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Community Helper Songs
Contact_FullName: Kim Contact_Email: knaks@mts.net Area: Community Helpers-song My Father is a garbage man my father is a garbage man pe-ew (Wave hand in front of you nose) My mother is a baker my mother is a baker yum yum (rub tummy) My sister is a hair dresser my sister is a hair dresser curly wurly (pretend to curl hair with finger) My brother is a cowboy my brother is a cowboy yee-haa (Act like a cowboy) We all go like this we all go like this pe-ew, yum yum- curly wurly,yee-haa (do the actions like in the previous verses) Contact_FullName: Cheryl Contact_Email: smith1125@hotmail.com Idea: I wrote this song to help my preschool children learn about 911. My children loved it and wanted to sing it all the time. It's sung to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" 9-1-1 is who you call who you call, who you call 9-1-1 is who you call when you need some help doctors, policemen and firemen too firemen too, firemen too doctors, policemen and firemen too are there to help you call only in an emergency emergency, emergency call only in an emergency and they'll send help to you Contact_FullName: Erin Contact_Email: venus8298@yahoo.com Area: Community Helpers-Songs Idea: Do you know the Mailman? Sing to the tune of (Do you know the Muffin Man) Do you know the mailman, the mailman, the mailman? Do you know the mailman who works on my block? Yes I've seen the mailman, the mailman, the mailman. Yes I've seen the mailman who goes to your house each day. He drives a white truck, a white truck, a white truck. He drives a white truck and drops off your mail. Thank you so much mailman, mailman, mailman. Thank you so much mailman for all that you do. Contact_FullName: Misty Contact_Email: mouse_angel@hotmail.com Area: Community Helpers-songs Idea: The People in Our Town (The Wheels on the Bus) The librarian in the town says "Read a book, Read a book, Read a book" The librarian in the town says "read a book" all day long Other verses: The firefighter says stop drop roll. The teacher says let's learn something. The carpenter builds lots of things. The mail carrier brings the mail. The doctor makes you well. The dentist says open up. 2-5-01My children loved to sing this song that I made up for when the garbage truck was in front of our house. Now I sing it with my pre-k students when we study community helpers. Garbage Man (to the tune of Do You Know the Muffin Man) Garbage man, garbage man, he picks up the
garbage can
Date: 1-24-00"Mailbox Poem" I went to mail a letter and slid right in the box All that you could see of me were my tennis shoes and socks. I self addressed my elbow and air-mail stamped my knee. Soon I would be ready for the next delivery. I folded like an envelope and in a day or so I'd go with all the letters to Japan or Mexico.
Date: 1-11-00"Workers at the Airport" (sung to the tune of "skip to my lou") Workers at the airport, Whom will we see? Substitute the phrases with these endings: Luggage carriers taking bags for me 10-23-98 Name: Cyndi Sit all children in a circle, have them put their hands behind their backs. Place one in the middle to be the firefighter and pretend to be a sleep. Have children recite poem and place a bell in one's hands, they ring it and return it to you. When the poem is done, the firefighter guesses who rang the bell. And then it is their turn to be the fire fighter. 9-14-98 Name: Lee Ann E-Mail: ltutchto@bellsouth.net My son wants to be a fireman so we made up this song...(to the song, Twinkle,twinkle little star) Beep,boop,, Beep,boop, fire truck (fingers flashing like a light) Kittys'in the tree and she is stuck(pointing up) Put your ladder way up high(walk fingers up the ladder) Bring kitty down and wave bye,bye.(wave) Beep,boop,,Beep,boop, fire truck(fingers flashing again) Kitty in the tree is now not stuck. 6-6-98 Name: Amy E-Mail: jmerrill@spectra.net Here is a fun Community Helpers Song:* First you need to make a variety of hats to represent the various community helpers (ie. firefighter,baker, postal worker, etc). These hats can be made out of posterboard, laminated and glued onto paint stir sticks. As you sing/chant theverse, hold up a hat and the children love to call out who wears the hat! "What, what can I be when I wear a hat like that? I can be a _________ when I wear a hat like that!" 5-27-98 Name: Kimberly E-Mail: jbinder@wincom.net Community Helpers Circle Song GameMaterials: Provide a variety of community helpers puppets, pictures, or whatever you have available. Pick one child to walk around the circle. Start singing the Song: "When I went walking down the street" When I went walking down the street, down the street, down the street A community helper I did meet, Heigh ho, heigh ho, heigh ho At this point the child would pick a community helper to dance with. The group would continue singing a ridgety jig and away we go, away we go, away we go, a ridgety jig and away we go, heigh ho, heigh ho, heigh ho! Then the next child would be picked to do the walking 5-27-98 Name: Kimberly E-Mail: jbinder@wincom.net Community Helpers Circle Idea - Police Officer The song "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" Pick one child to be the police officer. Provide him with an officers hat.The rest of the group will start singing "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?" The officer will then walk over to one child and points to him. The accused child will say: "Who me?" The officer: "Yes you"The accused child: "Not Me" The officer: "Then Who?" Then the accused child becomes the officer and the game continues on. This circle activity worked quite well with quite a rowdy group of boys, they were very enthusiatic about this game. 4-1-98 Name: Daniella E-Mail: fisherwr@cinci.infi.net OLD MACDONALD HAD A TOWN (sung to the traditional tune) Old MacDonald had a town, EIEIO And in this town he had a fire station, EIEIO With a (siren sound) here and a (siren sound) there Here a (siren sound), there a (siren sound), everywhere a (siren sound) Old MacDonald had a fire station EIEIO Other options: police station, hospital, post office, grocery store, etc. Instead of focussing on sounds, use actions involved in those occupations 3-13-98 Name: Andrea E-Mail: ACERKANO@AOL.COM CONSTRUCTION WORKER "This Is the Way" (Sing to the tune of "Mulberry Bush") This is the way we saw our wood, Waw our wood, saw our wood. This is the way we saw our wood, so early in the morning. Other options: pound our nails drill a hole use a screwdriver |
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