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).
MA Draft STE Standards:
Physical Sciences/Energy PS4.B Apply their understanding in their play of how to change volume and pitch of some sounds.
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: “The Name Game” #5
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ELA Focus Skills: Phonological Awareness (Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Sing “The Name Game” with children. Have children take turns calling out whether they would like everyone to sing in a loud or soft voice. As children sing, have them place their hands on their throats. Ask them to compare the vibrations in their throat when they sing in a loud voice and when they sing in a soft voice.
The Name Game
Holly, Holly, bo-bolly
Banana-fana fo-folly
Fee-fi-mo-molly
Holly!
Follow this pattern to create a verse for each child:
<Name>, <Name>, bo-b <name without first consonant sound>
Banana-fana fo-f <name without first consonant sound>
Fee-fi-mo-m <name without first consonant sound>
<Name!>