50 Fantastic Ideas for Circle Time

Description

Circle time stimulates learning in all areas of development - from the improvement of social skills and positive relationships to encouraging children to listen to each other within a caring and respectful environment. Judith Harries brings together creative ideas for circle time where learning can be shared and music and drama can be enjoyed. The book includes circle time activities and games that cover all of the Early Learning Goals through the sharing of thoughts, feelings and experiences. It can also be used across the curriculum, including helping children with literacy and mathematics through phonics and number games. This timeless collection of ideas featuring colourful and fun photography is a fantastic resource with many new activities for circle time, as well as some old favourites.

Judith Harries has been teaching music and drama in Northampton for over 15 years, working with children from the ages of nine months to eleven years. Before teaching, she worked for various music publishers including Boosey & Hawkes, Faber Music and Oxford University Press involved in commissioning and writing new products for the educational music market. She now edits and writes extensively for early years publications and has written several books in the Planning for Learning series (Step Forward), The Little Book of Sound Ideas (Featherstone) and the Stepping Stones to Creativity series (Step Forward).