School Family Song

Building Listening, Language and Vocabulary

Stage of Literacy Development:

Stage 0: Foundation for Literacy
Stage 1: Beginning Literacy

Ages:

3-6

Grade Range:

PreK K

Food Groups:

Primary:
Oral Language	
Secondary:
Motivation for Literacy

Transcript

Teacher and Students:  This is my school family, this is my school family, this is my school family, now wave to a friend.   This is my school family, this is my school family, this is my school family. Shake hands with a friend. 

Teacher: Shake hands. 

Teacher and Students: Shake hands with a friend, boom, boom, boom. This is my school family, this is my school family, this is my school family. Pinky hug with a friend.  

Teacher: Pinky hug. 

Teacher and Students: Pinky hug with a friend, boom, boom, boom.  Shake hands with a friend. Shake hands with a friend, boom, boom, boom. Wave to a friend, wave to a friend, boom, boom, boom. This is my school family.

Activity Objective

The goal of School Family Song: Building Listening, Language and Vocabulary is to help students develop oral language skills by singing a song about ways to greet their friends at school.

Quick Tips

Additional Comments:

- This is a great song to do at the beginning of the year to develop class community.
- Asking students to give a pinky hug is a nice idea to respect your students' personal space.
- To keep the song fresh and engaging, you can brainstorm new actions to pair to the song with your class.