Animal Songs

Habitat Song Sung to “Skip to My Lou”

Who are the animals that live in the rainforest?

Who are the animals that live in the rainforest?

Who are the animals that live in the rainforest?

Name an animals that lives in the rainforest

Monkeys live in the rainforest

Monkeys live in the rainforest

Monkeys live in the rainforest

Monkeys live in the rainforest

Other verses: Who is the animal that lives in a nest? hive? cave?

Teaching Idea:

1. Have the students list different animals that live in the jungle and sing about them.  Act out any motions the animal makes for fun.

2. Use a different habitat "Who are the animals that live on a farm?"

Habitat Song Sung to “London Bridges”

Zebras and Giraffes live in the Grasslands

In the grasslands, in the grass lands

Zebras and Giraffes live in the Grasslands

In the Grasslands

Other Verses: Elephants and Lions live in the Grasslands

Frogs and Crocodiles live in the Rainforest

Teaching Idea:

1. Have students list the animals that live in different habitats and sing about them.

Mama and Baby: Sung to "Muffin Man"

Mama Cow calls baby cow

Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo, moo, moo

Mama Cow calls baby cow, 

Moo, moo, moo, moo, moo, moo

Other animals: Horse/foal, Dog/puppy, Cat/kitten, Hen/chick, Goat/kid, Pig/piglet, Sheep/lamb, 

Mommy and Babies

Mama tiger, mama tiger

What do you see?

I see a baby cub looking at me.

Sing with other animals

The Animals Go  . .  Sung to "The Wheels on the Bus"

The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar

Roar, roar, roar

Roar, roar, roar

The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar

All day long

Other verses: monkey go ooh, ahh, ooh, hyenas go ha, ha, parrot in the rainforest, the pig on the farm, snakes in the desert go hiss, 

If I were Sung to "The Mulberry Bush"

Oh, if I were a tiny snake

Tiny snake, tiny snake

If I were a tiny snake I'd slither around the desert

Oh if I were an elephant,

Elephant, elephant

If I were an elephant

I'd march around the grasslands

Oh if I were a kangaroo

Kangaroo, Kangaroo

If I were a kangaroo

I'd hop around the zoo

Teaching Ideas:

1. Come up with other animals and movements for the song.

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