"ESL Songs"
Teaching English Songs 3
Celebrating
Special Days in the Year
These songs
match langauge and vocabulary in stories 21 - 30
The
third in my series of ESL Songs for preschool and young primary
children.
ESL
Songs to Celebrate Special Days
Special
Days in the Year
Through this celebration of special days in the year preschool and
primary learners discover many cultural aspects of the English speaking
world, from a typical English Christmas, to Groundhog Day, celebrated
in the States, and other internationally famous days such as Valentines.
1. Birthdays
6. Valentine's Day
2. Halloween
7. Easter Bunny
3. Thanksgiving
8. April Fools'
4.Christmas Day
9. Mother's Day
5.
Groundhog
Day 10. Summer Holiday
Preview
of SONGS & MASKS for special days
 ESL
Song 1 Christmas
Day 
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to mp3
Tells
part of the story where Hetty wakes up excited and there are presents
under the tree.
ESL
Song 2 Christmas
Eve
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to mp3
Christmas
Eve is a time for love, a time to give and to give thanks.
ESL
Song
3 April
Fools
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to mp3
I
put salt in your cornflakes, this song follows the story exactly.
ESL
Song
4 Happy
Birthday
Slow version
Listen
to fast version
The
classic birthday song known in many countries around the world in two
speeds.
ESL
Song 5 Halloween
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to mp3
We
are scary monsters and witches but only on one night of the year.
ESL
Song 6 Wake
Up Sleepy
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to mp3
Sleepy
the ground hog does not want to get up after his long winter sleep, his
sisters tease him because they say he is afraid of his shadow - this is
part of Groundhog day and is explained in the story.
ESL
Song
7 Seven
Seas
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to mp3
Geography
through song and a story as Pete the Pirate sails the seas looking for
his Valentine.
ESL
Song
8 Jolly Sailor
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to mp3
Pete's
Parrot is called Sailor. Sometimes he is happy and sometimes
he is sad, and the story shows why.
ESL
Song
9 Hop Bunny Hop
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to mp3
The
Easter bunny goes out to deliver Easter eggs to the boys and girls who
have been good.
ESL
Song
10 Hot Cross Buns
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to mp3
The
classic tune and words for Hot Cross Buns, traditionally eaten at
Easter.
ESL
Song
11 Little
Indians?
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to mp3
Easy
counting song, can be used any time and with the Summer Holiday story
which has a canoe, as did many native American indians.
ESL
Song
12 Tiny the Turkey Listen
to mp3
Tiny
the turkey turns out to be not so tiny and has a job hiding.
ESL
Song
13 Mother's Day
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to mp3
Anna
tries to give her mother's day card to her mum, who is too busy.
ESL
Song
14 Summer Holiday
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to mp3
Very
easy song to clap to and sing along.
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Yours
sincerely
Shelley
Ann Vernon
Teaching
English Games
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