it’s a great day

Hi there, how are you

I hope that you feel as good as I do

There's something in the air

It makes me happy now

Got no trouble, got no care

Cause, seeing you- it's a great day

Being with you- it's a great day

Walking with you- it's a great day

Talking with you- it's a great day

I've got a song in my heart

Wants to fly like a bird

High up in a blue sky

You've got a story to tell

I want to hear it now

And get to know you well

[Chorus]

Hi there....

[1st verse]

wherever the children sing

Wherever the children sing…..

Music magic fills the air

It’s a peaceful world right there

It’s the sweetest loving sound

There’s a joy goes ‘round and ‘round, here I go now…

I’ll take a bus, take a boat, I’ll take a train

Take a motorcycle or an aeroplane

Take a car, take a cab, I don’t care

I’ll take a hot air balloon, just get me there

Wherever the children sing…..

It’s a bright and sunny day

All my troubles drift away

I never worry, never despair

I’ll find a way to get me there,   here I go now.…

[chorus]

Wherever the children sing…..

I feel the laughter in my heart

A brand new journey’s about to start

There’s a fire, there’s a glow

There’s a truth for all to know,    here I go now.…

            

[chorus part 1]

Take a rickshaw, a buggy, or canoe

I’ll ride a donkey, or a bicycle built for two

Roller blades or a skate board, a wheel chair

I’ll even walk a hundred miles

Just to get there …. To get there

Music in the air…....it’s a peaceful affair

I’ll be there

activities

1. 1)learn to sing the chorus of the song and make up some hand actions to go with the words. Discuss the joy of singing and how it brings people together.
   

2. 2)Collect and share all of your favourite songs to sing
   

3. 3)Paint pictures of all the different types of modes of transportation that are listed in the song. Can you come up with more?
   

penguin shuffle

mmmmmmm

Penguins line up one by one        

The penguin shuffle has begun

All dressed up in black and white

It’s a penguin party. What a sight!

Flap your wings by your side

Wiggle, waddle, turn and glide

Wiggle, waddle on the spot

Feeling very hot

Now in a circle, round and round

Slipping, sliding on the ground

Dancing in the snow

Do the ‘tippy toe’      mmmmmmm

Penguins line up two by two

Wave to me, I’ll wave to you

Shuffle, shuffle, flippity flop

Let’s do a little penguin hop

[1st chorus]

Penguins line up three by three

On the shoreline by the sea

Penguins going for a swim

Get ready now, we’ll jump right in!

Swimming, swimming round and round

Make a happy splashing sound

Back up to the shore we go

Standing in a row

Dry your wings, shake them loose

Like a duck, like a goose

Shake your head, shake your tail

Like a partridge or a quail

Tuck your head under your wing

Listen to this song I sing

Close your eyes real tight

Cause now it’s time to say good night

activities

1. 1)Pretend you are a penguin and follow the actions in the song
   

2. 2)Collect pictures of the Antarctic and learn about the world of penguins
   

3. 3)Paint a mural of penguins in their environment
   

look who’s in my family

Look who’s in my family

Everybody is there taking care of me

No matter how big, no matter how small

My family loves me, that is all

Mommy likes to brush my hair

Daddy tosses me in the air

My brother he’s a lot of fun

My sister’s always on the run

Grandma lets me jump on her bed

Grandpa lets me climb on his head 

Aunts and uncles, cousins too

They all love me, yes they do

My teacher, my nanny, the parent volunteer

The school bus driver, and the caretaker here

My neighbour, my sitter, the crossing guard

They all care for me and they work so hard

The school secretary, my guardian

The doctor, the nurse, the librarian

The supervisor in our big schoolyard

They all care for me and they work so hard

activities

1. 1)Learn to sing the song.
   

2. 2)Discuss the idea of the extended family and learning to care for others and be aware who in your community is taking care of you.Who are the people who take care of you?
   

school bus driver

I’m a school bus driver, don’t you know

I take the little children where they have to go

Pick ‘em up, drop ‘em off

Pick ‘em up, drop ‘em off

Moving along

Moving along         beep beep beep beep

I’m a school bus driver going down the road

With a precious cargo, with a precious load

All the little children sitting in the back

I hear their little voices going, “yakety yak”

Sitting in the back going, “yakety yak”           

I’m a school bus driver and I can’t be late

Kids count on me, cause we’ve got a date

Gotta take the little children from A to B

And take good care for their safety, their safety   

I drive this yellow bus from place to place

Every stop I see a familiar face

Get on board! Now find a seat

We’re gonna ‘mosey’ along down the street

School bus driver, school bus driver

activities

1. 1)Paint a picture of a school bus or create a mural of a school bus traveling to school and picking up children from different stops along the way.
   

2. 2)Learn the words to the song and create a play about driving in a school bus. Make some imaginary stops along the way.
   

3. 3)Discuss what the school bus driver has to look out for when taking children on board. What are his/her responsibilities? Discuss the meaning of ‘responsibility’.
   

dancing around the fire

                                                            

Children enchanted by the burning light

Dancing around the fire

Join in the circle and hold on tight

We’re dancing around the fire

Long, long ago, when first man walked the earth

And treasured the gift of fire

Warming the body and warming the heart

Lifting the spirit much higher

And day by day the sun brightens our way

We are learning for more understanding

Learning to see beyond ourselves

The circle of light expanding

Fireworks blossom and burst in the night

Wonder and joy and elation

One little flame of the candle light

Holding a strange fascination

This little guiding light of mine

I’m gonna let it shine

activities

Learn to sing the song. Celebrate the joy of learning. Create a circle dance to perform at your school assembly.

lugar bonito (pretty place)

On the road of life I travel

Looking forward never back

Looking to the dreams before me

Leaving old dreams in my track

Lugar bonito, bonito

It’s a pretty place I’ve seen

Lugar bonito, bonito

Where this love is taking me

Earth is barren where I come from

But it’s green to where I go

How I’ll get there I’m not certain

When I get there I will know

Long and lonely, hard and dusty

Is this road I walk upon

But the journey’s end gets nearer

Hear the calling of the song

activities

1. 1)learn to sing the chorus of the song
   

2. 2)‘lugar bonito’ means ‘pretty place’ in Spanish. Can you think of a pretty place that you can talk about and share with your class mates?
   

3. 3)Create a time-line and show different stops where something special happened in your life, such as: learned to tie your shoes, learned to spell you name, etc.
   

pots & pans

When I was just a boy

I loved to make some noise

Mama’s kitchen pots and pans

Were my favourite toys

Pots and pans

Pots and pans

I loved to play my drums

On the pots and pans  

She’d rummage through the cupboard

And put them on the floor

And said that I could play with them

After she closed the door

I loved the clang and clatter

I loved the bouncy beat

And I could feel the rhythm

From my head down to my feet

Now take a rhythm stick

And you can play along

Tap a happy rhythm

To this happy little song

Listen to the beat

You can tap it on the floor

Everybody ready, now

One, two, one two three four!

activities

1. 1)learn to sing the chorus of the song
   

2. 2)using rhythm sticks, play along with this bouncy song – especially in the part where Jack sings ‘you can play along…’
   

3. 3)make up and explore some rhythms using different kinds of found objects