MALLIKA M

06-10-2018
QUALITY CIRCLE TIME

Quality Circle Time (QCT) is time for

children to gather together to share their
personal feelings and ideas about things
that are significant to them
 agenda
 ABOUT
 BENEFITS
 PRINCIPLES OF QCT
 ESSENTIALS FOR A TEACHER
 QCT ACTVITIES
 ESSENTIALS FOR A FACILITATOR
 SUGGESSTED ACTIVITIES
‘favourites’
 BENEFITS
• SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF ESTEEM IN
CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN QCT’S
• ENCOURAGE LISTENING, RESPECT FOR OTHERS, POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIPS AND GROUP AWARENESS.
• PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME
TOGETHER IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND ENJOYABLE WAY
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER ,
• TO GROW TOGETHER AS A TEAM,
• TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS,
• TO SHARE EXPLORATION OF PROBLEMS AND TO
CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS.
 PRINCIPLES
 CHILDREN SHOULD SIT IN A GOOD
SHAPED CIRCLE WHERE EVERYONE IS
ABLE TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH
EVERYONE ELSE.
 GROND RULES NEED TO BE SET:
 -DO DON’T INTERRUPT A SPEAKER
 -DO NOT MAKE ANY COMMENTS
 -DO NOT USE PUT DOWNS
 -DO NOT NAME ANYONE IN A NEGATIVE
WAY WHEN WE SPEAK
 -A CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY ‘PASS’ IN A
ROUND IF THEY DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK
 -CHILDREN WHO PASS IN THE INITIAL
ROUND WILL, AT THE END OF THE ROUND,
BE ALLOWED TO SIGNAL IF THEY WOULD
NOW LIKE TO SPEAK.
 ESSENTIALS FOR A TEACHER
 TAKE CARE OF THEIR WELL BEING
 TAKE TIME TO ENSURE THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT POSITIVE
FRAME OF MIND AND ABLE TO ADHERE TO THE GROUND
RULES
 AVOID LETTING THEIR BODY LANGUAGE OR TONE OF VOICE
PORTRAY NEGATIVITY OR IRRITATION
 PLAN THE SESSION CAREFULLY
 BEHAVE AS A MEMBER OF THE CIRCLE BY OBSERVING THE
GROUND RULES,
 TAKE TIME TO ENSURE ALL PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND AND
CAN KEEP THE GROUND RULES
 ESSENTIALS FOR A TEACHER

 NOTICE AND PRAISE THE SKILLS THEY WISH TO DEVELOP

 VALUE ALL OPINIONS RESPECTFULLY AND GIVE THANKS
WHERE POSSIBLE
 DO NOT THINK THEY HAVE TO COMMENT ON EVERYTHING
OR THAT THEY HAVE THE BEST IDEAS;
 REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE KEY ROLE MODELS
 USE OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACH, REINFORCE AND PRACTICE
THE SKILLS OF LISTENING, LOOKING, SPEAKING, THINKING
AND CONCENTRATING
 QCT ACTIVITIES
 MEETING UP

 WARMING UP

 OPENING UP

 CHEERING UP

 CALMING DOWN
 THE ROLES OF A FACILITATOR
 COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP RULES AND
EXPLICITLY TEACH EXPECTATIONS
 CAREFULLY PLAN CIRCLE TIME SESSIONS –
MAKING THEM PROGRESSIVE, VARIED AND FUN
 ENSURE PARTICIPANTS FEEL SAFE AND INCLUDED
 PARTICIPATE AND MODEL DESIRED BEHAVIOURS
 MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GAMES/
ACTIVITIES/SESSIONS AND LEARNING
 FACILITATE RATHER THAN CONTROL
 ACTIVITY SUGGESSTIONS
1.PASSING A BALL
 ACTIVITY SUGGESSTIONS
2.SPECIAL DAY
 A VARIETY OF SPECIAL DAY
PRACTICES
 SPECIAL DAY AND CIRCLE TIME
 CHOOSING THE SPECIAL DAY
PERSON
 MAKING POSITIVE COMMENTS
ABOUT THE SPECIAL DAY PERSON
 SHARING THE POSITIVE COMMENTS
ABOUT THE SPECIAL DAY PERSON
 SPECIAL DAY PRIVILEGES
 ACTIVITY SUGGESSTIONS
3.WHO AM I ?
Questions?
THANK YOU