- children’s name cards
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1a Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (e.g., taking turns in talking, listening to peers, waiting to speak until another person is finished talking, asking questions and waiting for an answer, gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Self-Regulation Follows simple rules, routines, and directions.
Language Development/Receptive Language Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 1 Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (taking turns in talking; listening to peers; waiting until someone is finished; asking questions and waiting for an answer; gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12 Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature.
Greeting Song: “Jump In!” #2
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ELA Focus Skills: Gross Motor Skills, Phonological Awareness (Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Have children stand in a circle. Tell children you are going to recite the chant “Jump In” again. Say, But this time, I will hold up a name card. If it is your name, jump into the circle and say your name. Then, each time I point to a letter in your name, I want you to hammer! Try to count the hammers in your name.
Recite the first line, hold up a child’s name card, and, if needed, signal him or her to jump into the circle.
- Recite the second line and have the child say his or her name.
- Point to each letter in the child’s name as he or she hammers each one out.
- Ask, How many times did you hammer, Amani? So, how many letters are in your name?
- Have everyone recite the last two lines.
- Repeat the process until everyone has jumped into the circle.
Jump In! #2
Jump in.
Say your name. (child says and hammers for each letter in the name)
We’re so happy
That you came.
Adaptation: For very young children, chant one line at a time; then ask them to repeat it.
Social Emotional Tip: Help children build their concept of self by encouraging them to say their names aloud by themselves.