Buenos días / Good Morning
Buenos días, buenos días.
¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo estás?
Muy bien, gracias, muy bien, gracias.
¿Y usted? ¿Y usted?
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Good morning, good morning.
How are you? How are you?
Very well, I thank you,
Very well, I thank you,
How about you? How about you?
How to Get Started with Bilingual Storytimes
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Clap Everybody and Say Hello
Clap everybody and say hello,
Say hello, say hello
Clap everybody and say hello,
Say hello today
Wave everybody and say hello,
Say hello, say hello.
Wave everybody and say hello,
Say hello today.
Bounce everybody and say hello,
Say hello, say hello.
Bounce everybody and say hello,
Say hello today.
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Everybody Count One
Everybody count one, ONE!
Storytime has just begun,
Everybody count two, TWO!
Shake your shoulders, show your shoes,
Everybody count three, THREE!
Listen very carefully,
Everybody count four, FOUR!
And put your bottoms on the floor.
Everybody Count One: Storytime Hello Chant
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H.E.L.L.O
Let’s clap and say hello…
H.E. L. L. O.
H.E. L. L. O.
H.E. L. L. O.
Let’s clap and say good morning.
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Hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello.
It’s time to say hello.
Hello, today, to all my friends.
Hello, hello, hello.
(English, ASL, Spanish, French, etc.)
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Hello Little Babies
Hello little babies, let’s stretch up high.
Stretch so high, you reach the sky.
Now wave little babies and say hello.
Say hello, good morning.
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PBJ Hello
Peanut butter jelly,
Marmalade and jam.
Let’s say hello as LOUD as we can!
HELLO
(softly, fast, slow, nicely)
Bread and Butter: Storytime Welcome and Goodbye Song
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Say Hello (ASL)
Hello friends,
Hello friends,
It’s time to say hello.
Hello and Goodbye Song using Sign Language
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Say HELLO superheroes
Say HELLO superheroes brave and true.
The world needs saving, the world needs you!
Buckle your belt, fasten your cape.
We cannot let those bad guys escape!
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Stretch out those arms, first this way, then that.
A quick little toe touch, now arch back like a cat.
Another stretch high and now one way down low.
We’re ready to fight crime, let’s go go go!
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You are ready now to fly up, up and away!
Get ready, get set? Let’s all save the day!
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Wake Up Feet
Wake up feet, wake up feet
Wake up feet and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Wake up feet, wake up feet
Wake up and wiggle in the morning.
(Also: hands, ears, knees, fingers, hips, etc.)
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We Clap and Sing Hello
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello!
(Wave and sing hello; stomp and sing hello.)
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We clap goodbye like this….
We wave goodbye like this….
We stomp goodbye like this…
We Clap and Sing Hello: Storytime Welcome and Goodbye Song
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Welcome, Welcome Everyone
Welcome, welcome everyone.
Now you’re here, we’ll have some fun.
First we’ll clap our hands just so.
Then we’ll bend and touch our toes.
Welcome, welcome everyone.
Now you’re here, we’ll have some fun!