fruitloop I am going to assume you also have some older kids. What is the point asking a question of an 18 month old child that barely speaks. Yes they will sit, yes they will follow along but we really have to be careful if this is the best use of their time. When you have kids old enough to answer the questions, and lead the way for the younger kids, follow directions, that is great but does not work with just little ones. I guess my question would be if all of the kids in your group over age 2 were not there some day, how well would your routine work with just the little ones and no examples to follow. If you are expending too much of your time to do the leading, the pointing, the finding, the giving them the answers then there are other ways to teach the same skills that would have more meaning than doing a formal circletime.