- letter cards “Nn,” “Oo,” “Qq,” and “Ss”
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.1.d: Recognize and name some uppercase letters of the alphabet and the lowercase letters in one’s own name.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge: Recognizes that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.
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/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of
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 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Play Together: "Alphabet Hokey Pokey"
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ELA Focus Skills: Follow Directions, Gross Motor Skills, Hand-Eye Coordination, Letter Recognition, Phonological Awareness
Have children stand and form a circle and give each child one of the following letter cards: “Nn,” “Oo,” “Qq,” or “Ss.”
- Have children repeat the letter names with you.
- Then sing and do the motions to the song “Alphabet Hokey Pokey.”
Alphabet Hokey Pokey
(Have children letter cards and move them in and out of the circle.)
You put your <call out a letter> in,
You put your <call out a letter> out,
You put your <call out a letter> in,
And you shake them all about.
You do the hokey pokey (hold hands up, wiggle fingers and hips)
And you turn yourself around, (turn around in place)
And that’s what it’s all about! (clap hands)