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.
Approaches to Learning/Initiative and Curiosity: Demonstrates flexibility, imagination, and inventiveness in approaching tasks and activities.
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?” #5
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ELA Focus Skills: Making Decisions, Name Recognition, Speaking and Listening
Review with children the different ways they sang the greeting “Will You Meet a Friend of Mine?” each day. Ask them to choose one way they would like to sing the song today as a group.
Clarify that the group may repeat a way they have already sung the song or suggest new ways. Give them time for discussion and agreement. Then have children sing the greeting song their way.
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>. (children wave to child)
Social Emotional Tip: Making a group decision helps children learn to express their opinions while understanding that others have different, valid views.