The Top 10 Good Morning Songs for Preschool (Recommended by Teachers)

Singing a good morning song is a wonderful way to settle a group of preschoolers and start the day off on a positive note.

If you’ve been singing the same, trusty welcome songs for a while, it might be time to change things up a bit to keep the kids engaged.

They will love these circle-time hello songs, especially the ones where their names are inserted into the song. Many of them incorporate music and movement.

1. Emma’s Here Today

Sung to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell, this one is simple yet enjoyable for kids.

Lyrics:

Emma’s here today
Emma’s here today
Hooray, hooray, hooray, hooray,
Emma’s here today

Lucy’s here today
Lucy’s here today
Hooray, hooray, hooray, hooray,
Lucy’s here today

2. Have a Seat

Incorporate body percussion by clapping hands and tapping on laps to the beat of this fun welcome song:

Lyrics:

Everybody have a seat, have a seat, have a seat.
Everybody come and have a seat on the floor.

Everybody have a seat, have a seat, have a seat.
Everybody come and have a seat on the floor.

Not on the ceiling, not on the door!
Everybody come and have a seat on the floor.

3. Willoughby Wallaby Woo

This preschool song is so fun and is a bit of a tongue-twister. It’s a great rhyming activity to start the day. The word “woo” changes in each verse to rhyme with a child’s name.

Add the actions of clapping and tapping on the knees to introduce rhythm (shown in the video below).

4. Good Morning Everybody

I used to sing this in my class often. It goes well with the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus” or can be chanted.

I used to make this a midline-crossing activity by getting the children to cross over their arms and link hands with the children on either side of them in the circle, while moving their arms up and down and doing a verse of “shake hands everybody.”

Lyrics:

Good morning everybody and…
How do you do?
How do you do?
How do you do?
Good morning everybody and…
How do you do?
How do you do this morning?

Clap hands everybody and…
How do you do?
How do you do?
How do you do?
Clap hands everybody and…
How do you do?
How do you do this morning?

Make up more verses such as: click fingers, tap knees, shake hands, etc.

5. Come to the Carpet

Use this as a transition activity to get children to move from an activity to the carpet for circle time:

Lyrics:

Come to the carpet, use your walking feet
Come to the carpet, moving to the beat
Come to the carpet, careful not to shout
And don’t forget that when you sit to have a quiet mouth

6. The Good Morning Train

This fun song can be sung to the tune of She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain:

Lyrics:

The good morning train is coming, how are you? Choo choo
The good morning train is coming, how are you? Choo choo
The good morning train is coming.
The good morning train is coming.
The good morning train is coming, how are you? Choo choo

And we say hello to Lucy, how are you? Choo choo
And we say hello to Samuel, how are you? Choo choo
And we say hello to Robby,
And we say hello to Aarav,
And we say hello to Maeve, how are you? Choo choo

7. Look Who Came to School Today

Sing this simple greeting song to the tune of This Is the Way. Use actions like those in the video below:

Look who came to school today, school today, school today.
Look who came to school today.
Max came to school

Repeat for all the children in your class.

8. Hello Hello!

This is a fun hello song by Super Simple Songs that will get the kids moving a bit so you can get the wiggles out before they sit for circle time:

Lyrics:

Hello, hello.
Can you clap your hands?
Hello, hello.
Can you clap your hands?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you turn around?
Can you say, “Hello?”

Hello, hello.
Can you stamp your feet?
Hello, hello.
Can you stamp your feet?

Can you stretch up high?
Can you touch your toes?
Can you turn around?
Can you say, “Hello?”

Hello, hello.
Can you clap your hands?
Hello, hello.
Can you stamp your feet?

9. Where is Samuel?

This song is such to the tune of “Where is Thumbkin” and is great for teaching children about emotions.

For each child, sing:

Where is [name]?
Where is [name}?
There you are!
There you are!

How are you this morning?
How are you this morning?
You look [emotion]!

10. Good Morning

This last good morning song – by Greg & Steve – is a fun song to play in the background if you are transitioning from an activity such as breakfast, to circle time.

It’s happy and cheerful and is effective at gathering all the children on the carpet:

I hope you’ve enjoyed these good morning songs. For some ideas to help get your kids to tidy up after activities, teach them these simple clean-up songs too.