What to put in a good morning song
- Your class name. "Good morning, Ladybugs" is a hello the children own. Use the class or group name, never the name of the school.
- What happens first. Hang up coats, find your name card, sit on the rug, check the weather. Two or three real steps make it a routine song, not just a greeting.
- Two or three actions. Wave, stretch up high, clap twice, tap your knees. Actions bring the wandering child back to the group.
- A calm last line. End on sitting down and looking at the teacher, so the song hands over to the register or the day's plan.
When to use it and for how long
Sing it at the same moment every day, ideally the first thing on the rug. Our songs run about two minutes, which is about right for a preschool group to arrive, settle and join in. If you need a shorter cue, play the first verse and chorus and fade out; the children will soon know where it stops.
Keep it for the whole term. Young children like a routine song more each time they know it, and changing it every week takes away the signal. A second, seasonal version for after the winter break is plenty. Pair it with a goodbye song at home time and the day has a clear start and end.
Teach it in one week
- Monday: play it once while you do the actions. Do not ask them to sing.
- Tuesday: play it twice; invite them to copy the actions.
- Wednesday: pause before the chorus's last word and let them fill it in.
- Thursday: sing the chorus with the recording; let a helper lead the actions.
- Friday: the class sings the chorus and you sing the verses. By next week it is theirs.
Saying good morning to every child by name
A two-minute song cannot sing twenty names well, and the music model blurs names when there are too many. Two ways that work in real classrooms:
- A class song plus a live naming round. Play the song, then go round the circle singing "Good morning, Amir" to the chorus tune yourself. Every child hears their name in your voice.
- One song per child. A pack of 20 covers a whole class, each with one child's first name in the chorus, for birthdays or a "star of the week". See name songs for circle time.
How it works here
Choose "For children to listen to" with the good morning topic, add the age band and your details. About a minute after payment you read the lyrics: change any word, or ask for up to 3 fresh drafts with a note such as "slower, more clapping". Then an AI music model sings it in about 2 to 4 minutes in a warm adult female or male voice. Make up to 3 sung versions and keep the one you like. You get an MP3 for the classroom speaker and a private page with a player. Packs of 5 and 20 bring the price per song down and never expire, so you can add a goodbye song and transition songs later. You can use the songs in your classroom or nursery.
Hear an example
Made with Still Morning for a made-up class, from these details: "Our class is the Ladybugs. We start on the rug at nine: hang coats, find our name cards, check the weather chart, say hello to our class rabbit Pepper. Actions: wave, stretch up high, clap twice. A calm last line so we sit down for the register.". Lyrics as the writer drafted them, before any edits.
[Verse 1] Hang your coat and find your name Wave hello, we're glad you came Check the weather, sun or rain Pepper's hopping once again Stretch up high and touch the sky Clap your hands, it's time to fly [Chorus] Good morning, Ladybugs Good morning, friends We clap, clap, clap And the day begins [Verse 2] On the rug at nine we meet Stomp your feet and keep the beat Sunny, cloudy, cold or sweet Pepper's twitchy nose says greet Stretch up high and touch the sky Clap your hands, it's time to fly [Chorus] Good morning, Ladybugs Good morning, friends We clap, clap, clap And the day begins [Bridge] Wave to a friend, wave to the sun Now we're ready, everyone [Chorus] Good morning, Ladybugs Good morning, friends We clap, clap, clap And the day begins
What it cannot do
This is a recorded song, not a backing track: you cannot slow it down or change single notes, only the words, style and voice. It will not sing every child's name in one song. If your setting already has a hello song the children love, keep it; a new one is most useful for a new class, a new term or a group that needs a fresh start.
Questions parents ask
How long should a preschool good morning song be?
One to two minutes. Ours are about two minutes; play the first verse and chorus if you want a shorter version.
Can the song use our class name?
Yes. Put the class or group name in the details. Leave out the school name, town and surnames; the writer is told to leave those out anyway.
Can I make a good morning song in Spanish or French?
Yes. Songs can be sung in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese or Italian, which suits a bilingual class or a language morning.
What if the singer says a word strangely?
It happens: the music model sometimes stresses a syllable oddly. Make another sung version, up to 3 per song, and keep the clearest one.
Can parents hear it at home?
Each song has a private page with a player. You can share that link with families if your setting's policy allows it.
Updated 2026-10-17. Made with AI. The words come from an AI writer working from your details, and you approve them. The music and the voice come from an AI music model (not a human singer).