- measuring tape
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: “Who Are You?” #6
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Have children sit in a circle. Tell children that you are going to sing a new song to them today. Explain that when you point the measuring tape at them, you want them to say their name. Say, When I point the measuring tape at you, I want you to say your name in a loud, strong voice like this. (say your name in a loud, strong voice) Then explain that you want the other children to join in and sing the song with you.
- Model the procedure. Begin to sing “Who Are You?”
- After the second line, point the measuring tape at a child.
- Sing the next line and invite children to sing along.
- After the last line, have everyone repeat the child’s name.
- Continue around the circle, until each child has had a turn.
Who Are You?
(sung to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Who, who, who are you?
Say it loud and clear. (child says name)
Listen, listen, listen, listen,
Whose name do you hear? (children repeat name)
Adaptation: For very young children, sing one line at a time; then ask them to repeat it.
Social Emotional Tip: As the group says a child’s name aloud, he or she builds self-confidence and a sense of belonging.