Good Morning Song
We’re Great!
(Just for FUN CD)
We’re great, but no one knows it.
No one knows it so far.
Some day they’ll realize how wonderful we are!
They’ll look at us, and point at us, and then they’ll shout, “Hurray!”
Let’s cheer how we’re wonderful beginning with A.
A- We’re awesome. (Make sign language letters.)
B- We’re brave.
C- We’re creative.
D- We’re dynamic
E- We’re enthusiastic
F- We’re fantastic.
G- We’re gifted
H- We’re honest
I- We’re imaginative
J- We’re joyful.
K- We’re kind.
L- We’re lovable
M- We’re magnificent.
N- We’re nice.
O- We’re outgoing
P- We’re polite.
Q- We’re quick.
R- We’re responsible
S- We’re special.
T- We’re terrific.
U- We’re unique.
V- We’re valuable.
W- We’re wonderful.
X- We’re excellent.
Y- We’re youthful
Z- We’re zany!
We’re great but no one knows it, no one knows it so far.
Some day they’ll realize how wonderful we are.
They’ll look at us and point at us, and then they’ll shout, “Hooray!”
We’re great but no one knows it, but they will some day
Transition/Management
Give Me a Clap
(Tune: “The Addams Family” – All Day Long CD)
Give me a clap. (Clap twice.)
Give me a clap. (Clap twice.)
Give me a clap, give me a clap, give me a clap. (Clap twice.)
Give me a snap. (Snap twice.)
Give me a snap. (Snap twice.)
Now fold your hands, and put them down into your lap.
Calendar Songs
Days of the Week in Spanish - Días de la Semana
(Tune: “The Addams Family” – Ole’Ole’ CD)
Siete días, siete días, siete días,
Siete días en la semana.
Domingo y lunes,
martes miércoles,
jueves y viernes,
y el sábado.
Months of the Year - Meses del Año
(Tune: “Ten Little Indians” – Ole’Ole’ CD)
Enero, Febrero,
Marzo, Abril,
Mayo, Junio,
Julio, Agosto,
Septiembre, Octubre,
Noviembre, Diciembre,
Meses del año.
Math Songs
Fraction Pizza
(Tune: “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands - Totally Math CD)
I’ve got a whole pizza in my hands. (Extend arms in a circle.)
I’ve got a whole pizza in my hands.
I’ve got a whole pizza in my hands.
And now I’ll eat some up.
I’ve got half a pizza…I’ve got ¼ of a pizza…I’ve got 1/8 of a pizza…
I’ve got no pizza in my hands…
It’s just an empty pan.
Techno Count to 100
(Totally Math CD)
Math is a pattern.
Math has a beat.
Come on everybody
And get on your feet.
Count to 100.
Clap or stomp your feet.
Dance how you want.
Get the techno beat!
1, 2, 3, ……. (Clap your hands or march in place.)
Phonics Songs
Who Let the Letters Out
(Kiss Your Brain CD)
Who let the A out? /a/a/a/a/ (Do the “Monkey,” “Swim,” “Twist,” or other
Who let the B out? /b/b/b/b/ dance moves as you say letters and make sounds.)
Who let the C out? /c/c/c/c/
Etc.
Alphabet Forwards and Backwards
(Traditional Tune – Keep on Singing and Dancing CD)
A B C D E F G (Point to the letters on your classroom
H I J K L M N O P alphabet as you sing.)
Q R S T U V
W X Y and Z
Now, I’ve said my ABC’s.
Next time sing them backwards with me.
Z Y X W V U T
S R Q P O N M
L K J I H G
F E D C B A.
Now, I’ve said my ZYX’s,
Bet that’s not what you expected!
Science/Social Studies
Parts of a Flower
(Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” – Kiss Your Brain CD)
Flower (Put your hands around your face.)
Stem (Point to neck.)
Leaves (Stick out arms.)
And roots (Touch your feet.)
Leaves and roots.
Flower, stem, leaves, and roots –
Leaves and roots.
All it takes is sun (Hands up in circle.)
And shower (Wiggle fingers down.)
And a seed (Hold out palm.)
Grows into a flower. (Spread fingers of right hand up from left fist.)
The Planting Song
(Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell” – Happy Everything CD)
Let’s all plant some seeds, (Pretend to dig a hole and plant a seed.)
Let’s all plant some seeds.
Hi, ho, it’s spring you know,
Let’s all plant some seeds.
The rain begins to fall… (Wiggle fingers from above your head down.)
The sun warms the earth…(Circle head like the sun.)
The seeds begin to grow…(Hold up left fist and bring right hand up through it.)
Wiggle and Have FUN Songs
Have You Ever Been Fishing?
(Tune: “Turkey in the Straw” – Keep on Singing and Dancing CD)
Have you ever been fishing (Pretend to fish.)
On a bright and sunny day, (Circle arms like the sun.)
When you see those little fishies (Fold hands and wiggle.)
Swimming up and down the bay?
With their hands in their pockets (Put hands in front.)
And their pockets in their pants. (Put hands in back.)
All the little fishies do the (Hands on hips and wiggle.)
Hoochie coochie dance!
Going On a Picnic
(Happy Everything CD)
We’re going on a picnic. (Pretend to pack a picnic
We’re going to pack a big one. and pantomime other motions.)
With sandwiches, cookies, and lemonade, too.
Look over there.
It’s some tall grass.
Can’t go over it.
Can’t go under it.
Can’t go around it.
I guess we’ll go through it.
Swish, swish, swish, swish!
Look over there.
It’s a lake…
I guess we’ll row across it.
Row, row, row your boat.
Look over there.
It’s a swamp…
Ooeey, gooey, ooey, gooey.
Look over there.
It’s a park.
It’s nice and shady.
It’s got a picnic bench.
We’re all so hungry
Let’s go eat!
Mmmmmmmm!
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
(Traditional Tune – Happy Everything CD)
Take me out to the ball game. (Pretend to swing a bat.)
Take me out to the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks.
I don’t care if we never get back,
For I’ll root, root, root for the home team. (Fist in the air.)
If they don’t win it’s a shame. (Shake head.)
For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out (Hold up 3 fingers.)
At the old ball game.
Seasonal Songs
Cinco de Mayo – May 5th
(Tune: “LaCucaracha” – Happy Everything CD)
Chorus: Cinco de Mayo, Cinco de Mayo!
That’s the fifth of May.
Cinco de Mayo, Cinco de Mayo!
What a happy holiday!
All day long we’ll have a fiesta –
We’ll sing and clap our hands!
We’ll have piñatas and play maracas
Like a mariachi band! (Chorus)
At the Battle of Puebla
In eighteen-hundred sixty-two
Mexico fought for independence
Viva Mexico! It’s true! (Chorus)
A Box for Mommy – 2nd Sunday in May
(Tune: “I Wish I Had a Little Red Box” – Happy Everything CD)
I wish I had a little box
To put my mommy in.
I’d take her out and go (kiss, kiss, kiss)
And put her back again.
If my mommy were in my box
Were in my box, then she would always know.
School or play, night or day,
How I love her so!
I made this box for mother’s day,
It’s full of love for you.
When we’re apart, hold it to your heart,
And know I’m thinking of you.
Good-Bye Song
May There Always Be Sunshine
(Tune: “Stuball Was a Racehorse” – Keep on Singing and Dancing CD)
May there always be sunshine.
May there always be blue skies.
May there always be children.
May there always be you.
May there always be stories.
May there always be music.
May there always be teachers
To care for you.
May there always be sunshine.
May there always be blue skies.
May you always feel special,
Because you are you!
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