I just started teaching Pre-K and I need help learning songs ?

Question

The songs I need are: line-up, days of the week, months of the year, and anything else you can give me with lyrics and tune.

Answer 1

Check out Kids in Tune, Sharon, Lois and Bram's Elephant Show, and these sites

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/music_st...

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/preschoo...

http://www.songsforteaching.com/preschoo...

Answer 2

These are what we call transition songs.  Here's a few to get you started.  I have many more if you are interested you can email me your email address and I'll attach my Word document for transitions.  I don't claim any of these as my own.  I've just collected them over the years.

Attendance/Names:

Tune:  Where, oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone

Where, oh where, has our friend gone?

Oh where, oh where, can she be?

With her long brown hair and her lobster T-shirt

Oh where or where can she be?

May wish to hide favorite stuffed animals/puppets behind back or around room and sing the verse about the hidden object.

Glad You’re Here (go with colors/crayon theme)

All:  Red and Yellow, green and blue.

Teacher:  (child’s name), (child’s name), where are you?  (named child raises hand)

Teachers and peers:  Look and listen; hear our cheer.

We are glad that you are here!  (wave to the named child)

Who’s Here?

Program one side of an index card with a child’s name and glue their photo on the other side.  Laminate the cards for durability. Each morning, arrange the cards randomly in a pocket chart with the students’ names facing out. As each child arrives, ask her to find her name card and turn it over to show her smiling face.  

Who's here?

Tune: "London Bridges"

How many Friends are here today?

Here to learn, here to play?

How many friends are here today?

Let us count them.

Another name song

Oh what do you think my name is?

I wonder if you know?

My name is (name) *point to a child and they say this line.

Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello.

Bee Bee Bumble Bee

Bee Bee Bumble Bee

Can you sing your name to me?

(Point to a child)

(child sings) My name is (name)

Circle:

It's Time To Come To Circle

Tune: "Did You Ever See A Lassie?"

It's time to come to circle,

To circle, to circle.

It's time to come to circle,

To circle right now.

There's ________ and ________,

and ___________ and _________.

It's time to come to circle,

To circle right now.

We're sitting in a circle,

A circle, a circle.

We're sitting in a circle,

Right here on the floor.

With __________ and _________,

And __________ and __________.

We're sitting in a circle,

Right here on the floor.

Welcome To Circle Sung to: "Where is Thumbkin?"

  Where is ______?   Where is _______?

Here he is!  Here he is!

How are you today, sir?

Very well I thank you.  (child response)

Sit right here!  Sit right here!

Come And Join Us Sung to: "Clementine"

Come and join us in the circle

For a fun and happy time.

We will learn and play together

In our circle, yours and mine.

Listen carefully and look closely

Have good manners and be kind

We will learn and play together

In our circle, yours and mine.

Clean-Up

Clean Up Song

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

Time to clean up where you are.

Put each toy back in its' place,

Keep a smile upon your face.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

Time to clean up where you are.

A-Cleaning We Will Go

Tune: A-Hunting We Will Go

A-cleaning we will go!

A-cleaning we will go!

We’ll pick up toys and blocks and books

And put them where they go!

Goodbye:

Good Bye Song

Zipadeedoodah

Zip a dee hay

My oh my what a wonderful day

Preschool is fun lots of learning and play

Zip a dee doo dah

Zip a dee hay

It's time for me to go now

But I be back on Monday

It will be another fun day

Zip a dee doo dah

Zip adee hay

My oh my what a wonderful day

Preschool is fun lots of learning and play

Zip a dee doo dah

Zipa dee hay

Shaking Hands Good Bye

Tune: "Skip to my Lou"

shake hands with friends coz it's time to go

shake hands with friends coz it's time to go

shake hands with friends coz it's time to go

I hope I'll see you on _____________(say next day you will meet)

Hi-Ho Hi-Ho Off To Home!

Tune: "Hi-ho Hi-ho"

Hi-ho hi-ho, it's off to home we go,

We'll come and play another day Hi-ho hi-ho!

Hi-ho hi-ho, it's off to home we go,

We'll get on the bus without a fuss Hi-ho hi-ho!

Greetings/Hello:

Morning Rap

Say, “Hi!  Hi!  Hi!

Hello!  Hello!

What a great day

For school, you know!”

Say, “Hi! Hi! Hi!

Hello!  Hello!

Time to get started.

Let’s go, go, go!

Hello

Tune: "Frere Jacques"

Hello, (child's Name) Hello, (child's name)

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.

Hello Song

Tune: "Three Blind mice"

Hello, (child's name). Hello, (child's name).

How are you? How are you?

We're glad you're here to laugh and play,

We hope you'll have some fun today,

You're welcome, welcome everyday.

To our playschool.

Glad to see you

Tune: "Frere Jacques"

Teacher:

I'm Ms. (name), I'm Ms. (name).

That's my name, That's my name.

Glad to see you here.

Glad to see you here.

What's your name? What's your name?

Child:

I am (name), I am (name).

That's my name, that's my name.

I am glad to be here,

I am glad to be here.

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Answer 3

Kiddles is a great site

Answer 4

Look into songs by Shawn Brown.  He does kids songs that are more modern...almost hip hop.  He has songs about all the topics you want and also a whole cd of transition songs.  Kids love it because it's like what they hear on the radio.

Answer 5

Mailbox Magazine aka The Education Center

has several books on these sort of rhymes. They all go with songs that kids know already.

One song that pops into my head ...tune is Oh my Darlin Clementine

There are 7 days

There are 7 days

There are 7 days in a week

Sunday Monday

Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

Saturday

Answer 6

I have a WONDERFUL book, its called "Ring a ring O'roses. It has really anything you can think of for everything...aslo try WWW.EVERYTHINGPRESCHOOL.COM

Answer 7

I learned the days of the week by.

Sunday monday

Tuesday wednesday

thursday friday

saterday

While the teacher pointed to a huge calender, and then we all had to sing the song. (The beats is like da da da da,/ da da da da,/ da da da da,/ da da da.) THats like the best way i can explain it.

Oh and the line thing went,

I first  (each kid will say it, you just have to go around and tap them on the head when its there turn)

Im second

I am third in line

I am forth

I am fifth

i am sixth in line, (it keeps going on until the last person) And whoever is last says)

Im the last in line (and claps there hand twice)

I thought that way was a cute way.,

Answer 8

Wow. There are sooo many. Dr. Jean is full of great ideas. She has some great CD's with great songs on them, like days of the week, months of the year, ABC's, etc. You can probably get them from the library and burn them for your personal use. Put her name in a google search or just type in preschool songs. When my kids line up I like to say either "Spaghetti" (as spaghetti is long and straight when dried and it can remind them to get in line) or sing this song (there really isn't a tune, you kind of just say/sing it):

My hands are straight down by my side,

I'm standing very tall,

I'm quietly looking straight ahead,

I'm ready for the hall. (then silence by putting your finger vertically on your mouth).

Here is a cute days of the week song (tune: The Adams Family)

Days of the week (snap your fingers or something else that makes a noise)

Days of the week (snap your fingers)

Days of the week   x 3 ( snap your fingers)

There's Sunday and there's Monday, There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday, There's Thursday and There's Friday, and then there's Saturday. Days of the week (snap), Days of the week (snap) Days of the week x 3 (snap)

If you are interested in any other cute ideas, I have a ton. Just drop me an email: [e-mail]

Hope this helps :)

Answer 9

Tape the songs you want to learn and play them in the car, at home etc until you have memorised them. Also try and write them from memory-it won't take long to learn them.