Looking for wild animal songs for your Pre-K or Preschool kids? Music can help young children learn important concepts and skills both in and out of the classroom. These songs about lions, monkeys, elephants, and other wild animals can easily support the themes and skills you’re already teaching in your early childhood classroom.
Wild Animal Songs for Kids
Any good preschool teacher understands the importance of incorporating music and movement into their daily routines. Songs and music can be fun for young children, but they can also be used to introduce new concepts, build background knowledge, and develop vocabulary skills related to particular topics or themes.
It’s easy to add music and songs to your circle time routine, classroom transitions, or whenever your kids need to refocus and get their wiggles out!
Jungle Songs
There are plenty of great wild animal songs on YouTube for you to use in your classroom, but it can be super time-consuming to search for and preview all those songs. If you don’t have lots of extra time on your hands, then you’re in luck because I’ve already done all the hard work for you! Here are my favorite age-appropriate wild animal songs that will get your kids dancing, singing — and most importantly learning!
Jungle Animals Song, by The Kiboomers
Party in the Jungle, by Jack Hartmann
Walking in the Jungle, by Super Simple Songs
Down in the Jungle, by Jack Hartmann
One Elephant Went Out to Play, by The Kiboomers
Safari Songs
The great thing about wild animal songs is that are perfect for adding movement into your daily routine. Your kids will love singing, dancing, and moving along with these songs!
We’re Going on a Lion Hunt, by the Kiboomers
Animals in Action, by Jack Hartmann
The Lion Song, by LearnEnglish Kids
Walking in the Jungle, by Super Simple Songs
Zoo Songs
You can show these songs to your class on a smart TV, or by using an LCD projector and computer screen. If you prefer to use audio only, no problem. Your kids will love singing and dancing along to these fun songs – with or without a screen.
Let’s Go to the Zoo, by Super Simple Songs
Let’s Go to the Zoo, by Maple Leaf Learning
Who’s in the Zoo?, by the Kiboomers
The Bananas Song, by Super Simple Learning
Although YouTube no longer allows users to create playlists of children’s songs or music, you can pin the image on this page to your music and movement board on Pinterest so you can easily find these songs again when you need them.
Do you have a favorite song about wild animals? Let us know in the comments below!
