In Popular Culture
Circle time is a concept that seems to have spread beyond the U.K. and is sometimes used to indicate simply a form of "show and tell".
- Circle time is mentioned in Emily's First 100 Days of School, a book by Rosemary Wells. In the entry for number 47, the title character states that she read a book out loud with forty-seven words during circle time.
- Circle time was featured in an episode of Blue's Clues titled "Blue Takes You to School".
- In the "Cassie the Green Eyed Dragon" story of Dragon Tales, Cassie brings her little brother Finn to school for circle time.
- In its early years, Playhouse Disney used to air a live-action mini show called "Circle Time," where a man would tell a story during Circle Time that related to an issue one of the children was having. Such a story included "The Lion and the Mouse."
- In a story from Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, Alice calls for circle time during a game of pretend school. Her friends, however, tell her that at their school, they usually after circle time after lunch, as opposed to in the morning.
- Circle time is seen in the episode "Daniel Goes to School" on Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
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