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Greeting Song: “I See Someone” #1

Sing the greeting song and signal to a child to stand up and say his or her name. Repeat until every child is included.

Greeting Song: “I See Someone” #2

Sing the greeting song and hold up a name card. Signal to each child to find the letter card that matches the first letter in his or her name.

Greeting Song: “I See Someone” #3

Sing the greeting song to three children at a time and clap the parts in their names. Identify whose name was called first, next, and last.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name . . .” #1

Sing the greeting song with children and clap word parts in each child’s name.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name . . .” #2

Sing the greeting song as you clap out the syllables in each child's name.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name . . .” #3

Sing the greeting song and signal children whose names have the correct number of syllables for each verse to stand up.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name . . .” #4

Sing the greeting song. Sing to children with the most syllables first to names with the least syllables last.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name Has One Word Part” #1

Sing the song and have children with the same number of syllables in their name stand and say their names. Repeat until every child is included.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name Has One Word Part” #2

Sing the song and signal children with the correct number of word parts to stand and clap the syllables in their names. Repeat until every child is included.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name Has One Word Part” #3

Sing the song in reverse order, starting with the child who has the highest number of syllables in his or her name.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name Has One Word Part” #4

Sing the song and signal children with the correct number of word parts to stand and clap their names. Repeat until every child is included.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name Has One Word Part” #5

Sing the song in random number order until all children have been recognized.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name Is in My Hand” #1

Hold up a name card and sing a greeting song to help each child recognize his or her name in print.

Greeting Song: “If Your Name Is in My Hand” #2

Sing “If Your Name Is in My Hand” using children’s name cards to help children identify their names in print.

Greeting Song: “Jump In!” #1

Signal children to jump in the circle as he or she says his or her name aloud.

Greeting Song: “Jump In!” #2

Hold up a name card and signal to child to jump into the circle as he or she says his or her name. Have children act out a hammer motion each time you point to a letter in their name.