Community Song

Tell children they are going to watch a video about community and that a community is made up of all the people and places in our neighborhood. Schools and daycares are communities, too. A community is a place in which we all belong — everyone is part of a community, and each one of us brings our own special strengths.   

Watch the video once though. Then, talk about something special your child likes to do (for instance, Ji-Young plays electric guitar, and Abby does magic). There are big ideas in the song, so it’s helpful for children to watch it a few times and move and groove along.   

After listening a second or third time, try to personalize the lyrics with children’s names, and talk about how they each bring something special to their own community:  

___ is the only one him/her!  

I am the only one me. You are the only one you   

And that’s a great thing to be!  

Some of us love to ____  

Some love _____, some of us _____   

All of us are who we are  

Some of us like to _____, some of us dance and play  

Some of us ______  

We all do things our own way!  

All of us are special and still we all agree…  

when we come together we all make a community  

Some of us speak _____  

And some speak _____ too  

And laughing, and playing, and celebrating   

Is something we ALL can do!   

All of us are neighbors, all of us volunteer 
To be kind to one another, our community’s always here   

Our community’s always here!  
To be kind to one another, our community’s always here  

Our community’s always here!