In any children’s class, many activities are needed to keep students happy and motivated throughout the lesson. Transitional songs are a perfect way to signal to children that one activity is ending and another is beginning. A good transitional song also has other benefits:
- It supports the natural rhythm and intonation of the phrase or sentence you are using.
- The melody is quickly learned and recognized by students, so they move into action as soon as they hear it.
- In most cases, children can be encouraged to sing along, building group cohesion as well as productive language skills.
- Transitional songs soon become part of a classroom routine, giving students a sense of structure and making them feel secure during the lesson.
Today, for Part One, we present three transitional songs that help to make activities smooth and enjoyable for students. The lyrics for each of the transitional songs are included below with a simple recording. A professional recording is now available on “Jump Jump Everyone.”
1. Let’s Make a Circle
Many language activities work well with students seated (or standing) in a circle. This transitional song quickly motivates children into forming a circle in the classroom.
Let’s Make a Circle (copyright © 2012 by Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina)
(melody: Skip to My Lou)
Let’s make a circle big and round.
Let’s make a circle big and round.
Let’s make a circle big and round.
Everybody please sit down. (or Let’s make a circle big and round to remain standing)
2. Come and Sit in Front of Me
This transitional song works well when you want students to sit as a group in front of you, perhaps for a storytelling session.
Come and Sit in Front of Me (copyright © 2012 by Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina)
(melody: Muffin Man)
Come and sit in front of me,
In front of me, in front of me,
Come and sit in front of me,
In front of me.
3. Cards, Please!
Many activities involve the use of picture cards for language support. After the activity is over, this transitional song gets the picture cards back to you quickly and efficiently.
The song is sung as a dialogue between the teacher and students. The word cards can also be changed to any other item that needs to be collected (papers, crayons, etc.)
Cards, Please! (copyright © 2012 by Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina)
(melody: Skip to My Lou)
T: Cards please. Ss: Here you are.
T: Cards please. Ss: Here you are.
T: Cards please. Ss: Here you are.
All: Thank you very much!
You can sing these transitional songs in your classroom. The songs are also professionally recorded here on “Jump Jump Everyone.” Check out the link on iTunes .
This album has lots of movement songs which are important for young learners growth and development. Contact Englishbooks.jp or me (magictimekids@gmail.com) to order CDs.
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I like your chant song its easy to learn. I want to have this but how can I avail where can I buy or order．?
Please let me know.
Thanks for letting us know. We’re going to record some nice versions of these songs. When we have them recorded and ready, we’ll let you know. Thanks for your kind words.
We finally have these transitional songs professionally recorded. If you’re interested in this CD, it’s called “Jump Jump Everyone.” There are 23 songs, including movement songs, finger plays, and the transitional songs. Write to us at magictimekids@gmail.com. The CD with postage is 1,800 yen or it can be downloaded on iTunes.
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