Language focus: "Hello" "sing" "dance" "play."

Classroom benefits: Welcomes students to class. Creates an active, fun learning environment.

Knock Knock Hello is a great song to use at the beginning of a class, or before studying or playing at home. We created the song to warmly welcome children into our classrooms and get them ready for singing, dancing, and learning.

Lyrics and actions:

Hello! (Hello!) [Wave with your right hand.]
Hello! (Hello!) [Wave with your left hand.]
Come in. [Motion to come inside.]
Let’s sing. [Pretend you are singing into a microphone. ]
Let’s play. [Run in place.]
Hello! (Hello!) [Wave with your right hand.]
Hello! (Hello!) [Wave with your left hand.]
Knock, knock, knock. [Pretend to knock on a door.]
Come on in! [Motion for someone to come inside.]
Let’s sing. [Pretend you are singing into a microphone.]
And play. [Run in place.]
And learn together. [Tap your finger on your temple.]
Knock, knock! [Thrust your fist in the air.]

Activity ideas:

With larger groups, try breaking the class up into 2 groups and have them line up facing each other on opposite sides of the room. Kids on one side sing “Hello!” and wave to their classmates on the other side of the room. That group responds, “Hello!” This is a great way to use the song because it emphasizes that we are singing about doing these things together.

With smaller groups, you can have students get together in pairs and sing facing each other. If you have parents in class, try having the child and parent sing facing each other

If you have a small class, consider starting each class by having the children knock on the door. This gives you a chance to talk briefly with each child and then you can invite them to "come in."

Draw a picture of a house with a big door in the middle, and some windows. Cut the picture so that you can open the door and windows. Hold the house in front of you and encourage your child/students to "knock" on the door. Ask, "Who is it?" or "What's your name?". After the child answers, say, "Come in!" and encourage them to open the door. Hold the house up to your face so that when the child opens the door, he/she will see your face saying, "Hello!" Children love this form of "peek-a-boo" and will enjoy knocking again and again, giving them lots of opportunity to practice greetings ("Hello", "What's your name/Who is it", "Come in!", etc.)

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