Many young children love the times when they come together in a group. For example, my colleague's daughter Tania loves circle time at her nursery. They have fun singing songs and learning rhymes. It came as something of a shock to Tania – and her mother – when the nursery decided to end its daily circle time.
Could circle time, once popularised for developing children's speaking and listening, be going out of fashion?
Before we consider this question, we need to be clear about what we mean by circle time.
EFFECTIVE CIRCLE TIMES
The term was coined by Jenny Mosley and relates to a carefully thought-out and specific approach to group times. Mosley calls this ‘Quality Circle Time’. It has a clear set of protocols and rules:
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