Circle Time Observation

My classroom is one of two classrooms located in a child care center which is partnered with a Head Start program. My classroom consists of eight early childhood children, five girls and three boys who are eighteen to thirty-six months. The children all come from a Native American background in some capacity. The three boys enjoy blocks, trucks and dinosaurs. One boy with curly hair is just twenty months and has one or two words while the other two boys are approximately 30 months and are extremely verbal. The boys have a great relationship and spend most of the day interacting with one another. Four girls have blonde hair and one has red and they are all around the same age, about 32 months. Each girl is very verbal and enjoy looking at books and exploring the …show more content…
Keep it constant but if children want more time for free play in the morning then we can continue free time, this also applies to circle time, if the children are enjoying a new book at circle time then it can be extended. Circle time is very quick, only 15 minutes depending on the day or mood of the children. It starts with our opening circle time song and then we sing a few other songs chosen by the children. We then discuss a different ideas and concepts including hand washing, germs and walking feet. Finally we end with a quick story with many open-ended questions and prepare for lunch.
Section Four: Conclusion I want my classroom to be an efficient classroom with a few, easy rules put in place to keep children safe. The layout is basic and allow the children to move from one area to another freely, this presents them the ability to make choices and have a sense of self. The items in the class are interest based and are all developmentally appropriate, I am also always swapping items out, adding new items to keep children engaged and