Chicks and Salsa (book)
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: “The Chicks Make the Salsa”
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Rhyme, Rhythm, and Repetition), Story Comprehension (Recall and Retell), Vocabulary
Tell children you are going to teach them a song about the animals and the foods they make in Chicks and Salsa.
As you sing the song through the first time, you may wish to display illustrations from the book to help children recall the animals and plants they used to make the recipes. When you sing the song again, invite children to join in. Encourage them to act out the lyrics.
The Chicks Make the Salsa
(sung to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The chicks make the salsa,
The mouse brings the chips.
Hi ho the derry-o
The rooster says “Olé!”
The ducks make guacamole,
The mouse brings the avocado.
Hi ho the derry-o
The rooster says “Olé!”
The pigs make the nachos,
The mouse brings the cheese.
Hi ho the derry-o
The rooster says “Olé!”
The wife makes tamales,
The farmer does a jig.
Hi ho the derry-o
The wife says “Olé!”
The rooster makes crêpes,
The mouse reads the book.
Hi ho the derry-o
The rooster says “Ooh, la, la!”
Adaptation: Simplify for younger children by reading the book again before singing the song.