- 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” #3
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ELA Focus Skills: Name Recognition, Phonological Awareness (Rhythm and Repetition)
Have children sit in a circle. Tell them you are going to sing the song three times and you want the three children to stand in a line. Sing the first verse of “I See Someone,” stopping on the last word to show a name card. Have the child clap his or her name for the second verse and stand up. Continue with two more children and have them stand in line with the first child.
When the three children are in line, ask, Whose name did I call first? Next? Last? Continue singing to three children at a time until all children have had a turn to stand.
I See Someone
(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 (hold up child’s name card).
Please stand up and clap your name,
Clap your name,
Clap your name.
Please stand up and clap your name,
My friend (say the child’s name).
Adaptation: Add photos or stickers to help very young children recognize their name cards.