Songs by Month - “Calendar Time and Sing Along” (Flip Chart and CD), Scholastic January: “January” Tune: Oh, Susannah Oh, the month of January is the first month of the year. On New Year’s Eve we stay up late at midnight we all cheer. On January 15th, every year I sing, and celebrate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King. January, that’s how the year begins. Twelve months will come and go, before it’s New Year’s Eve again! February: “February” Tune: Alouette February, yes it’s February, It’s the shortest month of the year. February, yes it’s February, It’s the shortest month of the year. Cutting out a valentine, oh best friend will you be mine? Will you be mine, Valentine? Will you be mine, Valentine? Oh oh oh oh.. February, yes it’s February, every four years, we add an extra day February, yest it’s February, every four years, we add an extra day Everybody did you hear? When we do it’s called Leap Year. Did you hear, it’s called Leap Year! Will you be mine, Valentine? Oh oh oh oh... March: “Spring” - Tune: The Farmer in the Dell The flowers start to grow. The flowers start to grow. Springtime is merry-o, the flowers start to grow. The bears are waking up, the bears are waking up. Springtime is merry-o, the bears are waking up. The geese fly home, the geese fly home. Springtime is merry-o, the geese fly home. “March” Tune: The Ants Go Marching Let’s celebrate the month of March, hurrah, hurrah! The year’s third month, the month of March, hurrah, hurrah! Though the winds of March may blow, soon we’ll see the melting snow! Like a lion it comes and a lamb it goes, the lovely month of March. April: “April” Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star April, April is month four. I’m so glad it’s spring once more! I’ve heard it sung that April showers Always bring such pretty flowers. April is a month of spring, when birds begin to sing! May: “May” Tune: Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay Hey, ho what do you say! It is the month of May! Have you seen the signs of spring? I hear a robin sing. Let’s make a card today, for Mom on Mother’s Day. Hey, ho what do you say! I like the month of May! June: “Summer” Tune: Reuben, Reuben Summer, summer is the season, when I love to play outside. Swimming, hiking, playing baseball, going for a long bike ride. When the winter’s finally over, and the summer’s here to stay Everyone I know agrees - There’s nothing like a summer day! “June” Tune: Froggy Went a Courtin’ There’s nothing so fair as a day in June. There’s nothing so fair as a day in June. There’s nothing so fair as a day in June. Even the frogs are croaking a tune - in June! Summer vacation is finally here. Summer vacation is finally here. Summer vacation is finally here. A very happy time of the year - in June! Fireflies flicker in the warm moonlight. Fireflies flicker in the warm moonlight. Fireflies flicker in the warm moonlight. Have you ever seen such a glorious sight - in June! July: “July” Tune: Shoo Fly July is summer, July is fun for me, July 4th’s the holiday to celebrate our great country! I see, I see fireworks in the sky. I see, I see fireworks in the sky. High in the sky on the 4th day of July! August: “August” Tune: A Tisket, A Tasket It’s August, it’s August. Let’s pack a picnic basket, Filled with good things to eat, Let’s have a summer picnic! It’s August, it’s August. Hot lazy days in August. We’ll have an end of summer feast, on our picnic blanket! September: “Autumn” - Tune/London Bridge Windy breezes blow around, blow around, blow around. Windy breezes blow around in the autumn. Autumn leaves come tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down. Autumn leaves come tumbling down on the ground. Take a rake and pile them up, pile them up, pile them up. Take a rake and pile them up, and jump right in! “September” - Tune/Sing a Song of Sixpence September is the month when summer turns to fall. Vacation time is over, it’s back to school for all Even though I’m sad how fast the summer ends, I’m really glad I’ll get the chance to meet up with my friends! October: “October” - Tune/John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Come rake a giant pile of leaves, in October when they fall! When leaves turn read and brown, with pumpkins all around, Then it’s October, in the fall! Da da da da da da! November: “November” Tune: Do you Know the Muffin Man Oh, the days are growing short, growing short, growing shortOh, the days are growing short, now that it’s November. Let’s celebrate the harvest time, the harvest time, the harvest time, Let’s celebrate the harvest time, now that it’s November. We’ll share a fine Thanksgiving feast, Thanksgiving feast, Thanksgiving feast, We’ll share a fine Thanksgiving feast the last Thursday of November. December: “Winter” Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean The snow’s falling over the meadow, The snow’s falling over the town. I sit by my living room window, Just watching the snow falling down. Snowflakes falling, watching the snow falling down (hum melody of ‘snowflakes falling, watching the snow falling down’) Soon we’ll be building a snowman. I’ll make it so big and so round. But for now I’m sipping hot cocoa, Just watching the snow falling down. Snowflakes, falling, watching the snow falling down. (hum melody of ‘snowflakes falling, watching the snow falling down’) “December” Tune: Home on the Range Bright candles shine, on this holiday night, as we gather with family and friends. Soon we’ll be heard, singing the words, of holiday songs once again. Oh, December night In the glow of the candles so bright! Soon we will hear the words Happy New Year! December’s the way the year ends. Circle Time: “Months” Tune: Big Rock Candy Mountain The journey has begun of the Earth around the sun. And the twelve months we’ll be counting. They’ll go by, one by one. It really is astounding! January, February, March, April, May, June, July, and August September, October, November, December See the year stretch out before us! “Weeks and Weekends” Tune: Bingo There are five days in every week, and two days on the weekend. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, then Saturday and Sunday. I go to school on weekdays, and stay home on the weekend. Monday through Friday, busy as a bee. Monday through Friday, a busy family. We have fun on the weekend. “Calendar Time” Tune: Frere Jacques Today is ______. Today is ______. The _____ of the week. The _____ of the week. Find it on the calendar. Find it on the calendar. Make a little mark. Make a little mark. “Days of the Week” Tune: Wheels on the Bus The days of the week go round and round, round and round, round and round. The days of the week go round and start all over again. The first day of the week is Monday, then Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday, Saturday, Sunday. And start all over again! “Morning” Tune: Yankee Doodle When the sun is coming up and the day is dawning, That’s the time to wake right up - Early in the morning! Cock-a-doodle doodle doo, hear the rooster crowing. Cock-a-doodle doodle doo, early in the morning! “Afternoon” Tune: Skip to My Lou Everybody knows that afternoon, right after lunch, it comes real soon. Play, everybody play - sing a happy tune in the afternoon. Oh, the happy times that we will spend, every afternoon with all my friends. Laugh, everybody laugh - how I wish that afternoon would never end ‘cause I love afternoons! “Evening” Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider Early in the evening, the sun is setting down. The moon and stars are starting to come out. All the children are getting in their jammies. Climbing into bed and turning out the light. “Telling Time” Tune: My Grandfather’s Clock Oh, the hands of the clock turn around all day, and I wondered what they were for. There are numbers 1 through 12, but why, I could never be sure. Then one day I found that the hands that turn around - one was big while the other was small. And that’s how I learned to tell time, reading the clock on the wall. The small hand is the hour hand. The big hand is the minute hand. And thats how I learned to tell time, reading the clock on the wall. Resources Ashley’s Favorite Spotify Playlists (for using during work time) Native American Indian Flute Anuna Iona - “Open Sky” Ali Akbar Khan - “Legacy” Anoushka Shankar “Bansuri Dreams” Martin Hayes - “The Lonesome Touch”, “Under the Moon” Randal Bays - “Dig with It”, “Out of the Woods” Elizabeth Mitchell “You are My Little Bird” The Most Relaxing Classical Music for Mothers The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe Haydn for Babies Books with CD: Carnival of the Animals - Saint Saens Tubby the Tuba Peter and the Wolf Lyrics: Elizabeth Mitchell’s songs from “You are My Little Bird”: Zousan - bethsnotesplus.com Pom Na Tu Ri - mamalisa.com “Peace, Peace, Peace” Peace, peace, peace. Peace the whole world over. Building friendships, sharing our worth. Take my hands and circle the Earth with peace, peace, peace. “Do Re Mi” I can tap my knees. I can call it Do, Do, Do. I can tap my tummy. I can call it Re, Re, Re. I can tap my chest. I can call it Mi, Mi, Mi. Tap-a-Do, Re, Mi And-a-Mi, Re, Do “Loka Samasta” May the love we’re sharing spread it’s wings, and fly across the Earth, and bring new joy to every soul that is alive. (2x) Loka Samasta, Sukhino Bhavantu, may all the people, in all the world, be happy! (x2) “Cross Your Legs” Cross your legs, cross your legs, everyone cross your legs. Fold your hands, fold your hands, everyone fold your hands. Sit up tall, sit up tall, everyone sit up tall. Music and Movement Ideas: Walking on the Line activities - Sanford Jones CD’s - “Walking on the Line and Rhythmic Activities Bean Bag activities Freeze Dance Slow, Medium, Fast Using a Drum for Dramatic Play Using Streamers for Mov’t while playing music Using a Slide Whistle for High/Low Website for lots of song ideas! www.preschooleducation.com You can type in the search bar, “songs about winter preschool”
