Circle Time is for reading stories, singing songs, dancing dances, praying, counting, graphing, voting, sharing with each other, and learning many new things. What happens in the Circle Time area gets the children inspired to keep learning in other areas of the room! Let's take a little tour of the room...
The Sensory Table! Whether it is filled with beans, packing noodles, water, or even Jell-O, this area is always a fun, calming way to explore scientific and
mathematical concepts!
The Housekeeping Center! There are pretend meals to cook, fun dress-up clothes to try on, babies to love, and lots of ways to pretend in this part of the room.
The Art Center! The possibilities are endless. There are things to draw, cut, paint, glue, color, stamp, fold, etc., etc, etc.! The children are allowed to use their imaginations, and set their creative spirits free. Teachers at
Cassidy are always available to guide, instruct, and inspire, but students are encouraged to make works of art that are all their own!
This is a little closer look at the Circle Time area...you can see some of Mrs. Powell's teaching materials (during a Dr. Seuss unit!) Notice the Busy Boxes on the right under the table...these are wonderful crates full of interesting and engaging things to do. Sometimes as the children gather in the circle time area, they may need to wait a moment for some of the others to get there (as they put away toys, or use the restroom, etc.) The Busy Boxes are a helpful tool to teach the children to be patient, and keeps them learning while they wait.
The Block Center! Different kinds of building materials are provided for the children to construct whatever their hearts' desire... So many concepts can be learned in a center like this. Not only beginning skills in architecture/engineering, but notice how the blocks are sorted by their properties on the shelves. Children put the red blocks, blue blocks, and yellow blocks together (which are also different sizes). Little things like this all around the room are very important as preschoolers learn about the world around them.
The One Child Box! If anyone ever played in a
refrigerator box as a child, they know how much fun it can be. This area is NOT a time-out area. Students CHOOSE to go to this area (they are never "told" to go there.) If a child feels like being by themselves, or just going to a quiet place for a moment, they can go spend a little time in the one child box. Preschoolers can learn how to avoid
their own meltdowns if they know they have a place they can go when they become overwhelmed or just need a little break.
The Reading Center! This is a soft and cozy corner for students to look at some good books. An important first step in learning to read is to "read" books in your own words. There are even some fuzzy little friends waiting in this area to hear all kinds of stories! There are many more things to see up close and in person in Mrs. Powell's classroom...this is just a little glimpse. If you would like to see more, you may set up a time to come in and look around! We would love to meet you and your child.
Circle Time is for reading stories, singing songs, dancing dances, praying, counting, graphing, voting, sharing with each other, and learning many new things. What happens in the Circle Time area gets the children inspired to keep learning in other areas of the room! Let's take a little tour of the room...
The Sensory Table! Whether it is filled with beans, packing noodles, water, or even Jell-O, this area is always a fun, calming way to explore scientific and mathematical concepts!
The Housekeeping Center! There are pretend meals to cook, fun dress-up clothes to try on, babies to love, and lots of ways to pretend in this part of the room.
The Art Center! The possibilities are endless. There are things to draw, cut, paint, glue, color, stamp, fold, etc., etc, etc.! The children are allowed to use their imaginations, and set their creative spirits free. Teachers at Cassidy are always available to guide, instruct, and inspire, but students are encouraged to make works of art that are all their own!
This is a little closer look at the Circle Time area...you can see some of Mrs. Powell's teaching materials (during a Dr. Seuss unit!) Notice the Busy Boxes on the right under the table...these are wonderful crates full of interesting and engaging things to do. Sometimes as the children gather in the circle time area, they may need to wait a moment for some of the others to get there (as they put away toys, or use the restroom, etc.) The Busy Boxes are a helpful tool to teach the children to be patient, and keeps them learning while they wait.
The Block Center! Different kinds of building materials are provided for the children to construct whatever their hearts' desire... So many concepts can be learned in a center like this. Not only beginning skills in architecture/engineering, but notice how the blocks are sorted by their properties on the shelves. Children put the red blocks, blue blocks, and yellow blocks together (which are also different sizes). Little things like this all around the room are very important as preschoolers learn about the world around them.
The One Child Box! If anyone ever played in a refrigerator box as a child, they know how much fun it can be. This area is NOT a time-out area. Students CHOOSE to go to this area (they are never "told" to go there.) If a child feels like being by themselves, or just going to a quiet place for a moment, they can go spend a little time in the one child box. Preschoolers can learn how to avoid their own meltdowns if they know they have a place they can go when they become overwhelmed or just need a little break. 
The Reading Center! This is a soft and cozy corner for students to look at some good books. An important first step in learning to read is to "read" books in your own words. There are even some fuzzy little friends waiting in this area to hear all kinds of stories! There are many more things to see up close and in person in Mrs. Powell's classroom...this is just a little glimpse. If you would like to see more, you may set up a time to come in and look around! We would love to meet you and your child.