ENGLISH SONGS FOR CHILDREN

If you’re happy (mumble, mumble, mumble) clap your hands!
If you’re happy (mumble, mumble, mumble) clap your hands!
If you’re happy (mumble, mumble, mumble),
(mumble, mumble, mumble)
If you’re happy (mumble, mumble, mumble) clap your hands!
The tempo is often too quick and phrases like “and you know it” and “then your face will surely show it” aren’t easy for young children to sing or understand through gestures and expressions.
So, since we like to use this song to teach emotions, we’ve slowed it down a little and simplified the lyrics to just the emotions and the body language that express those emotions. This version allows even very young kids to sing all the lyrics and act them out with gestures.
Lyrics and actions:
If you’re happy happy happy (Smile and put your index fingers on your cheeks.)
clap your hands. (Clap your hands.)
If you’re happy happy happy
clap your hands.
If you’re happy happy happy
clap your hands, clap your hands.
If you’re happy happy happy
clap your hands.
If you’re angry angry angry (Make an angry face and cross your arms over your chest.)
stomp your feet. (Stomp your feet.)
If you’re angry angry angry
stomp your feet.
If you’re angry angry angry
stomp your feet, stomp your feet.
If you’re angry angry angry
stomp your feet.
If you’re scared scared scared (Make a scared face and place your hands on your cheeks.)
say, “Oh no!” (Say, “Oh no!”)
If you’re scared scared scared
say, “Oh no!”
If you’re scared scared scared
say, “Oh no!”, say , "Oh no!"
If you’re scared scared scared
say, “Oh no!”
If you’re sleepy sleepy sleepy (Make a sleepy face.)
take a nap. (Rest your head on your hands and pretend to sleep.)
If you’re sleepy sleepy sleepy
take a nap.
If you’re sleepy sleepy sleepy
take a nap, take a nap.
If you’re sleepy sleepy sleepy
take a nap.
If you’re happy happy happy (Smile and put your index fingers on your cheeks.)
clap your hands. (Clap your hands.)
If you’re happy happy happy
clap your hands.
If you’re happy happy happy
clap your hands, clap your hands.
If you’re happy happy happy
clap your hands.
Activity ideas:
Before or after this song, explore emotions by making faces in the mirror. Or tell your students to make a happy/angry/scared/sleepy/sad/etc. face and take their pictures with a camera phone or a digital camera and then show them their pictures!
For extra fun make an emotions book with those pictures. Just print out the pictures and write the emotion under each one.
If you work with autistic children, an emotions book is great for helping the children to recognize other people's feelings. You may not be able to have your students pose for the pictures, but if you can make an emotions book with pictures of other people, you may find your kids fascinated by it.


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Classroom benefits:This is a classic tune for the days of the week. It's very short and simple and great for playing in the background in the classroom, at home, or in the car while kids gradually pick up on the days of the week and their order.
Lyrics and actions:

A nice way to teach gestures for each of the days of the week is to first talk with the students aboutsome of their daily activities. For example, many of your students may have soccer practice, piano practice, English class, etc. Associate one activity with each day of the week. Then, when you sing the song, gesture the appropriate activity for each day of the week.
Alternatively, you can have the students point to the days on the class calendar as you sing. Or, each class, let a different student be the song leader and point to the days of the week on the calendar.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
x2
Activity ideas
Try stopping the music at certain days and see if the children can say the next day. Sing while you point at a calendar. If you are using the song in class, assign each student a different day of the week and give them a sign with that day written on it. As the song plays, each student must stand up and sing his/her day at the right time. After singing the song, mix the students up and then have them put themselves in the correct order, starting from Sunday. Mix them up again, have them trade signs, and then have them put themselves in the correct order again, this time starting from Monday.
You can also tell the whole class to stand up on "Wednesday", or stand up on "Tuesday" and sit down on "Friday" . These activities help students internalize the order of the days of the week.
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Knock Knock Hello is a great song to use at the beginning of a class, or before studying or playing at home. We created the song to warmly welcome children into our classrooms and get them ready for singing, dancing, and learning.

The easiest way to introduce the song is simply to start playing it each time you clean up after an activity. Children will very quickly associate this song with clean up time.
Lyrics:
Clean up, clean up.
Everybody let's clean up.
Clean up, clean up.
Put your things away.
(x4)
Clean up! Clean up! Clean up! Put your things away.
Pick up your toys.
Pick up your books.
Pick up your shoes.
Put your things away.
Clean up, clean up.
Everybody let's clean up.
Clean up, clean up.
Put your things away.
(x2)
Activity ideas:
When using the song for the first time, you may want to demonstrate with a puppet cleaning up some blocks or other small items. At home, it’s an excellent song to play to encourage children to cleanup when they are finished playing. You could also sing together without the CD, when doing chores together around the house.
Language focus: "Are you hungry?" "Yes, I am." "I'm full!" Foods (banana, watermelon, french fries, spaghetti, ice cream). Yes/No question intonation.
Classroom benefits: This is a great song for teaching the phrases, “Are you hungry?” and “Yes, I am!” You can use it in combination with any number well-known children’s books, such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Preparation: In keeping with our philosophy of making the language in the songs learnable through gestures, the food we’ve chosen for this song are foods you can easily mime eating. You can quickly introduce the food items before singing by teaching the gestures and/or showing pictures of these foods.
This song can be sung in a call and response format, meaning the children just listen and then repeat. It's VERY simple.
Lyrics and actions:
Are you hungry? (Shrug your shoulders and then rub your tummy.)
Yes I am. (Thumbs up gesturing “yes” and/or nod your head “yes”.)
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
Mmmmm, a banana! (Gesture peeling and then eating a banana.)
Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum!
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
Mmmmm, a watermelon! (Gesture holding a big slice of watermelon and then eating it.)
Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum.
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
French fries! (Gesture eating french fries one by one.)
Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum.
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
Spaghetti! (Gesture twirling spaghetti with a fork and eating it.)
Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum.
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
Are you hungry?
Yes I am.
Ice cream! (Gesture licking an ice cream cone.)
Yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum.
I’m full! (Pat your tummy with both hands and puff out your cheeks.)

Activity ideas:
This song is great for teaching a variety of foods. Don’t just stick to the items sung about in the song, think of other foods and come up with gestures for them. When you sing the song, the teacher can just call out the different food over the voice on the CD. You can work with your students to think of new gestures for different foods, or you can use sign language (American Sign Language or the sign language native to the country you live in). You can find many great sign language dictionaries online to teach you the signs for different kinds of foods.
This song works great with all kids, but it’s especially satisfying to see pre-verbal youngsters or children reluctant to speak communicating their hunger using the gestures learned in this song. Kids can learn to express, “I’m hungry” by rubbing their tummies. Or they can reply to a caretakers question, “Are you hungry?” by giving a thumbs up or thumbs down.
With older three-year-olds and up, try playing food charades after this song. Pretend to eat some kind of food and the children try to guess which food you are eating. Then have each of the children try. Show one of them a food picture, and have them mime eating that food. The other children try to guess the food.
Your ideas:
Richard Millette from Rick's English House in Iwate, Japan sent along this great idea for using "Are You Hungry" with older kids (Grade 5 and up). He plays the song and everybody sings. Then, everybody has to listen closely to what is said in the line, "mmmmm, a banana" and draw that food as quickly as they can during the "yum yum yum" part and finish before the next "Are you hungry?" verse starts again. The teacher can turn down the volume on the CD player and call out a different food each time. After the song, everyone can laugh at their drawings!

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Classroom benefits: Like Seven Steps, this is another classic “get moving” song. Kids will ask for this one again and again. We use Walking Walking in our classes quite frequently when kids want to get up and MOVE. This song really ends with a bang, and kids will be a little tuckered out when it’s over. A good choice to use before a quiet time activity. We’ve added some actions (tiptoe, jump, swim, sleep) to spice up the traditional version.
Preparation: This is another easy one…just follow the actions in the song! Everybody moves in a circle. Encourage everyone to sing with a BIG VOICE.
Lyrics & actions:
Walking, walking. Walking, walking.
*Hop, hop, hop. Hop, hop, hop.
Running, running, running. Running, running, running.
Now let’s stop. Now let's stop. (Place both hands out in front of you, palms facing forward.)
Walking, walking. Walking, walking.
*Hop, hop, hop. Hop, hop, hop.
Running, running, running. Running, running, running.
Now let’s stop. Now let's stop. (Place both hands out in front of you, palms facing forward.)
Tiptoe tiptoe. Tiptoe tiptoe. (Walk on your toes.)
Jump jump jump. Jump jump jump.
Swimming swimming swimming. (Make a swimming motion.)
Now let’s sleep. Now let’s sleep. (Rest your head against your hands or lie down on the ground and pretend to sleep.)
Wake up! (Eyes open! Look alert!)
It’s time to go! (Look at your watch.)
Are you ready to go fast? (Run in place quickly.)
[quickly]
Walking, walking. Walking, walking.
*Hop, hop, hop. Hop, hop, hop.
Running, running, running. Running, running, running.
Now let’s stop. Now let's stop.
Walking, walking. Walking, walking.
*Hop, hop, hop. Hop, hop, hop.
Running, running, running. Running, running, running.
Now let’s stop. Now let's stop.
Whew! (Wipe your brow with your forearm.)

Activity ideas:
After you sing "Now let's sleep", pretend to fall asleep and have the children wake you up by shouting "WAKE UP!" It's a hit everytime.
If you don’t have space to run around, or even if you do, try this song sitting down and just using your fingers! To make it even more fun, use puppets, finger puppets, and/or stuffed animals!
Also, this song provides a great opportunity to teach kids that they should stop at red lights. Make a simple traffic signal with some construction paper. On one side, put a red circle on top and two blank circles below it. On the other side, put a green circle on the bottom with two blank circles above it. When the song says, “Now let’s stop,” hold up the red light! Then flip the signal over and hold up the green light when it is time to walk again. You can continue to play stop and go games after the song has finished!
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One little finger, one little finger, one little finger. (Hold up your index finger and bend it up and down.)
Tap tap tap. (Tap your finger against your other INDEX FINGER 3 times.)
Point your finger up. (Point up!)
Point your finger down. (Point down!)
Put it on your head. Head! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Head!”)
One little finger, one little finger, one little finger.
Tap tap tap. (Tap your finger against your HEAD 3 times.)
Point your finger up. (Point up!)
Point your finger down. (Point down!)
Put it on your nose. Nose! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Nose!”)
One little finger, one little finger, one little finger.
Tap tap tap. (Tap your finger against your NOSE 3 times.)
Point your finger up. (Point up!)
Point your finger down. (Point down!)
Put it on your chin. Chin! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Chin!”)
One little finger, one little finger, one little finger.
Tap tap tap. (Tap your finger against your CHIN 3 times.)
Point your finger up. (Point up!)
Point your finger down. (Point down!)
Put it on your arm. Arm! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Arm!”)
One little finger, one little finger, one little finger.
Tap tap tap. (Tap your finger against your ARM 3 times.)
Point your finger up. (Point up!)
Point your finger down. (Point down!)
Put it on your leg. Leg! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Leg!”)
One little finger, one little finger, one little finger.
Tap tap tap. (Tap your finger against your LEG 3 times.)
Point your finger up. (Point up!)
Point your finger down. (Point down!)
Put it on your foot. Foot! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Foot!”)
Put it on your leg. Leg! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Leg!”)
Put it on your arm. Arm! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Arm!”)
Put it on your chin. Chin! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Chin!”)
Put it on your nose. Nose! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Nose!”)
Put it on your head. Head! (Put your finger on your head and say in a loud voice, “Head!”)
Now let’s wave good-bye. Good-bye! (Wave good-bye with your index finger.)
Activity ideas:
When the children have learned the song well enough, sing without the music. A great way to use the song is to stand in a circle as you sing the song, and each child gets a chance to call out a body part. Everybody sings the song together until you reach the “Put it on your ________!” part of the song. One student says, “Put it on your head/elbow/knee/foot/etc.” and all the students put their finger on that body part and shout its name. It’s a great way to review body part names, and the teacher can introduce a new body part name each time you sing the song. The teacher simply calls out a new body part when it’s his/her turn and teaches it by pointing to it.
You can also practice some simple counting by changing the number of fingers each verse. "One little finger", "Two little fingers", "Five little fingers", etc.
This song is also great to sing with children under 2 years old. The caretaker can sing and point to all the parts of baby’s body.
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Classroom benefits: Kids love Seven Steps, and it definitely qualifies as a Super Simple Song! It’s a great active song to use anytime to get the wiggles out. For this version, we added a backwards verse to get the kids moving and counting in the other direction.
Lyrics & actions:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Everyone sings and walks forward together.)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Everyone sings and walks backward together.)
1, 2, 3 (Forward.)
1, 2, 3 (Backward.)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Forward.)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Everyone sings and walks forward together.)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Everyone sings and walks backward together.)
1, 2, 3 (Forward.)
1, 2, 3 (Backward.)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Forward.)
1, 2, 3 (Forward.)
1, 2, 3 (Backward.)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Forward.)
Now let's go backward!
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Everyone sings and walks backward together.)
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Everyone sings and walks forward together.)
7, 6, 5 (Backward.)
7, 6, 5 (Forward.)
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Backward.)
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Everyone sings and walks backward together.)
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Everyone sings and walks forward together.)
7, 6, 5 (Backward.)
7, 6, 5 (Forward.)
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Backward.)
7, 6, 5 (Backward.)
7, 6, 5 (Forward.)
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Backward.)
Activity ideas:
You can use this song in so many different ways. The easiest of course is simply to march around the room as you sing the song. For variation, try marching with pom-poms, batons, tambourines, or maracas. Act like you are in a parade! Or instead of marching, call out different commands like “Jump!” “Skip!” “Gallop!” “Tiptoe!” “Hop!” etc. Changing the actions you do with the song will keep it interesting for the kids, and it’s great fun to try hopping or skipping backwards!
This is also a great song to use for freeze games. When you stop the music, everybody must stop marching (or jumping or skipping) and freeze! Anybody who is moving gets a playful tap on the head with a squeaky toy or some other harmless and fun “penalty” (it’s no fun when kids are “out” and have to sit out while others participate). To make it more challenging, while the kids are “frozen”, they must continue singing as if the music didn’t stop!
You can also use the song sitting down. Count fingers, toes, bean bags, marbles…anything!
Another great way to use the song is, instead of marching in a circle, have everyone line up holding hands and facing in the same direction and sing.
If you have parents in the class, try having them stand facing the kids. As the kids move forward, the parents (or teacher) move back. When the kids move backward, the parents move forward (as if chasing the kids). It's a lot of fun.
Also, instead of forward and backward, try up and down or right and left. Or try alternating hopping on your left foot and your right foot.
With children under 2, this is a great song for them to "bounce" to. Also, the caretaker can count the child's fingers and toes, or walk his/her fingers up and down the child's arms and legs.
Have a great time!
CAUTION: Kids can get carried away with this song or any song in which they are running/jumping/marching around the classroom. It’s very important to set the tone the first time you use this song. Everybody moves in the same direction. No pushing. This is a great opportunity to help children learn to channel their excitement.

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Classroom benefits: Teaches children classroom commands "Make a circle" and "Sit down". Arranges students in a circle for circle-time activities.
Circle time is a great way to start class or to bring everyone back together during class. Our “Make A Circle” song is designed so that when the song finishes, everyone will be seated in a circle and ready for a circle-time activity.
Preparation:
Before singing the song, gather the class in a circle with everyone holding hands. Here you can practice some of the actions in the song and more. Say, "Let's make a BIIIIIG circle!" and then have everyone say "HELLO!". Then say, "Let's make a small circle...smaller...smaller..." Whisper "hello" to everyone. Have some small conversations, whispering the whole time ("What's your name?", "What's your favorite color?", "How old are you?", "How's the weather, today?", etc.) Then say loudly "BIG circle". Alternate between big and small (and bigger and smaller), round and round (faster and slower), up and down, etc. If you like, have one of the children be the circle leader and give the commands. You can alternate circle leaders each week.
The actions for this song are pretty self-explanatory…just make a circle and follow the directions in the song!
Lyrics & actions:
Time to make a circle. (Everyone rushes to the center of the room and holds hands in a circle.)
Make a circle, big big big. (Make the circle bigger.)
Small small small. (Make the circle smaller.)
Big big big. (Make the circle bigger.)
Make a circle, small small small. (Make the circle smaller.)
Hello hello hello. (Everybody waves to each other. Try to make eye contact with all of the children.)
Make a circle, round and round. (Holding hands, walk around in a big circle.)
Round and round.
Round and round. (If you like, move the circle in the other direction.)
Make a circle, round and round.
Hello hello hello. (Everybody waves to each other. Try to make eye contact with all of the children.)
Make a circle, up up up. (While holding hands, everyone reaches up high!)
Down down down. (Crouch down low.)
Up up up. (Reach high!)
Make a circle, down down down. (Crouch low.)
Now sit down. (Everyone sits down.)

Caution:
When going around in a circle, do not allow running. The children will be holding hands, and if some children run faster than others, hands will slip and children can take a pretty hard fall. No running! However, you should try jumping/hopping/tip-toeing/light skipping/etc.
Activity ideas:
If you are using this in a classroom, use the space between verses to prepare the kids for the next verse. For example, after “Hello, hello, hello,” in the first verse, say, “Now let’s go round and round!” After you have used the song a few times, you can ask your students after each verse, “What’s next?”
The song finishes with everybody sitting down, and now you are ready to begin any circle activity you like. Knock Knock Hello followed by Make a Circle is a great way to start any class. This tune is such an easy one to remember, try singing without the CD. Add some extra verses to keep things interesting. Try “In/Out”, “Touch your nose/ears/toes/etc.”, “jump, jump, jump”, “hop, hop, hop”, etc.
If you have a parachute, have the class make a circle holding the parachute as you sing. You can also use a simple bed sheet.


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Language focus: "Hello" "sing" "dance" "play."
Classroom benefits: Welcomes students to class. Creates an active, fun learning environment.
Knock Knock Hello is a great song to use at the beginning of a class, or before studying or playing at home. We created the song to warmly welcome children into our classrooms and get them ready for singing, dancing, and learning.
Lyrics and actions:

Hello! (Hello!) [Wave with your right hand.]
Hello! (Hello!) [Wave with your left hand.]
Come in. [Motion to come inside.]
Let’s sing. [Pretend you are singing into a microphone. ]
Let’s play. [Run in place.]
Hello! (Hello!) [Wave with your right hand.]
Hello! (Hello!) [Wave with your left hand.]
Knock, knock, knock. [Pretend to knock on a door.]
Come on in! [Motion for someone to come inside.]
Let’s sing. [Pretend you are singing into a microphone.]
And play. [Run in place.]
And learn together. [Tap your finger on your temple.]
Knock, knock! [Thrust your fist in the air.]
Activity ideas:
With larger groups, try breaking the class up into 2 groups and have them line up facing each other on opposite sides of the room. Kids on one side sing “Hello!” and wave to their classmates on the other side of the room. That group responds, “Hello!” This is a great way to use the song because it emphasizes that we are singing about doing these things together.
With smaller groups, you can have students get together in pairs and sing facing each other. If you have parents in class, try having the child and parent sing facing each other
If you have a small class, consider starting each class by having the children knock on the door. This gives you a chance to talk briefly with each child and then you can invite them to "come in."
Draw a picture of a house with a big door in the middle, and some windows. Cut the picture so that you can open the door and windows. Hold the house in front of you and encourage your child/students to "knock" on the door. Ask, "Who is it?" or "What's your name?". After the child answers, say, "Come in!" and encourage them to open the door. Hold the house up to your face so that when the child opens the door, he/she will see your face saying, "Hello!" Children love this form of "peek-a-boo" and will enjoy knocking again and again, giving them lots of opportunity to practice greetings ("Hello", "What's your name/Who is it", "Come in!", etc.)
Language focus: Counting down from 10 to 1, "Roll over!"
Classroom benefits: Ten in the Bed is an incredibly popular song with young learners. It's a great song for creative play and children will want to sing it over and over again. It's also great for introducing substraction.
Lyrics and actions:

(Thank you to Val in Argentina for introducing these actions to us!)
(Start with 10 students seated in ten chairs in a row. If you have more than 10 students, have part of the class watch and sing. If you have less than 10 students, start the song later or place stuffed animals on the extra chairs.)
Here we go!
There were ten in the bed (Hold up 10 fingers.)
and the little one said, (Hold your hands close together, indicating 'small'.)
"Roll over, roll over" (Roll hands around each other, or each student turns to the right and says, "Roll over! Roll over!")
So they all rolled over and one fell out. (Everyone rolls to the right and the student in the first chair 'falls out' of the bed.)
Nine! (Hold up 10 fingers and then take one away, leaving 9.)
There were nine in the bed (Hold up 9 fingers.)
and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
Eight! (Hold up 9 fingers and then take one away, leaving 8.)
There were eight in the bed (Hold up 8 fingers.)
and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
Seven! (Hold up 8 fingers and then take one away, leaving 7.)
There were seven in the bed (Hold up 7 fingers.)
and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
Six! (Hold up 7 fingers and then take one away, leaving 6.)
There were six in the bed (Hold up 6 fingers.)
and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
Five! (Hold up 6 fingers and then take one away, leaving 5.)
There were five in the bed (Hold up 5 fingers.)
and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
Four! (Hold up 5 fingers and then take one away, leaving 4.)
There were four in the bed (Hold up 4 fingers.)
and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
Three! (Hold up 4 fingers and then take one away, leaving 3.)
There were three in the bed (Hold up 3 fingers.)
and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
Two! (Hold up 3 fingers and then take one away, leaving 2.)
There were two in the bed (Hold up 2 fingers.)
and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
One! (Hold up 2 fingers and then take one away, leaving 1.)
There was one in the bed (Hold up 1 finger.)
and the little one said,
"I'm lonely...[sigh]" (The one remaining student lays down on the chair, then everyone shouts "WAKE UP!" and the student falls out of bed.)
Activity ideas:
If you have a Ten in the Bed storybook, try reading it as you sing the song together. The teacher or parent can sing, "There were ten in the bed and the little one said..." and the children sing "Roll over, roll over!"
If you have a class with 10 or more students, have 10 of the students act out the song while the other students sing! You can also use stuffed animals to act out the song, or try using finger puppets!
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Language focus: "Can you...?" "I can..." "Wash your..." Body parts (hair, feet, face, knees, shoulders, toes, hands, nose).
Classroom benefits: This is a great song for introducing or reviewing body parts. For non-native speakers of English, it is an excellent tool for communicating the meaning of “Can you....?” and “I can.” This also leads to great role-plays in class. Bring out some sponges and some buckets and pretend it's bath time. Kids love it!
Lyrics and actions:

(You can sing this song in a call-and-response format with the teacher singing the "Can you...?" lines, and the children singing the "I can..." lines. Alternatively, split the class up into 2 groups, and have one group sing the "Can you...?" lines, and the other group sing the "I can..." lines.)

Can you wash your hair? (Shrug your shoulders, make an inquisitive look with your face, and pretend to wash your hair.)
I can wash my hair. (Pretend to wash your hair.)

Can you wash your feet? (Shrug your shoulders, make an inquisitive look with your face, and pretend to wash your feet.)
I can wash my feet? (Pretend to wash your feet.)

Can you wash your face? (Shrug your shoulders, make an inquisitive look with your face, and pretend to wash your face.)
I can wash my face. (Pretend to wash your face.)

Can you wash your knees?(Shrug your shoulders, make an inquisitive look with your face, and pretend to wash your knees.)
I can wash my knees. (Pretend to wash your knees.)

I can wash my hair. (Pretend to wash your hair.)
I can wash my feet. (Pretend to wash your feet.)
I can wash my face. (Pretend to wash your face.)
I can wash my knees. (Pretend to wash your knees.)

This is the way we take a bath. (Wash your whole body!)


Can you wash your shoulders? (Shrug your shoulders, make an inquisitive look with your face, and pretend to wash your shoulders.)
I can wash my shoulders. (Pretend to wash your shoulders.)

Can you wash your toes? (Shrug your shoulders, make an inquisitive look with your face, and pretend to wash your toes.)
I can wash my toes. (Pretend to wash your toes.)

Can you wash your hands? (Shrug your shoulders, make an inquisitive look with your face, and pretend to wash your hands.)
I can wash my hands. (Pretend to wash your hands.)

Can you wash your nose? (Shrug your shoulders, make an inquisitive look with your face, and pretend to wash your nose.)
I can wash my nose. (Pretend to wash your nose.)

I can wash my shoulders. (Pretend to wash your shoulders.)
I can wash my toes. (Pretend to wash your toes.)
I can wash my hands. (Pretend to wash your hands.)
I can wash my nose. (Pretend to wash your nose.)

This is the way we take a bath. (Wash your whole body!)
Activity ideas:
Once the students are familiar with the song, you can do a number of variations, such as reversing roles and having the children ask you, “Can you wash your....?”

When you sing, “I can wash my....”, pretend to wash the incorrect body part and see if the students can catch it!

With this song, you can do a fun role-play in smaller classes. Buy some bath supplies such as sponges and bath caps, and get ready for taking a pretend bath! Or give baths to some stuffed animals.

At home, this song becomes a great bath time song (without music--we don’t recommend CD players in the bathroom!) Not only does it teach body parts but it is also a fun way to encourage your child to start washing her/himself! Try it!
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Language focus: Counting down from 5 to 1. English rhythm and ryhme. "Mommy." "Doctor." "No more...! "
Classroom benefits: Five Little Monkeys is a song you can use any time children need to get up and be active. Children love this simple rhyme, and it's great for introducing the expression, "No more...", language that can come in quite handy for teachers and students.
Preparation: Kids love this popular chant and will really enjoy this super simple song! There are a number of storybook versions of this chant available. We suggest introducing this song by reading one of those storybooks first so the children can fully understand what the song is about. Or, watch the above video with them. Then the fun begins....Make a circle with the students. During the intro music you can all move around the circle acting like the silliest monkeys you can! The music is very “monkeyish”!
Lyrics and actions:
Five little monkeys (Hold up five fingers.)
jumping on the bed. (Jump up and down.)
One fell off (Hold up one finger and then roll your hand down towards the floor.)
and bumped his head. (Tap your head with your fist.)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, (Put your pinky to your mouth and thumb to your ear like a telephone.)
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" (Put one hand on your hip and wag your index finger.)
Four little monkeys (Hold up four fingers.)
jumping on the bed. (Jump up and down.)
One fell off (Hold up one finger and then roll your hand down towards the floor.)
and bumped his head. (Tap your head with your fist.)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, (Put your pinky to your mouth and thumb to your ear like a telephone.)
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" (Put one hand on your hip and wag your index finger.)
Three little monkeys (Hold up three fingers.)
jumping on the bed. (Jump up and down.)
One fell off (Hold up one finger and then roll your hand down towards the floor.)
and bumped her head. (Tap your head with your fist.)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, (Put your pinky to your mouth and thumb to your ear like a telephone.)
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" (Put one hand on your hip and wag your index finger.)
Two little monkeys (Hold up two fingers.)
jumping on the bed. (Jump up and down.)
One fell off (Hold up one finger and then roll your hand down towards the floor.)
and bumped his head. (Tap your head with your fist.)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, (Put your pinky to your mouth and thumb to your ear like a telephone.)
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" (Put one hand on your hip and wag your index finger.)
One little monkey (Hold up one finger.)
jumping on the bed. (Jump up and down.)
She fell off (Hold up one finger and then roll your hand down towards the floor.)
and bumped her head. (Tap your head with your fist.)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, (Put your pinky to your mouth and thumb to your ear like a telephone.)
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" (Put one hand on your hip and wag your index finger.)
Your videos:
Language focus: The alphabet.
Classroom benefits: The Let's Learn version of The Alphabet Song is paced gently enough for young learners to be able to hear each letter and sing along. We have slowed things down, speaking the letters first, then signing. It is very lullaby-like, and great for sitting down with an Alphabet Chart and just pointing your way through the alphabet.
Lyrics and actions:

(For this song, try pointing at an alphabet chart. For older kids try doing all of the letters in American Sign Language!)
(Talking)

A, B, C, D, E, F, G
H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
Q, R, S, T, U, V
W, X, Y, Z

(Singing)
Now I know my ABCs.
Next time won't you sing with me?


A, B, C, D, E, F, G
H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
Q, R, S, T, U, V
W, X, Y, Z

Now I know my ABCs.
Next time won't you sing with me