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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).
MA Draft STE Standards:
Physical Sciences/Matter and Its Interactions/PS4.B: Apply their understanding in their play of how to change volume and pitch of some sounds.
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: “Who Are You?” #1
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STEM Key Concepts: Sounds vary in three ways: volume, pitch, and timbre
ELA Focus Skills: Following Directions, Name Recognition, Speaking and Listening
Have children sit together in a circle. Tell children that you are going to sing a song and that each time you sing it, you will name a different child. Introduce the word loud by making your voice loud at the end of the sentence.
- Say, When I place this red ball in front of you, I want you to say your name out loud.
- Sing “Who Are You?” After singing the second line, place the ball in front of one child and have the child shout out his or her name.
- After you sing the last line, have everyone repeat the child’s name. Continue around the circle and repeat the process until each child has had a turn.
Who Are You?
(sung to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Who, who, who are you?
Say it loud and clear. (child says name)
Listen, listen, listen, listen,
Whose name do you hear? (children repeat name)
English Language Learners: Whenever possible, demonstrate word meanings. Say the word loud in a loud voice. Then say the word soft in a soft voice. Have children repeat the words using a loud and soft voice after you.