PENGUINs Songs and Rhymes

Penguins songs and rhymes for your preschool, prek and Kindergarten teaching and learning plans.

Penguins theme activities, centers and printables

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5 little penguins standing in a row.
5 little penguins standing in the snow.
Brrrr, it’s cold! I cannot stay! (Hug self and shiver.)
And one little penguin waddled away. (Waddle in place.)
(Repeat for all 5 penguins)
(Download song packet)

Two little penguins sitting on the ice.
(Hold up both index fingers)
One bows once, the other bows twice.
(Make index fingers bow)
Waddle little penguins, waddle away.
(Put fingers behind back)
Come back penguins, time to play.
(Bring fingers to the front)

Six little penguins off an iceberg did dive,
One bumped his beak, then there were five.
Five little penguins swam the ocean floor,
One saw a whale, then there were four.
Four little penguins spun around, whee-ee!
One spun off, then there were three!
Three little penguins, with nothing to do,
One went fishing, then there were two.
Two little penguins, having lots of fun,
One fell off, then there was one.
One little penguin, when the day was done,
Went home to sleep, then there were none.

(Chant: Military Sound off 1,2)
I'm a penguin, black and white,
I can't fly but that's all right.
I've got feathers, that's not fur,
And I lay eggs like other birds.
I just swim to get my meals
But I watch out for leopard seals.
I'm from the south as you may know
And now it time for me to go.

​Tune: I'm a Little Teapot
I'm a chubby penguin; aren't I cute?
I'm a bird in a penguin suit.
My suit has thick feathers, black and white.
I can't fly, but I swim all right!
I can waddle round on my webbed feet.
Fresh fish are what I like to eat.
I have lots of fat to keep me warm.
My flippers help me swim along. 

Five little penguins, I once knew,
Short ones, fat ones, skinny ones, too.
But, the one little penguin with the RED bow tie,
He led the others because he like to slide,
He led the others because he like to slide.
Over the ice he would go,
Wibble wobble,
Wibble wobble, to and fro,
But, the one little penguin with the RED bow tie,
He led the others because he like to slide,
He led the others because he like to slide.

(Action song for toddlers)
I'm a little penguin in the snow,
I slide on my tummy to and fro.
I eat the fish from the deep blue sea,
I'm black and white, just look at me.

We are Emperor penguins, black and white.
Short and wobbly, an interesting sight.
We can't fly but we love to swim - 
So we'll waddle to the water and dive right in! SPLASH!

​Waddle, waddle, waddle,
From side to side.
Penguins go walking,
Slip, slip, slide.
With a little jump,
The penguins dash
Down to the water,
Splish! Splish! Splash!
Waddle from the water,
With a rock and a roll - 
Penguins go marching,
On a winter stroll. 

(Line dance) Penguins shuffle to the left, left, left,
Penguins shuffle to the right, right, right,
Give a little wiggle,
Give a little hop,
Waddle round the iceberg,
Never going to stop, stop, stop,
Never going to stop!
(Download song printable b/w)

I went to Antarctica and what did I see?
A colony of penguins staring at me!
With black and white feathers and a little bit of yellow - 
I said to them "Hello good fellows"!
They just stared and stared, then waddled off in the snow,
And I said to them, "Oh no, don't go"!
Then one by one, they didn't think twice,
They took a flying leap, and slid down the ice. SPLASH!
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