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This popular, old school, circle game is a fun way to work on name recognition when teaching online. Students love being able to pick which friend they think stole the cookie as you add some suspense to it to see if they are correct or not. You can also extend it by telling students to pick a name that starts or ends with a certain letter. How to play: Sing song, “Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar,” students guess a name until they find who ate the cookie. Example, “Evan, stole the cookie

Make circle time something your students look forward to while building classroom community and routine. These games touch on Social-Emotional Learning (turn-taking, cooperation, self-regulation), Communication Skills (listening, speaking, singing), Cognitive Development (memory, problem-solving, attention) and Self-Help Skills.