MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.2: Recall information for short periods of time and retell, act out, or represent information from a text read aloud, a recording, or a video (e.g., watch a video about birds and their habitats and make drawings or constructions of birds and their nests).
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge: Recognizes that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Watch Together: “What’s Your Name? (/u/)” #1 (BTL clip)
ELA Focus Skills: Active Viewing, Phonological Awareness, Speaking and Listening
Remind children that yesterday they looked for the letter “Uu” in their names.
Tell children that today they are going to watch a video and hear a song about many names that have the letter “Uu” and the letter sound /u/ in them.
- Encourage active viewing. Say, Listen carefully. Put your hand up if you hear the names of anyone in our group.
Play the video a second time. Encourage children to sing, clap, or move to the music and say any names they recognize.
