Days and Months
Building Oral Vocabulary through Song
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 0: Foundation for LiteracyStage 1: Beginning Literacy
Ages:
3-6
Grade Range:
PreK KFood Groups:
Primary: Vocabulary, Oral Language Secondary: Motivation for Literacy
Transcript
Teacher: Raise your hand if you know all of your days of the week. I know my days of the week. Say them after me. Teacher: Sunday Students: Sunday Teacher: Monday Students: Monday Teacher: Tuesday Students: Tuesday Teacher: Wednesday Students: Wednesday Teacher: Thursday Students: Thursday Teacher: Friday Students: Friday Teacher: Saturday. Students: Saturday Teacher: Days of the week One, two, one two three! Teacher and Students: Its Sunday and its Monday, its Tuesday and its Wednesday, its Thursday and its Friday, and then its Saturday. Days of the week (clap, clap), days of the week (clap,clap) days of the week, days of the week, days of the week (clap, clap). Teacher: Good job! Months of the year Students: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December! Teacher: All right! Good job, good job. Is everybody ready? Students: Yes Teacher: Shhhh. Students: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, then you turn around.
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Activity Objective
The goal of Days and Months: Building Oral Vocabulary through Song is to help students develop oral language skills by singing songs to review the days of the week and the months of the year. This teacher pairs song with various actions to help keep everyone involved.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Pairing song with action is a great way to keep the whole class engaged in a fun way.
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