- loud
- soft
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.
EEC Infant and Toddler Guidelines:
PW50: The older toddler engages in a variety of physical activities.
Greeting Song: “Welcome, Welcome” #1
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STEM Key Concepts: Sounds have a source; Sounds vary in three ways: volume, pitch, and timbre
ELA Focus Skills: Fine Motor Skills, Follow Directions, Phonological Awareness, Speaking and Listening
Tell children you are going to teach them a new song called “Welcome, Welcome.”
- Explain that before you sing to each child you will call out their name and they are to stand up.
- Say, Then when I sing your name in the song, I want you to clap out the syllables in your name with me.
- Demonstrate with a volunteer.
Have all children clap and touch their toes as you sing the fourth and fifth lines to each child. Encourage the child standing to bend and touch their toes.
Welcome, Welcome
Welcome, welcome <child's name>,
Now you’re here,
We’ll have some fun.
First we’ll clap our hands just so,
Then we’ll bend and touch our toes.
Welcome, welcome <child's name>,
Now you’re here,
We’ll have some fun.
Take It Further: Reinforce the concept of loud and soft by varying the volume of the voice you use to sing to each child. Challenge children to match the volume of your voice (loud/soft) as they clap loud or soft when you get to the fourth line.