Preschoolers and Kindergarteners have been working on a new simple song called Johnny Had One Friend. Students listen to these songs many times before they try to sing them. Through careful listening, students can sing them correctly on their first try.
As students listen to this song, they tap their fingers on their knee to show how many friends Johnny has. This is a great song because it helps students work on singing tunefully and keep the beat at the same time. It is also a great counting review.
Students listened carefully for several weeks and now they are ready to sing the song as a whole group. Next, some brave friends will volunteer to come up and sing the song all by themselves!!
Ask your child to sing this song for you:
Johnny had one friend, one friend, one friend,
Johnny had one friend, Johnny had two.
Johnny had two friends, two friends, two friends,
Johnny had two friends, Johnny had three.
Johnny had three friends, three friends, three friends,
Johnny had three friends, Johnny had four.
Johnny had four friends, four friends, four friends,
Johnny had four friends, Johnny had five...
Hear Mrs. Armington's kindergarten class sing the song in the following video. This class begged to count all the way to 10!
