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).
English Language Arts/Language/L.PK.MA.4 Ask and answer questions about the meanings of new words and phrases introduced through books, activities, and play.
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.
Social Emotional Development/Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy Identifies personal characteristics, preferences, thoughts, and feelings.
Language Development/Receptive Language Comprehends increasingly complex and varied vocabulary.
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: “Climb On!”
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ELA Focus Skills: Listening and Speaking, Making Connections, Phonological Awareness (Rhythm and Rhyme)
Sing “Climb On!” with children. This is a song about a sled. Ask children about their experiences on sleds before you sing. Ask, Have you ever ridden down a snowy hill on a sled? Were you afraid at the top of the hill? Why?
Sing “Climb On!” once for children. Then invite them to sing along with you and clap to the rhythm if they wish. After singing, review key vocabulary with children. Ask, Why is whizzing a good word to use to describe what it’s like to go down a snowy slope?
Climb On!
(sung to the tune of “Itsy Bitsy Spider”)
Climb aboard my sled now,
We’re going down the hill.
Hurry and get ready,
It won’t be long until,
We’re whizzing down a snowy slope
And laughing all the way!
Let’s get the countdown started,
As off we go today!
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ZOOM!