Spring is Here - Songs for Young Learners

On the occasion of Equinox which is considered the beginning of spring season in many cultures I want to share some really good songs for young English learners. 

Spring is Here - Song with movements

Spring Song - Super Simple Nursery Rhymes For Kids

Spring is Here - from the Movie "Lost in the Woods"

A squirrel, a turtle, baby birds and other forest animals sing about the coming of spring.

I Love Spring Song - Funny Frog

Sing a Song of Flowers

(really good for colours revision)

Spring Song

Clothes Vocabulary (2 grade)

Here are the interactive worksheets made up by future primary school teachers, the students of our college. The tasks are for the textbook English, 2 grade by T.Budna.

by Natalia Belova

Clothes, an interactive worksheet by nataliabielova
liveworksheets.com

The Wheels on the Bus

The traditional American song "The Wheels on the Bus" was written in the 30's by Verna Hills but it is often referred to as a folk song due to the fact that many alternative verses have been created. The song shares the same tune with the nursery rhyme "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush".

Read the traditional lyrics and them watch the video and find the differences between the versions.

Traditional Lyrics

The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
all through the town.

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep,
all through the town…

The money on the bus goes, clink, clink, clink;
Clink, clink, clink;
Clink, clink, clink.
The money on the bus goes, clink, clink, clink,
all through the town.

The Driver on the bus says “Move on back,
move on back, move on back;”
The Driver on the bus says “Move on back,”
all through the town.

The baby on the bus says “Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah”.
The baby on the bus says “Wah, wah, wah,”
all through the town.

The mommy on the bus says “Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush.”
The mommy on the bus says “Shush, shush, shush,”
all through the town.

The version with movements

Here is an example of using "The Wheels on the Bus" for teaching English in primary school. Remember it's essential for pupils to have fun in the process of learning and this song offers a great opportunity to relax and move.

Alternative Versions

(only the first line is given)
The doors on the bus go open and shut.
The bell on the bus goes ding-ding-ding.
The lady on the bus says, “Get off my feet”…
The people on the bus say, “We had a nice ride”…
“Your name” on the bus says Let Me Off!
The Grandma on the bus goes (kiss, kiss, kiss)
The Grandpa on the bus goes (snore, snore, snore)
Librarians on the bus go shh, shh, shh,
Mummy and daddy on the bus says, I love you,
Policeman on the bus, goes allo, allo allo,
Grannies on the bus, shake their heads,
Grannies on the bus knit, knit, knit,
Grannies on the bus knit, knit, knit,
Dentists on the bus say open wide,
Brakes on the bus, go screech, screech, screech,
Friends on the bus say, how are you?
Teenagers on the bus go like OMG,

Animal Sounds Versions

Dogs on the bus go woof, woof, woof, (or the dog on the bus goes...)
Cats on the bus go meow, meow, meow,
Mice on the bus go squeak, squeak, squeak,
Chickens on the bus go cluck, cluck, cluck,
Ducks on the bus go quack, quack, quack,
Turkeys on the bus go gobble, gobble, gobble,
Parrots on the bus say Who’s a pretty boy?
Sheep on the bus go baa, baa, baa,
Cows on the bus go moo, moo, moo,
Pigs on the bus go oink, oink, oink,
Horses on the bus go neigh, neigh, neigh,
Cockroaches on the bus go skitter, skitter, skitter,

London Bridge Singing Game

 "London Bridge" is a popular nursery rhyme which is also used to play a fun and easy singing game. You need 5 or 6 children to play it and of course first they must learn the words of the song.

How to play

The words

The rhyme is a fine example of British folklore so there are several versions. Here are the most popular verses:

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

Build It Up With Sticks and Stones,
Sticks and Stones,
Sticks and Stones.
Build It Up With Sticks and Stones,
My Fair Lady.

Sticks and Stones Will All Fall Down,
All Fall Down All Fall Down,
Sticks and Stones Will All Fall Down,
My Fair Lady.

Build It Up With Wood and Clay,
Wood and Clay Wood and Clay,
Build It Up With Wood and Clay,
My Fair Lady.

Wood and Clay Will Wash Away,
Wash Away,
Wash Away.
Wood and Clay Will Wash Away,
My Fair Lady.

Build It Up With Iron and Steel,
Iron and Steel,
Iron and Steel,
Build It Up With Iron and Steel,
My Fair Lady.

Iron and Steel Will Bend and Bow,
Bend and Bow,
Bend and Bow,
Iron and Steel Will Bend and Bow,
My Fair Lady.

Built it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Built it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.

Gold and silver I have none,
I have none, I have none,
Gold and silver I have none,
My fair lady.

Build It Up With Bricks of Shaw,
Bricks So Sure,
Bricks So Sure,
Build It Up With Bricks of Shaw,
My Fair Lady.

It Will Stand For Ever More,
Ever More,
Ever More,
It Will Stand For Ever More,
My Fair Lady.

History

London Bridge was first built by the Romans in 50AD. Throughout the history it was destroyed and rebuilt several times. In fact, it "was falling down" several times and then was rebuilt and made stronger again and again. Originally, London bridge was wooden but in the 13th century stone was used  to construct it for the first time. The current crossing opened in 1973 has been built from concrete and steel.

Modern London Bridge

Wake Up! Daily Routines Song

This song is excellent for practising present simple and daily routines vocabulary with younger learners of English.

Alright, alright
Here we go!
I wake up
I wake up
I wash my face, I wash my face
This is what I do when I wake up in the morning. Yeah!
This is what I do when I wake up. Yeah!
I brush my teeth, I brush my teeth
I comb my hair, I comb my hair
This is what I do when I wake up in the morning. Yeah!
This is what I do when I wake up. Yeah!
I eat breakfast, I eat breakfast
I go to school, I go to school
This is what I do when I wake up in the morning. Yeah!
This is what I do when I wake up. Yeah!
I wake up
I wash my face
I brush my teeth
I comb my hair
I eat breakfast
I go to school
Alright!

Environmental thinking - Mother Earth Song

It's never too early to start developing environmental thinking. The song "Mother Earth" is perfect for primary school children - they enjoy to sing and dance.

You can learn the movements here

Tommy Thumb Song

Today our third-year students have conducted their first lessons in primary school. We had the chance to see how different children are in the first and the fourth forms. Six-year-olds are easily distracted and get tired very quickly so it's essential to plan the lesson bearing this fact in mind. Using nursery rhymes with movements at the English lesson is a great idea - kids are always eager to sing, move and dance, 

"Tommy Thumb Rhyme helps to learn some parts of body (hands, fingers, thumbs) and questions "Where are you?", "How do you do?" (can be changed into "How are you?" if needed). Here's a classical version:

There's also a version with a chorus which is good for learning some verbs.

Tommy Thumb

(“Hands in the air and let's call Tommy Thumb”)

Tommy Thumb, Tommy Thumb,
Where are you?
Here I am, here I am,
How do you do?

Two hands, eight fingers

And two thumbs

For writing, for painting

And doing my sums.

Nursery Rhyme - 1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive

Counting rhymes are fun and great for learning and revising numbers. This one will also help to practise the structures with Past Simple.

Lyrics

Preposition Songs

There's a wide variety of preposition songs on Youtube so it's important to choose the one which suits the needs of your class. The songs below are perfect for the third form in our country.

In, On, Under

Where is the Spider?

Weather Song for Primary School

Knowing weather vocabulary is extremely important for future primary teachers as pupils of 2nd and 3rd forms are already familiar with basic words and expressions. Discussing weather at the lesson can be boring but there are ways to make it fun such as using songs with movements. For example, "The Sun comes Up".

 Lyrics

Great Britain for Kids - Winners

During the previous week the third year students of Pokrovsk Pedagogical College took part in the contest for the best presentation on the topic "Great Britain for Kids". The task was to tell primary school children about Great Britain in an interesting way. So here are the winners:

(unfortunately, SlideShare doesn't allow to show animation skillfully created by the participants)

Baby Shark Song

The fourth-year students have already been to school to conduct their first English lessons. This song is a real hit with the second form. It's great for the revision of the Family vocabulary and having fun. Enjoy!

I'm so happy!

I'm so happy that the first lessons have started. Hope that you share my feelings, my dear students :) I wish you that this school year will bring you lots of positive emotions and much happiness. 

This happy song will be handy for all primary school English teachers and this means for you too. Enjoy!

Five Little Bears

This is an excellent dynamic pause for primary school children. It's three in one: numbers, past simple and the plural of nouns practice.

Lyrics

Wee Willie Winkie Nursery Rhyme

"Wee Willie Winkie" is a Scottish nursery rhyme whose titular figure has become popular the world over as a personification of sleep. The poem was written by William Miller and titled "Willie Winkie", first published in Whistle-binkie: Stories for the Fireside in 1841.

Lyrics

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, 

Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown; 

Rapping at the window, crying through the lock, 

"Are the children all in bed, for now it's eight o'clock?"

Primary School Teacher Halloween Kit

1. Learn the Halloween Song about going trick-or-treat with the children in your class (don't forget about the movements). They are sure to enjoy it.

2. Watch the cartoon about this cute little witch. Your pupils will like the chants and songs after the story. Moreover, it's a good chance to revise House, Furniture and Parts of Body vocabulary.

Winnie the Witch

3. Watch a series about Wizadora with your pupils.

Wizadora

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

"Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (also titled "Mulberry Bush" or "This is the Way") is an English language nursery rhyme and singing game. The rhyme was first recorded by James Orchard Halliwell as an English children's game in the mid-19th century. He noted that there was a similar game with the lyrics 'Here we go round the bramble bush'. The bramble bush may be an earlier version, possibly changed because of the difficulty of the alliteration, since mulberries do not grow on bushes.

Mulberry

Halliwell said subsequent verses included: 'This is the way we wash our clothes', 'This is the way we dry our clothes', 'This is the way we mend our shoes', 'This is the way the gentlemen walk' and 'This is the way the ladies walk'.

Digraph Song

The Digragh Song will help you to revise such diagraph as sh, wh, ch, th, ph, gh, ng.

Task: Write the transcription of the consonant sounds that these diagraphs make. Copy out the examples from the song.

This is the Key to the Kingdom

Get ready for school practice! Watch and learn!

Easter Bunny Songs for Young English Learners

Can you guess why I'm posting these cute creatures today? 

It was Easter in Britain and other European countries this Sunday. Here in Ukraine we are celebrating it in a fortnight. Easter Bunny is one of the symbols of Easter in the English-speaking countries. 

The following songs are great for teaching English in primary school. They provide the opportunity to move and create an Ester atmosphere.

Ten Bunnies Counting Lyric Video

This is The Way The Bunny Hops

Here Comes the Easter Bunny