10 Songs for Back To School

As a former Kindergarten music teacher, over the years I enjoyed playing simple songs with the children just using 2 or 3 chords. I found the simplicity of the melody, along with rhyming was easy to learn. The children's participation is delightful to hear!


I'm Glad You Came To School (Sung to The Farmer In the Dell)

      D
I'm glad you came to school,

I'm glad you came to school.

I've planned lots of fun for you,

                      A7        D
I'm glad you came to school.


Welcome Song  (Oh, My Darling Clementine)

          F
Little Reid, little Reid,
                              C7
Little Reid is new today,
                                                  F
We are glad you've joined our classroom,
              C7                          F
And we hope that you will stay.

(Substitute the name of your new student for the name Reid, and the name of your group for the word classroom).

Sharing Time (Sung to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)

C                                  F             C
Won't you share your show and tell?
G7          C            G7     C
We will look and listen well.
                  G7        C              G7
We know our turn will come soon
C        G7           C      G7
So we sing this little tune.
C                                 F              C
Won't you share your show and tell?
G7          C            G7     C
We will look and listen well.

Taking Turns (Mary Had a Little Lamb)

C
On the playground please take turns,
G7                         C
Please take turns, please take turns.

Remember others like a turn,
         G7
And always try to share.

We Share (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)

C                        F                 C
We share all our blocks and toys
G7          C       G7          C
With the other girls and boys.
                G7          C             G7
Crayons, scissors, paint and glue,
C            G7            C       G7
Puzzles, books, the easel too.
C                         F             C
We take turns because it's fair,
G7             C          G7         C
And we're happy when we share.

Please Be Quiet (Oh, My Darling Clementine)

                 F
Please be quiet, please be quiet,
                                C7
Please be quiet just now.
                             F
Sh-sh-sh-sh, sh-sh-sh-sh

(Put finger to lips)
                 C7          F
Please be quiet just now.

Snack Attack (Three Blind Mice)

C        G7   C            G7  C
Snack attack, snack attack,
                    G7    C                G7      C
A snack for us to eat, let's sit in our seats.
                   G7          C
Peanuts or raisins or cheese would be great,
          G7            C
Even bananas, I just can't wait,
           G7           C
Hurry now, let's not be late.
           G7  C
Snack attack.

Line Up (Skip To My Lou)

F
Line up, line up, get in line,
C7
Line up, line up, get in line,
F
Line up, line up, get in line,
C7                             F
We're going to go to lunch.

Substitute the name of your next activity for the word lunch.

The Big Round Clock (The Wheels On the Bus)

        F
The big round clock goes tick tick tock,
C                      F
Tick tick tock, tick tick tock.

The big round clock goes tick tick tock,
      C             F
To tell us the time.

        F
The hands-on the clock go round and round
C                           F
Round and round, round and round.

The hands-on the clock go round and round,
      C             F
To tell us the time.

Outside Play (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)

C                     F          C
Let's go out to play today,
        G7      C                  G7           C
The sun is shining, it's a beautiful day.
              G7         C            G7
We will hop and skip and run,
C              G7       C       G7
And we'll have a lot of fun.
C                     F       C
Let's go out to play today,
        G7     C                    G7          C
The sun is shining, it's a beautiful day.


These 10 Back To School Songs are from a great resource I recommend, Piggyback Songs For School. You'll find over 200 songs for young children to sing at school. There's no music to read. Songs are chorded for guitar, autoharp, and piano.

Have fun!

LadyD

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