- name cards
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: “We’re Happy You Are Here” #1
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Rhythm and Repetition), Name Recognition
Have children sit together in a circle. Distribute name cards to three children at a time. Tell children you are going to sing a song to those three children.
If the final group includes only one child, sing the verse using that child’s name three times. If the final group includes two children, join the group and have the class sing hello to you as well.
We’re Happy You Are Here
(sung to the tune of “Goodnight, Ladies”)
Hello, <child’s name>.
Hello, <second child’s name>.
Hello, <third child’s name>.
We’re happy you are here.
Final verse
Hello, everyone.
Hello, everyone.
Hello, everyone.
We’re happy you are here.