Everybody wants to be a cat

Lyrics:
Everybody wants to be a cat,
because a cat’s the only cat
who knows where it’s at.
Everybody’s pickin’ up on that feline beat,
‘cause everything else is obsolete.


Now a square with a horn,
can make you wish you weren’t born,
every time he plays.
And with a square in the act,
he can set music back
to the caveman days.

I’ve heard some corny bird who tried to sing,
but a cat’s the only cat
who knows how to swing.
Who wants to dig
a long-haired gig
or stuff like that?
When everybody wants to be a cat.

A square with that horn,
makes you wish you weren’t born,
every time he plays.
And with a square in the act,
he’s gonna set this music back
to the caveman days. 

Everybody wants to be a cat,
because a cat’s the only cat
who knows where it’s at;
while playin’ jazz you always has a welcome mat,
‘cause everybody digs a swingin’ cat.
Everybody digs a swingin’ cat.

Classroom benefits:
Let children dance, follow the rythm and enjoy the music.

A sailor went to sea sea sea

Lyrics:
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,

To see what he could see, see, see.

But all that he could see, see, see,

Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

Language focus:
Difference of pronuntiation, letter "s": see, sea, sailor.
Vocabulary about sea: animals, vehicles, pirates...

Activities:
We can use this song to start learning about geography using the sea as the starting point (maybe we're pirates travelling around the world).

A ram sam sam

Lyrics:
A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam,
guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam.

A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam,
guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam.
Aravi, aravi,
guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam.

Aravi, aravi,
guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam.

Moves:

• A ram sam sam: clap your hands.
•  Guli guli: make fists and round them.
• Aravi: move your hands forward.

Following the leader

Lyrics:
Following the leader, the leader, the leader;

We're following the leader wherever he may go.

We won't be home till morning, till morning;

We won't be home till morning

Because he told us so.

Tee dum, tee dee,

A teedle ee do tee day,

We're out for fun,

And this is the game we play:

Come on, join in,

And sing your troubles away.

With a teedle ee dum

A teedle do tee day

Following the leader, the leader, the leader;

We're following the leader wherever he may go.

We won't be home till morning, till morning;

We won't be home till morning

Because he told us so.

Tee dum, tee dee,

A teedle ee do tee day.

We march along and

These are the words we say.

Tee dum, tee dee,

A teedle deelde deeay,

Oh, a teedle ee dum

A teedle ee do tee day.

Oh, a teedle ee dum

A teedle ee do tee day.

Language focus:
Non sense words are also fun for children.

Alphabet song (ABC)

Lyrics:
A - B - C - D - E - F - G

H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P

Q - R - S - T - U- V,

W - X - Y and Z

Now I know my ABC's
next time won't you sing with me.

Language focus:
Learning the alphabet

Activities:
1. Let's start learning the letters.
2. We can spread the flashcards with the letters on the ground and let children order them.
3. If the chilren already know the letters, we can print the alphabet and objects starting with each letter so they have to match it.
4. We can also play to name things with every letter (also using the names of the children of the class).
5. For older children we can try to learn the alphabet with sign language.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Lyrics:
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Catch a tiger by the toe

If he hollers let him go,

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

Activities:
Sing this song for choosing the members for any activity.

Skidamarink

Lyrics:
Skidamarink a dink a dink.

Skidamarink a doo.

I love you. 

Skidamarink a dink a dink.

Skidamarink a doo.

I love you. 

I love you in the morning.

And in the afternoon.

I love you in the evening.

And underneath the moon.

Skidamarink a dink a dink.

Skidamarink a doo.

I love you.

Classroom Benefits:
Learning about feelings and emotions.

Activities:
1. Children can create their own lyrics to express what day like, "I love ice cream".

2. Children can go walking around the class and everytime the song says "I love you" they will have to hug, kiss... somebody.