A teacher in Spain has taken a well-known Spanish kids song called Saco una manita and turned it into a Hello Song.  You can hear her version below.  After the video you’ll find the Spanish lyrics with an English translation. Enjoy! –Mama Lisa Saco una manita (Buenos días) (Spanish) Saco...

I was recently asked for a Goodbye Song in French. While looking for a song I found out that some French school teachers use the French version of Auld Lang Syne, “Ce n’est qu’un au revoir”, as a Goodbye Song. It’s a Scout song that’s also called “Le chant des adieux”. When teachers...

Hello songs are a wonderful way to help children who are learning a foreign language. It’s also nice for children to always sing the same song at the beginning of a class. Hello songs are great for this. The song below is called “Bonjour”. It’s a French hello song written and...

On Friday, I was asked for the lyrics to some Hello and Goodbye songs. My sister-in-law Dale read the post and offered to sing some songs that she used to sing to her preschool classes. Here are two Hello Songs and one Goodbye Song: Here We Are Together Here we are together, together, together, Here we...

Someone named Lisa wrote to me: Hello I’m looking for suggestions on hello and goodbye songs for a playgroup/music class I’m creating for my friends and family. Thought it would be great to begin and end a session properly. I’d like them in English for this project. Happy New Year! Lisa At our library, they sing the Open Shut Them Song...