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?” #9
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Segmenting)
Say, Today when I sing “Who Are You?” I will say a name and clap the word parts. If I say your name, repeat your name and clap the word parts; then we will all do the same.
- Sing the first two lines of “Who Are You?” Invite children to sing along.
- Call a child’s name and clap the syllables, for example, Is-a-bel-la.
- Have that child say his or her name and clap the word parts.
- Sing the next line and invite children to sing along and say and clap the child’s name.
- Continue to repeat the process until each child has been recognized.
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, claps word parts)
Listen, listen, listen, listen,
Whose name do you hear? (children repeat name, clap word parts)