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Review the following articles on Large/Small Group and Circle Time:

Our Proud Heritage

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/sep2015/our-proud-heritage

Benefits of Circle Time     https://childrencentral.net/what-is-circle-time-and-how-it-benefits-your-children/

 

Circle Time: Making Large Group Times Work.     https://www.childcarequarterly.com/pdf/fall14_circletime.pdf
 

Watch video – 

 

Introduction to Large Group Time– HighScope Preschool: https://youtu.be/rvPv_RpGC0w

 

Respond to the following questions in at least 2-3 complete sentences per question (question/answer format is fine):

 

1. What is the importance of large group/circle time? (3pts)

 

2. What are important elements that should be incorporated into “Circle Time”? (2pts)

 

3. What should adults do to prepare for circle time? (3pts)

 

4. How should “Circle Time” begin? (2pts)

 

5. How should “Circle Time” end? (2pts) 

 

Review the following videos:

Circle Time Start of the Day: Link 

Preschool Circle Time: Link. 

 

6. Identify quality teacher-child interactions you observed. Explain the benefits of those interactions. Be sure to include the name of the video to which you are referring. (4pts)

 

7.  What did not go well in the videos or could have gone better? Be sure to include the name of the video to which you are referring (4pts)