ED212-Group Times (Chapter 13) by Cherie Crosby

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In this chapter we will review the preschool years and the following topics will be discussed:
A. Group and Circle Times
B. Important Kindergarten Skills
C. Younger Preschooler Group Times
D. Circle Time Starters
E. Circle Time Activities
1. successful circle times
F. Chants & Choruses
G. Finger Play
H. Body-Action Activities
I. Resources

ED212-Group Times (Chapter 13)

Published on Jun 09, 2019

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Group Times

ED212 Chapter 13 Lecture

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Groups

 Group time and circle time help children to:
• Develop understanding about themselves as group members
• Enjoy language as a group
• Gain self-confidence, feelings of self-worth, and group spirit

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Circle and Group-time

Speaking Activities

Circle and group-time speaking activities should include:
• Allowing time for feedback and interaction
• Activities to build language that are:
 Active
 Enthusiastic
 Prepared
 Accepting

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Important Skills for Kindergartners

The following are important skills that kindergarteners should develop:
 Communication of needs and preferences
 Attending to speech of peers and adults
 Self-control
 Turn taking
 Listening

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Interaction within the Groups

 2 and 3 year olds are learning social interaction and there are increases with their comfort level in doing so
 Teacher’s physical closeness is a part of the experience. Teachers should
• Be flexible
 Allow body-action to be a part
• Begin by capturing the group’s attention

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Promote Child Involvement

Teachers who promote child involvement are
 Recognizing each child through opening activities
 Using circle-time starters, attention getters, socializers, and wiggle reducers
 Using Singing, chanting, and cheering to build motivation and interest during group and circle time

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Circle Starters

Wiggles

Here is an example of a circle time starter: Wiggles
I’ll wiggle my fingers
And wiggle my toes.
I’ll wiggle my arms
And wiggle my nose.
And now that all the wiggles are out
We’ll listen to what circle’s about.

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Circle Activities

Circle activities are planned well and include many activities such as
• Passing games
• Taking turns and directing attention
• Closing group activities

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Transitions

Transitions are essential to success and include a transitory statement that is
• Used to disperse the children in small groups (orderly)
• And uses
 Transition poems
 Phrases
Activities

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Other Considerations

 Activity selection should target all children:
• Second-language learners
• Children with exceptional needs
• Multicultural and multi-ethnic inclusion including
 Singing builds connections
 And parental support

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Chants

Chants are
 Rhythmic monotonous utterances
 Promotes successful language experiences regardless of child’s background and talents
 Helps child learn the importance of clear and expressive pronunciation

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Fingerplay

A Fingerplay is
 Classic preschool group or individual play
 Use words and action (usually finger motion and movement together)
 Use with rhymes to build motivation
• Feels like part of the group
• Gains a sense of accomplishment
• Builds language and transition skills

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Body-Action Activities

Body-Action activities involve children moving to the rhythm of song, chant, or rhyme Examples include:
 Head, Shoulders
 Beat One Hammer
 B-I-N-G-O

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Reference

Machado, J. M. (2016). Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts, 11th Edition, Cengage. ISBN: 9781305088931

Machado, J. M. (2016). Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts, 11th Edition, Cengage. ISBN: 9781305088931

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