Circle Time

I (Mommy) am sitting here, witnessing "circle time" at daycare. There are cameras in Augie's room at daycare, so I can watch him while I am at work and from 1030-11am they have circle time where all 13 toddlers sit quietly on a mat in a circle while the teacher reads to them for 30 minutes and the other teacher prepares lunch! How she gets 13 toddlers to sit quietly, on a mat, in a circle.....with no types of soothing props (pacifiers and toys from home are not allowed in the room) is beyond me.....but they do it everyday and everyday, I witness in awe. Of course they also somehow manage to get these 13 toddler to nap, on mats for 2 hours everyday from 12-2....amazing......