Die ausgesuchten Liedmelodien sind:

1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star
2. Are you sleeping?
3. Head, shoulders, knees and toes
4. London Bridge is falling down
5. Did you ever see a lassie
6. My darling Clementine
7. The farmer in the dell
8. I'm a little teapot
 

1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star   (Melodie)

Der Originaltext lautet:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
 

Die Melodie dieses Liedes passt zu vielen Themenbereichen.
 

a) Animals

Chicken, kittens, piglets, too,
Donkeys, horses, cows that moo.
Fish that swim down in the pond,
Ducklings quacking all day long.
All these things you can see
If you go to the farm with me! 

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Strawberries, bananas, watermelon too; 
Good for me and good for you! 
They are tasty; they are sweet. 
All are such a yummy treat. 
Strawberries, bananas, watermelon too; 
Good for me and good for you! 
 

b) Family

Daddy, daddy let me say
I love you in every way
I love you for all you do
I love you for being you
Daddy, Daddy let me say
Have a happy Father's Day!

c) Seasons

Leaves are falling 'round the town
Watch them fall right on the ground
Autumn's coming, it is true
Then comes winter just for you
Leaves are falling 'round the town
Falling, falling all around.

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Scarecrow, scarecrow, turn around.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, touch the ground.
Touch your head, jump up and down.
Now sit down without a sound.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, touch your toes.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, tap your nose.

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Snowflakes, snowflakes
Dance around.
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Touch the ground.
Snowflakes, snowflakes
In the air.
Snowflakes, snowflakes
Everywhere.
 

d) School

Let's see who is here today,
Who has come to join our play?
Everyone sit close at hand,
Say your name, then you can stand,
Let's see who is here today,
Who has come to join our play?
 

e) Time

When we do the calendar
We learn the month the date the year.
Every weekday has a name
Their lots of numbers that look the same.
So let's begin to show you how
We do the calendar right now. 

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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday too.
Wednesday, Thursd,y, just for you.
Friday, Saturday, that's the end .
Now let's say those days again!
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday! 
 

f) Toys

Bubbles floating all around 
        (pretend to catch bubbles)
Bubbles fat and bubbles round 
      (make a big circle with arms)
Bubbles on my toes and nose 
      (point to toes; point to nose)
Blow a bubble - up it goes! 
      (pretend to blow bubble; point up)
Bubbles floating all around. 
      (pretend to catch bubbles)
Bubbles falling to the ground. 
      (sing slowly and sink to ground)

g) Colours

Pretty balloons in the air
Lots of colours we see there.
Red and yellow, green and blue,
Can you see the colours too
Pretty balloons in the air,
Lots of colours we see there.

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Jedes Kind schneidet einen roten (grünen, blauen ..) Kreis oder ein Rechteck aus und hält 
es beim Singen hoch:

Put your red shape on your back
Now please lay it in your lap.
Hold your red shape in your hand
Now everyone please stand.
Wave your red shape at the door
Now please lay it on the floor.

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Auch beim nächsten Lied können die Farben ausgetauscht werden:

We wear lots of yellow things
Hear us name them as we sing:
Yellow shirts and yellow shoes,
Yellow pants with pockets, too.
We wear lots of yellow things.
Hear us name them as we sing.
 

2. Are you sleeping  (Melodie)

Der Originaltext lautet:

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing,
morning bells are ringing.
Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong, dong.
 
 

a) Family

I love Mommy, I love Mommy.
Yes I do; yes I do.
And my mommy loves me,
Yes, my mommy loves me,
Loves me too, loves me too.

weitere Strofen mit Daddy, brother, sister, etc.
 

I am special, I am special,
Look at me, look at me.
A very special person, a very special person,
That is me, That is me.
 

b) Food

Watermelon, watermelon, 
On the vine, on the vine, 
Green and ripe and juicy, 
Green and ripe and juicy, 
Please be mine, 
Please be mine.

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Making bread, making bread.
yummy good, yummy good.
I can smell it baking.
I can smell it baking.
Smells so good,
Smells so good.

Making bread, making bread.
yummy good, yummy good.
Now its time for tasting.
Now its time for tasting.
Tastes so good,
Tastes so good.
 

c) School

Hello, (child's name),
Hello, (child's name)
How are you? How are you?
We're so glad to see you,
We're so glad to see you.
Here at school, here at school.

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What is your name? 
What is your name?
Tell us please, tell us please,
We would like to meet you,
we would like to meet you,
What's your name? 
What's your name? 
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I am (name),
I am (name),
That's my name, 
That's my name,
I am glad to be here,
I am glad to be here,
At school today,
At school today. 
 
 

d) Seasons

I see robins, I see bird's nests,
Butterflies too, flowers too.
Everything is growing
The wind is gently blowing.
Spring is here, spring is here.

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Dance like snowflakes.
Dance like snowflakes.
In the air.
In the air.
Whirling, twirling, snowflakes,
Whirling, twirling, snowflakes.
Here and there.
Here and there.
 

Build a snowman, 
Build a snowman,
Big and round, big and round,
Sun is shining on him.
Sun is shining on him.
He's all gone, he's all gone.
 
 

e) Time

Every week has 7 days,
See how many you can say.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday. What's today? 
 

f) Weather

I hear thunder, 
I hear thunder,
Hark, don't you? Hark, don't you?
Pitter patter raindrops,
Pitter patter raindrops,
I'm wet through.
So are you.
 

g) Colours

I like red, 
I like red, 
r-e-d, 
r-e-d. 
A fire truck is red. 
A stop sign is red. 
r-e-d 
r-e-d.

B-L-U-E, B-L-U-E,
That spells blue, that spells blue.
Buttons are blue, 
Eyes are too.
Blue, blue, blue,
blue, blue, blue.

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Für das nächste Lied werden verschieden farbige Formen ausgeschnitten und mit einem smiley-face angemalt.

Klasse:  Where is Red man, where is Red man?
   (Kinder mit einer roten Figur stehen auf und antworten)
Kind 1/2/3 :Here I am, here I am! 
Klasse:  How are you today, sir? 
Kind 1/2/3:Very well, I thank you 
Klasse: Sit right down, sit right down. 
 
 

h) Animals

See the animals, 
See the animals
At the zoo, 
At the zoo.
Elephants and tigers, lions and seals,
Monkeys too, 
Monkeys too.
 
 

3. Head and shoulders, knees and toes   (Melodie)
 

Die Originalfassung dieses äußerst bekannten und beliebten Lieds heißt:

Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
 

Die Melodie lässt sich zu folgenden Texten singen:

a) Clothes

T-shirt, trousers, socks and shoes, 
Socks and shoes.
T-shirt, trousers, socks and shoes, 
Socks and shoes.
And shirt and jacket, jeans and cap.
T-shirt, trousers, socks and shoes, 
Socks and shoes.
 

b) School things

Pencil, ruler, pen and book,
Pen and book.
Pencil, ruler, pen and book,
Pen and book.
And notebook, rubber, ruler and glue.
Pencil, ruler, pen and book,
Pen and book.
 

c) Weather

Sun and cloud and rain and snow,
Rain and snow.
Sun and cloud and rain and snow,
Rain and snow.
And wind and fog and a thunderstorm, too.
Sun and cloud and rain and snow,
Rain and snow.
 

d) Pets

Cat and rabbit, dog and mouse,
Dog and mouse.
Cat and rabbit, dog and mouse,
Dog and mouse.
And budgie, turtle, hamster, guinea-pig.
Cat and rabbit, dog and mouse,
Dog and mouse.
 

e) Farm animals

Cow and horse and duck and pig,
Duck and pig.
Cow and horse and duck and pig,
Duck and pig.
And sheep and goat and turkey, too.
Cow and horse and duck and pig,
Duck and pig.
 

f) Wild animals

Elephant and snake and bear,
Snake and bear.
Elephant and snake and bear,
Snake and bear.
Giraffe and hippo, tiger, too.
Elephant and snake and bear,
Snake and bear.

Lion, monkey and giraffe,
And giraffe.
Lion, monkey and giraffe,
And giraffe.
And kangaroo and crocodile, too.
Lion, monkey and giraffe,
And giraffe.
 
 

4. London Bridge is falling down     (Melodie)

Der Originaltext ist

London Bridge is falling down, 
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My dear lady.

a) Farm animals

Animals live on a farm, on a farm, on a farm. 
Animals live on a farm, with the farmer. 
Cows and pigs live on a farm, on a farm, on a farm. 
Cows and pigs live on a farm, with the farmer. 

Goats and sheep live on a farm, on a farm, on a farm. 
Goats and sheep live on a farm, with the farmer. 

Hens and chicks live on a farm, on a farm, on a farm. 
Hens and chicks live on a farm, with the farmer.

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Little ducks go quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack,
Little ducks go quack, quack, quack,
In the springtime.

b) seasons

Leaves are growing on the trees, on the trees, on the trees
Leaves are growing on the trees, it is springtime.
 

Weitere Strofen: 

- All the grass is turning green
- See the birdies build their nest
- Watch the flowers start to grow 

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Pretty leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down. 
Pretty leaves are falling down, 
Pretty autumn leaves. 
 

Now we'll rake them in a pile, in a pile, in a pile. 
Now we'll rake them in a pile, 
Pretty autumn leaves. 
 

c) Colours

G-R-E-E-N spells green, 
Like a frog, 
Or a tree. 
G-R-E-E-N spells green, 
Just like broccoli!
 
 

5. Did you ever see a lassie 
    (deutsche Version: O du lieber Augustin)     (Melodie)

Das Original geht folgendermaßen:

Did you ever see a lassie, a lassie, a lassie
go this way and that?
Go this way and that way,
Go this way and that way
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?

Die Melodie singt man zu folgenden Texten:

a) Family

Let's clap our hands for Grandma,
for Grandma, for Grandma,
Let's clap our hands for grandma,
Let's clap them this way.

Clap this way and that way,
Clap this way and that way,

Let's clap our hands for Grandma
Let's clap them this way.

(2. Strophe: derselbe Text mit Grandpa)
 

b) Food

Have you ever had an apple, an apple an apple? 
Have you ever had an apple 
And heard it go crunch? 

Have you ever had an orange, 
Have you ever had an orange
And heard it go slurp? 

Banana...... go mush?
 

c. Body parts

My eyes can see, it's springtime, 
It's springtime, its springtime.
My eyes can see, it's springtime, 
The grass is so green!
The green grass, the flowers, 
the sunshine and showers.
My eyes can see, it's springtime,
And I am so glad.

My ears can hear, it's springtime, 
It's spring time, it's springtime.
My ears can hears , it's springtime, 
The birds sweetly sing.
The birds sing, the lambs blithe,
The frogs croak, the bees buzz.
My ears can hear, it's springtime,
And I am so glad!

My body can feel, it's springtime, 
It's springtime, it's springtime .
My body can feel, it's springtime , 
The air is so warm.
The warm air, the breezes, no frost and no freezes.
My body can feel,  it's springtime, 
And I am so glad! 
 

d) Seasons

Come, sing a song of springtime,
Of springtime, of springtime.
Come, sing a song of springtime,
The warm days are here.
With warm breezes blowing
And flowers all growing.
Come, sing a song of springtime
The warm days are here. 
 
 

6. My darling Clementine

Das alte Goldgräberlied stammt aus den USA und ist auch mit deutschem Text bekannt.
Hier nur die erste Strofe in englischer Sprache:
 

In a cavern, by a canyon,
Excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner, forty-niner,
And his daughter Clementine.
Oh, my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine,
Thou art lost and gone forever.
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Die bekannte Melodie wird für folgende Texte benutzt:

a) Food

Picked a strawberry, 
Picked a strawberry 
That was growing 
In the sun. 
Then I washed it, 
And I ate it, 
And I picked another one.

b) Time

Sunday, Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday Saturday
Sunday, Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, Friday Saturday 
 

c) Weather

What’s the weather?
What’s the weather?
What’s the weather, everyone?
Is it windy?
Is it cloudy?
Is there rain?
Or is there sun?
 
 

d) Numbers

One, two, three, four,
Five, six, seven.
Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
One, two, three, four,
Five, six, seven.
Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
 

e) Clothes

Jeans and jacket, t-shirt, trainers,
Socks and cap and blouse and dress.
Jeans and jacket, t-shirt, trainers,
Socks and cap and blouse and dress.
 

f) School

Pen and pencil, notebook, ruler, 
Scissors, glue , crayon and book.
Pen and pencil, notebook, ruler, 
Scissors, glue , crayon and book.
 

7. The farmer in the dell   (Melodie)

Das Original erzählt die Geschichte eines Bauern in mehreren Strofen.
Hier ist die erste Strofe:

The farmer in the dell,
The farmer in the dell.
Hey-ho, a-derry-oh,
The farmer in the dell.

Zur Melodie passen auch diese Texte:

a) Animals

The squirrel up in the tree, 
The squirrel up in the tree. 
He cracks a nut and winks at me, 
The squirrel up in the tree. 
 

b) Clothes

Oh, who is wearing red?
Oh, who is wearing red?
Please, tell me if you can,
Oh, who is wearing red?

Oh, (name of child) is wearing red.
Oh, (name of child) is wearing red.
That's the colour of her (name of clothing)
Oh, (name of child) is wearing red. 

In weiteren Strofen werden die Kindernamen und die Farben geändert.
 
 

c) School

I like to come to school,
I like to come to  school
With all the other boys and girls
I like to come to school.

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We like to come to school.
We like to come to school.
Our school is such a happy place,
We like to come to school. 

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I like to go to school.
I like to go to school.
Hey-ho-a-derry-oh,
I like to go to school.

I like to sing new songs.
I like to sing new songs.
Hey-ho-a-derry-oh,
I like to sing new songs.

I like to play with friends.
I like to play with friends.
Hey-ho-a-derry-oh,
I like to play with friends.
 

d) Seasons

The farmer plants the seeds. 
The Farmer plants the seeds. 
Hey, ho, a-derry-oh, 
The farmer plants the seeds. 

Weitere Strofen sind.

- The sun begins to shine... 
- The rain begins to fall... 
- The plants begin to grow... 
- The flowers smile at us... 

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The days of spring are here,
Warm, sunny days are near,
Flowers, bees, and birds in trees.
The days of spring are here.

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The frost is on the roof, 
            (Point hands over head) 
The frost is on the ground. 
            (Point to the floor) 
The frost is on the window, 
             (Make window with your hands) 
The frost is all around! 
             (Make large circles with hands) 

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The snow is falling down,
The snow is falling down, 
Hey- ho, just watch me go 
The snow is falling down.

The snow is on the ground 
Let's roll it all around 
Hey- ho, just watch us go 
We roll it all around. 
 

e) Animals
 

Oh, I'm a kangaroo,
I live down at the zoo.
I like to jump around a lot.
How about you?

Oh, I'm a kangaroo,
I live down at the zoo.
I carry my baby in a pouch.
How about you?
 
 

8. I'm a little teapot   (Melodie)

Die Originalversion lautet:

I'm a little teapot,
Short and stout.
Here's my handle, here's my spout.
When I see the teacups, hear me shout:
Tip me up and pour me out.
 

a) Seasons

I'll plant a little seed in the dark, dark ground.
Out comes the yellow sun, big and round.
Down comes the cool rain, soft and slow.
Up comes the little seed, grow, grow, grow! 

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I'm a little snowflake
You can see.
No other snowflake
Looks like me!
Please pick me up
After I fall,
And roll me with my friends
To make a snowball.

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I'm a little snow person, 
Short and fat. 
Here are my buttons, 
Here is my hat. 
When the sun comes out, 
I cannot stay. 
Slowly I just melt away. 
 

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Build a little snowman, starting with his feet.
Put on lots of snow, and pat it all so neat.
Then make a round ball, and put it up on top.
The sun will come out, and make the snowman hot. 
 

b) Animals

 I'm a little penguin 
 On the ice. 
 I think cold is very nice. 
 I  can hop around first once, then twice, 
 I think ice is very nice.

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I'm a little monkey in the tree,
Swinging by my tail so merrily.
I can leap and fly from tree to tree,
I have lots of fun, you see.

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I'm a little zebra,
White and black,
Big bushy mane 
Riding down my back.
I like to gallop
And run and play
Out on the African plains all day.
 
 
 

Tipps für Liederbücher
 

Der Veritas-Verlag in Österreich hat mehrere sehr gute Liederbücher für 
den Grundschulenglischunterricht heraus gebracht. Alle Bücher sind in Deutschland zu beziehen über den Cornelsen-Verlag.

1. Englische Lieder und Spiele
   (Irmgard Burtscher)
   ISBN 3-7058-5257-4

In diesem Liederbuch finden Sie noch mehr traditionelle Kinderlieder mit 
Noten und Spielen

2. Sing Song Dingadong
    (Gabriele Bader u.a.)
    ISBN 3-7058-5343-0
    CD ISBN 3-7058-5365-1

In diesem Buch werden mehrere Themenbereiche durch poppige und fetzige Melodien eingeführt, 
z. B.
- Tiere
- Geburtstag
- Instrumente
- Farbe
- Früchte
- Körperteile 
- usw.
 
 

3. Learn English – Just Sing!
    (Franz Moser u.a.)
    ISBN 3-7058-5395-3
    CD ISBN 3-7058-5396-1

Auch hier sind die songs an Themenbereiche angebunden, wie
- schoolthings
- animals
- family
- clothes
- usw.

4. A Little More English
    (Linda Schlener/Lois Harrison)
    ISBN 3-7058-5704-5
    CD ISNB 3-7058-5977-9

Dieses Buch ist mein absoluter Favorit, da es nicht nur fetzige, aber dennoch leicht nachzusingende Lieder enthält, sondern dazu jede Menge Anregungen für Spiele und Unterrichtssequenzen mit ausgezeichneten Kopiervorlagen beinhaltet.
 

Folgende Bücher mit aktuellen rockigen und poppigen englischen Kinder- und Bewegungslieder sind zu empfehlen:

1. Music and Movement in the classroom
    (Steven Traugh)
    Creative Teaching Press
    zu beziehen über Early Learning Institut
    Röntgenstr. 18
    64291 Darmstadt
    Best. Nr. CTP8016

2. The Musical Bear
    (Urte Gerlach)
    Westermann, ISBN 3-14-127011-2

3. Songs, Rhymes and Poems
    (Renate Kreis/Christl Schultz)
    Schroedel, ISBN 3-507-02571-X

4. Songparade
    (Wolle Kriwanek)
    Schroedel, ISBN 3-507-02574-4
 

Viel Spaß beim Singen und Musizieren!