for children that need this level of support. For instance, next to the line drawings, you can glue or Velcro a photograph of the class sitting nicely in circle, the teacher talking/reading, the class singing, the class dancing, the child sitting, etc.

11. Glue on photograph of child sitting. OR Sit. Sit. Cut out “sit picture”, laminate, place rough Velcro on back side, and Velcro to carpet in front of child’s seat in circle. This will act as a visual cue to the child. The teacher can also pick up the picture to show and cue the child to sit.