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.
Sing Together: “A-Hunting We Will Go”
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Ending Sounds; Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Sing “A-Hunting We Will Go” with children to help them with the ending sound /ks/. Ask them to listen for the /ks/ sound before they sing. Emphasize the sound at the end of the words box and fox as you sing. Then sing the song again and invite children to emphasize the sound with you.
A-Hunting We Will Go
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
We’ll find a fox,
And put him in a box,
And then we’ll let him go.