Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Name-It, Need-It Pocket
Promise: Kaydence notices tight fists and a quick voice, chooses “frustrated,” and asks Brandon for specific help; Brandon listens, opens the game box, and gathers without trying to erase the feeling.
The part everyone joins: “Name it, need it, ask it clear.”
Lyrics
Leaf-Shuffle Count-In
Kaydence: Leaves are moving; cards are too.
Brandon: Find one word for what you need.
At the bench, the picture cards
Lift and scatter through the yard.
Kaydence’s fists pull small and tight;
Her quick voice says, “This is not right.”
Name it, need it, ask it clear.
One plain feeling word goes here.
I can notice; I can say:
“I’m frustrated—help this way.”
Tap once softly, leave some room.
Clear requests can join the tune.
At the doorway, cards lie near.
Brandon asks, “What would help here?”
Kaydence finds the word she needs:
“Frustrated” fits her voice and speed.
She adds one help card by its side:
“Please help gather them outside.”
Brandon opens up the box.
Both pick cards from grass and rocks.
Name it, need it, ask it clear.
One plain feeling word goes here.
I can notice; I can say:
“I’m frustrated—help this way.”
Tap once softly, leave some room.
Clear requests can join the tune.
A feeling word can name what’s true.
A help card says what others can do.
The breeze may keep the leaves in flight;
A clear request can fit the moment.
At the low table, cards lie flat.
Brandon holds the game box back.
Kaydence tucks two cards away:
“Frustrated” and “help,” for today.
The leaves still shuffle overhead.
“Make-believe they heard,” she said.
No real leaf can know her need;
That is just their willow beat.
Name it, need it, ask it clear.
One plain feeling word belongs here.
We can notice, name, and say
What kind of help can fit today.
Tap once softly, leave some room.
Needs understood can join the tune.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Big Feelings; naming a feeling and asking clearly for what helps.
Energy: Active, direct, and supportive without forcing calm or cheerfulness; approximately 92 BPM with a three-part name–need–ask hook.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: Notice one body clue, choose a plain feeling word, then sing one clear request. Children may point, tap, hold up a card, speak, sign, gesture, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Kaydence may name the body clue and feeling word; Brandon or the group may ask, “What would help?”
- Participation choices: Children may point to a body clue, hold up an imaginary card, tap once, speak, sign, gesture, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “I can say,” a child may choose a plain feeling word, make one request, say “not yet,” or pass.
- Emotional boundary: The feeling does not need to disappear before play continues; help may address the need while the feeling remains present.