Song: Love Somebody

Learn how to love, with a song.

Materials

Love somebody, yes I do
Love somebody, yes I do
Love somebody, yes I do
Love somebody, but I won't tell who.

 

Procedures

1. It is nice to have children sit in a circle for this song, perhaps linking arms.

2. First hum the melody or chant and then sing it out loud as written.

3. After the first verse, substitute for the word “love” the word “hug.” Encourage children to respond to each other affectionately and physically.

4. Discuss how you feel when you like or love someone, people you like, and what you do when you like somebody. Try to get them to think of other affection words for the song (touch somebody, kiss, etc.), but accept most any ideas they come up with and sing the song using these suggestions.


Variation

A nice follow-up would be to quietly hold hands around the circle and send a “message” (hand squeeze) all the way around the circle.