Nature Themed Songs

Nature is filled with music and movement. Children love to sing their favorite songs, learn new ones, and make up their own. Songs help children remember content and improve their ability to learn new words.

Add these songs from the KinderNature website to your collection.

I See the Wind

I see the wind when the leaves dance by. (dance hands around)
I see the wind when the trees wave “Hi!”(wave hand)
I see the wind when the kites fly by. (raise arms high)
I see the wind when the clouds float up high. (wave hand gently)
I see the wind when it blows my hair.(lift hair with hands)
I see the wind ‘most everywhere! (hold hands out, palms up)

The Magic of Seasons

(sung to “Clementine”)

It’s like magic, seasons changing

Summer, fall to winter, spring
Summer, fall to winter, spring
Changing seasons can be seen

In the summer sun is shining

Butterflies dancing on a breeze
Insects buzzing, fish a jumping
Little fawns run through the trees

In the fall time days get colder

Geese are flying through the sky
Tree leaves change to fancy colors
They go crunch as we walk by

In the winter snow is falling

Winter trees are dressed in white
Bats and woodchucks winter sleeping
Owls are calling in the night

In the spring time rains are falling

Birds are singing all around
In the forest trees are growing
Baby animals can be found

I’m a Little Fishy

Sung to “I’m a Little Teapot”
I’m a little fishy, I can swim
Here is my tail, here is my fin
When I want to have fun with my friends
I wiggle my tail and dive right in

Have You Ever Seen a Tadpole

(tune “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie”)

Have you ever seen a tadpole, a tadpole, a tadpole?

Have you ever seen a tadpole with a long fat tail?

Have you ever seen a tadpole, a tadpole, a tadpole?

Have you ever seen a tadpole with just two back legs?

Have you ever seen a tadpole, a tadpole, a tadpole?

Have you ever seen a tadpole with four little legs?

Have you ever seen a tadpole, a tadpole, a tadpole?

Have you ever seen a tadpole jump up so high?

WAIT ……. That’s not a tadpole!

That’s a FROG!!!

Leaves are Floating Down

Leaves are floating softly down (Flutter fingers)
They make a carpet on the ground (Spread hands apart)
Then swish! The wind comes whirling by (Bring hands around fast)
And sends them dancing in the sky (Flutter fingers upwards)

Fishing Song
Have you ever been fishin’ on a bright and sunny day?
With all the little fishies swimmin’ up and down the bay
With your hands in your pockets and your pockets in your pants
All the little fishies do the hoochie-koochie dance!

Monarch Metamorphosis

(Sung to Frere Jacques)

Little egg, little egg

On your leaf, on your leaf
Growing very quickly, growing very quickly
What will you be? What will you be?

Funny caterpillar, funny caterpillar

Wearing stripes, wearing stripes
Eating, eating, eating; Eating, eating, eating
Milkweed leaves, milkweed leaves

Magic chrysalis, magic chrysalis

Green and gold, green and gold
What great treasure, what great treasure
Do you hold, do you hold?

Beautiful monarch, beautiful monarch

Glide and fly, glide and fly
Moving off to Mexico, moving off to Mexico
By and by, by and by

The Queen of all of the Ants

(Sung to the tune of Noble Duke of York)

The queen of all the ants, she had 10,000 men

She marched them up the hill and she marched them down again
And when they’re up, they’re up
And when they’re down, they’re down
But when they’re only have way up they’re neither up nor down