5 Hello Songs for Preschool & Kindergarten: #4 "Hello Hello How Do You Do?"
#4: "Hello, Hello, How Do You Do?" – Traditional (featured in Music and You)
This traditional hello song is one I used for years to get my youngest students moving while we sang. It's a wonderful way to combine singing, listening, and gross motor movement at the very beginning of class.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a current recording of this song online, but if you have access to Music and You, you may still have it in your collection. Even without the original recording, it's easy to sing with your students.
One of my favorite verses is:
Hello, hello, how do you do?
How do you do? How do you do?
Hello, hello, how do you do?
How do you do today?If you're wearing green, stand up.
If you're wearing green, stand up.
Can you jump, jump, jump up and down,
Jump, jump, jump up and down,
Jump, jump, jump up and down,
And jump up and down today?
The best part of this song is that it's incredibly easy to customize! Change the prompt to match whatever fits your class. For example:
If you're wearing blue...
If you're wearing sneakers...
If you have a birthday this month...
If your name starts with the letter A...
If you like pizza...
You can also swap the movement each time—march, tiptoe, clap, twirl, stomp, hop, stretch, or wiggle. Every verse gives students another opportunity to listen carefully, follow directions, and move with purpose while building classroom community.
Sometimes the simplest songs become the ones students remember most, and this has always been one of those favorites in my music room.