Circle Time Welcome Song

Good Morning

Directions:: After children sit for morning meeting, teacher starts by
singing the first line and choosing a child, the children
join in on the song and pat their hands on their laps

"Good Morning (child's name)
Good Morning (child's name)
Good Morning (child's name)
and welcome to our meeting"

Repeat until all children (and teachers) have been
welcomed. Contributed by Leanne.

Welcome song

Hello...(child's name)
Hello...(child's name)
Where are you?
(Child sings and waves) Here i am, here i am how do you
do.

For young children and new children help with their lines
and waving is sometimes needed but most children I have
done it with learn it after a while. We do this song whenever
there is someone new and when we are singing other
songs - we do it about twice a week.
Contributed By: Gemma

Circle Time Welcome
tune: "Frere Jacques"
Need: name cards and/or photos

Present name card or photo & wait for children to name child.

Sing:
Hello ... (child's name) Hello ...
How are you? How are you?
Glad you came to school today. Glad you came to school today
Please shake my hand. Please shake my hand. (shake child's hand)

Say hi to child using their name and encourage them to say hi to you with your name. Contributed By: April

Hello-Welcome Song
Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
How are you today?

It's nice to see ___ here,
It's nice to see ___ here,
It's nice to see ___ here,
How are you today?

Contributed By: Melissa Ann Herman

Good Morning, how are you?

Good Morning, how are you?
Say your name and we'll clap for you!
Contributed By: Jennifer

Good Morning To You
(Sung to the happy Birthday tune)

Good Morning to You,
Good morning to you,
Good Morning dear friends...
Its Nice to See YOU!

Good Morning.....(Child's Name)
GoodMorning......(Child's name)
Contributed By: Sherry

Good morning Song

Good morning to you,
Good morning, good morning,
And how do you do?

We're happy, we're happy,
We're happy today,
We're happy, we're happy
At school and at play.
Contributed By: Rachel

At School Today

Here we are at school today.
Happy as can be!

We are here to work and here to play.
Happy as can be!
with a clap clap here, clap(2) there,
Here a clap , there a clap,
Everywhere a clap clap.

Here we are at school today.
Happy as can be!

(Actions to be change to suit children)
Contributed By: Connie

Good Morning Circle
We sing this Good Morning song to help children greet each other.

Children sit in a circle. The teacher usually starts the kids pick up quickly and will join in in greeting each other.

Good Morning Jacob
How are you?
Shake hands with Garrett next to you

Continue around the circle we include the teachers too.
Contributed By: Linda Peck

New Child Welcome
Teacher and Children sing to welcome a new child starting.
tune: Where is Thumbkin

Where is (new childs name)
Where is (new childs name)

There he is (Palm up in direction of child)
There he is (Palm up in direction of child)

How are you today (Thumb up fingers closed)
How are you today (Thumb up fingers closed)

Come and play (hands inviting child to play)
Come and play (hands inviting child to play)

Contributed by: Phil

Here Today Song
tune: If you're happy and you know it

(Child's name)'s here today, shout hurray!
(Child's name)'s here today, shout hurray!
(Child's name)'s here today, she will learn and laugh and play,
Oh (Child's name)'s here today shout hurray!

Contributed By: Brittney

Hand Shake Welcome Song

Good Morning (child's name)
(when child's name is called he/she comes to center of the circle)
Welcome, welcome
we're so glad to see you, we're so glad to see you.
Shake my hand, Shake my hand(child in cirlce shakes everyone's hand)
Good Morning (child's name)
sit back down, sit back down(child in cirlce sit down)

Contributed By: Tameika

Good Morning

Good morning, good morning.
How are you today?
I'm very well I thank you.
It's time to work and play, at (your school's name).

Contributed By: Julie I

Welcome Song

Welcome, Welcome,
Good(afternoon/morning)and welcome,
Have fun today at (nursery),
With friends we'll play with, welcome

Contributed By: Sandra Kinloch

1,2,3 Song
(tune-nick nack paddy whack)

1,2,3 come with me!
come with me and you will see,
all the boys and girls playing merily,
at (the name of the nursery/playschool)

Sand and Clay, water play,
songs and stories everyday,
with all the boys and girls playing merily
in (the name of the nursery/playschool)

Contributed By: Sandra Kinloch

How Are You?
Teacher sings then children sing.

Teacher: Good morning to you boys and girls, boys and girls, boys and girls. Good morning to you boys and girls. How are you?
Children: We are fine.
Children: God morning to you dear teacher, dear teacher, dear teacher. Good morning to you dear teacher. How are you?
Teacher: I am fine or if two teachers respond we are fine.
Contributed By: letrice

Hey, Good Morning

Hey, Good morning,
Ho, good morning,
What a lovely day.

Hey, Good morning,
Ho, Good morning,
Won't you come and play.

Hey, Good morning
Ho, Good morning,
Clap your hands in time.

Hey, good morning,
Ho, Good morning,
Fold your hands like mine.

Contributed By: Carolyn B

Good Morning Welcome Song

Good Morning___________, Good Morning___________,
Good Morning___________, It's nice to see you here.
Good Morning___________,

Good Morning to You

Good Morning to you,
Good Morning to you,
We're all in our places
with bright smiling faces,
And this is the way
We start our new day.
Contributed By: Beth H

We Are Waiting

We are waiting
We are waiting
For our friends
For our friends
We are waiting
We are waithing
For our friends

You can also substitute ""our Friends" for a child's name.
Contributed By: Sharlene W.

Here I Am
tune: "Where is Thumbkin?"

Teachers: Where is _______________? (Child's name)
Where is _______________? (Child's name)
Child: Here I am, Here I am. (Child stands)
(or have group point and say "There is child's name, There is child's name")

Contributed By: Katie