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.2: With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
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/Phonological Awareness: Identifies and discriminates between separate syllables in words.
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.
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 8: Listen to, identify, and manipulate language sounds to develop auditory discrimination and phonemic awareness.
Greeting Song: “If Your Name Has One Word Part” #3
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ELA Focus Skills: Name Recognition, Phonological Awareness (Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Have children sit in a circle. Tell children you are going to sing “If Your Name Has One Word Part” today. Explain that you are going to start with the children who have the most name parts today.
- Sing “If Your Name Has . . . ” in reverse order. Change the word “one” to the most number of syllables represented in children’s names. Signal the child or children to stand and, one-by-one, say their names aloud.
- If someone stands whose name has fewer syllables, say, Listen as I say your name, Sher-ri. You have two word parts in your name, Sher-ri. Tell her you will sing names with two parts soon.
- Continue with the other verses until all children have been recognized.
- Encourage the whole group to sing along.
- You may want to substitute the word “syllable” for “word part” to help children grasp the meaning of the word “syllable.”
If Your Name Has One Word Part
(sung to the tune of “Merrily We Roll Along”)
If your name has <one> word part
<One> word part, <one> word part,
If your name has <one> word part
Stand up and say (clap, hop, sing) it now.
Add verses for 2, 3, 4, and 5 word parts as needed.