Butterfly Song (+ Coloring Pages and Worksheets)

It's springtime. It's time of flowers and butterflies. And it's also time to learn some spring vocabulary during English lessons with kids. I wrote a very simple song about butterflies a year ago which I used to teach English to preschoolers in spring. So I would like to share this butterfly song and some printable activities with other educators and parents who teach their own children at home.

Butterfly Song

Watch the Butterfly Song video on Youtube

Down the valley,
In the meadow
I saw pretty butterflies,
They were flying in the air
They were flying very high.

On the flowers
Up the trees,
In the gentle morning breeze,
Butterflies, you’re so cute,
I would like to fly with you.

I have prepared a few coloring pages and worksheets to go with this song. They are rather simple and can be used for preschool and kindergarten activities.

Coloring Pages

Butterfly coloring page 1

Butterfly coloring page 2

Forest Animals Song for Kids

I think there is no a child in the whole world who doesn’t love animals. That’s why I decided to create a new song about our children's animal friends. This time my song features animals living in the forest. From the very childhood people meet forest animal characters in children’s stories and fairy-tales. The most lucky kids can observe wildlife in animals' habitat or in a zoo. My 3,5 years old son loves all kinds of animals but for the time being we have no chance to visit at least a zoo as we live in a relatively small town where there is no way to see real wild animals. Anyway, I do believe that animals are the most exciting and appealing creatures in children's life. That's why I hope that kids from all over the world will love my song. The cute thing about the song video is that my little son sings the last refrain. This video was created by our entire family. I had written lyrics and music, then I sang the song with my son and my husband created animal images and the animation for the following video.

Watch the Forest Animals song video on Youtube

My song introduces animals of middle latitudes. They are common both in European and North American forests. While listening to my song and working with a great variety of worksheets, which I would like to share with educators from all over the world in my next posts, children will learn names of forest animals in English as well as facts about where these animals live and what they can do.

So here are the Forest Animals song lyrics:

1
Discover who lives in the forest
In the heart of a deep, green forest,
In the holes and in the trees
I can easily tell you this.

Refrain:
Foxes and bears,
Squirrels and hares,
Wolves, snakes, and birds.
Moles and deer,
Hedgehogs and beavers,
Butterflies and frogs.

2
Discover who lives in the forest
In the heart of a deep, green forest,
On the ground and in the air,
Animals everywhere.

They run very fast
And hide in the grass,
Walk, jump and crawl.
They swim in the river
And fly with no fear
Let’s name them all:

Refrain:
Foxes and bears,
Squirrels and hares,
Wolves, snakes, and birds.
Moles and deer,
Hedgehogs and beavers,
Butterflies and frogs.

See also:
Forest Animals Coloring Pages and Flashcards
Forest Animals Worksheets

Winter Song about Merry Frosty Days

Winter calls us to spend a great time in a snowy fairy-tale. During frosty winter days children have a great opportunity to play in the snow making a snowman or building a snow fortress. I have written this wonderful winter song for you to feel the atmosphere of joy, fun and happiness in spite of cold wind and low temperature.

The following ESL materials will help you make your own English lesson plan based on the specific vocabulary related to winter activities. I can offer you:

• Flashcards with winter activities;
• A worksheet with song lyrics;
• Some worksheets to activate winter vocabulary.

In The Snow. Song for Kids

Watch this video on Youtube

Winter time has come,
Let’s go and have some fun,
In the snow we can play
The whole frosty day.

In the snow we can sleigh,
We can ski, we can play with snowballs,
In the snow we can skate,
We can run, we can ride a snowboard.
Winter time has come!
We are ready for some fun!

Here is a worksheet with song lyrics I created for you:

Winter activity song lyrics

Here are some flashcards to remember snow activities:

Winter activities flashcards

Winter activities flashcards

I've also made a worksheet for your little students to learn winter vocabulary. You can find them here.

ESL Winter vocabulary worksheet

I hope my song and worksheets will be useful for your little English learners.