Ms. Monica is an early childhood educator and children's content creator who’s created an online community of parents with young children. She teaches young children both in her virtual classroom and worldwide through her popular YouTube children's show Circle Time with Ms. Monica. With a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood, she has spent over 20 years working directly with children of all abilities and backgrounds in NYC classrooms and beyond.
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Hello, friends.
Welcome to the classroom.
It's time for Circle Time.
Come and join me on the rug.
Come on, you can come closer.
Come on, everyone.
Let's wave hello.
I'm your teacher, Ms. Monica.
What's your name?
Oh, well, I'm so happy you came to Circle Time today.
Yay!
Let's say hello, everyone.
Can you wave with one hand?
Hold up one hand and wave from side to side,
side to side, side to side.
We're waving hello, side to side.
We're waving hello.
Can we try waving up high?
Wave up high.
Can we try waving down low?
Wave down low.
Down here, down here.
Now can we try with two hands?
One, two.
Hold up two hands.
One, two.
Let's wave again, side to side.
We're waving hello, hello, side to side.
We're waving hello.
Let's wave slowly, slowly.
And stop.
Let's wave really, really fast.
We're waving fast, fast, fast.
And stop.
Let's try slow again.
Slowly, slowly.
And stop.
And let's try waving fast, fast, fast.
Fast, friends, fast.
And stop.
You did it.
I'm so happy you're here
and we get to wave hello to each other.
How about we sing our song, our hello song?
Here we go.
It's a brand new day, friends.
Let's spell hello.
One, two, three.
H-E-L-L-O.
That's how we spell hello.
Hello.
H-E-L-L-O.
That's how we spell hello.
Hello.
Hello from me.
Hello to you.
It's a beautiful day.
How do you do?
It's time to learn.
It's time to play.
Let's gather around and let's all say,
hello, hello, hello.
H-E-L-L-O.
Hello from me.
Hello to you.
It's a beautiful day.
How do you do?
Time to start our day,
but before we do,
say hello, hello, hello.
We want to wave.
Oh, wonderful.
My friends, it's almost time for us
to get our lesson started.
Oh, but first, let's get some wiggles and jiggles out.
Let's wiggle these fingers.
Wiggle your fingers.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
You can hold your fingers up just like this
and try to move them
and say wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
Again, say wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
And let's try wiggling our body like this.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
Again, say wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
You did it.
Oh, wonderful.
Friends, how are you feeling today?
Do you know how you're feeling?
I'm listening.
Oh, really?
Oh, well, friends, we have so many feelings.
Thank you for sharing how you feel today.
Oh, I'm going to get my pointer.
Whoop, here it is.
And my feeling faces.
Whoop, here they are.
Friends, sometimes I feel really happy.
Just like this.
When I'm feeling happy, I make a happy face.
Can you show me your happy face?
Let's see.
We can do it together.
You can smile.
Sometimes, sometimes I even feel sad.
You may feel sad sometimes too.
Can you show me your sad face?
Show me your sad face.
This is my sad, sad face.
Sometimes we can even feel silly.
Silly, silly, silly.
When I feel silly, I laugh, laugh, laugh.
Can you laugh?
Just like this.
Try again.
Everyone laugh.
Silly, silly, silly.
Can you make a silly face?
That's silly.
You made me laugh.
Oh, friends, sometimes we can even feel mad,
mad or angry.
Can you show me your mad face?
This is my mad face.
Show me your mad face.
Mad, mad, mad.
These are all different feelings.
Thank you for sharing those feeling faces with me.
How about we sing our feeling song together?
Will you sing with me?
Oh, great.
Get ready, friends.
Here we go.
Many feelings, feelings are what I have.
I have many feelings, feelings are what I have.
Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes I'm sad.
Sometimes I'm silly, sometimes I'm mad.
Sometimes I'm sleepy, sometimes surprised.
When I'm scared of something, I close my eyes.
All these emotions, they can make me cry.
I have many feelings, feelings are what I have.
When I'm happy, I like to smile.
When I'm sad, I make a frown.
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down.
When I'm silly, I laugh out.
Now I know that feelings are what I have.
I have many feelings, feelings are what I have.
I have many feelings, please don't make me sad.
I have many feelings, can you make me laugh?
I have many feelings, feelings are what I have.
And you have many feelings too, friend.
Thank you for singing with me.
Guess what?
It's time for us to go to the easel.
It's easel time.
So we can find out what we're learning about today.
Come on, let's go together.
What are we learning today?
Ooh, transportation.
Everyone, can you say transportation?
Let's try clapping it together, just like this.
Let's use two hands, one, two.
Let's clap the word, follow me.
Transportation, again, let's try it again.
Two hands, follow me, repeat after me.
Transportation, transportation, you did it, that's right.
We're learning about transportation.
That's how we get from one place
all the way to another place, by using transportation.
And there are different forms of transportation.
Easel, can you show us a form of transportation?
Ooh, look at that, friends, what do you see?
It's a car, everyone say car.
Again, say car, that's right.
A car is a form of transportation.
It can take us from one place all the way to another place.
Someone can drive a car.
I can drive a car because some adults can drive cars.
I can drive us from school all the way to the park
using the car.
Let's see another form of transportation.
Ooh, look at that, friends, what do you see?
It's a bus, that's right, it's a bus.
That's another form of transportation.
A lot of people can get on a bus together
and they can go from one place to another.
Many buses make different stops.
They can stop at the store, they can stop at the park,
they can stop at different places.
And when you see your stop,
that's when you get off of the bus, that's right.
Can you say bus?
Again, say bus, you can clap it just like this.
That's correct, a bus is a form of transportation.
Let's take a look to see what other kinds
of transportation there is.
What do you see?
What's that?
It's a boat, that's correct, it's a sailboat.
Can you say sailboat?
Let's clap together, two hands.
Repeat after me, sailboat.
Again, sailboat, that's correct, it's a sailboat.
Sailboats move through the water.
The wind actually blows the sail.
It blows the sail and helps the boat
to move through the water, sailboat.
That's another form of transportation.
Let's look at the easel
and see if there are any other forms of transportation.
What do you see?
What's that?
It's an airplane, wow, let's say it together, airplane.
Two hands, I'm going to use my pointer
and this hand, you use two hands.
Here we go, airplane, one more time, airplane.
That's right, the airplane can fly us to another place.
It can fly us from one place to the other.
Can you pretend you're an airplane?
Oh, get your wings out, let's fly.
We're flying, that's right.
Airplanes can fly us around.
That's another form of transportation.
Friends, did you know that different forms
of transportation travel in different ways?
Like the airplane, it travels through the air.
It flies through the air.
Do airplanes fly on the land like the street?
No, they fly in the air.
Now, in order for them to take off,
they go really, really fast on land.
Their wheels move fast, fast, fast
and then they go up, up, up, up, up, up, up into the air
and they fly through the air.
How about a boat?
Where does the boat travel?
Does it travel in the air, on land or in the water?
Water, if you said water, you're correct.
The boat travels in the water, actually on the water.
It floats on top of the water
and moves along through the water, that's right.
What about the car?
Does the car fly through the air?
No, it does not.
The car travels on land.
Can you say land?
Again, say land.
Yes, cars drive in the street.
They drive on the highway, but that is on land.
That's correct.
Welcome to the Circle Time Game Show
and I'm your host, Bear Bear.
Today, I have my friends, Koala and Piggy Pig.
I'm going to ask them some questions on transportation.
Are you guys ready?
Friends at home, are you ready?
Yay!
Okay, what vehicle travels on water?
Piggy Pig.
The air balloon.
Sorry, Piggy Pig, that's the wrong answer.
Koala, do you have the answer?
Which vehicle travels on water?
Okay, is it a boat, Bear Bear?
You are correct, Koala.
A boat travels on water.
Great job, friends.
Okay, next question.
Does the bicycle travel on land or in the air?
Koala.
Okay, the bicycle travels in the air.
Friends, does the bicycle travel in the air?
No.
Piggy Pig, do you have the right answer?
Yes, a bicycle travels on land.
Piggy Pig, you are right.
The bicycle travels on land.
Okay, friends, this is the last question.
Piggy Pig, you have one point.
Koala, you have one point.
Whoever gets this point wins the transportation game.
Okay, does the airplane travel on land or water?
That's a trick question, Bear Bear.
Airplanes travel on land.
Oh no, I'm sorry, Koala, my friend.
Piggy Pig, do you have the answer?
Yes, I do, Bear Bear.
Okay, planes travel on the land only during takeoff,
but mainly they travel in the air.
Piggy Pig, you are correct.
Airplanes travel in the air.
Thank you for playing today's game with me, my friends.
Thank you to my friends at home.
Thank you to Piggy Pig and Koala.
Bye, have a good day, friends.
Oh, wow, we learned so much about transportation.
Oh, oh, did you hear that?
Listen, friends, I think I hear a doorbell.
Who is it?
Duck Duck, everyone.
Everyone wave to Duck Duck.
Hello, Duck Duck.
We're happy you came today.
Oh, Duck Duck, we're so happy you're here today.
Did you see Mr. Diesel?
Oh, yes.
Duck Duck, we just learned about transportation.
Transportation, that's correct.
That's how we get from one place to the other place.
We can drive in the car.
We can go on the water in the boat.
We can even fly in the air in the airplane.
Wow, that's right.
Would you like to go on a transportation adventure with me?
Yes, and friends, would you like to go with us?
Wonderful.
Let's go on our transportation adventure.
Here we go.
Okay, here we go.
Yes, bye, Duck Duck.
We're up in the air.
We're flying.
Ready to ride on the Good Morning Train.
Do you have your train whistle?
Great.
We're ready.
Let's get on the Good Morning Train.
Come on, friends.
We're in pink.
And we'll say hello to our friends wearing gray.
Hello, friends.
And we'll say hello to our friends wearing brown.
Hello, friends.
And we'll say hello to our friends.
All of our friends wearing green.
Hello, friends.
And we'll say hello to everyone that's come to Circle.
Ready, Duck Duck?
Let's go.
Yeah.
You okay, Duck Duck?
Wow, Duck the Toy Store.
Look at all the different forms of transportation.
We can call these vehicles.
These are emergency vehicles.
Oh, and a service vehicle like the school bus.
It can take us to school.
Oh, look, we have the police car.
The ambulance.
And the fire truck.
I wonder if this one has a siren.
Here we go.
Wow.
Do you want to press?
Okay, let Duck Duck press.
Push.
There it goes.
If there's a fire, all of the firemen and women can get inside the fire truck.
And they can rush to the fire and put it out.
Let's pretend we need the ladder to get up to the fire.
Whoa.
And we have to go up the ladder.
Oh, is the police coming to help too?
Police cars are for the policemen and women.
They can get inside and rush to the scene of an accident or a crime.
And they can help us.
Let's push the button, Duck Duck.
You want to try one?
Okay, let's push this one.
Here we go.
It's going.
If we pull it back, it'll go.
Let's see if it goes fast or slow.
Ready?
Whoa.
Go.
There it goes.
Let's push this one again too.
Time to go.
Put the ladder up.
Climb up.
All the way to the top.
Oh, we have to get the hose.
Let's pretend there's a hose right here.
Spray the water onto the fire.
Put the fire out.
Good job.
You want to get back on?
Get on the fire truck.
You can pretend you're inside.
We'll pretend Duck Duck is the fire duck.
Go inside.
Okay, off you go.
Bye-bye.
What else do we have?
Oh, look at this, friends.
This is an ambulance.
An ambulance.
In case someone is sick or hurt, the ambulance can come and help.
They can put bandages on you.
It can take you to the hospital.
I wonder if this one makes any noise.
Let's see, Duck Duck.
Oh, this door can open over here.
We can open over here.
There it is.
Off to the hospital we go.
You want to try?
Okay, ready, Duck Duck?
On the count of three, let's count and Duck Duck will push it.
One, two, three.
One more time.
One, two.
Now it's time for school.
Are you ready for school?
Okay, look what this bus can do.
The doors on the bus go open and shut.
Open and shut.
Let's sing.
Open and shut.
The doors on the bus go open and shut.
All through the town.
Shut the doors.
Everyone on.
Time to go to school.
Here we go.
Let's see if we can pull it back.
Go.
Oh, we have to push this up.
Okay, ready?
Let's try again.
Oh, wait.
We have to put the stop sign out.
Can you push that out, Duck Duck?
Thank you.
Okay, stop.
The children have to get on the bus.
Open the doors.
Open.
Everyone on.
And shut.
Okay, put the stop sign in.
Close.
Here we go, Duck Duck.
Press the button.
Good job.
We're backing up, backing up, backing up.
Okay, here we go.
Bye, everyone.
Have fun in school.
Wow.
That was so much fun.
Duck Duck, did you enjoy playing with all of our vehicles?
All of the different kinds of transportation?
Duck Duck, I have a question for you and our friends at home.
Do you think the fire truck stays on land or does it fly in the air?
It stays on land.
That's right, Duck Duck.
That's right, everyone.
The fire truck stays on land.
So does the ambulance.
And so does the school bus.
They all travel on land.
Okay, time to go.
Oh, wow.
Look at these toys.
This is transportation that travels by water.
Oh, Duck, did you get wet?
Well, ducks do like going in the water.
You love the water, don't you, Duck Duck?
Oh, yes, yes.
I know you do.
This is a sailboat.
Remember, Mrs. Easel told us about sailboats.
The sailboat is powered by the wind.
Boats float on the water and they travel through the water.
This boat is a sailboat.
And the sailboat moves when the wind blows the sail.
Let's give it a try.
This is the sail.
Let's try blowing it.
Will you help me, Duck Duck?
Okay, friends, let's count to three.
I'm going to blow the sail and see if we can make our boat move.
Okay, first we need it to be still.
All right, here we go.
One, two, three.
Blow, Duck Duck.
It's moving.
One, two, three.
Yay, you made it move.
One more.
We made it move.
We created wind using our mouth.
The breath in our mouth and we blew out just like the wind.
Yay, we made the sailboat move.
Good job, Duck Duck.
Duck Duck's all wet now.
Do you want to go swimming?
That was lots of fun, Duck Duck.
How about we switch boats?
We'll take the sailboat out and put this boat in.
Whoa, look at this boat.
Whoa, do you think we can make it move?
Let's see if it moves if we blow it.
Just a little bit, just a little bit.
But it floats on the water and we can push it.
Wow, you want to push this one?
I'll turn it around.
Okay, Duck Duck, you push this one.
Ready?
One, two, three, push.
Uh-oh, again, again.
I think I got a little water inside.
It was starting to sink a little.
We want it to float on top.
Ready?
Your turn, Duck Duck.
Push.
Duck Duck's having lots of fun here.
Push, push.
Here you go.
Push.
You like the water.
Duck Duck loves the water.
Oh, that was so much fun.
Both can fit at the same time.
Oh, it's a little tight in this bucket.
But there they go.
Two boats floating in the water, moving through the water.
Transportation.
Thank you, Duck Duck, for playing with me.
Now we're all wet.
I need to get a towel.
Let's get ready.
Oh, did you hear that?
It sounds like a horn.
Cool Bus is here.
Come on, friends.
Let's go.
Hey, everyone.
It's time for the wheels on the bus.
Get ready to dance and repeat after me.
One, two, one, two, one, two, three.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town.
The doors on the bus go open and shut, open and shut, open and shut.
The doors on the bus go open and shut all through the town.
The horn on the bus goes click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click.
The horn on the bus goes click, click, click all through the town.
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish all through the town.
The driver on the bus says, move on back, move on back,
move on back.
The driver on the bus says, move on back,
all through the town.
The people on the bus go up and down, up and down,
up and down.
The people on the bus go up and down, all through the town.
The baby on the bus goes wah-wah, wah-wah, wah-wah.
The baby on the bus goes wah-wah-wah all through the town.
The mommy on the bus says shh-shh-shh, shh-shh-shh.
The mommy on the bus says shh-shh-shh all the time.
Come on, everyone.
Let's dance.
The bus go round, round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town.
All through the town.
Wow.
I had so much fun.
I did, too.
Friends, did you have fun today?
Oh, wonderful.
Duck Duck, what was your favorite part of the day?
I really enjoyed playing with the fire truck.
Oh, it made so many noises.
Those sirens.
Woo, woo, woo.
That was a lot of fun.
We learned so much.
We had fun.
But it's time for us to say goodbye.
But I'll see you all again soon.
Goodbye, everyone.
Goodbye.
It's time to say goodbye.
One, two, three, four.
Goodbye to all my friends.
Goodbye.
It's time to say goodbye.
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