Circles
RHYMES AND SONGS
Circle Song
A circle, a circle,
Draw it round and fat. (Use finger to draw circle in the air.)
A circle, a circle,
Draw it for a hat. (Draw a circle in the air over the head.)
A circle, a circle,
Draw it just for me. (Draw a circle in the air.)
A circle, a circle,
Now jump and count the three: One! Two! Three!
Circle
Can you make your circle tap both your shoulders?
Can you make your circle tap both your knees?
Can you use your circle to rub your elbow?
Can you use your circle to make a breeze?
Can you turn around while you hold your circle?
Can you use your circle to touch the sky?
Can you tap your circle on top of your head?
Can you use your circle to wave goodbye?
Movement and Games
Circle Game
Write the word “circle” on a paper plate. Have children sit in a circle. Play some music while passing the circle from child to child. When the music stops (similar to musical chairs), the child holding the circle holds it up and says, “Circle!”
Ten Little Circles
(Tune: Ten Little Indians)
One little, two little,
three little circles.
Four little, five little,
six little circles.
Seven little, eight little,
nine little circles.
Ten little circles
in my book!
Round Is a Pancake Booklet
Round is a pancake,
Round is a plum,
Round is a doughnut,
Round is a drum.
Round is a puppy,
Curled up on a rug.
Round are the spots,
On a wee ladybug.
Look all around,
On the ground and in the air,
You will find round
Things everywhere!
Circles
Author Unknown
See the sun up in the sky,
Well, it’s a circle.
See a hula hoop roll by,
Well, it’s a circle.
See the sun up in the sky,
See a hula hoop roll by,
Round as a fresh baked apple pie,
And it’s a circle.
See a wheel on a roller skate,
Well, it’s a circle.
See a cookie on a plate,
Well, it’s a circle.
See a wheel on a roller skate,
See a cookie on a plate,
Round as a juicy red cherry,
And it’s a circle.
See a great big letter O,
Well, it’s a circle.
See a bouncy ball, you know
That it’s a circle.
I like that great big letter O,
I like that bouncy ball, and so
The shape that we like best you know,
Well, it’s a circle.
Circle Rhyme
Give each child a paper circle to use as they perform the motions in the rhyme below:
Can you make your circle tap both your shoulders?
Can you make your circle tap both your knees?
Can you use your circle to rub your elbow?
Can you use your circle to make a breeze?
Can you turn around while you hold your circle?
Can you use your circle to touch the sky?
Can you tap your circle on top of your head?
Can you use your circle to wave goodbye?
The Rolling Circle Song
(Tune: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?)
Have you ever seen a circle, a circle, a circle?
Have you ever seen a circle, which goes ‘round and ‘round?
It rolls this way and that way, and that way and this way.
Have you ever seen a circle, which goes ‘round and ‘round?
This Is a Circle
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
This is a circle, this is a circle.
How can you tell? How can you tell?
It goes round and round,
No end can be found.
It’s a circle, it’s a circle.
GAMES:
Circle Sort
What you need:
Craft paper
Velcro dots
Scissors