10 Songs for Back To School

10 Songs for Back To School: Barefoot Books LadyD


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

 “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.”  C. S. Lewis
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Book Review: We All Go Traveling By

Book Review: We All Go Traveling By


I spy with my little eye,
You can hear with your little ear,
A yellow school bus goes beep-beep-beep.
And we all go traveling by, bye-bye,
And we all go traveling by.
Inside Jacket Flap 

All aboard! Just try to read or listen to this playful cumulative song without tapping your toes or singing along. Children will delight in beeping, vrooming and rumbling their way through the pages of this unique book, exploring different modes of transport as they go.

With its bright, hand-stitched illustrations and an accompanying musical CD by popular children's singer Fred Penner, We All Go Traveling By will turn every school journey into a special adventure!

Book Review

Children will love the repetition and the many brightly colored illustrations. This is a very engaging book with various landscapes to discover. Especially finding all the various modes of transportation from a truck, train, boat, car, bike, and especially a yellow school bus! The song is delightful!

5/5 stars! Highly recommend!

Happy Reading!


-- LadyD “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis
© copyright 2008-2019– All rights reserved
Barefoot Books-LadyD

Book Review: I Could Be, You Could Be

I Could Be, You Could Be: Book Review





I Could Be, You Could Be


Join a young boy and girl on thrilling adventures as they imagine themselves as space-traveling astronauts, ferocious dragons, jungle-dwelling monkeys and more. The fine line between children's make-believe and the fantastic worlds they create is cleverly portrayed through Barroux’s bright landscapes.
Ages 2 to 6 years

About The Book


Illustrations and rhyming text encourage readers to picture themselves becoming a variety of people and things, from an astronaut to an elephant to an alien. Includes instructions for making masks.
I Could Be, You Could Be

The story begins...


"I could be the king or queen making all the rules, You could be a dragon guarding all the jewels."
The story ends... Oh, I'm not telling! You'll love it!


What a delightful book that sparks the imagination, exploring so many areas of creativity, that fuels the conversation with endless possibilities! The storyline helps the child discover self-acceptance and purpose while dressing up and make believing. Great rhyming text. The illustrations are breathtaking with colorful blues and greens. The last page fosters an engaging craft of mask making. This is a fun book for young children.

4/5 stars!

I Could Be, You Could Be


Happy Reading!

-- LadyD

 “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis

© copyright 2008-2019– All rights reserved
Barefoot Books-LadyD