Circle Time Activities for Physical Development
Circle time is the perfect opportunity to support your preschoolers’ motor development—think balance, hand-eye coordination, grasping, throwing, and moving with confidence!
Curious about all the ways circle time supports learning? Don’t miss our blog post on The 5 Benefits of Circle Time—you might be surprised just how much learning is packed into this daily routine.
Ready to take action? Try these engaging activities with your class to help your little ones reach important developmental milestones while having fun!
Balancing Boogie
Balancing Boogie is a fun and engaging activity that helps your little ones build essential balance and coordination skills. Have them balance bean bags on different parts of their bodies—and see how long they can hold the pose!
Beyond just physical play, practicing balance helps children develop body awareness, focus, and core strength—all foundational skills that support everything from sitting still at circle time to riding a bike and even learning to read. It’s more than just fun—it’s building life-long skills through movement!
If It’s Windy and You Know It
Do you know the best way to teach kids about weather! Experience it!
The next time it is windy in your neck of the woods, have this song ready in your back pocket. Or bring in a fan and make wind!
This fun weather activity will help your little ones build their movement vocabulary! They will learn to sway, run, jump, and stomp as they use their imagination to play in the weather.
Verbs like sway, run and jump are essential for helping children express actions, build sentences, and describe the world around them. They lay the foundation for grammar, storytelling, and social connection—making them a key part of early language development.
Jump Along Josie
Jump Along Josie is an action-packed dance song that gets your class moving and grooving while building key early learning skills.
As children jump, stomp, and wiggle in response to playful alliteration and movement cues, they’re not only improving coordination and listening skills—they’re also strengthening their ability to hear and process sounds, which is essential for early reading success!
Higgelty Piggelty Pop!
Teachers are always asking me, “what can I do with scarves?” This song!
It works because when you get scarves in their hands, you’ll not only be practicicing skills like fine motor, but they will be so busy trying the scarf, you can say goodbye to discipline issues. The song does that work for you keep kids engaged!
The song is also super simple making it perfect for babies -78 year olds! When you hear “pop” throw your scarves up in the air!
That simple and you need to add this song now!
Today I Ate a Rainbow
Do your students use sing language? If not, this is a great way to introduce them to it. Whether they are infants or 4 year old, with some simple sign language this song is a great one.
Sign language is a powerful tool for young children—it helps them communicate before they can speak, reducing frustration and boosting confidence. It also strengthens language development, memory, and emotional connection by engaging multiple senses in the learning process.
Check out this video to see how it’s done!
