Language focus: "Bye" "Goodbye" "I can..."

Classroom benefits: Bye Bye Goodbye is a perfect bookend to a class beginning with Hello Hello. Whereas Hello Hello challenges young learners with the question, "Can you clap your hands/stamp your feet, etc.?", Bye Bye Goodbye helps students answer confidently, "I can clap my hands/stamp my feet." Ending class with this warm, simple song is great way to send students off with confidence and positive feelings.


Lyrics and actions:

Bye bye. Goodbye. (Wave with one hand, then the other hand, then with both hands.)
Bye bye, bye bye. Goodbye. (Wave with one hand, then the other hand, then with both hands.)

I can clap my hands. (Clap your hands.)
I can stamp my feet. (Stamp your feet.)
I can clap my hands.
I can stamp my feet.

Bye bye. Goodbye.
Bye bye bye bye. Goodbye.
Bye bye. Goodbye.
Bye bye bye bye. Goodbye.

GOODBYE! (Jump up with your fist in the air!)