Good Bye Fun with Dr. Jean

Here’s a good-bye chant that will end your day on a positive note. Write the words on a poster and have the children chorally read before they go home. Good-bye Friends! See you later, alligator! After while, crocodile! In an hour, sunflower! Maybe two, kangaroo! Gotta go, buffalo! Adios, hippos! Chow, chow, brown cow! See you soon, baboon! Adieu, cockatoo! Better swish, jellyfish. Chop chop, lollipop. Gotta run, skeleton! Bye-bye, butterfly! Better shake, rattlesnake. Good-bye, my good friends! Hint! Sing the song to the tune of “Down by the Bay.“ It’s also on my Totally Reading CD. This chant also makes a great class book that I’ve made many times through the years. First, I enlarge the words and put one line on each page. I make two copies of each page since there are 15 lines and usually at least 25 children in a classroom. After