Super Simple Songs - ESL songs, videos, and activities.

Click on the song title to go to that song's page. Every page has lyrics, actions/gestures and an audio sample. Some songs have video demos, and most songs have tips/activities for using the song in class or at home.
Super Simple Songs One	Super Simple Songs Two	Super Simple Songs Three

Track	Sample	Focus
1. Intro		intro
2. Hello Hello!		saying hello and asking, "can you....?"
3. Open Shut Them (and Other Opposites)		opposites, please/no thank you, peek-a-boo!
4. BINGO (Learn It)		classic kids song for developing rythmic and alphabet awareness
5. BINGO (Play With It)		classic kids song for developing rythmic and alphabet awareness
6. We All Fall Down		moving together in a cricle
7. Rain Rain Go Away (Learn It)		learning the song/singing it slowly, followed by instrumental to practice/play with
8. Rain Rain Go Away (Play With It)		family vocabulary
9. Old McDonald (Learn It)		learning the original song/singing it slowly
10. Old McDonald (Play With It)		animals/sounds, asking/answering the question, "What sound does a -- make?"
11. Do You Like Broccoli Ice Cream?		foods, funny food combinations, asking/answering the question, "do you like.....?"
12. The Pinocchio		body parts, moving and dancing together
13. Five Little Pumpkins		emotions, counting 1-5
14. Skidamarink		learning the song with followed by instrumental to practice/play with
15. Happy Birthday (How Old Are You Today?)		happy birthday, asking/answering the question, "how old are you?"
16. Say Cheese!		practicing gathering together for a picture, fun poses
17. The Alphabet Chant		chanting the alphabet from a-z, speeding up each time
18. The Months Chant		chanting the months of the year
19. Bye Bye Goodbye		saying goodbye followed by exit music
20. Hello Hello (Class Ver.)		karaoke version for classroom use
21. Open Shut Them (Class Ver.)		karaoke version for classroom use
22. Do You Like Broccoli Ice Cream (Class Ver.)		karaoke version for classroom use
23. Bye Bye Goodbye (Class Ver.)		karaoke version for classroom use
24. Lullaby Medley		instrumental medley of all songs on the album, great for naptime/quiet activities
25. Outro		outro

Track	Sample	Focus
1. Count and Move		counting 1-20 and moving together to a beat
2. Helllo!		hello, asking/answering the question, "how are you?"
3. How's the Weather?		asking/answering the question, "how's the weather?"
4. One Potato, Two Potatoes		choosing rhyme followed by instrumental to practice/play with
5. Eeney Meeney Miney Moe (Choosing Rhyme)		choosing rhyme followed by instrumental to practice/play with
6. The Eensey Weensey Spider (Learn It & Sing It)		classic fingerplay spoken first then sung
7. Rock Scissors Paper Fingerplay #1		creative fingerplay that uses imagination to explore new vocabulary
8. Who Took the Cookie?		fun chant/game that builds awareness of English rhythm and intonation
9. The Wheels on the Bus (Learn It)		classic kids song sung/spoken slowly and clearly
10. The Wheels on the Bus (Sing It)		classic kids song with space between verses for movement
11. Uh-Huh!		practicing expressions and gestures for indicating YES and NO
12. The Shape Song #1		practicing shapes and searching for them
13. Counting Bananas		counting 1-20
14. The Hokey Pokey Shake (Learn It)		classroom commands, body parts and moving together slowly
15. The Hokey Pokey Shake (Sing It)		classroom commands, body parts and moving together at a regular tempo
16. Rock Scissors Paper Fingerplay #2		creative fingerplay that uses imagination to explore more new vocabulary
17. The Shape Song #2		shapes, making shapes and searching for them around the room
18. Mystery Box		introducing a mystery box activity
19. Hide and Seek		introducing and playing the game, Hide and Seek
20. See You Later Alligator (Goodbye Song)		goodbye song
21. Rock Scissors Paper Fingerplay (Circletime Ver.)		karaoke version for classroom use
22. Who Took the Cookie? (Circletime Ver.)		classroom version with blank spaces for student names
23. Bedtime Medley		instrumental medley of all songs on the album, great for naptime/quiet activities

Track	Sample	Focus
1. Knock Knock Hello		saying "hello" and gathering together to begin class
2. Make a Circle		gathering students together in a circle, and preparing for circle activities
3. Seven Steps		counting 1-7 and 7-1, moving together
4. One Little Finger		body parts, up and down
5. Walking Walking		actions, moving together
6. Are You Hungry		foods and asking/answering, "are you hungry?"
7. Clean Up!		song for cleanup time
8. If You're Happy		emotions and actions
9. Days of the Week		the days of the week
10. I See Something Blue		colors and searching for colors around the room
11. Head Shoulders Knees and Toes (Let's Learn)		body parts, spoken first then sung slowly
12. Head Shoulders Knees and Toes (Let's Sing)		body parts, singing at a regular tempo
13. Ten in the Bed		counting down from 10-1
14. The Bath Song		body parts and asking/answering the question, "can you....?"
15. Five Little Monkeys		counting down from 5-1 and moving together
16. The Alphabet Song (Let's Learn)		the alphabet A-Z, spoken first then sung slowly
17. The Alphabet Song (Let's Sing)		the alphabet A-Z, sung at a regular tempo
18. I See Something Pink		colors and searching for colors around the room
19. Go Away!		telling scary creatures to GO AWAY! (good for Halloween)
20. What Do You Want For Christmas?		toys and asking/answering the question, "what do you want?"
21. Put on Your Shoes		clothing and getting dressed
22. See You Later		goodbye song
23. Please Sit Down (and Storytime Music)		calming tune to signal a quiet activity with 5 minutes of gentle background music
24. Sweet Dreams (Goodnight Song)		reassuring bedtime song, "I love you"
25. Lullaby Medley		instrumental medley of all songs on the album, great for naptime/quiet activities