- chart paper
- marker
- rubber band guitars
- pitch
- volume
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.
Sing Together: “All Day Long” #2
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ELA Focus Skills: Speaking and Listening
Educator Prep: Write the words to the song “All Day Long” on chart paper before singing.
Display the “All Day Long” song chart. Sing the song once with children. Then sing it again, inviting children to play their rubber band guitars as they sing. Give children a volume (loud/soft) or pitch (high/low) to use to play each round.
All Day Long
(as sung on “Violet’s Music”)
I’m going to play my guitar
All day long.
I’m going to play my guitar
All day long.
I’m going to play my guitar
All day long.
All day long!