Here are some fun chants to say and play with young children. There are many ways to say and play with the chants and you may decide what would work well with your age group. I use rhythm sticks, maracas, tone blocks, and mallets for older students and just plain clapping and hand motions (i.e. rounded hands over heads to depict the sun, blowing a kiss) for younger students.
Baby giraffe, make me laugh!
Polka dots everywhere, not a stripe in sight!
Season after season we'll watch you grow
Through the sun and rain and snow
But for now we're through with this
Let's sit down and blow you a kiss!
Polar Bear
I was riding on my bicycle, my bicycle
When I saw a polar bear
He was sitting on an icicle, an icicle
In the middle of nowhere
Hop Like A Bunny
Can you hop, hop, hop like a bunny?
Can you run, run, run like a dog?
Can you walk, walk, walk like an elephant?
Can you jump, jump, jump like a frog?
Can you swim, swim, swim like a goldfish?
Can you fly, fly, fly like a bird?
Can you sit right down and fold your hands and not say a single word? Shhhhh....
Hello
H----E----L----L----O! That's the way we say hello!
H----E----L----L----O! That's the way we say hello!
Apples and Oranges
Apple, oranges, bananas, too
These are the things that are good for you!
Chocolate, candy, pop, and gum
These are the treats that are very fun!
Stomp Our Feet
Stomp our feet! Grow our roots! Shake our leaves up high!
We are growing strong and tall! We can touch the sky!
Baby Hippopotamus
Baby hippopotamus, boom, boom, boom! Baby hippopotamus fills the room!
Shake, shake, shake! Wallow, wallow, wallow! He could eat me in one big swallow!
Sports
Sports, sports, we love sports!
Soccer, baseball, basketball, football
Hockey and all the rest
Yay Sports!
Chants help reinforce rhythm, memory, coordination, and of course, they are fun!
