Goodbye Song

Clap your hands

Spin around
Jump up high
Ok!
Clap your hands
Sit down
Stand up
1,2,3,4
Goodbye, goodbye, see you again
Goodbye, goodbye, see you my friends
Goodbye, goodbye, I had fun today
I had fun today
Stomp your feet
Shake your body
Stand still
Ok!
Stomp your feet
Turn left
Turn right
1,2,3,4
Goodbye, goodbye, see you again
Goodbye, goodbye, see you my friends
Goodbye, goodbye, I had fun today
I had fun today, I had fun today
I had fun today
Goodbye!
For example, when the class starts I say, stand up! and do the action. The students follow my action, and I
encourage them to say stand up. Next I do the same with sit down, and clap your hands. Even if this is the
first lesson for the student, they have already learned some important phrases.
At the end of the class, before we sing the song, I have the students repeat the lyrics, line by line, after me. I use
hand gestures to teach the meaning, but if they dont understand I translate the lyrics for them. You could also
use flash cards. I think it is very important that the students understand what they are singing.
When we sing the song, the students do the actions, and sing. I also use actions for the Goodbye, see you again
part. See below (photos coming soon):
Goodbye, goodbye, see you again:
Wave both hands left to right while singing goodbye. See (point to eyes) you (point at others) again (thumbs
up!).
Goodbye, goodbye, see you my friends:
Again, wave both hands left to right while singing goodbye. See (point to eyes) you (point at others) my friends
(hands across your chest like you are hugging yourself).
Goodbye, goodbye, I had fun today:
Wave both hands left to right during the goodbye part. I had fun today (raise hands high in the air and move up
and down as if in celebration).