Circle-time is a simple and effective way to review previous lesson content and to create a rhythm in English classes. As I have multiple schools to work at and my classes are often spaced irregularly, it is very helpful to have a way to open each lesson which is instantly familiar to all the students and lets them know that English time has started.
I begin each lesson with the same set of basic greetings and questions:
1) Good morning/afternoon!
2) How's the weather?
3) What day is it today?
4) What month is it?
5) What is the date?
6) How are you?
For the last question, I walk around the room and ask several students at random. Depending on their answers, I will ask some follow-up questions, such as "what do you want to eat?" (if the student says they are hungry) or "what time did you go to sleep?" (if the student says they are sleepy).
This is the basic structure of circle-time, and as the class progresses through the textbook/curriculum, further questions and reviews can be added on. By the end of the school year, I will have included some or all of these topics:
7) All the days of the week
8) All the months of the year
9) Counting 1-20, then up to 100 by tens
10) The alphabet
11) Phonics sounds
12) What time is it?
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