Fun songs to teach direction following and concepts
Color Song
The colors in my hands are (red) and (blue),
(red) and (blue), (red) and (blue),
The colors in my hands are (red) and (blue)
Choose the color (red, Matthew)
Materials needed: colored bean bags, pom-poms, laminated shapes in various
colors (then you can sing about shapes too)
Bean Bag Song
Put your
Put your
Put your
Put your
Put your
bean bag on your
bean bag on your
bean bag on your
bean bag on your
bean bag on your
head, on your head
head, on your head
head
head
head, on your head
Continue to put the bean bag on other body parts: nose, shoulders, elbows
Knees, wrist, ankle, toes, fingers, etc
Materials needed: this song can be done changing bean bag to finger (no
materials needed) bean bags for each child
The Stompin’ Song
Stomp, stomp, stomp your feet as slowly as you can
Stomp, stomp, stomp your feet as quickly as you can
Wiggle nose, tug ears, nod head, tap neck, blink eyes, shake shoulders, knock
knees, grab ankles, bump elbows, wiggle fingers
Materials needed: can be done without visuals or use body awareness cards
for visual support. Can’t find any? Barrow a digital camera and make some
doing the action you’re chanting about.
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Icky, Sticky Bubble Gum
(use your hands in a clapping, kneading motion to exaggerate sticky gum)
My icky, sticky, icky, sticky bubble gum, bubble gum, bubble gum
My icky, sticky, icky, sticky bubble gum makes my hands stick to my
(head)
Unstick (make a big production of pulling your hands off the body part)
Chin, hands, ears, arms, legs, feet, tummy
Name Song
My name is (Michael) it starts with (M) it make the sound of M,M,M,M
If you put it with all of my letters (Michael) is what it spells.
Materials Needed: use your computer to make large name strips for each of
your children (72 font works well) and the beginning letter of each of their
names. Glue to tag board and laminate for durability. Child matches the
beginning letter of their name on the strip of their name. The tune of this
song is “Seasons in the Sun”
The Words Is
The word is Apple starts with an A
The word is Ball starts with a B
Continue with the rest of the alphabet – this is said in a chanting
rhythmic voice
Materials needed: Beginning word flash cards with bright pictures or a large
Alphabet book that has obvious corresponding letter to picture relationships
Wait Your Turn (to the tune “Row, row, row your boat)
Wait, wait, wait your turn
It is coming soon
First his turn, then your turn
Then we’ll get to you.
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I’ve Got A Number
I’ve got a number, number, number
I’ve got a number and it is ______
(Danielle) what number? _____
(Danielle) said (four, four, four)
(Danielle) said (four) and it is (four)
(Danielle) match (four)
Materials needed: an 8x10 sheet of paper with a number grid 1-15 plus
Corresponding number to match on the grid
1
6
11
2
7
12
3
8
13
4
9
14
5
10
15
Five Fat Sausages
(holding out five fingers wiggle them like the are frying)
Five fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went POP (raise arm above head like an exploding sausage)
And one went BAM (clap hands together)
Four fat sausages……
Continue counting down until all sausages are gone
Days of the Week (tune of The Adams Family theme song)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week (clap, clap)
There’s Saturday, there’s Sunday, there’s Monday and there’s Tuesday,
there’s Wednesday, Thursday, Friday there’s seven days of the week
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week (clap, clap)
Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week (clap, clap)
START Materials 2008