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: “Hello, Hello, Everyone” #3
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Segmenting; Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Gather children in a circle and tell them they will sing “Hello, Hello, Everyone” with you. Go around the circle, having each child say and clap his or her name. Say,
- If I point to you, come and stand beside me.
- Point to three or four children. Have them line up in a row beside you.
- Say to those in line, When I tap you on the head, clap the word parts in your name. Demonstrate, if necessary, by becoming part of the line.
- Move down the line from child to child and back again to create a rhythm. Do it several times, a little faster if possible, to make it very rhythmic.
- Let each child in line choose a friend to take his or her place.
- Continue until every child has had a chance to be part of the “rhythm section.”
Hello, Hello, Everyone
(sing to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Let’s clap our names
And have some fun.
Say your name
And clap along.
It will sound just like a song.
Hello, hello, everyone,
Let’s clap our names
And have some fun.
Social Emotional Tip: Organizing opportunities for recognition by others helps children build positive relationships.