How to write a song everyone sings along to

Want to write your very first song? One that everyone sings along to? Let's make one together!

A song is a tiny story you can sing. And the best songs are about just one thing.

One feeling, like happy, grumpy, or excited. Or one funny thing that really happened.

Here's my list. My new bike. A grumpy Monday. And the day my sock went missing!

I circle the sock. It's funny, and it really happened. One foot warm, one foot cold!

Now I write my title at the top, nice and big. Where's My Sock?

Your turn. Write three things you could sing about. Circle one, and write it big as your title. Then press Next.

Every sing-along song has a chorus. It's the part that comes back, again and again.

The chorus is the part everyone remembers. So it says your title, and it stays short.

Short lines are easy to sing. Just three or four words. Where's my sock? Where's my sock?

Now add a rhyme. What rhymes with sock? Rock, knock, clock. I looked behind the clock!

Then add a clap, so everyone can join in. Where's my sock? Clap, clap!

Here's my whole chorus. Four short lines, my title, one rhyme, and lots of claps.

Your turn. Write your chorus. Use your title, keep the lines short, and add a rhyme and a clap. Then press Next.

Now for the verses. The verses tell the story of what happened.

Verse one is the start. Verse two is what happened next, with a funny ending.

Here's my verse one. I put my shoes on this morning. One foot said, hooray! The other foot was chilly. Its sock had run away!

Hear the rhyme? Hooray and away. Lines two and four rhyme, and that's enough.

My verse two. I looked inside the washer. I looked beneath the bed. And there was our kitten, with my sock upon her head!

Then put it in order. Verse, chorus, verse, chorus. That's a whole song!

Your turn. Write two verses about what happened. Make lines two and four rhyme. Then press Next.

Your song is written. Now let's sing it!

You don't need a tune you know. Make up your own. Say the words to a steady beat, and let your voice go up and down.

Try it. Stomp, clap, stomp, clap. Where's my sock? Where's my sock?

First, teach your family the chorus. Just the chorus. Sing it twice, so they know it.

Then you sing the verses. When the chorus comes, point to your family. That's their turn!

Where's my sock? Where's my sock? I looked behind the clock! Where's my sock?

Your turn. Sing your song for your family, and have them join in on the chorus. You made your first song!