Songs for ESL/EFL Class (Elementary & Junior High School Children)
Teaching English through music is great, especially with young students. Here are some songs I have used and recommend for teaching English to elementary and junior high school students.
Grade | Song | |
Grade 1 | Hello song | |
Grade 1 | ABC song | |
Grade 1 | Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes | |
Grade 1 | I Can Sing a Rainbow | |
Grade 1 | Incy Wincy Spider | |
Grade 1/2 | The Wheels on the Bus | Youtube |
Grade 1/2 | Five Little Monkeys | |
Grade 1/2 | If You're Happy and You Know It | |
Grade 1/2 | Mickey Mouse Club March | Youtube |
Grade 1/2/3 | The Hokey Pokey | Youtube |
Grade 1/2/3 | B-I-N-G-O | |
Grade 2/3 | Old MacDonald | |
Grade 2/3 | Going to the Zoo | Youtube |
Grade 3/4 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight (by The Tokens) | Youtube |
Grade 4/5/6 | Sing a Song (by The Carpenters) | Youtube |
Grade 4/5/6 | Hello Goodbye (by The Beatles) | Youtube |
Grade 5/6 | You Are my Sunshine | |
Grade 5/6/7 | Here Comes the Sun (by The Beatles) | Youtube |
Grade 5/6/7 | All Together Now (by The Beatles) | Youtube |
Grade 6/7/8 | Friday I'm in Love (by The Cure) | Youtube |
Grade 7/8 | On the Road Again (by Willie Nelson) | Youtube |
Grade 8/9 | We Are the Champions (by Queen) | Youtube |
Grade 8/9 | California Dreamin' (by The Mamas & The Papas) | Youtube |
Grade 8/9 | Lemon Tree (by Fools Garden) | Youtube |
Grade 9 | Love Potion #9 (by The Coasters) | Youtube |
Grade 9 | If I Had a Million Dollars (by Barenaked Ladies) | Youtube |
Grade 9 | Love Story (by Taylor Swift) | Youtube |
I'm sure there are many more good ESL songs for children and teenagers. This certainly isn't an exhaustive list. What English songs do you use in class? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
- Matthew Barton / Englishcurrent.com
tunes for eng songs in gr4,gr5 needed to teach – in primary classes that are in the text books.
Are there other songs that are appropriate for 5th graders in English for my students.
the songs which are printed in gr4 like flowers,birds…..
I am not sure I can help you. I don’t know any songs about flowers or birds. You can try some children’s songs such as ‘BINGO’, ‘Old MacDonald’, and ‘London Bridges’, maybe.
the one i search for is not found
I sing with Mexican students in Puerto Vallarta. They are 12 to 14 years old. I like to choose songs that have words in it which are used in every day conversation.
Thank you for your concern.
How about ‘Friday I’m in Love’ by the Cure. Kids that age also love ‘We are the champions’, but it doesn’t really contain everyday language.
lovely songs
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (present tense, colours, everyday objects)
We’re Going to be Friends By Jack Johnson (school and friendship), octopuses Garden by the Beatles (prepositions), Pollywog in a Bog by Bare Naked Ladies (life cycle of a frog), Lean on Me and so many more!
why It does not downlod?
No response for my Question ?
Musicians and companies own the copyright to these songs, so generally speaking, they don’t provide it for free to download. You can watch most of them on YouTube, however. See the links above.