A few things I do at circle time....

*sing songs (google children's songs...some will have audio so you can learn the tune too (not that I sing in tune lol) and you can print them off too) I will change songs to include their name ie. 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed, Andy fell off...Steven called (my name), I sing this until all of the children have had their turn falling off the bed and calling me. This is their favourite song!

*read stories related to our monthly theme

*I have a couple posters that I switch out and we discuss them ie. food poster, talk about what all the pictures are and than each child gets to tell us what their favourite is. Other posters are shapes, animals, colours, numbers etc

*Gather a handful of small/medium toys and a blanket. Talk about the toys, say their names, put them in a line and cover with blanket. Take one away and remove blanket, ask the children which one is missing. I do one at a time because my kids are young but older kids should be able to guess multiple toys gone

*finger plays and songs

*Afternoon circle's I will ask the children what they are going to do that night and what mom/dad are going to make for supper. Friday afternoon circle time we discuss our plans for the weekend and what they want to do with mom/dad

*I made flashcards for a few different themes and we will talk about the picture, what they do/say and than play memory or match them up