Circle Time: Planning and Leading
Trainees build and rehearse a 15-minute circle-time routine with transitions, song, and story.
Supports
7 supports1
Warm-up prompt card
1
Curiosity question strip
2
Concept deck
3
Practice worksheet
3
Recording sheet
3
Compare & contrast organiser
4
Wrap-up question slide
Déroulé de séance
4 phases, 71 minObjectif
Students can plan and lead a circle time session with clear aims, timings and transitions.
1
Hook & warm-up
Spark curiosity with a quick prompt that connects circle time: planning and leading to what students already know.
9 min
classe
Warm-up prompt card
Curiosity question strip
2
Direct instruction
Introduce the core ideas with a guided walkthrough and clear worked examples.
23 min
classe
Concept deck
3
Guided practice
Students apply the concept in pairs or small groups while the teacher circulates and confers.
30 min
binôme
Practice worksheet
Recording sheet
Compare & contrast organiser
4
Wrap-up & check
Consolidate the big idea and check understanding with a short exit ticket.
9 min
seul
Wrap-up question slide
Les supports interactifs s'ouvrent en aperçu lecture seule avant l'achat.
Notes et commentaires
Worked well as a cover lesson. A colleague with no background in the topic taught it from the plan alone.
My students loved the hands-on part. The exit ticket gave me exactly the formative data I needed. Highly recommend.
Yes! The materials tab has a printable. Look under the practice phase.
Ran it twice this term with very different groups and it held up both times. That is rare.
Solid lesson. A couple of the materials were hard to source on short notice, but everything else was excellent.
Glad it was useful. Let me know how the series goes.
Great question — I ran it with 28 and just added a third station to keep group sizes down. Worked fine.