- down
- ramp
- up
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/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: “Will You Meet a Friend of Mine?” #4
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ELA Focus Skills: Follow Directions, Gross Motor Skills, Phonological Awareness
Have children stand in a circle. Tell children that you will sing “Will You Meet a Friend of Mine?” with them again.
- Say, This time I will sing the first verse and I will call out a name at the end. When I call your name, come sit in the middle of the circle.
Explain that everyone will sing the second verse to the child in the middle.
- Have the child in the middle act out the motions of going up and down a ramp with their stretched out palm as children sing the lyrics.
- Repeat until each child has had a turn to be in the middle of the circle.
Will You Meet a Friend of Mine?
(sung to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Will you meet a friend of mine?
Friend of mine?
Friend of mine?
Will you meet a friend of mine?
This is my friend <child’s name>.
<Child’s name> likes to ride the ramps,
Ride the ramps,
Ride the ramps.
<Child’s name> likes to ride the ramps,
He/she rides them up and down!
Social Emotional Tip: Help children build their concept of self as they say their names. Remind each child to use a strong, clear voice to acknowledge that he or she is an important member of the group.