Personal Narrative: My Circle Time

My circle time topic is covering the topic respect. I would introduce the topic by having all the children sit at the rug. When all the children are sitting crisscross applesauce I would begin. “Hello boys and girls! Today we have some really special guests with us for circle time. We are learning about something very important today. Raise your hand if you can tell me what the word respect means?” I would then pick on a few children and listen to their responses. “Very nice answers, respect is a word we sometimes hear adults say. It’s important to understand what it means. Today’s guest are going share a little about when people didn’t show respect to them. I want you all to look around the rug, do you see anyone that looks different from …show more content…
Baily does Nicole treat you different because you are 4 and she is 10?” “Sometimes she calls me names because I wear glasses and yells at me. She says she’s my boss because she is older, but she’s not.” “How does that make you feel when she yells at you and says mean things about your glasses?” “It makes me feel sad. I like my glasses, they make me feel like I’m swimming in air” “‘There are some types of respect that we all deserve like being treated fairly, not being called names or shouted at...and not being made fun of because we are different.’ (Thomas, p.14-15) Does anyone here have brothers and sisters? Do they say mean things to you? What should we do if they are mean to us? We should use our words and say can you please not say mean things to me because it hurts my feelings. ‘...there are some types of respect that we have to earn by doing things like keeping our promises, being loyal, being polite, listening, and being honest with others. The more you show respect to others by doing these things, the more they will respect you in return. Some people think they can force other to respect them…and some think they deserve respect even when they haven’t done anything to earn