- name cards
- sway
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: “Show Us Something You Can Do” #5
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Rhyme, Repetition), Creative Expression
Sing “Show Us Something You Can Do” with children. Sing the song once to demonstrate. Then sing it again, holding up a child’s name card. Say, If you can recognize your name, show us how you can move! When the child does the movement, build vocabulary by describing the motion to the class. For example, say, Look at how Samantha moves! She can sway her arms from side to side.
Show Us Something You Can Do
Hello, <child’s name>. How are you?
Show us something you can do.
(child performs motion)
This is what <child’s name> can do.
We can all do it, too.
(children copy motion)