"Johnny Had One Friend" is a simple song. Preschoolers and kindergartners spent several weeks just listening to this song and counting the friends with their fingers. After several weeks of only listening, the whole class sang the song together. After all that careful listening, they knew it very well! After we were strong at singing the song as a whole group, students sang a solo of the song all by themselves. Brave students who sang a solo got to add a star to our "Solo Singing Super Stars" wall.
The words to the song are:
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...
We usually sing this song up to five friends so we are counting with just one hand, but as a special challenge, we add a second hand and sing all the way up to ten friends!
Hear Mrs. Armington's kindergarten class sing this song by clicking the link below:
Johnny Had One Friend
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