I try to keep my circle time with some basic structure.. we start by singing the “Hickety Tickety Bumble Bee” name song. After that we do a small calendar portion and if the moons are aligned and I have all my fingers and toes crossed,

 
In the month of October the preschool class made individual pumpkin pies for our monthly “Cooking Day”.  Part of the process of cooking day is that each child has a chance to add and mix the ingredient they are responsible for.

Sometimes its not important WHERE you are reading… as long as you’re reading. 🙂

During one of our earlier classes in the year, some of the boys found a battery operated tea light (one of many that i keep in the room). I put these out to see how each child will react and play with them.