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Music and Songs | Transition Songs | Instruments
Swinging Monkeys
Submitted by Linda
When I take children out to play and I'm monitoring the swings I like to play a musical game with them.
I will sing the following song adjusting the number to how many children are swinging.
Three little monkeys swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile "you can't catch me , No you can't catch me."
Here comes Mr. Crocodile as quiet as can be.
(Put hands together and wiggle them around like a crocodile creeping around)
"Gotcha!" (catch the child but be careful not to let the game get too wild so children won't fall off swings trying to avoid getting caught.)
Repeat song until all children swinging have been caught by the crocodile. Depending on the time span of outdoor play and the number of children on swings, this song may be used as a "timer" to let them know how long they get to swing before they need to get off and let other children have a turn.
Are You Listening
Submitted by Brienne
(are you sleeping)
Are you listening, are you listening
Everyone, Everyone,
If you are listening, if you are listening
Clap three times (clap,clap,clap)
(do this more times with different actions until everyone is listening)
Music in Our Schools Month
Collect a wide range of musical tapes. Ask students if they know what a maestro is. After explaining that a maestro is "a conductor or teacher of music," encourage students to pretend to conduct music as you play tapes. Play just a brief sample from a tape; then ask that students describe what they heard with just a word or two. Continue playing snippets from a variety of musical pieces--pausing each time to have students describe the music with either real or made-up words and contrast it with other music they have conducted. Was it faster, slower, louder, softer? Was it played glowingly, marchingly, or swingingly?
PEANUT SAT ON THE TRACK
A Peanut sat
On a Railway track
Its heart was all a flutter (pat chest fast)
Around the bend
Came a train
CHOO CHOO (make whistle sound)
Splat! (clap hands loudly)
Peanut Butter!
apple/apple juice ; strawberry/strawberry jam ; banana/banana split
WHO IS HERE TODAY? (tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Let's see who is here today,
Who has come to join our play?
Everyone sit close at hand,
Say your name, then you can stand,
Let's see who is here today,
Who has come to join our play?
Too Much Noise
Swish, swish, swish.
Too much noise.
Can you help me,
Girls and boys?
Swish, swish, swish.
Swish some more.
Swish that noise
Right out the door.
Substitute: crunch,buzz,beep or splash.
MOVEMENT
Submitted by Lisa
Two little feet go tap, tap, tap
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap
A quick little leap up from my chair
Two little arms reach high in the air.
Two little feet go jump, jump, jump
Two little fists go thump, thump, thump
One little body goes round and round
And one little child sits quietly down.
Sing to (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Blink your eyes and lick your lips
Shake your shoulders, wiggle your hips
Kick your leg up
Wave hello
Nod your head
Bend your elbow
Blink your eyes and lick your lips
Shake your shoulders, wiggle your hips
LINE ART TO MUSIC
Submitted by Janice
Play a selection of music. Have children pick a marker and make a line on the paer from one end to the other as they move to the music (this is done on butcher paper with a small group). Allow each child a turn. When everyone has had a turn, select another piece of music and other markers-repeat.
Read Harold and the Purple Crayon. After give each child white paper and a purple crayon. Have them make lines which tell a story.
Guessing game with Music
Submitted by Wilma
This simple activity provides the children to learn to use their hearing sense. Materials needed for this
activity are: cardboard tubes (from toliet paper rolls, tape, stuff to decroate, paper, glue and items to put
inside the tube(pennies, pasta, buttons, etc.). Cover one side of the tube with paper and secure it with
tape, put in the objects-one kind in each tube, secure it with paper and tape. You can decorate at this time
or just before you assemble the item. This will be great for the child to to put together. The child can
make music while others guess what is inside the tube.
Once this has been done, let the children make thier own music. If you don't want the children to know what
is inside some of the tubes feel free to have some samples ready for guessing.
Song Bag
Add more variety to your daily sing-along by allowing youngsters to choose songs to be sung from a song bag. Select one item to represent each of your youngsters' favorite songs; then place the items in a drawstring bag. When it's time for a sing-along, have your song leader reach into the bag and draw out an item. Then have him lead the class in singing the song
represented by the item he selected. With this easy selection method, you'll spend less time choosing songs and more time singing.
WONDERFUL DAY SONG
Submitted by Tessie
Zippety doo dah
Zippety yay
My oh my what a wonderful day
Plenty of learning and playing today
Zippety doo dah
Zippety yay
We will be with all our friends now
And we'll play and learn
Every single day
Ohhh Zippety doo dah
Zippety yay
Wonderful feeling
Wonderful day
MUSICAL GAMES
Submitted by Peggy
Try a game similiar to a cake walk. Draw or tape a grid on the floor and put musical notes in grid squares. Children march around grid to music. When music stops children stop on one square. Pick a note out of a hat and child on the matching note says it's letter equivalent.
Make necklaces. Half have musical note - other half have the letter equivalent.
Give each child a necklace. Play music and children march around - or move bodies to music. When music stops children find the child with the matching necklace.
Make simple puzzle pieces. Take tag board and on one half of tag board draw musical note. On other half write matching letter. Cut tag board in half like a puzzle piece - in other words curved, zig-zag, angled. Make same for each musical note being sure to cut each differently. Laminate for duribility. Children match puzzle pieces.
SONG TO START DAY
Submitted by Diane
Hi everyone, I teach three years old and start our day with a number of different songs. Two favorites are:
Two little hands go, clap, clap, clap
Two little feet go, tap, tap, tap
Two little hands go, thump, thump, thump (make two fists and hit together)
Two little feet go, jump, jump, jump
One little body turns around, and around and around and
Quietly sits down.
This is the way we start our day, start our day, start our day.
This is the way we start our day, so early in the morning.
First we smile and shake a hand (we shake each other's hands)
Shake a hand, shake a hand
First we smile and shake a hand, so early in the morning, then
We give a great big hug (we hug each other)
A great big hug, a great big hug
Then we give a great big hug so early in the morning.
Then we sit down quietly, quietly, quietly,
Then we sit down quietly, so early in the morning.
After we sing our welcome song, they all step off our rug, hide their eyes and I place down sit-upons with their names. They then love to try to find their place to sit down. This also gives me a little control as to where some children should sit. I also find it keeps them in their place instead of trying to roll around on our carpet, most especially the younger ones.
Musical Pom Poms
Submitted by Lisa
I went to a local store and found pompoms on clearance. Even though we use real musical instruments in our daily curriculum, the children absolutely loved twisting and twirling with the pom poms. It was easy to teach them beat. They shook the pompoms everytime I had them hit the beat on each song. It was a fun activity.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT PROPS
Submitted by Suzi
A couple of years ago I bought a whole bunch of cute kids printed 1" elastic. I had a mom who sewed make loops of elastic (about 4-5 feet per loop) for the children to do M&M activities with. Each child gets a loop, and we discover what we can do with it with our bodies. We stretch it, make shapes with it etc.... I also have a wonderful record by Thomas Moore called "My Magical World" that has a great song you can use with the elastic bands. It's a lot of fun, and the kids ask for the "big rubber bands" time and time again
BACK TO SCHOOL FINGERPLAY
Submitted by Peg
Two little houses all closed up tight (make fists)
Open up the window and let in the light (open fist)
Ten little finger people tall and straight (ten fingers)
Ready for school at half past eight (walk with fingers)
Title: Sing Your Way to Good Behavior
Submitted by Thai
If you have a difficult time getting your little ones to follow class rules at the beginning of the year, try singing your way to good behavior.
Song: Walk at School
(to Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Walk, walk, walk at school
Like your teacher says.
If you run you will fall
And bump your little head.
Song: Stop, Look, and Listem
(to The Farmer in the Dell)
Stop, look, and listen.
Stop, look, and listen.
When it's time to do your work,
Stop, look, and listen.
Title: Washing Those Germs Right Off my Hands!
Submitted by by Dannielle
Tune: Wash That Man Right Out Of My hair
I'm gonna wash those germs right off of my hands.
I'm gonna wash those germs right off of my hands.
I'm gonna wash those germs right off of my hands.
So they can be clean as can be
Title: Scissor Practice
Submitted by Peg
Tune Are you Sleeping?
Keep your thumbs up
Keep your thumbs up
When you cut
When you cut
We can cut with scissors
We can cut with scissors
Open shut, open shut
Title: What's The Weather?
Following songs & fingerplays submitted by Regina
sung to the tune of "Clementine"
What's the weather?
What's the weather?
What's the weather like today?
Tell us (child's name),
What's the weather?
What's the weather like today?
Is it sunny? [hold arms above head in a circle]
Is it cloudy? [cover eyes with hands]
Is it rainy out today? [flutter fingers downward]
Is it snowy? [wrap arms around body and shiver]
Is it windy? ["blow children over" with a swoop of your arms]
What's the weather like today?
Title: Good Morning Song
sung to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin"
used to gather the children together for circle time
Teacher: Where is {child's name}? Where is {child's name}?
Student: Here I am, Here I am.
Teacher: How are you today,{child's name}?
Student: Very well, I thank you.
Teacher: Please sit down. Please sit down.
Title:Little Wiggle Worm
I'm a little wiggle worm, watch me grow! [hold arms above head in a circle]
I can wiggle fast, [wiggle fast...keeping arms above head]
Or very, very slow, [wiggle slow...keeping arms above head]
I wiggle all around, then back I go [twist and turn...keeping arms above head]
Down into the ground, to the home I know. [bend over as if diving into a pool]
Title: Wiggles
(do actions as indicated in fingerplay )
I wiggle my fingers;
I wiggle my toes.
I wiggle my shoulders;
I wiggle my nose.
Now no more wiggles are left in me,
So I'm as still as I can be.
Title: Hand Tricks
Clap you hands --Clap hands
Up high, down low.--Clap hands above head then below waist
Let them wobble -Shake hands
To and fro.--Shake hands to and fro
Shake your hands--Shake hands
First left, then right.--Shake hands to the left then the right
Now tuck them in your lap so tight. --Fold hands in lap
Title: Cooperation Song - Sung to Yankee Doodle
Cooperation is the thing
We all must learn to do
It makes life oh so nice
And gets the work done too
Let's cooperate today
In our work and play
Who knows what we can do
If we all work this way
Title: Wiggle Song - Sung to The Bear Went Over The Mountain
Oh, my hands are starting to wiggle
My hands are starting to wiggle
My hands are starting to wiggle
And so is the rest of me
Title: Hands Up High
Hands up high
Hands down low
Hide those hands
Where did they go
One hand up
The other one too
Clap them, fold them
Now we're through
Titles: Partners - Song - Sung to London Bridge
Partners, partners, stay in line
Stay in line, stay in line
Partners, partners, stay in line
Walk together
Title: Open Shut Them
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them in your lap
Creep them, creep them
Creep them, creep them
Right up to your chin
Open up your little mouth
But do not let them in
Falling, falling
Falling, falling
Right down to the ground
Then you pick them up again
And turn them round and round
Faster, faster
Faster, faster
Give a little clap
Slower, slower
Slower, slower
Place them in your lap
INSTRUMENTS
MUSICAL CHIMES
Submitted by Terri
items needed: 8in. dowel rod or a straight stick about 8in.
bolts of different sizes, string, spoon.
hang bolts with the string at different lenghts on the stick or dowel rod, then tie a longer piece of string to the top of the stick or dowel rod for holding, use spoon to hit the bolts for a chiming musical or hang in front of a fan for sound or you can also hang outside and let the wind make the music.
BODY BAND
Entice children to use their own body parts as instruments with this idea. To begin, clap a simple rhythm with your hands; then invite students to join in as you repeat the rhythm. After a few rounds, begin another body-part rhythm such as foot tapping or thigh- slapping. Continue in this manner to model a variety of body parts and rhythms. Then invite each child in turn to lead the class in a body-rhythm pattern. Afterward, play some lively music, encouraging students to join the band by playing and body instrument they choose. What beautiful music!
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT _ WAY TOO FUNNY!
Submitted by Mary Ellen
Musical Straws
The catagory of music is a loose application. Kids love to do this because it so shocks grownups. Take straws ( the kind that bend at the top). The straw needs to be put in a body joint. You can use elbows, behind the knee, armpits, even someone else's neck with the chin bent down. Put the bottom of the straw in the joint and blow. You may have to adjust the position but a very satisfying (for children),gassy sound happens. Kids love trying to imitate songs they know with this instrument--if they can stop laughing long enough to blow that is.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Submitted by Sue in NY
Have the children finger paint on a sheet of paper .
Allow to dry and cut out musical note shapes-on the
circle of the note have the children decorate a face
using wiggly eyes and use a pom pom for the nose help the children draw a smile underneath the nose Write the
children's names on the staff.
We made these today and they look pretty hanging on the windows of our classroom
Title: Musical Tube
Submitted by Sue in NY
Use paper towel rolls which the children paint using tempera paints.
Alow to dry.
Take aluminum foil which is longer by about
1/3 and put some materials (Macaroni or rice) in
the middle of the sheet help the children roll up the aluminum foil. Form the foil into an S shape and string
inside the paper towel roll. Tape the ends down on
both sides of the roll. Use colorful streamers to
decorate the two ends of your instrument and have
the children use in a parade or movement activity.
We also read the Story "Crocodile Beat"
and moved like the animals in the
story while lining up to go outside.
Title: Lids & Beads Instrument
Submitted by: Cheryl
Collect some metal juice lids.
Use a hammer & a nail or a drill to make holes in the lids. Thread a shoelace or thin cord through the holes adding some wooden (or plastic) beads. Use any order of beads to
lids that you wish. Tie the shoelace (or cord)
ends together to form a small circle to
hold the instrument.
Title: Sandpaper Blocks
Cover one side of two blocks with coarse sandpaper. Have the children hold the blocks in their hands with the sandpaper sides facing. Rub the blocks together to the music.
Title: Triangle
Take clothes hangers and either leave them as they are, or cut and make into small triangles. Tie a string on the top. The triangle needs to be suspeded to make a nice sound. Use metal spoons to tap on them.
Title: Castanets
Use a sturdy piece of cardboard about 1 inch wide 5 inches long. Fold cardboard in haf, glue large button on inside of cardboard ends. Click together to make the sound! Drums
Title: Rattles
Gather 16 oz plastic pop bottles with the tops. Fill each pop bottle 1/2 way up with rice, beans, sand, etc. Secure the screw top with glue.
Title: Cardboard Tube Kazoos
Wrap wax paper over one end and secure with rubber band
Title: Rubber Band Guitars
Stretch across a styrofoam tray or shoebox. This works great, you can even tune them!
Title: Paper Cup Maracas
Put a few beans inside then cover the end and secure
TRANSITIONAL SONGS
TRANSITION TO LUNCH
Transition to Lunch
Tune: Wash That Man Right Out Of My hair
We're going to eat our lunch right after our circle.
We're going to eat our lunch right after our circle.
We're going to eat our lunch right after our circle.
So we can full our tummies.
TRANSITION SONG
Eyes are watching, ears are listening, mouth is closed, mouth is closed
Hands and feet are still, Hands and feet are still
We're going __________ (home, to lunch, to p.e., to library, etc.)
TRANSITION SONG
Tune: Gilligan's Island
My hands are tight behind my back
I'm standing straight and tall
My eyes are looking straight ahead
I'm ready for the hall
Ready for the hall
TOOTSIE ROLL CHEER
Submitted by Dottie
By Dr. Jean Warren
Tootsie roll (roll arms in front of you)
Lollipop (pretend you are licking a thumb lollipop)
We've been talking (open and shut fingers like they are talking)
Now let's stop. (Make the "cut" sign in front of your neck)
I See You
Submitted by Janet
(sung to Are You Sleeping)
I See brown eyes.
I See blue eyes.
Green eyes too.
I see You.
Quiet all your voices now.
Show me that you know how.
Oh gee wow.
Oh gee wow.
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT BB
The idea is to have different songs/finger plays/poems or whatever for the children to choose each day.
Make a kite that is attached to the top of the bulletin board, it's point actually suspended a bit from the ceiling. Add clouds and streamers for the sky. Then, attach a thick piece of string to the end of the kite that is the tail. This tail is long and is attached to the bulletin board. Then, take tagboard in different pastel colors and cut them into bow shapes. On each bow print a song, a finger play, or a poem. Then number each bow (we have, I believe, 19). The bows are attached to the tail with clothespins. Each day about 5 children are selected to choose which number bow they want to unpin from the tail and we sing/recite what is written on it. The children love this! The bulletin will change with the season/theme. For example, in October we will have pumpkins in a pumpkin patch and the children will select a pumpkin and we will sing the song.
CLEAN UP TIME
Submitted by Janet
Clean up time. I have relabeled my shelves for easier clean up. I used the clear plastic sleeves for trading cards. I used double sided tape to stick the sleeves to the shelf and another on the tub the toys are in. I cut out pictures matching the toys using catalogs. I glued these pictures to trimmed down index cards and laminated them. In most cases I made two of each picture. I store them in a recipe type file box. Now any time I change out toys I can easily change out the labels. The children have been very successful finding the correct tub and the proper place on the shelf.
CLEAN UP TRAIN
Get on the right track and make your room spotless as your youngsters climb aboard the Cleanup Express. Each day when it's cleanup time, blow a train whistle. Then say, "All aboard the Cleanup Express," and invite youngsters to line up behind you. "Chug" around the room, making stops at each area or center, and have your little ones tidy up. What a fun way to get the job done! Toot, toot, puff, puff!
Everybody Sit Down
Submitted by Marilyn
Tune: Shortenin' Bread
Everybody sit down, sit down, sit down. Everybody sit down on the floor. Not on the ceiling, not on the door, not on each other but on the floor.
OR/
Everybody sit down, sit down, sit down. Everybody sit down on a mat. Not on a dog and not on a cat, not on each other but on a mat.
The kids love this and always sit down after doing a movement song. Once they learn it well I take out a recorder, kazoo, or clarinet and play the melody. You will be surprized at how they automatically sit down! Also, I sing it really fast after they learn it well-just to be funny.
CIRCLE-TIME SONG
Need to get your youngsters to clean up for circle time? Just sing this transitional tune!
(sung to the tune of "Oh, Playmate, Come Out and Play With Me")
Say, say, oh, children,
Please put our things away,
So we can start our day,
And learn in every way.
Come find your places,
In a circle on the floor,
So we can grow and learn,
And much, much more!
HOW DO YOU SAY HI?
Hey!Hi!Howdy!Yo!
There are many ways to say hello!
Wave your hand.Nod your head.
Smile big or wink instead.
Blow a kiss.Tip your hat.
Shake your hands.Give a pat.
Of all the ways to say hello,
Here ’s the way I like to go …How Do You Say Hi?
NAMES, PLEASE!
(sung to the tune of “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”)
Can you write your name?
Can you write it nice and neat?
Will you please sign your paper
Before you leave your seat?
It’s a simple thing to do.
And it lets me know you’re through.
Can you write your name?
GOOD JOB
Teach your little ones this quick song and dance to use to congratulate a classmate for any reason, from learning his
birthday to using glue without assistance. (sung to the tune of “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”)
Na na na na, (Twist.)
Na na na na, (Twist.)
Hey hey-ey, (Wave arms overhead from side to side.)
Good job! (Clap.)
GOOD JOB!
LET ’S PLAY
(sung to the tune of
“Zip-a-dee-doo-dah”)
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah!
Zip-a-dee-ay!
My, oh, my, it’s time to play.
Plenty of fun is coming our way.
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah!
Zip-a-dee-ay!
Not A Single Word
Submitted by Sue
We'll hop hop hop like a bunny
(make hopping motions with hands
We'll run run run like a dog
(make running motion with fingers)
We'll walk walk walk like an elephant
(make walking motions with arms)
And jump jump jump like a frog
(make jumping motions with arms)
We'll swim swim swim like a goldfish
(make swimming motions with hand)
And fly fly fly like a bird
(make flying motions with arms)
We'll sit right down and fold our arms
(fold hands in lap)
And not say a word.
DISNEY CLEAN UP SONG
Submitted by AJ
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho
It's cleanup time we know
We'll make our room so very neat
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho
It's cleanup time we know
We'll put the toys away real neat
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho
TONS OF TRANSITION TUNES!!!
Submitted by Cheryl
GOOD MORNING
(Melody: A Tisket, A Tasket)
Good morning, good morning
It's time to say "good morning"
Another day has just begun
I know that we'll have lots of fun!
Good morning, good morning
It's time to say "good morning"
I'm very glad that you could come
So we can play and have some fun!
HELLO TIME
(Melody: Oh, Susanna)
0h,it's time to say hello, hello
Hello and how are you?
Oh, it's time to say hello, hello
To every one of you.
Hello friends, * a big "hello" to you!
We will sing and play and laugh today
Yes, this is what we'll do.
*Substitute with "boys," "girls," "children," teacher," "parents," or individual names.
HELLO SONG
(Melody: Polly Wolly Doodle)
Oh, I'd like to say hello, hello
Hello----how do you do?
Oh, I'd like to say hello, hello
To you, and you, and you.
How are you? How are you?
How are you, my little friend?
I'm so very glad to see you
Yes, so very glad to see you!
Oh, I know that we'll have fun today!
HI THERE!
(Melody: Shoo, Fly)
Hi there, so glad you came
Hi there, so glad you came
Hi there, so glad you came
1-2-3 let's shout "hurray!"
Hurray (spoken)
Hi there, so glad you're here
Hi there, so glad you're here
Hi there, so glad you're here
1-2-3 let's give a cheer!
Yea! (spoken)
Teacher can shake hands with the children as this song is sung.
GREETINGS (In Various Languages)
(Melody: Bluebird)
Hello, hello everybody
Hello, hello everybody
Hello, hello everybody
So very glad to see you.
Hola, hola, everybody
Hola, hola, everybody
Hola, hola, everybody
So very glad to see you.
Shalom, Shalom everybody
Shalom, Shalom everybody
Shalom, Shalom everybody
So very glad to see you.
Bonjour, bonjour, everybody
Bonjour, bonjour, everybody
Bonjour, bonjour, everybody
So very glad to see you.
Buenos dias, everybody
Buenos dias, everybody
Buenos dias, everybody
So very glad to see you.
Show pictures of children from various countries as you sing a greeting in the spoken language of that country.
Spanish: Buenos Dias, Hola
French: Bonjour
German: Guten Tag
Italian: Buon Giorno
Swahili: Jambo
Norwegian: God (goo) Dag
Hawaiian: Aloha
Hebrew Shalom
Japanese: Konichiwa
Chinese: Ni Hao Ma
Russian: Dobroze Utro
Polish: Dzien Dobry
Hello... Hello... Bonjour
Hello... Hello... Bonjour
You can say it once
You can say it again
It's almost as easy as counting to 10
Hello Hello Bonjour
CONTINUE SONG USING HELLO'S IN WHICHEVER LANGUAGE YOU LIKE.
HELLO
(tune: Frere Jacques)
Hello, _____, hello, _____
How are you? How are you?
we're so glad to have you,
we're so glad to have you,
here at school, here at school.
Circle:
Tune: Row Row Row your boat
Hush,Shhh(finger to lips)Quiet please
let's all gather near
Find a friend and sit right down
Circle time is here.
Storytime
(Sing a Song of Sixpence)
It's time to watch and listen,
We're going to read a book.
We'll sit down on the rug
And use our eyes to look.
We'll look at pictures,
And hear the story, too.
Oh, what fun it is to share
This storytime with you!
TRANSITION SONG
Submitted by LaurieMarie
"Clap you hands
Stomp your feet
(child's name) can't be beat!
Wipe your knees
Rest awhile
(child's name) makes me smile!
Clap your hands
Jump up and down,
(Child's name) is the best kid in town!"
We sometimes substitute our class name if we are in a big hurry.
ARE YOU LISTENING
to the tune of Frere Jacques:
Are you listening, are you listening?
Boys and girls, boys and girls?
It is time to listen, it is time to listen
Boys and girls, boys and girls.
instead of time to listen it could be, it is time to sit down, or it is time to clean up.
LOTSA SONGS FOR DAILY TRANSITIONS
Submitted by Jamie
To start Circle Time, we sing (tune:Farmer in the Dell)
We'll work and play today
We'll work and play today
Hello! Hello! to everyone
We'll work and play today!
To Centers after circle,
we'll show name cards if they are at that level. or go with "If you are a girl..." or are wearing blue, or have a dog at your
house, your favorite dinosaur is a stegosaurus,etc...
At clean up time,
the Clean Up Helper rings a school bell, and everyone sings the Barney Clean Up song while we straighten up and put away.
When we come in from recess,
we sing a song that I got from the loop, sung to London Bridges Falling Down:
Everybody please line up!
Please line up! Please line up!
Everybody please line up!
We are going inside!
Then come in the door,
and we're singing, (tune: There's a spider on the Floor)
Please sit down on the rug, on the rug!
Please sit down on the rug, on the rug!
Please sit down on the rug and give yourself a hug!
Please sit down on the rug, on the rug!
Storytime Rap...
IF....YOU...wanna hear a story this is what you gotta do
You gotta sit on the rug like the pretzels do!
So find your place and clap your hands
So the teacher will know, that you understand!
Zip your lips and turn on your ears
Cause THIS (holding up book) is the story that you're gonna hear!
End of day we sing same song as beginning, different words:
We had fun today!
We're glad you came to play!
So long for now, good-bye my friends,
We'll play another day!
GETTING EVERYONE IN CIRCLE
Submitted by Dawn
I have an in-home daycare that focuses on toddlers. Sometimes getting them to sit in a circle for circle time is quite a challenge. I have found that doing Ring-Around-the-Roses and then all falling down is a fun way to get them sitting. It's also a nice toddler cue so that they can prepare for the singing!!
TRANSITION
I have a new co-teacher this year, and she has taught our kindergarten class the best way to keep a quiet orderly line while we are waiting for hands to get washed, or whenever. We call it "the quiet game". The teacher selects a quiet child to go first. They stand next to the line so they can see all the kids, and then they pick someone who is being quiet and still. That person becomes the next one to pick, and the other child goes into the vacant spot in the line. It sounds dull and boring but they love it, and now even start it on their own and don't need a teacher to supervise. When a number of children have gone, we have the kids who have not had a turn hold their thumbs up so the child who's turn it is to pick can tell. You've got to try it, it really works!
CIRCLE TIME
Submitted by Patio46
I do a very simple song with my 3's and 4's.
Here we are together, together, together
Here we are together, all here on the floor.
There's ________ and ________ (go around the room letting the children say
their names)
Here we are together, all here on the floor.
It also is a good way for the children to get to know one anothers names.
QUIET SONGS
Submitted by Louise
Tune: Are you sleeping
We are waiting, we are waiting
for our friends,for our friend
To be quiet, to be quiet
Quiet now, quiet now.
Tune: Row Row Row your boat
Hush,Shhh(finger to lips)Quiet please
let's all gather near
Find a friend and sit right down
Circle time is here.
Tune: Ferre Jacques
We are waiting,we are waiting
Please sit down, please sit down
Come sit on the carpet,come sit on the carpet
Please sit down,please down
TRANSITION POEMS
Submitted by Tonya Pryor
poems I made up and use
1) Sharing Poem: It's not fair when you don't share.
2) Taking Turns Poem: Learn how to wait your turn.
3) Raising Your Hand: If your hand is not in the air
then I will not look/go over there.
4) Crossing the street when we go for a walk: Walk
fast walk fast because the light won't last.
5) Teaching children not to fight: It's not right to
hit or bite. It's not right to fight, fight, fight.
TRANSITION TO OUTSIDE
Submitted by Suzi
If you want to go outside
this is what you've gotta do
We're gonna line up like the Big Kids do!
So clap your hands
Stomp your feet on the floor
And when we're all ready
We'll open up the door!
Transition Poem that I made up to use in my classroom
Submitted by Tonya
First tell the children what it is you want them to do then recite this poem:
If you have on red then you heard what I said.
If you have on blue then you know what to do.
If you have on white then you know what's I right.
(This means that children know that it's right to get in the back of the line instead of in front of someone.)
If you have on black then your name must be Jack.
If you have on pink then you know what I think.
If you hve on yellow then you're a nice fellow.
If you have on purple then you like to eat Slurple.
(Slurple is like the 7-Eleven drink Slurpee. Your class will ask you what it is believe me because my class did.)
If you have on brown then you better get down.
If you have on grey then it's going to be a wonderful day.
Goodbye Song
Submitted by KinderDeb
Tune: Are You Sleeping?
We are leaving
We are leaving
To our house
To our house
Today is _____________
Tomorrow is _____________
Have a nice day
Have a nice day
New goodbye songs
Submitted by Kathy
Tune:Mickey Mouse
Now it's time for us to say goodbye
Goodbye to you
Go in peace
Go in God's peace
Good-bye Everybody (tune: Clementine)
Good bye everybody
Yes indeed, yes indeed, yes indeed
Good- bye everybody yes indeed
Yes indeed my darling
Say Goodbye
It's time to say good-bye
It's time to say good-bye
We'll see you all (on Tuesday), (tomorrow)
It's time to say good-bye
More Goodbye Songs
Here are the two goodbye songs I use. The first one I wrote. wow way to go Kathy
I can't tell you the tune, but I can tell you this...if you accent the words in capitals, you may be able to guess it by getting the rhythm
goodBYE now goodBYE now
our day now is DONE
adiOS, DASvidania
we've had so much FUN
shaLOM, siaNARA, alf-VIEDERZANE too
it all means goodBYE now...goodBYE now to you.
This one we all holds hands in a circle and do as the song says (although many days I have to remind them to "be gentle with each other" LOL
Tune is Skip to my lou by sung really slowly
Shake hands with friends cause it's time to go
Shake hands with friends cause it's time to go
Shake hands with friends cause it's time to go
Clean Up Time
Submitted by Tina, Waukegan, Illinois,
To the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".
Clean, Clean, Clean up time.
Clean up time today.
'Books and blocks and all your toys,
put them all away.
DR. DINGLE JINGLE
Submitted by Christine
It's Dr. Dingle, Dr. Wiggle, Doctor Number 9.
We're going to have (lunch, recess, snack or whatever)
And we're feeling fine.
So let's get the rhythm in our head, Ding Dong (move head back and forth).
Now you get the rhythm in your head, Ding Dong
Now you've got the rhythm in your head, Ding Dong
We've all got the rhythm in our head, Ding Dong.
So let's get the rhythm in our hands, Clap, Clap.
Now you get the rhythm in your hands, Clap, Clap.
Now you've got the rhythm in your hands, Clap, Clap.
We've all got the rhythm in our hands, Clap, Clap.
So let's get the rhythm in our feet, Stomp, Stomp
Now you get the rhythm in your feet, Stomp, stomp
Now you've got the rhythm in your feet, Stomp, stomp
We've all got the rhythm in our feet, stomp stomp
So let's get the rhythm in our hips, Hot dog (wiggle hips)
Now you get the rhythm in your hips, Hot Dog
Now you've got the rhythm in your hips, Hot Dog
We've all got the rhythm in our hips, Hot Dog
Now lets get the rhythm all over again.
Ding dong.......Clap, clap......Stamp, Stamp......Hot Dog!!!
Title: Call to Circle Time
Submitted by Peg
1, 2, 3, 4
Put your bottom on the floor
5,6, 7, 8
Eyes forward back straight!
Transition Time
Submitted by Mary
I found these songs for transition times in the new issue of Early Childhood News magazine. They worked great with my 5 year olds.
This one is good for circle time, bring your props in a bag and sing:
"Surprise Song" ( tune "I'm a Little Teapot" )
What's in the surprise sack, who can tell?
Maybe it's a book, or maybe it's a shell.
What's in the surprise sack, who can see?
It's something special for you and me!
It was suggested this song be used for clean up time:
"Jolly Good Helper" ( tune "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" )
(Name) is a jolly good helper.
(Name) is a jolly good helper.
(Name) is a jolly good helper,
They're picking up the toys.
We have a helper of the day in our classroom so I changed the words a little bit and now we sing this song to recognize our helper at the beginning of the day:
(Name) is a jolly good helper.
(Name) is a jolly good helper.
(Name) is a jolly good helper,
(Name) is the helper today.
Title: Transition to Circletime
Submitted by Sharon
Actually, this is a funky little verse you can jazz up with hand clapping and body grooving!I use it every day and the children LOVE it!
If you want to hear a story,
This is what you gotta do,
You gotta sit on the rug,
Like the pretzels do!
So find your place and clap your hands,
So (insert your name here) will know that you understand.
Put your hands in your lap,
And turn on your ears!
'Cause.....here is the story that your gonna hear!
(hold up the book)
At this point the children let out a cheer and quickly quiet for story
Title: Tidy Up Song
The following long list of songs submitted by Cherilyn
Now it's time to tidy up
Tidy up, tidy up
Now it's time to tidy up
And put your work away
Title: Song For Going To Circle Time
Let's sit for a story (or circle)
For story, for story
Let's sit for story
Please come and sit with me
(At this point children start to arrive and we sing…)
(Name) is at story, at story, at story
(Name) is at story; he came to sit with me
Keep singing until everyone has sat down at circle and his or her names have been sung.
Title: Music Time Is Here - Song - Sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat
(Name) sing, sing with me
Sing out loud and clear
To tell the children everywhere
That music time is here
Continue until all children have been named.
Title: Clean Up Song - Sung to London Bridge
(Name) put the toys away
Toys away, toys away
(Name) put the toys away
It's cleanup time
Additional Versus:
Substitute toys with puzzles, books, blocks, etc.
Title: Circle Time - Song - Sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Hush, ssh, quiet please
Let's all gather near
Find a friend and sit right down
Circle time is hear
Title: Find Your Smock - Song - Sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Find, find, find your smock
Help and do your part
Button, button, button up
Now it's time for art
Title: The Clean Up Song - Sung to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
It's time to clean up now Clean up, clean up, we know how
We can clean up; you will see
Just how clean our room can be
Title: Clean Up Time - Song - Sung to He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
It's time to put the (toys) away
It's time to put the (toys) away
It's time to put the (toys) away
So we can go outside
Substitute ( ) for appropriate word.
Title: Rest Time - Song - Sung to Are You Sleeping?
When it's rest time, when it's rest time
Rest your head, sleepy head
Rest your head my children
Rest your head my children
Rest your head, sleepy head
Additional Verses:
Rest your arms
Rest your legs
Rest your feet
Rest your eyes
Title: Put Your Shoes On - Song - Sung to She'll Be Coming Over The Mountain
Oh, it's time to put your shoes on after rest
Time to buckle, lace and velcro with the best
Oh, it's time to put your shoes on
Oh, it's time to put your shoes on
Oh, it's time to put your shoes on after rest
Title: Clean Up Song - Sung to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
Time to clean up where you are.
Put your toy (or whatever you need to clean up) back in it's place.
Keep a smile upon your face.
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
Time to clean up where you are.
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