Get Ready for School! 🎒 What Goes in Your Backpack? | Circle Time with Ms. Monica | Back to School

It's Circle Time with Miss Monica. Yay! Good morning. How are you? How are you, friends? I'm glad to hear that. Today is a special day. I'm so happy you came to Circle Time. Today's the first day of school, and we're going to get ready by packing our bags. And we have a special friend joining us later, too. But first, I want to find out who came to Circle Time? Circle Time, Circle Time Who came to Circle Time? What's your name? If your name starts with A, clap your hands. If your name starts with B, clap your hands. If your name starts with C, do D, E, or F. If your name starts with G, clap your hands. If your name starts with A, clap your hands. If your name starts with I, clap your hands. If your name starts with J, or K, L, or M. If your name starts with N, clap your hands. If your name starts with O, clap your hands. If your name starts with P, clap your hands. If your name starts with Q, R, S, or T. If your name starts with U, clap your hands. If your name starts with V, clap your hands. If your name starts with W, clap your hands. If your name starts with X, or Y, or Z, clap your hands, clap your hands. My name is Miss Monica. What's your name? You can shout it out. What a beautiful name. Thank you for sharing. Friend, how old are you? Are you one? Are you two? Are you three? Are you four? Are you five? Oh, thank you for sharing. Friends, when we see each other for the first time, we should always say, Hello. Do you know how to spell hello? You do? Let's spell it together. H-E-L-L-O. That's how we spell hello. Hello. Now let's sing it together. 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. H-E-L-L-O. That's how we spell 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, hello. H-E-L-L-O. H-E-L-L-O to you. It's time to start our day. We do say hello. Oh, friends, before we start our day and pack our bags, first we need to check something. We always need to check and find out what's the weather. What's the weather? It's a sunny day. It's a sunny day out today. Now, friends, before we pack our bags and leave for the day, we check the weather. If it was raining out, we could pack a raincoat, maybe an umbrella. And if it was snowing outside, we would need a big, warm coat. You see? We pack what we need for today. Don't forget, we pack what we need for today. Can you say that with me? We pack what we need for today. That's right. All right, it's time to get our day started. Today, we're getting our backpacks ready for school, our water, snacks, and all the things we need for today. And guess what? My friend is coming. He packed his bag all by himself. Oh, listen, I think we can hear him coming. Be quiet. I think I hear him. Quack, quack. Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh. Whoa, this is heavy. Tuk Tuk, what is this? I packed for school. I packed everything. Everything? Yep, so I will be ready. Whoa. Well, let's see what you packed for school, Tuk Tuk. Okay. Whoa, Tuk Tuk, what is this? That's my favorite firetruck. A firetruck for school? Uh-huh. Okay, firetruck. Oh, we do a lot of drawing in preschool. Oh, oh, oh, Tuk Tuk, what are these? Those are my shoes for the playground. Wow, Tuk Tuk, you really didn't forget anything. Okay, and how about this? Whoa. That's my favorite dinosaur. Whoa, a dinosaur. Okay, Tuk Tuk, I'll put your dinosaur right here. Oh, and how about this? Whoa. My favorite ball. Oh. Okay, are you going to take this out on the playground? Oh, okay. And Tuk Tuk, what is this for? My ball for snack time. Okay, for snack time. We'll put your ball over here. Oh, and look. Quack, quack, quack, quack, who's this? That's Duckington. He makes me feel safe. Plus, he was lonely. Oh, Duckington was going to be lonely when you went to school. Yeah. Oh, okay. Hello, Duckington. We'll put Duckington here. Oh, Tuk Tuk, why did you bring this to school? Those are my favorite pajamas I wear every night before bed. Oh, you wore pajamas to school? Wow. Okay, Tuk Tuk. Oh, I see something else. There's one more thing in here. Whoa. What's this? That's my favorite swanky. Oh, your favorite blanky. Well, Tuk Tuk, you didn't miss a thing. It looks like you bought your entire room. I know. Can you tell me why you bought all of this? I wanted school to feel like home. Oh, I think I understand now. You didn't just pack your bag. You packed everything that makes you feel safe. It's okay to miss home. Missing home just means you love your home. And that's a beautiful thing. It is? Yes, it is. And you know what? Home is right in here. In your heart. You can take it with you wherever you go. Friends, remember what we said this morning? We pack our bag with what we need. Just what we need for today. Will you help Tuk Tuk pack his bag with what he needs for today? Oh, great. They said yes. Okay, let's do it. Let's help Tuk Tuk pack his backpack. Oh, but first, how about we switch the bag? Let's move this heavy, big bag. And let's give Tuk Tuk a smaller bag. It's perfect. Now, what do you need for today? Oh, first, a water bottle. Yes. And you'll need a snack for snack time. Your favorite, cheese crackers. Oh, and Tuk Tuk, what if you want to draw today? Your crayons. Yes. Okay. And in case you get messy, we always have to have a change of clothing. Here, you can take your circle time shirt. And I think that's perfect. Yes. That's not a lot of stuff. Oh, you're right. It's just enough. But here's the best part. You get to pick one thing from home that makes you feel safe. Should Duckington come? Yes, yes. Wonderful. Duckington can come. Okay, Tuk Tuk. Now, this is a backpack. I think I'm ready now. Bye, friends. Bye, Tuk Tuk. Have a wonderful first day. Oh, Duckington, he left you behind. Oh, that's okay. He'll come back for you. You know, Tuk Tuk didn't need that big bag today. He just needed a few things for school, for today. And you, of course, because you make him feel safe. But don't forget, home is right inside. It's in your heart. And you can take it with you everywhere you go. You had a wonderful day. You did so much. And you helped Tuk Tuk pack his backpack. That was wonderful. Well, it's time for us to say goodbye. But remember, when you're packing your backpack, just pack the things you need for today. It's time for us to say goodbye. But I'll see you all again soon. Goodbye, everyone. I'll see you again soon. Bye, friends. Circle Time makes learning fun. Come sing, dance, everyone now. Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack. Grown-ups, for all things Circle Time with Miss Monica, there's one spot to remember. CircleTimeWithMissMonica.com. Everything you love, all in one place.