SongFinding Tools:
Rhythm & Routine Songs

Kathryn's take on the old classic! A song to accompany the oldie, with a spotlight on grit and fortitude for some Social emotional goodness.

This is a social-emotional song a bout an oak tree. Intended to pair with an oakie doakie tree check in, during which the child indicates their feelings. It is also intended to provide a space for kiddos to self-regulate to cool down or begin to name big feelings they are having. It is NOT intended as a time out space. It's about understanding self and having things to do to regulate self, while providing a safe way for a child to opt out of an activity. This is intended to be trauma- informed and to be introduced as an option, with the educators or family honoring the request for oakie doakie tree time.

A tender lullaby playing peek a boo with the stars. When we get to see them, we know day is done.

A silly song about Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir starting the National Parks. Pince Nez sounds like Prince without the "r" and "Nay". Pince Nez are spectacles that do not have sides, and pinch over the nose.

A tidy-up song. My grandmother used to say "A place for everything and everything in its place and "Put away, not down". This song highlights that concept while also indicating that we care for things so they can be found. Social emotional learning, with self-regulation, responsible choices, and thinking forward. I love to sing this song when kiddos are just coming in the house or when they are starting to put something down in a random place. Invite children to put away, not down during expectation setting at the beginning part of the transition cycle.

Written for a camp with a nautical theme, this song is used at the end of time together, when the group is moving on to the next thing. We sing "Sail away green ship", but in other settings it could be used for your identity and what you are working on. Multi-tool, CodeVerb opportunity, identity expression opportunity. "flow away group name". Sail away is always a good way to land with this one, because the purpose of the song is clear.

A social emotional song that recognizes that sharing is sometimes hard, but that it can feel good to share.

A simple lullabye that is easy to loop, and encourages us to dream about the world as we wish it could be.

A simple story-song about snow falling down, down and piling up, up, then children on the ground, with arms and legs making "snowbirds" all around, round.

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A little ditty based on a military marching and perseverance cadence. We sing this song to remind each other that we started together and will end together. I like to sing this song when things begin, when things are silly, fun and difficult. Be sure to sing when things are good and then it has more associations when things are more challenging.