Spring Circle Time

Preschoolers love circle time.  It's a few minutes of their day where they can practice participating in a whole group activity, and learn a new song or rhyme at the same time!  Here are a bunch of fantastic circle time activities that will keep your 3-5 year olds singing, moving, and learning at the same time!

Pocket Charts

This cute pocket chart from Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers is perfect for practicing concept of word and color words, too!  Click on the picture for more ideas.

Do you read Mouse's First Spring with your kiddos?  Try this great pocket chart from Teaching Two as an extension activity!

Prekinders is chock full of fantastic preschool circle time ideas.  Using the pocket chart to teach simple word problems is genius!  Be sure to click on the picture above for many more great ideas.

We love to sing new songs to the tune of familiar ones.  This one is to the tune of "Are you Sleeping?"  All of my Spring Circle Time lessons and printables are available for download HERE.

  

Finger Plays & Poems

Preschoolers love to do finger plays!  Their natural inclination is to move and be involved, so finger plays are the perfect way to teach poems.  Click on the pictures below for some adorable spring finger plays and poems!

Easter Finger Puppets from Happy Hooligans

5 Little Ducks from Danya Banya

5 Little Bunnies by Let's Play Kids Music

Bunny Finger Plays by Dr. Jean

Butterfly Poem by Storytime Katie

Bug Finger Plays from Sunflower Story Time

Here is the Beehive from The Measured Mom

5 Little Ducks from Inner Child Fun (Inspired by Red Ted Art)

Pouch Lid Bug Puppets from Lalymom

Flannel Board

Using a flannel board or magnet board is another fun way to make poems come alive.  Click on the pictures to check out these great ideas.

5 Little Raindrops from Felt Board Ideas

5 Raindrops from In the Children's Room

5 Little Umbrellas from Catch the Possibilities

Games & Fun

 5 Little Shamrocks Rhyming Game from Playdough to Plato

Butterfly Matching Game from Preschool Inspirations

St. Patrick's Day Bingo from Pre-K Pages

End of the Rainbow Snack & Story from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Spring Weather Symbols from Prekinders

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