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Day 16: Main Activity – Music in the Morning Circle
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Even though we do quite a bit of singing throughout the morning circle, I add a more formal musical element to the circle once a week. Note: If you’re reading this...
Day 15: Main Activity – Numeracy in the Morning Circle
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Now that we've sorted through the opening activities in the morning circle, we move on to the main activity. The opening activities remain the same daily for us, but...
Day 14: Opening Activity – Thematic Songs in the Morning Circle
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Seasons and holidays lend themselves to thematic song choices in the morning circle. While it’s nice to have predictable welcoming songs, this part of the morning...
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Day 4: Setting up the Morning Circle – Positioning
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. No matter the activity you are working on, if the child is trying to maintain balance in sitting, the goals of the activity cannot be attained. Rather than tiring...
Day 3: Setting up the Morning Circle – Location
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Before we get into specific activities you can do in the morning circle, let's get the building blocks in place first. Here, we’ll talk about location. Where can you...
Day 2: Benefits of Morning Circle
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. I believe that the basics in life aren’t academically-related. Everything a child needs to learn about anything is based on essential life skills. Through life...
Day 1: Introduction to Morning Circles & Challenges
Welcome to the first day of the 31 Days of Morning Circle Activities. You can find the main page for this series here. Morning circles in the home setting stem from the activity of the same name in daycares and schools. Children gather, often in a circle, to greet the...
Day 4: Setting up the Morning Circle – Positioning
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. No matter the activity you are working on, if the child is trying to maintain balance in sitting, the goals of the activity cannot be attained. Rather than tiring...
Day 3: Setting up the Morning Circle – Location
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Before we get into specific activities you can do in the morning circle, let's get the building blocks in place first. Here, we’ll talk about location. Where can you...
Day 2: Benefits of Morning Circle
This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. I believe that the basics in life aren’t academically-related. Everything a child needs to learn about anything is based on essential life skills. Through life...
Day 1: Introduction to Morning Circles & Challenges
Welcome to the first day of the 31 Days of Morning Circle Activities. You can find the main page for this series here. Morning circles in the home setting stem from the activity of the same name in daycares and schools. Children gather, often in a circle, to greet the...