- alphabet letter cards
- name cards
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: “I See Someone” #2
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ELA Focus Skills: Name Recognition, Phonological Awareness (Rhythm and Repetition)
Have children stand in a circle. Display the letter cards in rows in the middle of the circle. Be sure there is room for children to walk between the rows. Tell them you are going to sing a greeting song and each time you will hold up a different name card. Say,
- When I hold up your name card, I will point to the first letter in your name and say the name of the letter.
- After I say the name of the letter, find the letter card that matches the first letter in your name and hold it up. As you hold it up, say the name of the letter. Then say your name.
Have each child replace the letter and then sit. Continue until all children are sitting.
I See Someone #2
(sung to the tune of “London Bridge”) I see someone that I know,
That I know,
That I know.
I see someone that I know
And it’s (say the child’s name)
What’s the first letter in your name,
In your name,
In your name?
What’s the first letter in your name,
My friend (say the child’s name)?
Adaptation: For children confident in recognizing and naming the first letter in their names, skip the part of the activity where you name the letter. Let them identify the letter on their own.
Adaptation: For children confident in recognizing all the letters of the alphabet, you may want them to find and read all the letters of their name.