- name cards
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).
/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.3.c: Recognize one’s own name and familiar common signs and labels (e.g., STOP).
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/Print Concepts and Conventions: Recognizes print in everyday life, such as numbers, letters, one’s name, words, and familiar logos and signs.
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: “Hola Greeting Song” #2
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Rhythm and Repetition)
Remind children that in Spanish, hola means “hi.”
- Spread out the name cards in the middle of the circle.
- Sing the verse, greeting three children in the group by name.
- Have them stand, find their name cards, and then sit down.
- Say, I want you to hold your card up high when we sing your name.
- Encourage the rest of the group to sing along with you as you repeat the verse for the three children.
- After you have sung to every child, have each child stand in turn, “read” his or her name, and hand the name card to you.
- You may wish to thank each child in Spanish by saying Gracias! (GRAH-see-ahss)
Hola Greeting Song
(sung to the tune of “Goodnight Ladies”)
Hola, <child’s name>, (children wave)
Hola, <child’s name>, (children wave)
Hola, <child’s name>, (children wave)
We’re happy that you’re here.
Olé!
Note: “Hola” is pronounced “OH–lah.”
Social Emotional Tip: Interactions with and response to others helps children build positive relationships.