- small ball
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.
EEC Infant and Toddler Guidelines:
PW50: The older toddler engages in a variety of physical activities.
Greeting Song: “Welcome, Welcome” #4
STEM Key Concepts: Sounds vary in three ways: volume (loud or soft), pitch (high or low), and timbre (quality)
ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition), Following Directions, Hand-Eye Coordination
Tell children you are going to roll the ball to one child. Say, When you get the ball, sing your name—high, low, loud, soft, growly—you choose! Then we will all sing the song in the same voice. Have children roll the ball back to you after the song. You may want to encourage children to name the science concept (volume, pitch) they are demonstrating.
Welcome, Welcome
Welcome, welcome <name of a child>
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 <name of a child>
Now you’re here,
We’ll have some fun.