Some Favorite Songs and Poems
"Here We Are Together"
Here we are together, together, together,
Here we are together at school today.
There's _____ and _____ and _____ and _____
There's _____ and _____ and _____ and _____
Here we are together at school today.
"Good Friend" (tune of "Skip To My Lou")
I like _____, there's no doubt about it.
I like _____, there's no doubt about it.
I like _____, there's no doubt about it.
She(he) is my good friend.
Here we are together, together, together,
Here we are together at school today.
There's _____ and _____ and _____ and _____
There's _____ and _____ and _____ and _____
Here we are together at school today.
"Good Friend" (tune of "Skip To My Lou")
I like _____, there's no doubt about it.
I like _____, there's no doubt about it.
I like _____, there's no doubt about it.
She(he) is my good friend.
"I Know" (tune of "Skip to My Lou")
I know _(name)_, clap your hands.
I know _(another name)_, clap your hands.
I know _(another name)_, clap your hands.
Clap your hands together.
I know _(name)_, clap your hands.
I know _(another name)_, clap your hands.
I know _(another name)_, clap your hands.
Clap your hands together.
"May There Always Be Sunshine"
May there always be sunshine.
May there always be blue skies.
May there always be family.
May there always be love.
"I Sit Criss Cross" (tune of "Frere Jacques")
I sit criss cross, I sit criss cross
Hands in lap, hands in lap
Eyes on Mrs. Kelley, eyes on Mrs. Kelley
Quietly, quietly
"Clean Up"
Clean up, clean up
Everybody, everywhere
Clean up, clean up
Everybody do your share.
"This Is The Way We Line Up"
This is the way we line up, line up, line up.
This is the way we line up, right behind a friend.
"Here Is A Circle" (tune of "Orange Is A Carrot")
This is a circle.
This is a square.
This is a triangle sitting right there.
This is a rectangle blue as can be.
A diamond and and oval looking right at me.
Papa Circle (Poem)
This is Papa Circle, shaped like a pie. (low voice)
This is Baby Triangle, three sides have I. (high voice)
This is Mama Square, my sides are four. (regular voice)
This is Uncle Rectangle, shaped like a door. (silly voice)
Knock, knock!
"The Ant, the Bug, and the Bee" (tune of "99 Bottles of Rootbeer on the Wall"
The ant, the bug, and the bee
Are not like you and me.
They walk up the wall, but they never fall.
The ant, the bug, and the bee.
"I Sit Criss Cross" (tune of "Frere Jacques")
I sit criss cross, I sit criss cross
Hands in lap, hands in lap
Eyes on Mrs. Kelley, eyes on Mrs. Kelley
Quietly, quietly
"Clean Up"
Clean up, clean up
Everybody, everywhere
Clean up, clean up
Everybody do your share.
"This Is The Way We Line Up"
This is the way we line up, line up, line up.
This is the way we line up, right behind a friend.
"Here Is A Circle" (tune of "Orange Is A Carrot")
This is a circle.
This is a square.
This is a triangle sitting right there.
This is a rectangle blue as can be.
A diamond and and oval looking right at me.
Papa Circle (Poem)
This is Papa Circle, shaped like a pie. (low voice)
This is Baby Triangle, three sides have I. (high voice)
This is Mama Square, my sides are four. (regular voice)
This is Uncle Rectangle, shaped like a door. (silly voice)
Knock, knock!
"The Ant, the Bug, and the Bee" (tune of "99 Bottles of Rootbeer on the Wall"
The ant, the bug, and the bee
Are not like you and me.
They walk up the wall, but they never fall.
The ant, the bug, and the bee.
"Come Along" (tune of "Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow")
Come along and ________ (jump, spin, wiggle, etc.) with me.
Come along and ________ with me.
Let's ______ and _______ and ________ and ________.
Come along and _______ with me.
"Listening Song" (tune of "Frere Jacques")
Eyes are watching.
Ears are listening.
Voices quiet.
Bodies calm.
This is how we listen.
This is how we listen.
When it's time.
When it's time.
"Orange Is A Carrot"
Orange is a carrot.
Yellow is a pear.
Purple is a plum and brown is a bear.
Green is the grass and blue is the sky.
Black is a kitty cat and red is cherry pie.
"Can You See?" (tune of "The Muffin Man")
Can you see the color ____, the color ____, the color ____?
Can you see the color ____?
Somewhere in our room?
"That's the Order of the Rainbow"
Red, orange, yellow,
Orange is a carrot.
Yellow is a pear.
Purple is a plum and brown is a bear.
Green is the grass and blue is the sky.
Black is a kitty cat and red is cherry pie.
"Can You See?" (tune of "The Muffin Man")
Can you see the color ____, the color ____, the color ____?
Can you see the color ____?
Somewhere in our room?
"That's the Order of the Rainbow"
Red, orange, yellow,
Green, blue, purple.
Red, orange, yellow,
Green, blue purple.
Red, orange, yellow,
Green, blue, purple.
That's the order of the Rainbow!
"First Comes the Rain Clouds" (tune of "Up on the Housetop")
First comes the rain clouds passing by,
Dropping rain drops in my eye.
Then comes the sunshine
Up so high.
Now a rainbow in the sky.
Ho, ho, ho - who wouldn't go?
Ho, ho, ho - who wouldn't go?
Under the rainbow, yes-sir-ee,
Under the rainbow, you and me!