Community Building Songs for Young Children
Overview
Song list of community building songs for young children.
Song List
These are songs used with young chidren to develop community in a classroom. They are demonstrated to student teachesrs at the beggining of a child dvelopment course, to serve as an ice breaker before the module which highilghts the importance of community and relationships in Early Childhood Education.
Who Is Next To You? (Sung to a “pat, clap” chant beat)
Hello, _____
How are, you
And who is, next to
you?
(Name of the person to your left)!
[Repeat, going around in a circle.]
Hello Cheer (Sung to the “row, row, row your boat” melody)
Hello hello hello ______.
We’re sooo glad you’re here!
We love to see you every day, and do the Hello Cheer.
(Then wave and/or clap and say “hello ___!”)
[Repeat until everyone is sung to, including the teachers.]
*Can also be made into a book for an added visual aid.
Who Has Come To School Today?
Who has come to school today?
School today.
School today.
Who has come to school today?
(Name of Child A) & (Name of Child B).
Yay! (Name of Child A) & (Name of Child B)!
[Repeat until everyone is sung to, including the teachers.]
I Have A Name
I have a name, you have a name
Every. Body. Has. A. Name.
Your name is ____________.
Let’s all wave to __________.
(Then everybody waves to that child.)
[Repeat until everyone is sung to, including the teachers.]