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.
Greeting Song: “Sing, Sing, Sing with Me” #4
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ELA Focus Skills: Follow Directions, Name Recognition, Phonological Awareness
Begin the day with the greeting song “Sing, Sing, Sing with Me.”
As you sing each child's name, clap out the syllables in the name.
- Complete the verse. Have the child stand up.
- Then have the group sing to the child and clap out his or her name as they sing.
- Continue around the circle and repeat the process until each child has been named.
Take It Further: Sing another round and have children say and clap the name of the child next to them in the circle. Then sing to that child. Go clockwise around the circle. If children are not yet familiar with names of children in the group, you may have the child whisper his or her name to the child.
Sing, Sing, Sing with Me
(sung to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Sing, sing, sing with me,
Sing out loud and clear.
Happily, happily, happily, happily,
We’re glad that <child’s name> is here.