Siobhan Goldman-Anthony

Science - Large Group Time (Circle Time)

Name: Siobhan Goldman-Anthony Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Length of Large Group Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Size of group: 14 Age of children: 3-5 years old

Activities/Purpose:

Activity #1

o First I will take a nature walk with the children and they will
collect nature items such as fallen leaves, dandelions, and twigs.
When we arrive back in the classroom, they will place these items
in the science area with magnifying glasses and paper and
markers for the children to draw their observations on.


o I chose this activity because for the children because they will be
able to make more friendships with their peers, and they will be
able to talk about what they see outside and what it means to
them learning about Earth Day.


Activity #2

o Next, I will have the children mix colors to make green. Using the
paints yellow and blue on a green construction paper make
green. Thats what I will have the children do is mix the two colors
on a green construction paper. Then once they have the colors
mixed, they will just paint an earth that has been printed from
the computer.


o I chose this activity because the children will be able to learn
problem solving and cause and effect through this activity. They
will learn how to mix colors and whats the results of mixing two
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colors. It will also give them the idea of mixing any other two
colors to make another color other than green.


Activity #3
o Next, I will do an activity called Spin the Globe where the globe
is placed in the middle of the table and the children surround the
table and I ask them questions like, Where do you live?,
Where is your family from? or Do you know what state we are
in?


o I chose this activity because the children will learn about the
world and different states and its capitals, they will also learn
more about themselves. I also think that the awareness of
diversity in self and their peers will also be a factor in this activity.


Transition Activity

o Finally, I will end my circle time and transition the children by
giving them a 2 minute warning, then a 1 minute warning. When
it's time to switch activities, we will do a countdown together
from 10 to 1. When the children hear me begin with a loud "10",
they'll quickly learn that soon they will need to move. I will have
the children count with me.


o I chose this transition activity because the students will learn to
count backwards much earlier than they would otherwise. Also I
feel if they know how to count forwards, it will be even more fun
counting backwards.