- color
- favorite
MA Standards:
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: “I Like Yellow”
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STEM Key Concepts: There are many different colors; A color can have many different shades (from very light to very dark)
ELA Focus Skills: Follow Directions, Listening and Speaking, Phonological Awareness
Tell children you are going to teach them a song about colors. Say,
- I am going to sing about my favorite color. When I am finished, I will tap the person next to me <Andre> and he will call out his favorite color. Then we will all sing about< Andre’s> favorite color.
- Explain that after they sing about a child's favorite color, then that child will tap the child next to him or her. Continue until all children have had a chance to sing about their favorite color.
I Like Yellow
(sung to the tune of “Frère Jacques”)
I like yellow,
I like yellow,
How about you?
How about you?
What’s your favorite color?
Is it light or dark?
How about you?
How about you!