People Who Help Us Level: Early Grades - Songs & chants

The Wheels on the Bus

The bus driver is someone who helps us by taking us safely to our destination! When the children learn this traditional song from the video, they can copy the actions too.

• 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 day long
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• The mums on the bus go chatter, chatter, chatter
• Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter
• The mums on the bus go chatter, chatter, chatter
• All day long
• __
• The babies on the bus go wah, wha, wah
• Wah, wha, wah, wah, wha, wah
• The babies on the bus go wah, wha, wah
• All day long
• __
• The driver on the bus goes honk, honk, honk
• Honk, honk, honk, honk, honk, honk
• The driver on the bus goes honk, honk, honk
• All day long

Who Are The People Who Help Us?

This song fits in well with a bigger project on 'People Who Help Us'. The children could dress up as the different people who help us. If you have 'People who Help Us' puppets, some of the children could hold them up at the appropriate time (this is a good idea if you can't yet remember all the words!)

You'll hear the complete song first, followed by a couple of clips from the start of teaching it using the First Me, Then You method.

Some of the children didn't seem to know the word, 'vet' so the teaching process took a little longer than usual and I haven't included all of it.

• Who are the people who help us?
• Doctors, dentists, nurses and the vet
• Who are the people who help us?
• Let’s thank them all today
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• Who are the people who help us?
• Fire and rescue, teachers and police
• Who are the people who help us?
• Let’s thank them all today