Cherished Hearts At Home: Spring 2015 - Circle Time/Morning Basket

SPRING Circle Time/Morning Basket

This is what I do to start Morning Circle Time with our children:

Stock a large basket with everything needed for the day’s circle-time activities. To signal little ones to join you in the circle-time area, grab your basket and sing the following song.

Gathering Verse:

(sung to the tune of “A Tisket, a Tasket”)

A tisket, a tasket,

Mummy has her basket.

It’s time for all my little ones

To join me on the carpet.

Prayer:

God be in my head, and in my understanding.

God be in my eyes, and in my looking.

God be in my mouth, and in my speaking.

God be in my heart, and in my thinking.

God be at my end, and at my departing.

Candle Lighting Verse:

Trying this for candle lighting using the first and last with the two lines for each month and of course I have changed the months to reflect our Southern Hemiphere seasons J

The Crowning of the Year Poem by Juliet Compton-Burnett

The months weave a garland to crown the year,

Its jewels are the leaves and the flower

The golden sun and twinkling stars

The wind and the snow and the showers

Colour and beauty from far and near

Weaving a garland to crown the year

July brings the snow

But hark, the root begin to grow

August brings flowers of light

Petals three of snowdrops white

September’s blossoms- purple, gold

Six petals to the sun unfold

October’s here, gold trumpets sound

And star of white bedeck the ground

November is the month of pink and white

Apple, may, and Parsley light

December brings flowers of rainbow hue

Crimson, gold and heavenly blue

Flowers gay we still may see

Though dark the green on January’s tree

Yellow turn the field of grain

In February sun and February rain

March’s fruit grow good to see

On pear and plum and apple tree

April’s leaves come fluttering down

In shades of gold and red and brown

May’s gift is rich and rare

The beauty of the branches bare

June’s joy in each heart glows

For then we trim the beautiful rose (variation here for SH)

Colour and beauty from far and near

Weaving a garland to crown the year

Opening Verse:

We are truthful and helpful, And loving in trust.

For our heart's inner sun, Glows brightly in us.

We will open our hearts, To the sunbeams so bright,

And we'll fill all the world, With our heart's inner light.

Seasonal Verse:

In the Springtime by Clifford Monks

In the springtime bunny rabbits go hop hop

In the sunshine little birdies go chirp chirp

Daisies nod to daffodils

Little children run up hills

and fall down in the springtime

Little Brown Seeds-

Little brown seeds so small and round,

Are sleeping quietly under ground.

Down come the raindrops

sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle.

Out comes the rainbow,

twinkle, twinkle, twinkle.

Little brown seeds way down below,

Up through the earth they grow, grow, grow.

Little green leaves come one by one.

They hold up their heads and look at the sun.

Wee garden plot-

This is my wee garden plot.

I'll rake it with care and it will grow a lot!

Peas and carrots and salad from seeds.

I'll plant and water and pull out the weeds.

The sun will shine and bathe my garden in light,

all the plants will be happy and taste just right.

Here, try some, have a bite!

Wake little leaves-

Wake, little leaves,

For the Springtime is calling you;

Soft blow the breezes

And warm is the sun;

Wake, little leaves,

For the Springtime has come at last;

Wake, little leaves,

For the Springtime has come!

Seasonal Songs:

Little Maiden-

I am coming, little maiden,

With the pleasant sunshine laden;

With the honey for the bee,

With the blossom for the tree,

With the flower and with the leaf;

Till I come the time is brief.

I am coming, I am coming,

Hark! The little bee is humming;

See, the lark is soaring high

In the bright and sunny sky;

And the gnats are on the wing;

Little maiden, now is spring.

Little Bird-

I can see a mama bird flying to her nest

Feeding all her little ones then they take a rest

She spreads her wings to keep them warm,

And to guard them from all harm

Wings to shelter from the sun

Even the wriggly littlest one!

Wings to dry them from the rain

Yes, little birds. it's Spring again

Spring is Coming-

Spring is coming, Spring is coming,

Birdies build your nests.

Weave together twig and feather,

Each on doing their best.

Spring is coming, Spring is coming,

Flowers are waking too,

Daisies, lilies, daffodillies,

Now are coming through.

Spring is coming, Spring is coming,

All around is fair,

Shimmer, glimmer on the meadow,

Joy is everywhere.

Action Verses/Songs:

A house for Robin-

This is a house for a robin

(make a nest with hands)

This is a hive for a bee

(two fists together to make a hive)

This is a hole for a bunny

(thumbs and pointers on both hands to make hole)

And this is a house for me!

(Arms and hands form roof overhead)

Here is a Bunny-

Here is a bunny with ears so funny (hold one hand face up and with other hand have fingers hop up and down)

Here is his hole in the ground (join thumb and index finger to make O)

At the first sound he hears

He pricks up his ears (hold up index finger and middle finger to make V)

And jumps to his hole in the ground. (V jumps into O)

Little Chickadees-

(use fingers for each chick)

Five little chicadees,

Peeping at the door;

One flew away,

And then there were four.