- rubber band instruments
- instrument
- pluck
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” #2
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Rhyme and Repetition)
Have children sit together in a circle. Have rubber band instruments available. Tell children you are going to sing a song that includes all of their names. Say, As I sing your name, I want you to pluck your rubber band instrument. Then tell them to all join in the plucking as you sing the last line of each verse. Continue until all children have had a chance to pluck their instrument when their name is sung.
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.