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COLORS Take some grapes; put them in a pot

Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot!


Pour it out now; what will it be?
If You're Wearing Red - Sung to If You're
The prettiest PURPLE - you ever did see!!
Happy And You Know It
Red and orange, yellow and green-
If you are wearing red shake your head
Blue and purple colors are seen!
If you are wearing red shake your head
Put them together; what will it be?
If you are wearing red
The prettiest rainbow you ever did see!!
Then please shake your head
If you are wearing red shake your head
Colors The world is full of colors.
The coldest color I can think of is...
Additional Verses:
The warmest color I can think of is...
The softest color I can think of is...
Blue, touch your shoe
The scariest color I can think of is...
Green, bow like a queen
When I think of yellow, I think of...
Yellow, shake like Jell-O
When I think of red, I think of...
Brown, turn around
When I think of blue, I think of...
Pink, give us a wink
When I think of green, I think of...
My favorite color for a house is...
Make A Rainbow - Sung to Skip to my Lou
My favorite color for a flower is..
The funniest color I can think of is...
Take some cherries; put them in a pot
The color that makes me the happiest is...
Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot!
Pour it out now; what will it be?
Two Little Blackbirds
The prettiest RED - you ever did see!!
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill,
Take an orange; put it in a pot
Hold up two thumbs.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot!
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Pour it out now; what will it be?
Lift one, then the other.
The prettiest ORANGE - you ever did see!!
Fly away Jack,
Hide one behind your back.
Take a lemon; put it in a pot
Fly away Jill,
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot!
Hide the other behind your back.
Pour it out now; what will it be?
Come back Jack
The prettiest YELLOW - you ever did see!!
Then bring them back home again, one at
a time.
Take some limes; put them in a pot Come back Jill.
Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot!
Pour it out now; what will it be?
I spy someone wearing red;
The prettiest GREEN - you ever did see!!
Stand up, turn around,
Touch that red.(Repeat with other
Take some berries; put them in a pot color names.) I spy every color I
Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot! know;
Pour it out now; what will it be? Stand up, turn around,
The prettiest BLUE - you ever did see!! We're a rainbow!
Here is my umbrella;
Spring It will keep me dry.(hands over head)
When I go walking in the rain,
Spring is Coming I hold it up so high. (raise hands in the air)

Spring is coming, Pitter-patter, raindrops!


Spring is coming, Falling from the sky; (wiggle fingers to
How do you think I know? imitate falling rain)
I saw the green grass growing, Here is my umbrella
I know it must be so! To keep me safe and dry! (hands over head)
When the rain is over,
Spring is coming, And the sun begins to glow, (make a large
Spring is coming, circle with arms)
How do you think I know? Little flowers start to bud, (cup two hands
I heard a robin singing, together)
I know it must be so! And grow, and grow, and grow!

additional verses: Counting Flowers

. . .I felt a warm wind blowing. . . One little flower growing just for you.
. . .I smelled a blooming flower. . Up came another and then there were two.
Two little flowers growing near a tree.
[Make up additional verses for other Up came another and then there were three.
seasons.] Three little flowers growing more and more,
Up came another and then there were four.
My Garden Four little flowers growing side by side.
This is my garden; (extend one hand Up came another and then there were five.
forward, palm up)
I'll rake it with care, (make raking motion on Five little Flowers
palm with three fingers of other hand)
And then some flower seeds (planting Five little flowers standing in the sun. (hold
motion) up 5 fingers)
The sun will shine (make circle with hands) See their heads nodding, bowing one by one.
And the rain will fall, (let fingers flutter (bend fingers several times)
down to lap) Down, down, down comes the gentle rain,
And my garden will blossom (cup hands (raise hands, wiggle fingers and lower hands)
together; extend upward slowly) And 5 little flowers lift up their heads again.
And grow straight and tall (hold up 5 fingers)

Raindrops
Raindrops, raindrops!
Falling all around (move fingers to imitate
falling rain)
Pitter-patter on the rooftops, (tap softly on
desk or floor)
Pitter-patter on the ground.
Spring Songs Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da Zip-A-Dee-Ay
Mr Bluebird’s on my shoulder
It’s the truth, it’s actual
If All the Raindrops
Everything is satisfactual
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da Zip-A-Dee-ay
If all the raindrops
Wonderful feeling, wonderful day
Were lemondrops and gumdrops
Oh, what a rain that would be!
Rain Song
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
With a drip, drip, drip
If all the raindrops
And a drop, drop, drop
Were lemondrops and gumdrops
See the rain on the pane
Oh, what a rain that would be!
Will it stop, stop, stop?
If all the snowflakes
With a wink, wink, wink,
Were candy bars and milkshakes
And a blink, blink, blink
Oh, what a snow that would be!
Will we see the sun again?
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Do you think, think, think?
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
If all the snowflakes
Rain is Falling
Were candy bars and milkshakes
Oh, what a snow that would be!
Rain is falling all around
On the housetops, on the ground.
If all the sunbeams
Rain is falling on my nose, On my head and
Were bubblegum and ice cream
hands and toes. (repeat with snow is falling,
Oh, what a sun that would be!
wind is blowing, and sun is shining)
Standing outside, with my mouth open wide
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
The Seed Cycle (the farmer in the dell tune)
If all the sunbeams
1- The farmer sows his seeds….
Were bubblegum and ice cream
2- The wind begins to blow….
Oh, what a sun that would be!
3- The rain begins to fall….
4- The sun begins to shine…..
Mister Sun
5- The seeds begin to grow…..
Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun.
6- The farmer cuts the grain…..
Please shine down on me.
Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden Sun
See All the Sunbeams (twinkle tune)
Hiding behind the tree…..
See all the sunbeams, Shining oh so bright,
These little children are asking you
Then come the raindrops, Sparkling in the
To please come out so they can play with
light.
you
And while they together, As happy as can
Oh Mister Sun, Sun, Mister Golden sun
be, Look at the pretty rainbow they’ve made
Please shine down on me!
for you and me.
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da, Zip-A-Dee-Ay
My, oh my, what a wonderful day!
Plenty of sunshine heading my way
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Transportation Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
The Wheels on the Bus Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
The wheels on the bus go round and round, Life is but a dream.
round and round, round and round, the
wheels on the bus go round and round, all Lonely Bus Driver
through the town One lonely bus driver all alone and blue
He picked up a passenger and then there
Additional verses: were two.
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep Two people riding, they stopped by a tree
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish They picked up a passenger and then there
The doors on the bus go open and shut were three.
The driver on the bus says “Move on back” Three people riding, they stopped by a store
The baby on the goes “wa-wa-wa” They picked up a passenger & then there
The moms on the bus say “I love you” were 4
The people on the bus go up and down Four people riding, happy and alive,
The money on the bus goes clank clank They picked up a passenger, and then there
clank were five.
Five people riding open sung the door
Choo Choo the Big Train Four passengers got off the bus
Choo Choo the big train is coming down the The driver’s alone once more.
track
Choo Choo the big train is coming down the Twinkle Twinkle Traffic Light
track Twinkle Twinkle Traffic Light
Stop, look, listen Round the corner shining bright.
Stop, look, listen Red means stop, green means go,
And yellow means go very slow.
Additional verses: happy train, sad train, Twinkle Twinkle Traffic light
mad train, silly train, etc. Round the corner shining bright.
I’m a Little Airplane Traffic light Song (Mary had a little lamb)
Can you see the traffic light
I’m a little airplane (children raise arms at Traffic light, traffic light?
sides to shoulder height) Green means go and yellow means slow
Now watch me fly! (they spin one of their And red means STOP STOP STOP!
arms in front of them as if it were a
propeller)
Here are my instruments, From down low to
high (with their other arm, they reach from
the ground to above their heads)
First I get revved up. (children make engine
noises while still spinning their arms)
Then I can fly (children raise arms to
should height)
Lifting off the runway (life arms higher)
Up to the sky! (point arms up towards sky)
Fall/Halloween Once I Had a Pumpkin
(Did you ever see a lassie)
The Leaves are Falling Down Once I had a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a
(The Farmer in the Dell) pumpkin, Once I had a pumpkin with no
The leaves are falling down face at all.
The leaves are falling down With no eyes and no nose, and no mouth,
Fall is here, and winter’s near and no teeth.
The leaves are falling down. Once I had a pumpkin with no face at all.
So I made a jack-o-lantern, a jack-o-lantern,
The Leaves on the Trees a jack-o-lantern, So I made a jack-o-lantern,
(The Wheels on the Bus) with a big funny face.
The leaves on the trees are orange and red With big eyes and a big nose and a big
Orange and red, orange and red, mouth with big teeth.
The leaves on the trees are orange and red, So I made a jack-o-lantern with a big funny
All around the town. face.
Additional Verses:
“The wind makes the leaves go swish swish
swish” The Ghost
“Then the leaves come tumbling down” I saw a ghost (fingers circle eyes)
“The leaves on the ground make crackling He saw me too (point to yourself)
sounds” I waved at him (wave your hand)
“We’ll rake them up into a pile” But he said, “BOO!” (try to scare the
person next to you)
Five Leaves
Five little leaves so bright and gay, Five Little Pumpkins
Were dancing about on a tree one day. Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate
The wind came blowing through the town, The first one said, “Oh my! It’s getting
And one little leaf came tumbling down. late!”
(continue w/4 leaves, then 3,2,1) The second one said, “There are witches in
the air.”
Pumpkin The third one said, “Well I don’t care.”
Pumpkin pumpkin Big and round, The fourth one said, “Let’s run and run and
I’m glad you grow upon the ground. run.”
I’m glad you don’t grow in a tree The fifth one said, “It’s just Halloween fun.”
For then you might fall down on me. “Oooooh!” went the wind
And out went the lights.
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

Three Little Witches


One little, two little, three little witches,
Flying over haystacks, flying over ditches.
Sliding down moon beams without any
hitches,
Hey, ho Halloween’s here!
O-O-O-O-O, O-O-O-O-O
Black Cat Stirring and Stirring and Stirring my brew
A big black cat with eyes so green, O-O-O-O-O-O, BOO! (make stirring
Went out on the night of Halloween. motions throughout song!)
He saw a witch
He saw an owl. Mean Old Witch
And then he began to “Meow, meow, I’m a mean old witch with a hat
meow” And I ride on my broom with a cat.
My shoes are pointy and my chin is too.
Fat Old Witch You’d better watch out or I might get you!
The strangest sight I’ve seen, I’m a mean old witch with a hat…….
Was a fat old witch on her flying machine. BOOOOO!!
The witch flew high.
The witch flew low. Ghost of John
The witch flew fast. Have you seen the ghost of John?
The witch flew slow. Long white bones with the skin all gone.
She circled all around the town. O-o-o-o-oo-oo-oo-
Then, turning left and turning right, Wouldn’t it be chilly with no skin on?
She disappeared into the night.
The strangest sight I’ve ever seen, Go Away Big Green Monster
Was a fat old witch on her flying machine. Go away big green monster, go away (echo)
Of course, it happened on Halloween! Go away big green monster, go away (echo)
Go away big green monster, go away big
Five little Ghosts green monster, go away big green monster
Five little ghosts standing by the door go away.
One flew out and then there were four
Four little ghosts standing by a tree, Additional verses:
One went to pick a pumpkin and then there Scary witch, Black cat, white Ghost.
were three.
Three little ghosts stirring a witch’s brew,
One fell in and then there were two.
Two little ghosts went for a run,
One got lost and then there was one.
One little ghost, yes only one.
He scared himself, “BOO!”
And now there are none.

Three Little Pumpkins


Three little pumpkins sitting on a fence
A witch came riding by
HA! HA! HA! I’ll take you home
And make a pumpkin pie!
(repeat with 2 and then 1 pumpkins)

Stirring and Stirring


Stirring and Stirring and stirring my brew
I’m a little Indian
Thanksgiving (I’m a little teapot)
I’m a little Indian on the go,
I’m thankful Here is my arrow and here is my bow.
(row, row, row, your boat) When I go a-hunting, hear me shout-
I’m thankful for my friends Bears and buffalo better watch out!
And my family
I’m thankful for the food I eat, I’m a little pilgrim on the run,
I’m happy to be me! Here is my knife and here is my gun.
When I go a-hunting, hear my shout-
Five little Turkeys Deer and turkey better watch out!
Five little turkeys standing at the door,
One waddled off, and then there were four. Mr. Turkey-Fingers
Four little turkeys sitting near a tree, I have a turkey, big and fat (make a fist with
One waddled off, then there were three. one hand-thumb out for turkey’s head)
Three little turkeys with nothing to do, He spreads his tail and walks like that
One waddled off, and then there were two. (attach “tail” by spreading out fingers of
Two little turkeys in the morning sun, other hand and join together)
One waddled off, and then there was one. His daily corn he would not miss. (poke
One little turkey better run away, with thumb at floor)
For soon it will be Thanksgiving Day! And when he talks, it sounds like this:
GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE.
Mr. Turkey
(Frere Jacque) Hello Mr. Turkey
Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey Hello Mr. Turkey- How are you? (clap clap)
Run away, run away. Hello Mr. Turkey- How are you? (clap clap)
If you don’t be careful With a Gobble Gobble Gobble (rub tummy)
You will be a mouthful And a Wobble Wobble Wobble (flap wings
Thanksgiving Day & turn)
Thanksgiving Day. Hello Mr Turkey- how are you? (clap clap)

Thanksgiving Song Thanksgiving Dinner


(Twinkle Twinkle) Every day when we ear our dinner
Let’s be thankful for this day Our table is so small
For our friends and for our play Just for mother, father, sister, brother, and
Let’s be thankful; let’s be glad me- THAT’S ALL.
For the food and things we have. But when Thanksgiving comes and
Let’s give thanks for you and me company
And our home and family. You’d scarce believe your eyes
That very self-same table
Funny Turkey Stretches out until its THIS SIZE
The turkey is a funny bird
Its head goes bobble-bobble.
And all he know is just one word
And that is GOBBLE-GOBBLE
And what do you suppose?
Winter That hungry little bunny,
Snowmen Looking for his lunch,
Five little snowmen standing round my door Ate that snowman’s carrot nose,
This one melted and then there were four. Nibble NIBBLE CRUNCH!!
Four little snowmen beneath a green pine tree
This one melted and then there were three. 5 Snowmen
Three little snowmen with caps and mittens blue 5 happy snowmen riding on a sled
This one melted and then there were two. 1 fell off and bumped his head.
Two little snowmen standing in the sun Frosty called the doctor and the doctor said
This one melted and then there was one. No more snowmen riding on that sled.
One little snowman started to run, (continue down ‘til zero)
But he melted away and then there was none.
Snowflakes Falling
I’m a friendly Snowman (I’m a little teapot) (Mary had a little lamb)
I’m a friendly snowman big and fat. Snowflakes falling from the sky,
(stretch arms out to sides) From the sky, from the sky.
Here is my tummy and here is my hat. Snowflakes falling from the sky,
(point to tummy, then top of head) To the earth below.
I’m a happy fellow, here’s my nose. Watch them as they dance and whirl, dance and
(smile, then point to nose) whirl, dance and whirl.
I’m all snow from my head to my toes. Watch them as they dance and whirl,
(point to head, then to toes) Soft white winter snow.
I have two bright eyes so I can see.
(point to eyes) 5 Snowman
All the snow falling down on me Five little snowmen
(flutter fingers downward) On a winter’s day—
When the weather’s cold I’m strong and tall. The first one said wake up so we can play.
(stand up tall) The second one said
But when it’s warm I get very small. Let’s stomp on the ground
(crouch down low) The third one said
Sing a song of Winter Let’s roll around.
(Sing of song of Sixpence) The fourth one said
Sing a song of winter, frost is in the air; Let’s run and run and run
Sing a song of winter, snowflakes everywhere. The fifth one said
Sing a song of winter, hear the sleigh bells I’m afraid I feel the sun.
chime. Oh dear, cried the snowmen
Can you think of anything as nice as wintertime? As they looked toward the sky
Who is Made of Snow? And the five melting snowmen
(Do your ears hang low?) Waved a fond good-bye.
Who is made of snow
When the temperature is low? Snow Pants (here we go ‘round the mulberry bush)
Who stands outside This is the way we put on snow pants
When the ground is cold and white? Put on snow pants, put on snow pants.
Who starts to melt This is the way we put on snow pants,
When the warm sunshine is felt? All on a snowy morning.
Who is made of snow? This is the way we put on our boots…
A Chubby Little Snowman This is the way we put on our coat…..
A chubby little snowman, This is the way we put on our scarf….
Had a carrot nose. This is the way we put on our hat…..
Along came a bunny, This is the way we put on our mittens..
And on that tree he had a horn, ho ho ho ho
Christmas ho!
Hear his bells With a toot toot here and a toot toot there,
(Are You Sleeping?) Here a toot there a toot everywhere a toot
Are you sleeping? toot
No more peeking, Old St. Nicholas had a tree, ho ho ho ho ho!
Or I'll tell, or I'll tell. Additional Verses:
Santa Claus is coming. Lights—flash, drums—boom, bells—ring,
Santa Claus is cowing. stars—twinkle, snowflakes—flutter
Hear his bells.
Hear his bells. Ring the Bells
Ring, ring, ring the bells
Reindeer Pokey Ring them loud and clear
You put your antlers in. You put your To say to people everywhere
antlers out. That Christmas time is here.
You put you antlers in and you shake them
all about. Five Little Christmas Trees
You do the Reindeer Pokey and you turn Five little Christmas trees
yourself around. Standing all alone.
That's what it's all about! Their hears were very sad.
You put your hooves in.... ‘Cause they hadn’t found a home.
You put your red nose in.... Then chop went the axe
You put your fluffy tail in... And down fell the tree
You put your reindeer body in... And off they went with a happy family
(Continue with all five)
Where Is Santa
(Where is Thumbkin) Peppermint Stick
Where is Santa? Where is Santa? I took a lick of my peppermint stick
Here I am! Here I am! And was it ever yummy!
Merry, merry Christmas It used to be on my chirstmas tree
Merry, merry Christmas But now it’s in my tummy!
Ho Ho Ho! Ho Ho Ho!
Let's All
Here Is The Chimney (We Wish You A Merry Christmas)
Here is the chimney Let's all do a little clapping,
(Make fist, enclose thumb) Let's all do a little clapping,
Here is the top. Let's all do a little clapping,
(Palm of hand on top of fist) & spread Christmas cheer.
Open the lid. You can change the clapping to other
(Remove hand quickly) activities.
And out Santa will pop. 2.Jumping
(Pop up thumb) 3.Twirling
4.Stretching
Old St. Nicholas Had a Tree 5.Bending
(Old McDonald had a farm) Ask the kids for other ideas
Old St. Nicholas had a tree, ho ho ho ho ho!
The Love Bug
Love/Family It begins with grin, It turns to a giggle.
I’m a Little Valentine (I’m a little teapot) You start to laugh, your legs start to wiggle.
I’m a little valentine, Red and White You look all around for someone to hug,
With ribbons and love, I’m a beautiful sight. You’ve caught the love bug!
I can say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day ACHOO!
Just put me in an envelope & give me away
5 little Valentines at the Grocery Store
This is my Family 5 little Valentines at the grocery store
This is my mother, kind and dear. (child’s name) bought 1& then there were 4.
(make a fist and point to your thumb) 4 little valentines, oh can you see?
This is the father sitting near (child’s name) bought 1 & then there were 3
(show each finger in turn) 3 little valentines red, pink and blue
This is the brother strong and tall (child’s name) bought 1 & then there were 2
This is the sister, who plays with her doll. 2 little valentines, having lots of fun
This is the baby, littlest of all. (child’s name) bought 1 & then there was 1
See my whole family large and small 1 little valentine, now we’re almost done
(wiggle all fingers) (child’s name) bought 1 & then there were
none!
Hand Heart
I put my hands together, this is how I start, Skinnamarink
I cure my fingers right around & I can make Skinnamrink a-dink-a-dink, skinnamrink a-
a HEART! doo, I Love You!
Skinnamrink a-dink-a-dink, skinnamrink a-
Three Valentines (mary had a little lamb) doo, Yes I Do!
Three valentines I have for you, have for I love you in the morning,& in the afternoon
you, have for you. Three valentines I have I love you in the evening & underneath the
for you, Pink, Red and Blue. moon!
I’ll put them in the mail for you, mail for Skinnamrink a-dink-a-dink, skinnamrink a-
you, mail for you. I’ll put them in the mail doo, I Love You..you…you…you…you!
for you, Pink, Red and Blue.
Will you be My Valentine?
Where is Family? Will you be my V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E?
Where is Daddy? Where is Daddy? If you will you surely know how happy I
Here I am! Here I am! will be.
How are you today, love? Sugar, spice and all thinks nice, that’s what
Very well I thank you. you are to me,
Run away, run away. Will you be my V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E?
(repeat with mommy, brother, sister, baby)
A Bicycle Built for Two
Happy Family Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true.
I love Mommy, she loves me. I’m half crazy all for the love of you.
We love Daddy, yes siree. It won’t be a stylish marriage,
He love us and so you see I can’t afford a carriage,
We are a happy family! But you’ll look sweet upon the seat of a
bicycle built for two.
Simon Says
Body Parts Use regular Simon Says to teach the
One Fine Face children different names for different body
I’ve got 2 eyes, so I can see. parts.
I’ve got 2 ears, to listen what you say to me.
I’ve got a mouth, So I can speak When
I’ve got a cheek right here When I was a little boy (girl)
And Here I’ve got another cheek. Little boy, little boy,
I’ve got a nose, a little nose When I was a little boy
So I can smell. I could jump like this!
I’ve got a chin but what a chin does I just (repeat with dance, sway, rock, bend, kick, etc)
can’t tell!
I’ve got EYES, EARS, NOSE, MOUTH, Fingers
CHEEK and CHIN Fingers like to wiggle, waggle
Each in it’s place and they’re all part of one Wiggle, waggle, wiggle waggle
fine face! Fingers like to wiggle, waggle
On your head!
Put your Finger in the Air (repeat with knee, toe, nose, etc.)
(if you’re happy and you know it)
Put your finger in the air, in the air. Hokey Pokey
Put your finger in the air, in the air. Sing hokey pokey and let children choose
Put your finger in the air, and hold it up what body parts to use.
right there.
Put your finger in the air, in the air. I’m being Eaten by a Boa Constrictor-
Additional verses; Oh no! he’s swallowed my toe!
Put your finger: Oh gee, he’s up to my knee!
On your nose….see if it grows. Oh my, he’s up to my thigh!
On your chin…that’s where the food slips in Oh tip, he’s got my hip!
On your knee…and bend it just like me Make Haste! He’s got my waist!
On your ear….leave it there a year Be calm, he’s got my arm!
On your heart….it’s a great body part. That’s grand, he’s got my hand!
That bum, he’s got my thumb!
Blink Your Eyes Oh yes, he’s got my chest!
Blink your eyes Oh heck, He’s got my neck!
Blow a kiss with your lips Oh dread he’s swallowed my head!
Move your shoulders Ugghamasljdkogjalkdgalk!!!!!!!
Put your hands on your hips.
Wiggle your bottom My Hands
And wiggle your toes. My hands upon my head I’ll place,
Touch your ear Upon my shoulders on my face.
And touch your nose. At my waist and by my side,
Just Like Me And then behind me they will hide.
Clap, Clap, Clap, your hands Then I will raise them way up high
Clap them just like me! And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.
(repeat with other actions like touch your shoulders, Then clap, clap, clap, and 1 2 3-
tap your knees, pat your cheeks, blink your eyes, Just see how quiet they can be.
shake your head, touch your nose, flip your ears, etc.)
to jump and run and run.
Food Bananas are my favorite fruit.
Two Red Apples To me they’re so much Fun!
Way up high, in a tree
Two red apples smiled at me. Three Little Hot Dogs
So I shook that tree as hard as I could Three little hot dogs frying in a pan.
Down came the apples, The pan got hot and one went BAM!
UMMMM they were good! Two little hot dogs frying in a pan,
The pan got hot and one went BAM!
Popcorn Popping One little hot dog frying in a pan,
One little kernel, sleeping the pot. The pan got hot and one went
Turn the heat on, And watch it POP! “Wait! Wait! Put me on your plate and eat
Popping, hopping, popcorn me!”
A munchy, crunchy treat.
Pour on the butter, and LET ME EAT! Pancakes (Clementine)
Mixing pancakes, stirring pancakes
Watermelon Echo Song Then you pop them in the pan;
Oh no! (OH no!) Frying pancakes, flipping pancake
I just swallowed a watermelon seed Then you catch them if you can!
(a watermelon seed)
Will I grow a watermelon Baté, Baté, Chocolaté
(will I grow a watermelon) Uno, dos, tres, cho
Deep in me? (deep in me?) Uno, dos, tres, co
Uno, dos tres, la
Favorite Foods Uno, dos, tres, té
I like watermelon, how about you? Bate, bate, chocolaté.
Let’s eat and eat ‘til the day is through!
Oh, I think I’ve had enough One two three, cho
Let’s try something new! One two three, co
(ask children their favorite foods) One two three, la
One two three, te
A Delicious Cake Stir, Stir chocolate!
Mix the batter, stir the batter
Shake some flour in. Five Fat Peas
Mix the batter, stir the batter Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
Pour it in a tin. (children hold hand in a fist)
Sprinkle little candies on, One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
put the batter in to bake (put thumb and fingers up one by one)
Open wide the oven door, They grew and grew
and out comes a cake! (raise hands in the air very slowly)
And did not stop.
Bananas Until ONE DAY, the pod went POP!
Bananas are my favorite fruit. (children clap hands together)
I eat one everyday.
I always take one with me 1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato, 4. 5 potato, 6 potato, 7
When I go out to play. potato more. 8 potato, 9 potato, 10 potato, then, start
It gives me lots of energy all over again! (raise fingers while singing song)
Hinges
Wiggle Songs I’m all made of hinges, ‘cause everything
Circle Time song bends. From the top of my neck way down
Let’s all join in a circle, a circle, a circle, to m y ends. I’m hinges in front, and I’m
Let’s all join in a circle and sing a song or 2. hinges in back. But I have to be hinges or
Additional verses: else I would crack!
Clap hands together, join hands together,
turn around together, stand still together, sit Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
down together, be quiet together.
Do as I’m Doing
Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them, open shut them; Busy Hands
give a little clap. Roll your hands so slowly, as slowly as can be
Open, shut them, open shut them; Roll your hands so slowly, and fold your arms
Lay them in your lap. like me.
Roll your hands so quickly, as quickly as can be.
Creep them, creep them slowly upward Roll your hands so quickly, And fold your arms
To your rosy cheeks. like me.
Open wide your shiny eyes (repeat with clap your hands, etc.)
And through your fingers peep.
Hands and Feet
Open shut them, open shut them Put your hands way up
To your shoulders fly.
Put your hands way out
Let them like little birdies
Flutter to the sky. Put your hands way down
And give a clap clap clap.
Falling falling, slowly falling Put your right foot out and in
Nearly to the ground. Put your left foot out and in
Quickly raise your little fingers Now put both your feet out
Twirling them around. And kick kick kick.
(repeat first verse ending in lap)
Whole Body
Fingers Two little feet go tap tap atp
I have 10 little fingers & they all belong to me. Two little hands go clap clap clap
I can make them do things, would you like to A quick little leap up from the chair;
see?
Two little hands fly up in the air.
I can shut them together, I can make them all
hide. Two little fists go bump bump bump
I can make them jump high, I can make them Two little feet go jump jump jump.
jump low One little body turns round round round
I can fold them up quietly and hold them just so. And one little child sits quietly down.
Clap 2 3 4!
CLAP 2 3 4 5 6 7 (clap hands) Oliver Twist
SHAKE 2 3 4 5 6 7 (shake fingers) Oliver twist twist twist can’t do this, this this
SLAP 2 3 4 5 6 7 (slap table or knees) (twist from side to side)
ROLL 2 3 4 5 6 7 (roll hands) Touch your hair hair hair
SNAP 2 3 4 5 6 7 (snap fingers) Touch your toes toes toes
TAP 2 3 4 5 6 7 (pound fists) Touch your back back back
PUSH 2 3 4 5 6 7 (push hands forward) Touch your nose nose nose.
CLAP 2 3 4 5 6 7 (clap hands)
In the Middle…Orange Orangutan
Animals In the middle of the jungle
What the Animals Do (crouch down and stretch arms up)
We’ll hop hop hop like a bunny Where the tall trees grow (move around)
And run run run like a dog. There’s a hairy orange orangutan
We’ll stomp stomp stomp like an elephant (swing arm out and back)
And jump jump jump like a frog. You otta see him go!
(repeat with other arm)
We’ll swim swim swim like a goldfish Well, his hairy arms are longer than the OTHER
And fly fly fly like a bird. part of him (move around)
We’ll sit right down and fold our hands He swings like a monkey
And not say a single word! (swing arms out in front back & forth)
In his jungle gym
A little Turtle (swing arms as if using a jungle gym)
There was a little turtle, who lived in a box. 5 Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree
He swam in the puddles,& climbed on the rocks. 5 little monkeys swinging in the tree (hold up 5
He snapped at a mosquito fingers swinging)
He snapped at a flea Teasing Mr Alligator (make teasing face)
He snapped at a minnow “You can’t catch me!” You can’t catch me!”
And he snapped at me! Along came Mr. Alligator (press hands together
He caught the mosquito like alligator)
He caught the flea As quiet as can be (whisper)
He caught the minnow SNAP that monkey right out of tree (clap hands)
But he didn’t catch me! 4 little monkeys……3little monkeys
2little monkeys….one little monkey
Leo the Lion The Zoo
Leo the lion is the king of jungle At the zoo we saw a bear he had long, dark
And his jaws are big and wide! fuzzy hair. (pretend to walk like a bear)
ROAR! We saw a lion in a cage, he was in an awful rage
Leo the lion gives a roar as a warning (pretend to be an angry lion)
That you better run away and hide! We saw the big, long necked giraffe, and the
ROAR! silly monkeys made us laugh. (everybody laugh)
But my favorite animal at the zoo is the elephant
Five Enormous Dinosaurs —how about you?
1 enormous dinosaur, teeth prepared to chew Mr. Lion and his Sneeze
Along came another and then there were 2 Mr lion said, “I’m going to sneeze!”
2 enormous dinosaurs, hid behinds a tree (point to self)
Along came another and then there were 3 So he put his head down, between his knees.
3 enormous dinosaurs making loud loud roars (put your head down)
Along came another and then there were 4 He opened his mouth and out it flew!
4 enormous dinosaurs gad to be alive (open mouth)
Along came another and then there were 5! A giant super loud “ACHOO!”(sneeze loudly)
The jungle floor jiggled and all the trees wiggled
The Elephant (wiggle and jiggle body)
The elephant walks like this and that And the birds were flown to Bombay
He’s terribly big and he’s terribly fat! (make flying motion with hands)
He has big ears and he has no toes And the elephants were tossed every which way
But goodness goodness what a nose! (slap hands on knees)
Mr. Lion looked up and roared
(look up)
“OH MY, a windstorm just passed!”
Farm Sounds (wheels on the bus) Ten Fluffy Chickens
The cow in the barn goes moo, moo, moo 5 eggs and 5 eggs (hold up 2 hands)
Moo, moo, moo. Moo, moo, moo (repeat) That makes 10, sitting on top is mother hen
All around the farm. (fold one hand over the other)
Additional verses: Crackle Crackle Crackle (clap 3 times)
The pig in the pen goes oink What do I see?
The hens in the coop go cluck 10 fluffy chickens (hold up 10 fingers)
The lambs on the hill go baa As yellow as can be!
The ducks in the pond go quack
The horse in the stable….Etc….. I’m a Little Chick (I’m a little teapot)
I’m a little chick inside an egg
Two Mother Pigs I’m always sleeping, snoring away
2 mother pigs lived in a pen (show thumbs) Soon you’ll hear a pecking pecking sound
Each had 4 babies and that made ten (show all The egg will crack and out I’ll POP!
fingers)
These 4 babies were black as night (hold up Five Little Chickens
hand, extend fingers, thumb in palm) 5 little chickens by the old barn door
These 4 babies were black and white (hold up (hold up five fingers)
other hand, thumb in palm) One saw a beetle, and then there were 4.
But all 8 babies loved to play, (bend down one finger each time)
And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day Four little chickens looked for something new,
(roll hands) 1 saw a cricket, and then there were 3.
At night, with their mother, they curled up in a 3 little chickens looked for something new,
heap (make fists, palms up) 1 saw a grasshopper, then there were 2.
And squealed and squealed till they went to 2 little chickens said “oh what fun!”
sleep. 1 saw a ladybug, then there was 1.
1 little chicken began to run,
Here is a Bunny For he saw a katydid, then there was none!
Here is a bunny with ears so funny.
Here is a hole in the ground.
At the first sound he hears.
He perks up his ears.
And hops in the hole in the ground.

Five Little Ducks


5 little ducks went out to play (hold 5 fingers up)
Over the hills and far away (hold hand to eyes)
When mother duck went “Quack quack quack”
(motion quack with your hands)
4 little ducks came waddling back
(make wings w/ arms & move elbows up &
down)
(count down ‘til there are no more ducks then
sing)
Sad mother duck went out to play, over the hills
and far away. Sad mother duck went “Quack,
quack, quack!” and all 5 little ducks came
waddling back!
Eentsy, Weentsy Spider
Insects The eentsy weentsy spider climed up the
The Beehive water spout
Here is the bee-hive (close fists) Down came the rain
Where are the bees? and washed the spider out
Hiding away where nobody sees. Up came the sun and dried up all the rain
They are all coming out now, And the eentsy weentsy spider went up the
They are all alive. spout again.
ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE!
BUZZ! I Know an Old Lady
(stick thumb, first finger, second, etc) I know an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don’t know why swallowed a fly
Ladybug (GASP) perhaps she’ll die!
Ladybug, ladybug, where will you land?
(flutter fingers in air) I know an old lady who swallowed a spider
Ladybug ladybug, come to my hand. that wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside
(hold palm out of other hand) her, She swallowed the spider to catch the
Then you can crawl all the way up my arm, fly, I don’t know why she swallowed the fly.
(land fluttering fingers in outstretched palm) (GASP) perhaps she’ll die
And I will rest assure you I’ll do you no (repeat with: bird, cat, dog, cow, horse)
harm. (crawl fingers up arm) last verse: I know an old lady who
When you fly away, when you fly away swallowed a horse, She dies of course!
(flutter fingers of one hand from palm)
I hope that you’ll come back another fine There’s a Spider on the Floor
day (hold hand over heart while looking up) There’s a spider on the floor , on the floor.
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor.
Caterpillar Who could ask for any more than a spider on the
(let words describe actions) floor?
Little fuzzy caterpillar There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor.
In your warm cocoon. There’s a spider on my shoe, on my shoe.
There’s a spider on my shoe, on my shoe.
The cold winter’s over and you’ll be
Oh, I don’t know what to do, there’s a spider on
hatching soon.
my shoe
Then you’ll spread your wings There’s a spider on my shoe, on my shoe.
On a warm summer’s day Repeat with:
And wave us all goodbye Knee- he’s as big as he can be, just look over
As you fly, fly away. here and see
Tummy- oh it isn’t very funny, there’s a spider
Five Green and Speckled Frogs on my tummy
5 green and speckled frogs sitting on a Neck- Oh I’m gonna be a wreck, I’ve got a
speckled log spider on my neck
Eating the most delicious bugs, YUM YUM Face- on what a big disgrace! I’ve got a spider
on my face
1 jumped into the pool, where it was nice
Head- did you hear what I said? I’ve got a spider
and cool on my head!
Now there are 4 green speckled frogs. He jumped off!
(repeat 4, 3, 2 ,1) There’s a spider on the floor…..etc. (repeat 1st)
Scat The Cat supposed to be yellow." Scat was so
afraid that he said:
Once upon a time there was a little BLACK cat
& his name was Scat the Cat. One day he "I'm Scat the Cat,
looked around & saw that all his brothers & I'm sassy and fat,
sisters & friends were black, too. Scat And I can change my color,
decided he would like to be a different color Just like that!" (snap fingers)
so he said:
Next, Scat turned RED like an apple. What
"I'm Scat the Cat, (point to self) else is the color red? He went out to play
I'm sassy & fat (nod head) with his brothers & sisters & friends, but
And I can change my color, they all laughed at him. "Who ever heard of
Just like that!" (snap fingers or clap) a red cat," they said. No one played with
him & he felt so sad. "I don't want to be red.
All of a sudden he was GREEN like the trees I don't want to be yellow like Leo the Lion, I
& grass. What else is green like Scat? He don't want to be blue like the water, and I
went out to play with his friends, but they don't want to be green like the grass. I want
couldn't find him because he was the color of to be black again just like my brothers &
the trees & grass. He was very unhappy & sisters & friends. I'd like to have lots of cats
decided he didn't want to be green anymore, to play with so he said: (Repeat the verse.)
so he said: Scat changed back to BLACK & after that
he was happy just being himself.
"I'm Scat the Cat,
I'm sassy & fat, (****using a file folder, cut out an outline of a
And I can change my color, cat. Staple sides together. Place the different
Just like that!" (snap fingers) color construction paper in order. Remove
colored paper as Scat changes, ending with
Then Scat turned BLUE like the water, the
black)
sky, & what else? He walked to the lake,
looked at himself, & fell in the water! But
poor Scat couldn't swim...he called for help
but his friends couldn't see him because he
was blue like the water. Just then his friend,
Timothy Turtle, caught him and carried him
safely to shore. Scat didn't want to be blue
anymore, so he said:

"I'm Scat the Cat,


I'm sassy and fat,
And I can change my color,
Just like that!" (snap fingers)

Then Scat turned YELLOW like the


sun.On his way through the jungle, he met
his cousin Leo the Lion. Leo
said,"Grrrrrrrrrr! I'm the only one who is

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