Tidy Up (“Jingle Bells”)
Chorus:
Tidy up, tidy up,put your things away.
Tidy up, tidy up,we’re finished for today.
Oh, tidy up, tidyup, put your things away.
For we’ll get themout again another school day.
We’ve had lots offun as we’ve worked and played.
Now it’s time toall join in and play the clean up game.
Chorus.
I See SomeoneCleaning Up! (“London Bridge”)
I see child’sname cleaning up,
Cleaning up,cleaning up.
I see child’sname cleaning up,
Just like secondchild’s name.
Continue singingthe name of children who are helpers.
*Get a flashlightand shine it on the child as you sing their name.
Magic Trash
Select one randompiece of trash to be the “magic trash.” Have children
pick up theroom. As they dump the paper andscraps in the trashcan,
inspect what theyhave in their hands. The one tofind the “magic trash”
gets a sticker.
Timer
To help prepare children for clean up timeset a timer for three minutes. Explain, “You have three moreminutes. When the timer goes offwe will have a whisper clean up.”
Who You Gonna Call?
Send a letter home asking if anyone has anold dust buster to donate to your classroom. Choose one person each day to be the “dust buster.” When there’s a mess shout, “Who yougonna call?” Children respond,“Dust buster!” The designated“dust buster” of the day GETS to clean up the mess.
