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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As I prepare to release new episodes of Circle Time with Miss Monica,
I've come up with the perfect way to allow your child to follow along with the show.
You can download my Circle Time board and special materials.
This bundle is packed with everything you need
to start building your child's very own learning space at home.
I don't want your child to miss out on these interactive moments,
so make sure you get your Circle Time bundle now.
See you in class!
Circle Time makes learning fun.
Come sing, dance, everyone now.
Circle Time makes learning fun.
Come sing, dance, everyone now.
Yay!
Morning. How are you?
How are you, friends?
My name is Miss Monica.
What's your name?
Oh.
Ooh.
Well, I'm so happy you came today.
Listen.
What's so good on your listening ears?
Okay, okay, okay.
I think I hear our good morning train coming.
The good morning train is coming.
How are you?
Choo-choo.
The good morning.
Choo-choo.
The good morning train is coming.
The good morning.
Choo-choo.
Hello, friends.
And we'll say hello to our friends wearing purple.
Choo-choo.
Hello, friends.
And we'll say hello to our friends.
Choo-choo.
Hello, friends.
And we'll say hello to our friends wearing white.
Hello.
And we'll say hello to our friends wearing blue.
Choo-choo.
Hello, friends.
And we'll say hello to our friends wearing black.
Choo-choo.
Hello, friends.
And we'll say hello to our friends.
All of our friends wearing orange.
Choo-choo.
Hello friends, and we'll say hello to our friends wearing pink.
Hello!
And we'll say hello to our friends wearing grey.
Choo choo!
Hello friends, and we'll say hello to our friends wearing brown.
Choo choo!
Hello friends, and we'll say hello to our friends, all of our friends wearing green.
Choo choo!
Hello friends, and we'll say hello to everyone that's come to
Circle!
Choo-choo!
Hello, friends.
It's time for school.
Let's head into our classroom.
Come on, friends.
Welcome to our classroom.
Hello, hello, hello.
I am so happy you came inside.
Can you wave from side to side?
Put up one hand and wave from side to side,
side to side.
Wave hello.
Hello.
How about we sing our hello song?
We can spell hello.
H-E-L-L-O.
That's how we spell hello.
Hello.
Are you ready?
Let's sing.
Get ready.
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.
Now let's all say 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, friends.
Thank you for singing with me.
Oh, before we get started with all of our learning and fun,
I want to find out how you feel today.
We have so many feelings.
Sometimes I feel sad.
Hmm.
Can you show me your sad face?
Hmm.
Mm-hmm.
This is my sad face.
And sometimes I feel happy.
Cheese!
Can you show me your happy face?
Can you smile?
Cheese!
We have so many feelings.
Let's sing about our feelings.
Will you sing with me?
Great.
Get ready.
Here we go.
I have many feelings.
Feelings are what I have.
I have 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 loud.
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.
How do you feel today?
You can share, use your words and share how you feel.
Oh, wow!
Well thank you for sharing how you feel today.
Today I feel excited!
Yes, I feel excited because we're going to have fun learning
and I can't wait.
Thank you for coming to class today everyone.
Okay, before we go to our big big circle time board
let's warm up our fingers and some of our body.
Okay?
That means we're just going to do some movement today.
Move, move, move.
Can you hold up two hands?
One, two.
Let's try that again.
Can you hold up two hands?
One, two.
And let's try and move our fingers.
Can you move your fingers?
Look, my fingers are moving.
Can you move your fingers?
We call that wiggling.
Can you wiggle your fingers?
Let's try slow.
Wiggle, wiggle, slow.
Wiggle, slow.
Wiggle, wiggle, slow.
Wiggle, slow.
Wiggle, wiggle, slow.
And stop.
Let's wiggle fast.
Wiggle, wiggle, fast.
And stop.
One more time.
Wiggle, wiggle, fast.
And stop.
Let's wiggle, wiggle, high.
Wiggle, wiggle, high.
Up, up, up.
Wiggle, wiggle, low.
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down.
Wiggle, wiggle, fast.
And stop.
You did it!
Oh, thank you for wiggling those fingers.
Oh, friends, let's play a game.
Let's find body parts.
Are you ready?
Okay.
Where's your head?
Tap your head.
Tap, tap, tap.
Tap your head.
Tap, tap, tap.
Ah, you did it!
Where's your nose?
Tap your nose.
Tap, tap, tap.
Tap your nose.
Tap, tap, tap.
Ah, did you find your nose?
Good!
Okay. Where are your ears? Wiggle those ears. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Wiggle those ears.
Find your ears and wiggle those ears. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Where's your chin?
Where's your chin? Find your chin and tap, tap, tap. Tap your chin.
Tap your chin. Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap. Good job. Where are your eyes?
Point to your eyes. Point to your eyes. Point, point, point. Point to your eyes.
Point to your eyes. Point, point, point. You found your eyes. Oh, where's your mouth?
Where's your mouth? Find your mouth and point to your mouth. Point to your mouth.
Point to your mouth. Point, point, point. Point to your mouth. Oh, one more friends. One more.
Where's your tummy? Where's your tummy? Rub your tummy. Round and round and round.
Rub your tummy. Round and round. Rub your tummy. Round and round and round.
You did it. Clap for yourself. You did it. Wow. I think we are ready to go to our big circle time
board. It's time to learn and have some fun. Are you ready? Great. Here we go. Wow. Look around.
Look at our circle time board. It's so big. Oh friends, before we start, I need to find my,
my pointer. My circle time pointer. Here it is. Oh, hello pointer. I was looking for this pointer.
I use my pointer to point to things on the board. You can use your pointer to point to my board too.
This is our circle time board. We can point to all of the things on the board. Okay. If you have
your pointer, you can take it out. Wonderful. Let's start over here. This word says days.
Can you say days? Days of the week. Those are the days. Watch again. Watch.
There's so many days. Let's say each day one by one. I will point, say the word, and then you
repeat after me. Okay. I'll take a turn first. Then your turn. Here we go. Sunday. Your turn.
Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Saturday. We're going to sing the days of the week.
Are you ready? When we sing days of the week, we can clap our hands two times during the song.
Clap, clap. Can you try and clap two times? Use your hands. Clap, clap. You did it. Okay.
Let's get ready to sing our days of the week. Don't forget, you can point too.
Get ready. Get ready. Here we go. Sunday and this Monday, this Tuesday and this Wednesday,
this third and then eighth. Days of the week. Days of the week. Days of the week. Days of the week.
Days of the week. One more. Days of the week. Days of the week. You did it. Days of the week.
Okay. Let's go across our circle time board. Here we go.
This word says weather. Can you say weather? Again. Weather. It's time for us to find out
what's the weather. Let's go outside and find out what the weather is today. Come on. Let's go,
friends. Look around. Well, I see the sun. It's a sunny day, but it's so cold. Oh, friends,
it's cold. It's sunny and cold out today. I don't think I'm dressed appropriately for the weather.
What can I put on during this cold day? What can I put on since it's such a cold day?
Oh, you can share. Oh, maybe I should wear a jacket or a coat. Good idea. Oh, anything else?
Oh, maybe a scarf. Oh, yes, yes, yes. And what was that? Maybe a hat on top of my head.
Good idea, everyone. Maybe if we count to three, let's see if I can find a coat, a hat, and a scarf.
Here we go. One, two, three. Whoa. Now I have a scarf. Look, friends, a jacket and a hat. Thank
you for your help, friends. Now let's head back into the classroom and we can help Bear Bear get
ready for this cold, sunny day. Come on, friends. Let's go. I'm so happy we went outside to find out
what the weather is because now we know it's a sunny day and it's cold. It's cold outside today,
friends, but I'm going to put a sun on the board to represent a sunny day. Can you say sun?
Again, say sun. Great. Let's put the sun on the board.
Now we can help our friend Bear Bear. Yay. Let's help Bear Bear get dressed for today's
sunny, cold day. Oh, Bear Bear, we're going to help you get ready for this sunny, cold day.
Friends, I need your help. Okay, let's start with pants for Bear Bear. How about, hmm,
Bear Bear, I think you need to wear some blue pants, not shorts, but blue pants.
Friends, which ones are the blue pants? Can you point to the blue pants? You can point.
Point to the blue pants. Blue pants. Did you point to the blue pants? Great. Let's put the
blue pants on Bear Bear. Tap, tap, tap. There are your blue pants, Bear Bear. Oh, and it's
really cold outside today. Bear Bear must wear a coat or a really warm jacket outside.
Oh, let's see what we have. Hmm, we have a t-shirt and a coat. It looks like a puffer coat.
Friends, can you point to the purple coat? Where's the purple coat? Point to Bear Bear's coat
so he'll stay nice and warm.
Did you point to the coat? Here it is. Let's put it on Bear Bear. Tap, tap, tap. Wow,
Bear Bear looks nice and warm now. Do you think Bear Bear is ready to go outside?
Oh, I think so. Have a great day, Bear Bear. Stay nice and warm. Friends, thank you for your help.
You are such great helpers. Let's keep going down our circle time board. Here we go. Wow.
Letter. This word says letter. Oh, we need to find out what the letter of the day is.
Hi, friends. We are the letters. Did you know every letter makes a sound?
Some of us have two sounds. Did you know if you put us together, we make words?
Would you like to learn with us today? Oh, great. Let's get started. What's the letter of the day?
It's me. What's your name? Hi, I'm Letter B. I'm uppercase B, and this is lowercase b.
Well, it's nice to meet you, Letter B. Everyone, this is Letter B. Wave to Letter B.
Hello, Letter B. Hello, Letter B. Hello, Letter B. We're happy you're here today.
Did you know I make a special sound? You do? Well, I do know that all letters have sounds.
What sound do you make? Every letter makes a sound, and Letter B says,
It does? You say, That's right. I bet we can think of things that start with your special
sound. Do you know of any Letter B words? I can think of one. B for baby. Baby. Baby.
Can you say that, friends? Say the sound. Baby. Oh, that was a good one. Do you have any more
Letter B? Yeah. B for ball. Let's say it together. Say the sound first, and then the word. Ball.
That was great. How about another Letter B? B for boots. Boots. I like to wear boots.
Friends, let's say the sound, and then say boots. Here we go. Boots. That's right.
These are really good. How about one more Letter B? How about B for boat. Friends,
let's try the sound, and then say the word boat. Here we go. That's right. Yay.
Thank you so much for your help. Thank you, Miss Monica. It was nice meeting you. I hope to see you
again soon. Bye, Letter B. Bye, friends. Friends, say bye to Letter B. Bye, Letter B. Oh, friends,
it's time for us to go back into the classroom. Are you ready? Come on. Let's go. That was so
much fun. We got to meet Letter B, uppercase and lowercase, and we even got to learn some Letter B
words. I have a B. Letter B. Let's put Letter B on the board. Here we go.
Letter B. Tap, tap, tap. Let's fix it a little. There we go. Letter B. B is a letter of the day.
Did you hear that? Listen. Listen. Put on your listening ears.
I think I hear the doorbell. Who is it?
Oh, we're so happy you're here, Duggan, too. Guess what? We learned all about Letter B.
Letter B? Yes, Letter B. We met Letter B, and we even know what sound Letter B makes.
Letter B says b. What sound does it make, friends? That's right. Duggan, can you make that sound?
Yes, Letter B. Book. Book starts with Letter B. That's correct, Duggan. Book. Oh, wonderful.
Can we go to the bookstore today? Yes, we can. Oh, great. We can find books. Come on, friends.
Let's go. We made it to the bookstore, Duck Duck. Wow. Why do people read books, Miss Monica?
Oh, that's a great question, Duck Duck. Books are so special. They can take us on adventures.
They can teach us new things. They can spark our imagination and curiosity, and books have
everything in them. You can learn how to ride a bike. You can learn about cooking. You can learn
about animals and colors and so many different things. That sounds amazing. It is. Books are
really special. How about we pick a book to read now? Okay. Time to go, Duck Duck. Let's take our
books back to the classroom. It was. Thank you for helping me with today's activity. You're welcome.
Oh, Duck Duck. I know you have to go now, but first we want to say goodbye. Friends,
let's wave bye-bye to Duck Duck. Bye-bye, Duck Duck. Bye-bye, Duck Duck. Bye-bye, Duck Duck.
We'll see you again soon. Bye, friends. Bye, Duck Duck. Oh, I love when Duck Duck visits us.
Okay. Let's go back to our circle time board. Okay. We have to keep going. Let's see what
else is on our circle time board. Color. This bird says color. Can you say color?
Color. Yes. There's a color of the day. Let's find out what it is. What's our color of the day?
Drum roll, please. It's blue. Can you say blue? Again. Say blue. That's right.
Blue is the day. What's on the board? That. It looks like a blue bib. It's a blue bib. Can you
say bib? Yes. Let's sing about it. Blue bib, blue bib, blue. It's a ball. What color is it?
Let's see. You did it. Wonderful singing. Let's see if we can find something blue to put on the
board. Hmm. I think I have something blue. Oh, look at this. It's a blue shape.
What shape is this? It's called a triangle. Again. Triangle, triangle. Can you try saying that?
Triangle. Triangle. It's a blue triangle. Blue triangle. Blue, blue, blue. Let's put blue on the
board. Right here. Tap, tap, tap. Thank you for singing with me. Let's keep going down our circle
time board. Number, number. Hmm. What's our number of the day? Let's find out. Oh, but first,
friend, let's do a little counting. Are you ready to count from one to ten? Yes. Let's have some fun
with numbers. Get ready. Make sure you have a pointer. You can point to the numbers and count.
You can do it. Here we go. I know how to count. Yes, I do. I know how to count. I can count from
one to ten without a doubt. I know how to count. Yes, I do. I know how to count. We can use our
fingers to help us out. Will you with me? Let's count from one to ten. I can count by myself or
with my friends. Will you with me? Clap. Counting, friends. Let's do it again. One, two, count. Yay.
For yourself. Oh, my friend, what is our number of the day? Let's find out first here. Drum roll, please.
It's number. Can you say three? Three. Say eight is our number of the day. Oh,
what's on the board? Bottles. How many bottles are on the board? Let's count. Here we go.
One, two, three. Three bottles. Let's count one more time. Here we go. One, two, three.
Three bottles. Great counting. Oh, look what's on the board? Bibs. Oh, how many bibs?
How many bibs are on the board? Let's count. One, two, three. Three bibs. Let's count one more time.
Here we go. One, two, three. How many bibs? Three. Oh, what's on the board? Balls. Yes.
How many balls on the board? Let's count. One, two, three. Three balls. Let's count one more time.
Here we go. One, two, three. How many balls on the board? Three. Three is our number of the day.
Let's find number three. Which one is number three? Hmm, how about we count and then when we get to
three we'll stop. Are you ready? Okay, let's count together. One, two, three. Three.
Three is our number of the day. Let's count one more time. One, two, three. Here it is.
Three is our number of the day. And guess what I have? I have a three we can put on the board.
Here we go. Tap, tap, tap. Three is our number of the day. Wow, look at the board. We did it.
We finished. We finished our entire circle time board and I did it with all of you.
Thank you friends for your help. Before we say goodbye, how about we listen to a story
about our special letter of the day. Letter B. Are you ready? Okay, sit down, put on those listening ears
and make sure your looking eyes are looking at the easel. I'm going to read a story about
letter B. Here we go. Story by letter B. Hi, I'm B. I can be a big B and sometimes even small.
I like bananas and biscuits. I like to bounce the ball with my letter B friends.
I make a special sound that people love to use. Can you say my sound? My sound can help make words
like baby, boat, and ball. I sing my sound all day long. B-B, B-Bus, B-Bug, B-Brown.
I like to ride on my blue bike. I hope you learned a lot about me. I'm letter B.
Now it's time to say goodbye. Bye-bye. Wow, we had such a fun filled day. I hope you enjoyed
today's story and I hope you enjoyed our entire day here in the circle time classroom. I'll see
you again soon friends. It's time for us to say goodbye, but I'll see you again soon. Goodbye
everyone. Goodbye everyone. Goodbye everyone. I'll see you again soon. Bye friends.