- chart paper
- marker (optional)
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.
Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge Attends to the beginning letters and sounds in familiar words.
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.
Word Play: “T” is for Teddy Bears
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ELA Focus Skills: Gross Motor Skills, Following Directions, Phonological Awareness (Beginning Sounds; Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Tell children you are going to teach them a rhyme with many words that begin with /t/. Say, Listen for the /t/ sound in this rhyme game called “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear.”
Explain to children that they will pretend to be teddy bears. As you demonstrate, model some of the rhyme movements.
Recite the rhyme and do the motions with children. Then ask, Which words began with the /t/ sound? Recite the rhyme again. Each time children hear the /t/ sound, have them tap their heads.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Turn around. (turn around)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Touch the ground. (touch ground by toes)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Tie your shoe. (pretend to tie shoe)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Say “cock-a-doodle-do.” (crow like a rooster)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Climb the stair. (pretend to climb steps)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Comb your hair. (pretend to comb hair)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Touch your head. (touch head)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Go to bed. (pretend to get into bed, pull up covers)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Turn off the light. (pretend to turn off bedside lamp)
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
Say “good night!’ (say ‘’good night’’ and pretend to sleep)