Our Songs
In my classroom, we sing through out the day. These songs are only a sample of the many that we sing. They have been gathered from everywhere. I have given credit where I could.

Eagle Pride

I am an Elrod Eagle,
And I’m proud.
Yes, I’m an Elrod Eagle,
And I’m proud
I am a reader, writer, thinker, dreamer
of the future.
I’m an Elrod Eagle,
And I’m proud.

I have my ups and downs,
But I’ll get through them somehow.
‘Cause I’m an Elrod Eagle,
And I’m proud.

We are the Elrod Eagles,
And we’re proud
Yes, we’re the Elrod Eagles,
And we’re proud

We are the doctors, lawyers, teachers, workers
of the future.
We’re the Elrod Eagles, the Elrod Eagles,
the Elrod Eagles,
And we’re proud to be from
Jimmy Elrod Elementary.
Full of Eagle Pride!
Yeah!

Most of the songs we sing come from Dr. Jean.  Please visit her web site at  http://www.drjean.org/

These are just a sample of the songs we learn each month.

Beginning of Year

Special Me
(Tune: "Twinkle Little Star")

Special, special, special me,
I'm as special as can be.
There is no one quite like me.
I'm as good as I can be.
Special, special, special me,
I'm as special as can be!

August

Chicka Boom
(Echo chant)

I said a boom chicka boom.
     I said boom chicka boom.
I said a boom chicka boom.
     I said a boom chicka boom.
I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chicka boom
Uh huh! Uh huh! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
One more time….
Monster style…(in deep voice)
Opera style…(high pitched voice)
Roll and roll style…(play guitar)
Hold your nose style…
Underwater style…
Leprechaun…(baby voice)

September

Bubble Gum

Bubble gum, bubble gum,
(Roll hands around each other.)
Chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy
(Pretend to pull hands apart.)
Bubble gum. (Roll hands around.)
Bubble gum, bubble gum,
Chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy
(Pull hands apart.)
Bubble gum.
I love it! I love it!
Chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy, chewy
Bubble gum.

Repeat faster……
Superfast…….

We Love Peanut Butter 
(Tune: “Allouette”)

Peanut Butter, we love peanut butter,
Peanut butter, that’s what we like best.
Do you like it on your head?
     Yes, we like it on our head.
On your head?
     On our head.  Ohhhhhh.

(Point to different body parts
     as you sing about them)

Do you like it on your shirt…
Do you like it on you pants…
Do you like it on your socks…
Do you like it on your shoes…

October

Gumball
(Tune: “Good Night, Ladies”)

I put a penny in the gum slot.
I watched the gum roll down.
I get the gum and you get the wrapper,
Cause I put the penny in the gum slot.

Sing substituting the initial consonant sound of each word with ”B”, “N”, “P”, “G”, “L”, and “F”.
B but b benny bn bhe bum blot….
N nut n nenny nn nhe num nlot. 

I'm a Nut

I'm a little acorn brown
Lying on the cold, cold ground.
Everyone steps on me.
That is why I'm cracked you see.
I'm a nut.  Click! Click!
I'm a nut. Click! Click!
I'm a nut, I'm a nut,
I'm a nut. Click! Click!

November

Days of the Week
(Tune: “The Adams Family”)

Days of the week. (Snap, snap)
Days of the week. (Snap, snap) 
Days of the week. Days of the week. Days of the week.
(Snap, snap) 

There’s Sunday and there’s Monday,
There’s Tuesday and there’s Wednesday,
There’s Thursday and there’s Friday,
And then there’s Saturday.
Repeat 3 times

Macarena Months
(Dance the Macarena as you sing)

January, February,
March, April,
May, June, 
July, August,
September, October,
November, December,
Then you turn around.
Repeat 3 times

December

Oceans
(Tune: “My Bonnie”)

Atlantic’s the name of an ocean.
Pacific and Indian, too.
The Arctic is often forgotten.
I can name the oceans, can you?
Oceans, oceans, oceans of beautiful blue.
Oceans, oceans, I can name the oceans 
Can you?

The Continents
(Tune: “He’s got the Whole World In His Hands”)

We’ve got the whole globe in our hands.
We’ve got the whole globe in our hands. 
We’ve got the whole globe in our hands. 
We’ve got the whole globe in our hands.
We’ve got North and South America
In our hands
We’ve got Europe, Asia, Africa 
In our hands. 
We got Australia and Antarctica
In our hands.
We’ve got the whole globe in our hands. 

 

 

January

Tiny Tim the Turtle

I had a little turtle (cups hands together)
His name was Tiny Tim.
I put him in the bathtub (put hands down on floor)
To see if he could swim. (pretend to swim)
He drank up all the water. (Pretend to drink "glug, glug")
He ate up all the soap. (pretend to eat)
And now he's sick in bed. (lay head on hands)
With bubbles in his throat. (Vibrate lips together)
Bbbbbbbb!

Directions
(Tune: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home)

The sun is rising in the East, uh huh, uh huh.
The sun is setting in the West, uh huh, uh huh.
My nose is North, my tail is South,
And so I turn myself around,
And the sun keeps rising in the East
And setting in the West.

 

 

February

Planet Poem

I bought a MERCURY
To visit friends on VENUS.
But how on EARTH
Can I ever get to MARS?
Jumping JUPITER,
SATURN's party is Saturday.
URANUS and NEPTUNE
Will ride in PLUTO's car.

Oh,dear, oh, my
The Planets in the sky.
Let's learn them all in order
Everybody try!

Shadow Time
(Tune: "The Itsy-bitsy Spider")

The furry little groundhog
Goes in his hole to sleep,
Through the cold winter's
Snow and ice so deep,
In February
He stretches to and fro,
Does the furry little groundhog
Get scared by his shadow?

 

 

March

The Butterfly
(Tune: "Up On The Housetop")

First comes the butterfly who lays an egg.
(clasp thumbs and wiggle fingers)
Out comes a caterpillar with many legs.
(wiggle index finger)
Oh, see the caterpillar spin and spin,
(roll hands)
A little cocoon to sleep in.
(insert right index finger in left fist)
Oh, oh, oh, look and see.
Out of the cocoon, my, oh, my,
Out comes a beautiful butterfly.
(clasp thumbs and wiggle fingers)

Nouns Are Names
(Tune: "Polly Wolly Doddle")

Oh, lets look around for some
naming words for
persons and places
and things.
Oh, a noun is a name;
yes a noun is a name
for a person or a place
or a thing.
It's a noun, it's a noun,
it's the name of anything.
Any persons, any places,
anything from hats to laces,
it names persons and places and things.

April

Mother Goony Bird
(Tune: "Father Abraham" )

Mother Goony Bird had 7 chicks.
And 7 chicks had Mother Goony Bird.
And they couldn't swim ~ NO!
And they couldn't fly ~ NO!
All the did was go like this ~ right arm.(flap right arm)
Add:
left arm
left foot
right foot
(Add other movements.)
Nod your head... turn around, sit down!

Have You Ever Been Fishing?
(Tune: "Turkey in the Straw" )

Have you ever been fishing (pretend to fish)
On a bright and sunny day, (circle arms like the sun)
When you see those little fishies (fold hands and wiggle)
Swimming up and down the bay?
With their hands in their pockets (put hands in pockets)
And their pockets in their pants. (put hands in back)
All the little fishies do the Hoochie Coochie dance!
(hands on hips and wiggle)

 

 

May

It Is Time To Say Good-Bye
(Tune: "She'll be Coming Around the Mountain" )

It is time to say good-bye to all my friends.
It is time to say good-bye to all my friends.
It is time to say good-bye.
Give a smile and wink your eye. (wink)
It is time to say good-bye to all my friends.
Good-bye, friends. (wave)
Yee haw! (put fist in air)

 

I Wish I Had a Little Red Box
(Tune: "Polly Wolly Doodle")
I wish I had a little red box
To put my mommy in.
I'd take her out and go,
Kiss, kiss, kiss, (Kiss in air.)
And put her back again.
Daddy: Hug, hug, hug. (Hug self.)
Good Friends: "How do you do?" (Shake hands).

 

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