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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).
Mathematics/Counting and Cardinality/PK.CC.MA.1 Listen to and say the names of numbers in meaningful contexts.
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.
Recite Together: “Ten Little Nails”
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ELA Focus Skills: Counting, Listening and Speaking, Fine Motor Skills, Vocabulary
Tell children you will teach them a counting rhyme about nails. Recite the chant and act out the movements. Invite children to join in.
Ten Little Nails
Ten little nails, standing straight and tall, (hold up all 10 fingers)
I’ll hammer them down, one and all!
Tap, tap, tap! One nail goes through. (use one fist to tap the pinky on the other hand)
Now I have just nine more to do! (lower pinky)
Additional Verses
Continue to count down until all fingers are lowered. Change last line to “Now I have no more to do!”