- name chart
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).
RF.PK.MA.3.c: Recognize one’s own name and familiar common signs and labels (e.g., STOP).
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: “Good Morning” #2
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ELA Focus Skills: Name Recognition, Phonological Awareness
Sing “Good Morning” to children. Give each child a name card. Tell children you are going to help them match their name card to the name chart after you sing to them.
- Say, After we sing the song to you, hold up your name card next to the name chart and we will match the card to the name on the chart. You may need to help children trace a letter on their name card and then on the chart to help them recognize the letters in their names.
- Have the group repeat the child’s name for the cheer at the end.
Good Morning
(to the tune of “Happy Birthday”)
Good morning to you,
Good morning to you,
Good morning dear <child’s name>,
We’re glad you are here.
Together we’ll play,
Together we’ll learn,
Together we sing this,
So your friends can all cheer!
Adaptation: For young children or children struggling with their letters, you can place a matching sticker on each child’s name card and next to each name on the name chart. Have children find the sticker that matches the name card and then point to their name.