- name cards
- sentence chart
- sentence strips from yesterday
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: “Good Morning To You” #3
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ELA Focus Skills: Name Recognition, Phonological Awareness (Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Place the sentence-strip lyrics of “Good Morning to You” on separate lines in a sentence chart. Say, Today I will hold up a name card and spell the name. As I spell the name, I will look right at the child. If I spell your name, come up and place your name in the space at the end of this line. (Point to space on the third line.) Then have the group sing the song to the child.
Good Morning to You #3
(sung to the tune of “Happy Birthday”)
Good morning to you,
Good morning to you,
Good morning dear _________, (spell child’s name)
We’re glad you are here.
Social Emotional Tip: Changing the order of doing things helps children learn to adapt to changes in new situations.