Circle time activities for ages 6 to 8

Whisper a word to the child beside you. It passes round the circle. Say out loud what reached the end and compare.

Say four words where one does not belong, such as apple, banana, chair, pear. Children say which word is odd and why.

Build a story together, one sentence each round the circle.

Count round the circle. Every multiple of five is said as “fizz” instead of the number.

A memory game: each child repeats the list so far and adds one item. “I went to the market and bought apples, a hat…”

Pairs face each other across the circle. One moves slowly and the other copies like a mirror.

Ask a would you rather question. Children move to the left or right of the circle and one from each side says why.

The first child says a number. Each child round the circle adds a fixed number, such as two, and says the total.

Keep a clap rhythm going. On each beat a child names one thing in the category, such as fruits, without repeating.

Each child says something kind and true about the child on their left.

Without talking, the class lines up round the circle in order of birthday month, using only signs.

Toss a soft ball across the circle. The catcher answers a question, then asks one as they throw it on.