Hello songs and Name Games for elementary school to help teachers build classroom community and for classroom management.
Using songs and games is a fun and effective way to get to know your students. That’s why I put together my favorite and most easy to teach hello songs and name games in this post.
Singing songs and using games is a positive way to help students follow directions, learn procedures and build classroom community.
HELLO SONGS AND NAME GAMES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Here’s an outline of the video where you can watch me sing these songs. You’ll find these activities in several different resources on TPT and in our SHOP.
It’s important to play games and sing songs to get to know your students. They will love having the personal attention! This is the way you can teach them that you want them to follow you, listen to you, copy you and have fun with you!
#1 HELLO SONG “Hello Tommy” sung to FRERE JACQUES is found in the EASY CLASSROOM SONGS Resource.
#2 GET TO KNOW YOU GAME “MARY WORE HER RED DRESS”
#3 GET TO KNOW YOUR NAME GAME “JACK, JACK IS WHO I SEE”
#4 GET TO KNOW YOUR NAME GAME “JOHNNY, JOHNNY WILL YOU STAND UP?”
#5 HICKETY PICKET BUMBLEBEE
#6 WE WILL, WE WILL NAME YOU
#7 CLAP YOUR HANDS AND STOMP YOUR FEET!
#8 HELLO MY GOOD FRIENDS
#9 EVERYBODY SAY HELLO
TEACHING TIPS
It’s important to repeat, repeat, repeat these types of songs to give everyone time to learn the songs and the actions.
Be sure to teach the songs first and then teach how to line up.
Lastly, give TONS and TONS of positive feedback. Come up with some SILENT signals to communicate to your students that they have done the procedure correctly. Encouragement and positive praise goes a long way to build relationships.
RESOURCES THAT WORK WITH THESE SONGS AND GAMES
Sing Play Create offers many classroom management resources to help teachers manage students, teach procedures and take a brain break.
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Elementary Brain Breaks and Games K-6$3.50
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Elementary Brain Breaks, Games, Songs, Rules, and Manners Activities K-6 BUNDLE$16.50
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Elementary Games and Brain Breaks for Team Building, PE, Special Ed, Grades 2-6$5.50
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Elementary Behavior Chart and Classroom Management Plan and Editable Posters$3.50
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Elementary Classroom Management Songs, Games, and Rules K-3: Back to School$7.50
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Elementary Classroom Community Brain Breaks, Name Games, Songs & Chants: K-6$5.50
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Elementary Classroom Songs and Chants: Line Up, Brain Breaks, Stretch, Gather$3.50
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Elementary Classroom Songs: Lining Up, Hello, Name, Transition, Birthday$2.75
Read these posts for more elementary and preschool songs and activities.
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