School Prayers and Songs

Universal Prayer

O Hidden Life, vibrant in every atom;

O Hidden Light, shining in every creature;

O Hidden Love, embracing all in Oneness;

May all who feel themselves as one with Thee,

Know they are therefore one with every other.

Dr. Annie Besant

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;

Where knowledge is free;

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments

By narrow domestic walls

Where words come out from the depth of truth;

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way

Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;

Where the mind is led forward by thee

Into ever-widening thought and action;

Into that heaven of freedom, My Father, let my country awake.

Rabindranath Tagore

"My soul honors your soul. I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides. I honor the light, love, truth, beauty & peace within you, because it is also within me. In sharing these things we are united, we are the same, we are one

Buddha

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy.

O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved as to love;

For it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Prayer before Lunch

Thank you for the world so sweet,

Thank you for the food we eat.

Thank you for the birds that sing,

Thank you God for everything.

We would be very happy to include prayers from all religions. Please share your neutral well being prayer with us and enrich every child's life.

Songs sung at Bumblbees

National Anthem

Jana Gana Mana Adhinaayak Jaya Hey,

Bhaarat Bhaagya Vidhaataa

Panjaab Sindhu Gujarat Maraatha,

Draavid Utkal Banga

Vindhya Himaachal Yamuna Ganga,

Uchchhal Jaladhi Taranga

Tav Shubh Naamey Jaagey,

Tav Shubh Aashish Maange

Gaahey Tav Jayagaathaa

Jana Gana Mangal Daayak, Jaya Hey

Bhaarat Bhaagya Vidhaataa Jaya Hey,

Jaya Hey, Jaya Hey, Jaya Jaya Jaya, Jaya Hey

Vande Mataram

Vande mataram, Vande mataram

Sujalam suphalam malayaj shitlam,

Shasyashyamalam mataram, vande mataram, Vande mataram

Shubhra jyotsna pulakit yaminim, phulla kusumita drumadalashobhinim

Suhasinim sumadhurabhashhinim

sukhadam varadam mataram

Vande mataram vande mataram

Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar

Fuzzy Wuzzy caterpillar humps along,

humps along, humps along.

Fuzzy Wuzzy caterpillar humps along,

out to see the world.

Fuzzy Wuzzy caterpillar goes to sleep,

goes to sleep, goes to sleep.

Fuzzy Wuzzy caterpillar goes to sleep,

in his warm cocoon.

Someday you will be a pretty butterfly

butterfly, butterfly.

Someday you will be a pretty butterfly,

out to see the world.

Finger Song

Tom Thumb, Tom Thumb, Where are you?

Here I am, here I am, How do you do?

(“Now it’s Pointer’s turn which is your index finger; he’s the one who points”)

Pointer finger, Pointer finger, Where are you?

Here I am, here I am, How do you do?

(“Now it's Tall which is your middle finger; he’s the tallest one of them all”)

Tall finger, Toby finger, Where are you?

Here I am, here I am, How do you do?

(“And now it's Ring, she’s the fourth one along”)

Ring finger, Ring finger, Where are you?

Here I am, here I am, How do you do?

(“Last, but not least is Baby Small, he’s the littlest finger of all”)

Baby Small, Baby Small, Where are you?

Here I am, here I am, How do you do?

(“OK, now for the last time put your fingers in the air, give them a wiggle and wave them everywhere”)

Fingers all, Fingers all, Where are you?

Here we are, here we are, How do you do?

Here we are, here we are, How do you do? (Many Variations to make it interesting)

Thumbkin he can Sing

Thumbkin he can sing,

Thumbkin he can dance (twice)

We all go merrily up together (twice)

we all clap hands

We can’t go merrily up together (twice)

We cant clap hands

But baby, baby he can sing, baby he can dance....

Scout Song

We are the little scouts, we are camping out

We like to play, play the guitar

Tring, tring, tring, tring, tring tring

We are the little scouts, we are camping out

We like to play, play the violin

Wee wee wee wee wee wee wee

Tring, tring, tring, tring, tring tring

We are the little scouts, we are camping out

We like to play, play the piano

Pinkle pankle pinkle pankle pinkle pankle plung

Wee wee wee wee wee wee wee

Tring, tring, tring, tring, tring tring

We are the little scouts, we are camping out

We like to play, play the drums

Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum

Pinkle pankle pinkle pankle pinkle pankle plung

Wee wee wee wee wee wee wee

Tring, tring, tring, tring, tring tring

We are the little scouts, we are camping out

We like to play, play the flute

Whistle the tune

Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum

Pinkle pankle pinkle pankle pinkle pankle plung

Wee wee wee wee wee wee wee

Tring, tring, tring, tring, tring tring

We are the little scouts, we are camping out

We like to play, play the bugle, more instruments

Tiny seed in the Garden

I am a tiny seed sleeping sleeping

I am a tiny seed ever so small

Now, I am growing growing growing

Now, I am growing growing tall

I can see over the garden wall (2)

Growing growing growing growing

Growing growing growing to be a tall tall tree

Swaying swaying swaying swaying swaying swaying happily

Pretty little Butterfly

Pretty little butterfly Dancing in the sun

Sip upon a pretty flower until the sun comes down

Pretty little butterfly It’s very wet today

Hide beneath the garden leaves and come another day

Pretty little butterfly It’s time to say good bye

Open up your pretty wings and fly away Good bye!

Fruit Song

Watermelon Watermelon Papaya Papaya,

Chikoo Chikoo Chikoo, Chikoo Chikoo Chikoo,

Fruit Salad, fruit salad

Custard Apple Custard Apple, Pineapple Pineapple,

Apple Apple Apple,

Fruit Salad, fruit salad (Sing any variations)

Frere Jacques English version

Frere Jacques, Frere Jacques Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?

Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous? Brother John, Brother John?

Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing

Ding dang dong, ding dang dong. Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.

Pop the Bubbles

One little two little three little bubbles

Four little five little six little bubbles

Seven little eight little nine little bubbles

Ten little bubbles go pop pop pop

And pop goes bubbles Pop pop pop

Ten little bubbles go pop pop pop

Count one-ten

If you're happy and you know it

Clap your hands. Clap, Clap.

If you're happy and you know it

Clap your hands. Clap, Clap.

If you're happy and you know it

and you really want to show it

If you're happy and you know it

Clap your hands. Clap, Clap.

Stomp your feet

Say Hurrah

Nod your head

Sway your hands

Jump up high

Laugh hahaha

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Round and round, round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round

All through the town.

The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish,

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"

The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish"

All through the town.

The door on the bus goes open and shut

Open and shut, open and shut

The door on the bus goes open and shut

All through the town.

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"

The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep"

All through the town.

The gas on the bus goes "Glug, glug, glug

Glug, glug, glug, glug, glug, glug"

The gas on the bus goes "Glug, glug, glug"

All through the town.

The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink,

Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink"

The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink"

All through the town.

The baby on the bus says, "Hah, hah, hah!

hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah!"

The baby on the bus says, "hah, hah, hah!"

All through the town.

The mommy on the bus says, " hug hug hug

hug hug hug hug hug hug "

The daddy on the bus says, " hug hug hug "

All through the town.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

And eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes

(Repeat, getting faster each time).

You put your right hand in

You put your right hand out

You put your right hand in

And you shake it all about

Do the boogie Woogie,

And you turn yourself around

That's what it's all about!

then you repeat the verse over and over, using the left hand, then right foot, then the left foot then head, then 'your whole self.

So the last verse you go:

You put your whole self in

You put your whole self out

You put your whole self in

Then you shake it all about

Do the boogie Woogie,

Then you turn yourself around

That's what it's all about.

Out in the garden

Out in the garden, one fine day,

With my ball, I went to play!

I bounced it right, I bounced it left,

I bounced it well on one fine day!

Out in the garden, one fine day,

With my kite, I went to play!

I flew it right, I flew it left,

I flew it high up the sky!

Out in the garden, one fine day,

With my bike, I went to play!

I pedalled front, I pedalled back,

I rode the bike everyday day

Out in the garden, one fine day,

With my doll, I went to play!

I danced all day, I danced all day

With my doll, I played all day

Five little speckled frogs

Five Little Speckled Frogs Lyrics:

Five little speckled frogs

Sat on a great big log

Eating the most delicious bugs - YUM YUM

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were four speckled frogs - GLUG GLUG

Solar system Song (farmer in the dell tune)

The Family of the Sun,

Its planets number eight,

Plus other rocky, icy worlds

That we appreciate.

Mercury is hot and

Mercury is small.

Mercury has no atmosphere.

It's just a rocky ball.

Chorus:

The Family of the Sun,

Its planets number eight,

Plus other rocky, icy worlds

That we appreciate.

Venus has thick clouds

That hide what is below.

The air is foul,

the ground is hot.

It rotates very "slow."

Chorus

We love the Earth, our home,

Its oceans and its trees.

We eat its food. We breathe its air,

So no pollution, please.

Chorus

Mars is very red.

It's also dry and cold.

Some day you might visit Mars

If you are really bold.

Great Jupiter is big.

We've studied it a lot.

We found that is has many moons

and a big red spot.

Chorus

Saturn has great rings.

We wondered what they were.

Now we know they're rocks and ice

that we saw as a blur.

With atmospheres that swirl,

& wispy white clouds too,

Uranus and Neptune

are so cold that you'd turn blue.

Chorus Pluto's small and cold.

It has an icy face.

We call it a dwarf planet now,

But its still quite a place.

Friend of Mine

(tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Will you be a friend of mine,

a friend of mine, a friend of mine?

Will you be a friend of mine

and (insert an action) around with me?

_______ is a friend of mine,

friend of mine, friend of mine,

_______ is a friend of mine,

who (insert same action) around with me.

Butterfly Cycle

(to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")

Hatch, hatch little egg,

I'm so very small.

Teeny tiny caterpillar,

You can't see me at all.

Crawl, caterpillar, crawl,

Munching on a leaf.

Crawling, munching, crawling, munching,

Eat and eat and eat.

Form, form chrysalis,

I'm a different shape;

Hanging by a silken thread

Until I can escape.

Rest, rest, chrysalis

While I change inside;

Now at last my time has come

To be a butterfly.

Stretch, stretch, pretty wings,

It's a special day;

Soon they will be strong enough

For me to fly away.

Fly, fly, butterfly,

Fly from flower to tree;

Find a place to lay my eggs

So they can grow like me

At the Zoo

Sing to the tune of She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain:

You can hear lions roaring at the zoo, ROAR! ROAR!

You can hear lions roaring, you can hear lions roaring,

You can hear lions roaring at the zoo! ROAR! ROAR!

You can hear snakes hissing at the zoo, SSSS! SSSS!

You can hear snakes hissing at the zoo, SSS! SSS!

You can hear snakes hissing, you can hear snakes hissing,

You can hear snakes hissing at the zoo, SSS! SSS!

You can hear bears growling at the zoo, GROWL! GROWL!

You can hear zebras braying at the zoo, BRAY! BRAY! (neigh! neigh!)

You can hear monkeys chattering at the zoo, (hoo-hoo-ha-ha)

You can hear tigers growling at the zoo, GROWL! GROWL!

You can hear elephants trumpeting at the zoo, TRUMPET! TRUMPET!

Roly poly

Roly poly, roly poly,

Up up up.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Down down down.

Roly poly, roly poly,

In in in.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Out out out.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Left left left.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Right right right.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Fast fast fast.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Slow slow slow.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Loud loud loud.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Soft soft soft.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Clap clap clap.

Roly poly, roly poly,

Hands behind your back

Rainbow Song

Red, Orange, Yellow

Green, Blue, Indigo

And Violet makes a rainbow

Who wearing Red…..

(Ask 1 by 1 colour name)

Days of the Week Song

Sunday Monday

Tuesday, Wednesday

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

(Ask what is the day today, tomorrow and yesterday)

Months of the year

January, February, March

April, May June

July, August

September, October

November, December

(Sing with action)

Down by the Jungle

Down by the jungle

Where nobody goes

There's a great big elephant

Washing his clothes,

With a rub-a-dub here

And a rub-a-dub there

That's the way he washes his clothes

Boom boogie boom boogie, boogie woogie(Elephant sound)

That's the way he washes his clothes

Repeat same for slithery snake (Hiss)

Great big crocodile(snap)

Number song

One Two Buckle my Shoe

Three Four Shut the Door

Five Six Pickup Sticks

Seven Eight Lay Them Straight

Nine ten A Big Fat Hen