The Wheels on the Bus
Background
Children love to sing this repetitive children's song about the parts of a bus and what they do. The school bus is both a fun vehicle but it's also a symbol of growing up. The bus has many moving parts that make sounds and serve to help the bus function. Taking the school bus is also a step towards independence as children leave home and enter a structure school setting.
Wheels on the Bus can be sung at circle time, at play dates and in the car. Try coming up with other parts of the bus that you can sing about. The melody of this song is based on the British song, Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush. UNITS: This song is a great accompaniment to lessons on transportation and travel. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THE SONG: ALICE LEON - vocals MONTESSORI CTR OF NYACK KIDS - vocals STEVEN "MUDDY" ROUES - acoustic guitar, harmonica and acoustic bass GREG TALENFELD - electric guitar CHIKU AWALI - African drums |
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Lessons, Lyrics & More
"Wheels on the Bus" - guitar lessonActivity Suggestions1. Teach lyrics to children
2. Do motion for each verse * Wheels: roll arms in "hand over hand" motion * Doors: hands outstretched and then together * Windows: arms up and then down * Wipers: mimic wipers with forearms going side to side * Horn: tap open palm of hand on open palm of hand * Babies: rub eyes and pretend to cry Alternate Activity: Make up your own version of the song with other forms of transportation, i.e. The sails on the boat go flap, flap, flap. |
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Another 2 chord gem! Kids LOVE this song. LyricsThe wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round
'round and 'round 'round and 'round The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round All through the town The doors on the bus go open and shut open and shut open and shut The doors on the bus go open and shut All through the town The windows on the bus go up and down up and down up and down The windows on the bus go up and down All through the town The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish swish, swish, swish swish, swish, swish The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish All through the town The horn on the bus go beep, beep, beep beep, beep, beep beep, beep, beep The horn on the bus go beep, beep, beep All through the town The babies on the bus go wah, wah, wah wah, wah, wah wah, wah, wah The babies on the bus go wah, wah, wah All through the town |