These are songs that make frequent appearances at my storytimes (some more than others). All that I learned online from other librarians, teachers, bloggers, or YouTubers are linked to the original source.
Opening Songs
Movement Song: Wiggle Song
I wiggle my fingers.
I wiggle my toes.
I wiggle my shoulders,
And I wiggle my noes.
I wiggle with a jump.
I wiggle my knees
I wiggle with a bump. (sit down)
And I wiggle till I freeze!
Now mo more wiggles
Are left in me.
So I will be still
And quiet as can be.
Clapping Song: Let's All Go to Storytime
Let's all go to storytime. (clap to song)
Storytime.
Storytime.
Let's all go to storytime.
We'll have some fun today,
Yay! (throw hands up in the air)
Sung to “In the Hall of the Mountain King.” Sing song three times;
first very slowly, then at a normal pace, then very fast!
iPod Favorites
iPod Movement Song: (with shakers or scarves)
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker: Russian Dance Trepak (with scarves) - Original idea from linked
YouTuber
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Fingerplay: Five Hungry Ants (credit to KCLS)
Five hungry ants marching in a line,
Came upon a picnic where they could dine.
They marched into the salad,
They marched into the cake,
They marched into the pepper…
Uh oh! That was a mistake!
A..a..a..choo!
Four hungry ants marching in a line… (etc)
Came upon a picnic where they could dine.
They marched into the salad,
They marched into the cake,
They marched into the pepper…
Uh oh! That was a mistake!
A..a..a..choo!
Four hungry ants marching in a line… (etc)
Fingerplay Rhyme: Way Up High in the Apple Tree
Way up high in the apple tree
Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled at me
So I shook that tree as hard as I could
And dooooown came the apples
And mmmmm, they were good.
Scarf Rhyme: Apple, Apple Chant (adapted from Jbrary)
Apple, apple, apple bread! (Hold hands flat in front, palms up, on lying on top of the other)
Apple, apple, apple head! (Put hands on head)
Apple, apple, apple pie! (Hold hands in a big circle)
Apple, apple, apple eye!(Curve hands around eyes)
Apple, apple, apple cake! (Hold Hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Apple, apple, apple shake! (Hold fists up close to years and shake hard)
Apple, apple, applesauce! (Pretend to stir stew)
Apple, apple, apple TOSS! (toss scarf in air)
Apple, apple, apple head! (Put hands on head)
Apple, apple, apple pie! (Hold hands in a big circle)
Apple, apple, apple eye!(Curve hands around eyes)
Apple, apple, apple cake! (Hold Hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Apple, apple, apple shake! (Hold fists up close to years and shake hard)
Apple, apple, applesauce! (Pretend to stir stew)
Apple, apple, apple TOSS! (toss scarf in air)
Action Rhyme: Five Little Apples (credit to Storytime Katie)
Five little apples in the bowl
One fell out and started to roll
It bumped the table and hit my feet
How many apples left to eat?
(count down)
Five little apples in the bowl
One fell out and started to roll
It bumped the table and hit my feet
How many apples left to eat?
(count down)
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Flannel/Clapping Rhyme: Baa Baa Black Sheep (alternate: shaker)
Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master, one for the dame,
One for the little boy who lives down the lane
Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master, one for the dame,
One for the little boy who lives down the lane
Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
Change color of flannel and change color in song.
Movement Song: Baby Chimpanzee
I'm bringing home a Baby Chimpanzee
Won't my mommy be so proud of me
I'm bringing home a Baby Chimpanzee
Oh! It's heavy!
I'm lifting up my Baby Chimpanzee (lift arms over head) ...
Oh! It's squishing me!
I'm putting down my Baby Chimpanzee (crouch and put arms to floor) ...
Oh! It's sleepy!
I'm singing to my Baby Chimpanzee (fingers to lips, very quiet) ...
Shhh....
Movement Song: Baby Shark
Baby shark, do-do doot-doot
Baby shark, do-do doot-doot
Baby shark, do-do doot-doot
Baby shark
(Repeat with Mama Shark, Papa Shark, and Grandpa Shark. Baby Shark is
done with two hands, wrists touching to make a shark mouth. Mama Shark is
slightly bigger, Papa Shark is bigger than Mama. For Grandpa Shark, fold
fingers in and clap with no teeth.)
Going swimming…
See a shark…
Swimming fast…
Safe at last…
Bye-bye shark…
Movement Song: Go Bananas (alternate: scarves)
Peel bananas, peel peel bananas
Peel bananas, peel peel bananas
Chop bananas, chop chop bananas,
Eat bananas, eat eat bananas,
GO bananas, GO GO bananas!
Clapping Song: BINGO (alternate: shaker)
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-O!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-O!
And Bingo was his name-O!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-O!
Replace one letter with a clap/shake for each following chorus
Clapping Rhyme: Bubbles in the Air
There bubbles in the air, in the air. POP! POP! (clap hands)
There bubbles in the air, in the air. POP! POP!
There bubbles in the air, there bubbles everywhere.
There bubbles in the air, in the air. POP! POP!
There bubbles in the air, in the air. POP! POP!
There bubbles in the air, there bubbles everywhere.
There bubbles in the air, in the air. POP! POP!
There are bubbles on the floor… (stomp feet)
Flannel Activity: Bug in a Rug (adapted
from Storytiming)
Hide a bug under the rug while the kids close their eyes. Before
revealing the board again, sing:
Bug in a rug
Bug in a rug
Who’s that snug little bug in a rug?
Children guess and play again!
Movement Song: Little Bunny Foo Foo
Little bunny Foo Foo
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping ’em on the head
And down came the Good Fairy
And she said
“Little bunny Foo Foo
I don’t like you’re attitude
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping ’em on the head”
Then I’ll turn you into a goon!
The next day…
(Repeat with appropriate number of verses)
Now I’ll turn you into a goon!”
(POOF!)
And the moral of the story is:
Hare today, goon tomorrow!
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping ’em on the head
And down came the Good Fairy
And she said
“Little bunny Foo Foo
I don’t like you’re attitude
Scooping up the field mice
And bopping ’em on the head”
Then I’ll turn you into a goon!
The next day…
(Repeat with appropriate number of verses)
Now I’ll turn you into a goon!”
(POOF!)
And the moral of the story is:
Hare today, goon tomorrow!
Movement Song: Hop Little Bunnies
Hop little bunnies! (hop)
Hop, hop, hop!
Hop little bunnies!
Hop, hop, hop!
Stop little bunnies! (freeze)
Stop, stop, stop!
Stop little bunnies!
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Scarf Rhyme: Campfire Hokey Pokey
You put your marshmallow in, you take your marshmallow out
You put your marshmallow in and you shake it all about
You do the campfire pokey and you turn yourself about,
That’s what it’s all about!
(Other verses include hot dog, potato, popcorn, etc.)
You put your marshmallow in, you take your marshmallow out
You put your marshmallow in and you shake it all about
You do the campfire pokey and you turn yourself about,
That’s what it’s all about!
(Other verses include hot dog, potato, popcorn, etc.)
Movement Rhyme: Come Under my Umbrella (alternate: scarf) (credit to Jbrary)
Come under my umbrella, umbrella, umbrella
Come under my umbrella it’s starting to rain
With thunder and lightning, and thunder and lightning
Come under my umbrella it’s starting to rain
Flannel Song: Cookie Monster’s Cookies (adapted from
Sunflower Storytime)
Cookie Monster wants a yummy treat.
Please bring your COLOR cookies up to eat!
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Movement/Fingerplay Song: All the Little Ducks (credit to Chirp! Early Childhood Music)
All the little ducks go upside down.
Upside down, upside down
All the little ducks go upside down.
As they dabble at the bottom of the pond.
All their little tails go wiggle waggle wiggle
Wiggle waggle wiggle. Wiggle waggle wiggle
All their little tails go wiggle waggle wiggle
As they dabble at the bottom of the pond
All their little beaks go snap, snap, snap.
Snap snap, snap. Snap snap, snap
All their little beaks go snap, snap, snap.
As they dabble at the bottom of the pond
Fingerplay: Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.
Repeat and countdown to “no little ducks”
Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back.
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back.
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Scarf Song: Let’s Go Riding on an Elevator
Let's go riding on an elevator,
Elevator, elevator,
Let's go riding on an elevator,
Come along with me!
First floor, Second floor, Third floor, Fourth floor, Fifth floor,
And.... down-down-down-down-down.
Elevator, elevator,
Let's go riding on an elevator,
Come along with me!
First floor, Second floor, Third floor, Fourth floor, Fifth floor,
And.... down-down-down-down-down.
Fingerplay: Elephants
in the Bathtub (credit to
Kenosha Public Library)
One elephant in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Splash, splash (slap knees twice)
Come on in! (motion with both hands to come in)
...
Five elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Splash, splash (slap knees twice)
They all fell in! (knock the felt pieces down)
One elephant in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Splash, splash (slap knees twice)
Come on in! (motion with both hands to come in)
...
Five elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Splash, splash (slap knees twice)
They all fell in! (knock the felt pieces down)
Stretching Rhyme: Elevator Up (alternate: scarf) (credit
to klmpeace)
Oh, the city is great and the city is grand
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door
Take the elevator up, take the elevator down
Then we spin around (spin around)
There are lots of tall buildings
On a little piece of land
We live way up on the fifty-seventh floor
And this is what we do
When we go out the door
Take the elevator up, take the elevator down
Then we spin around (spin around)
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Movement Song: Slippery Fish (alternate: scarf) (credit to Jbrary)
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by an ...
Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...
Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...
Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! ... Gulp! ... Gulp! ... BURP!
Excuse me! (Cover your mouth)
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by an ...
Octopus, octopus, squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...
Tuna fish, tuna fish, flashing in the water,
Tuna fish, tuna fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...
Great white shark, great white shark, lurking in the water,
Great white shark, great white shark, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It's been eaten by a ...
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! ... Gulp! ... Gulp! ... BURP!
Excuse me! (Cover your mouth)
Fingerplay Song: Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs - YUM YUM
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were four green, speckled frogs - GLUG GLUG
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs - YUM YUM
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were four green, speckled frogs - GLUG GLUG
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Clapping/Puppet Rhyme: There’s Something In the Garden (credit to Sunflower Storytime)
There’s something in the garden
What can it be?
There’s something in the garden
What can it be?
What can it be?
What can it be?
There’s something in the garden
What can it be?
There’s something in the garden
What can it be?
Listen and we’ll see…
Moo… Moo
Moo… Moo
What animal makes that sound? (Cow)
That’s right! A cow it what I found!
(Make animal noise together)
Go through several animals, clapping and singing the rhyme each time
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Movement Song: Drive the Fire Truck (credit to Jbrary)
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck, (hands on steering wheel)
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (ring bell)
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (ring bell)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner, (lean to the right)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner, (lean to the left)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (ring bell)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner, (lean to the left)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner,
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (ring bell)
Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder….(climb the ladder)
Hurry, hurry, spray the water hose (wave arms side to side)
Slowly, slowly, back to the fire station…. (lean slowly to the left and to the right)
Slowly, slowly, back to the fire station…. (lean slowly to the left and to the right)
Movement Song: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes (alternate: scarf)
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes (touch each body
part as it is said)
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
and eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes
and eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Scarf Rhyme: Here is a Green Leaf (credit to Jbrary)
Here's a green leaf, and here's a green leaf (hold out left hand, then
right)
And that you see makes two (hold up 2 fingers)
This is the bud that makes the flower (hold palms together)
Now watch it bloom for you (slowly separate palms)
And that you see makes two (hold up 2 fingers)
This is the bud that makes the flower (hold palms together)
Now watch it bloom for you (slowly separate palms)
Scarf/Movement Song: Hokey Pokey
You put your scarf in
You take your scarf out
You put your scarf in and you shake it all about!
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn your scarf around
That’s what it’s all about!
Next Verse: Scarf high/low … and you shake it to and fro!
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Fingerplay: Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again
Variation: Great big hairy spider
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Movement Rhyme: Johnny/Suzy plays with one hammer (alternate:
shaker)
Johnny plays with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer
Johnny plays with one hammer all day long
Count up to four/five
Johnny’s getting tired, tired, tired
Johnny’s getting tired all day long
Repeat song with Suzy building!
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Scarf Song: Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep Has lost her sheep
And doesn’t know where to find them
Leave them alone, and they’ll come home
Wagging their tails behind them.
Scarf Rhyme: “Little Raindrops Falling Down” sung to “London
Bridge is Falling Down”
How the rain comes falling down, falling down, falling down
How the rain comes falling down, falling to the ground
How the rain comes falling down, falling to the ground
See the garden sprouting high, sprouting high, sprouting high
See the garden sprouting high
To the sky!
There was a child long ago, long ago, long ago (gesture behind you)
And they lived in a big high tower, big high tower, big high tower (hands
above head in triangle)
A wicked fairy cast a spell, cast a spell, cast a spell (wave a magic
wand)
The child slept for a hundred years, a hundred years, a hundred years (head
on hands)
A great big forest grew around, grew around, grew around (spin)
A brave young knight came riding by, riding by, riding by (gallop)
They took their sword and cut the trees, cut the trees, cut the trees (make
chopping motions)
They woke the princess with a bell, with a bell, with a bell (ring bell)
And everybody is happy now, happy now, happy now! (throw hands up in
the air)
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Movement Rhyme: Mix a Pancake (alternate: scarf,
parachute)
Mix a Pancake.
Stir a Pancake.
Pop it in a Pan.
Fry a pancake.
Toss a pancake.
Catch it, if you can!
Movement Song: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (Alternate:
shaker)
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. (hold up five fingers, jump
up and down with shakers)
One fell off and bumped his head. (tap head at end lyric)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, (mime phone)
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" (scold)
One fell off and bumped his head. (tap head at end lyric)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, (mime phone)
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" (scold)
Count down. Give kids a chance to say aloud what number
comes next.
Movement Rhyme: She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)
She'll be coming around the mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)
Verses:
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)
She'll be coming around the mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain
She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes (yee haw)
Verses:
She'll be riding six white horses (Whoa there!),
We'll all go out to meet her when she comes (Hi dear!),
We'll all have chicken and dumplings (Yum, yum!)
Clapping Rhyme: Do You Know the Muffin Man? (alternate: shaker)
Do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Do you know the muffin man, he lives on Drury Lane.
Yes I know muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man!
He lives on Drury Lane!
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Fingerplay: Five Little Nails (credit to Mel's Desk)
Five little nails, standing straight and steady.
Here I come with my hammer ready!
Bam Bam Bam! That nail goes down.
Now there’s just four nails to pound.
Here I come with my hammer ready!
Bam Bam Bam! That nail goes down.
Now there’s just four nails to pound.
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Clapping/Puppet Song: Old MacDonald
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O.
E-I-E-I-O.
And on his farm he had some chicks,
E-I-E-I-O.
E-I-E-I-O.
With a peep, peep here,
And a peep, peep there,
Here a peep, there a peep,
Everywhere a peep, peep,
And a peep, peep there,
Here a peep, there a peep,
Everywhere a peep, peep,
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O.
E-I-E-I-O.
Duck – quack, Pig - oink, Cow - moo, Cat -meow, Dog -
woof
Movement Rhyme: “Once
there was a Snowman”
Once was there was a snowman, snowman, snowman
Once there was a snowman
Tall, tall, tall
In the sun he melted, he melted, he melted
In the sun he melted
Small, small, small
Once there was a snowman
Tall, tall, tall
In the sun he melted, he melted, he melted
In the sun he melted
Small, small, small
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Clapping Rhyme: Peppermint Chant (credit to Jbrary)
Peppermint, Peppermint, Peppermint tea!
Peppermint, Peppermint, Peppermint knee!
Peppermint, Peppermint, Peppermint pie!
Peppermint, Peppermint, Peppermint eye!
Peppermint, Peppermint, Peppermint cake!
Peppermint, Peppermint, Peppermint shake!
Peppermint, Peppermint, Peppermint achoo!
Peppermint, Peppermint, Peppermint bless you!
Movement Song: Pete the Pilot (sung to “Old McDonald”)
Pam the pilot has a plane
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
And on that plane there are some wings,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
With a zoom, zoom, here.
And a zoom, zoom, there.
Everywhere a zoom-zoom,
Pam the pilot has a plane,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
Additional verses: Dan the driver has a truck,
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
And on that plane there are some wings,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
With a zoom, zoom, here.
And a zoom, zoom, there.
Everywhere a zoom-zoom,
Pam the pilot has a plane,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom.
Additional verses: Dan the driver has a truck,
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
Cam the conductor has a train
Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo
Clapping Rhyme: Pat-A-Cake
Pat a cake, pat a cake Baker’s Man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Roll it, pat it, mark it with a B
And put it in the oven for baby and me
Gotta pack a lunch.
What should we bring to munch, munch, munch?
(Last Verse)
Ready for a picnic,
Ready with a lunch,
Now we’re ready to munch, munch, munch!
Clapping/Flannel Rhyme: Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs) (credit to Storytime Katie)
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
Movement Activity: Pirate Ship (adapted from various sources and Pottery Barn Kids)
When I was one I had some fun
On the day I went to sea
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
And the captain said to me
Oh we go this way, that way
Forwards, Backwards
Over the deep blue sea
This way, that way
Forwards, Backwards
Over the deep blue sea
Two… lost a shoe
Three… climbed a tree
Four… swam ashore
Five… learned to dive
Flannel Activity: Polka Dot Monster (adapted
from Storytime in the Stacks)
Directions/Notes – Present children with Boo, the monster who
loves polka dots. But where are his polka dots? Pass out
polka dots ahead of time and then sing song for every color to let children
decorate our monster.
I'm a little monster friendly and bright.
I won't give anyone a fright.
I love polka dots but I have none.
So step right up and give me red ones.
Scarf Song: Popcorn Kernels
Popcorn kernels (repeat)
In the pot (repeat)
Shake them shake them shake them (repeat)
Till they pop! (repeat)
Clapping Rhyme: Pumpkin Pumpkin Chant (credit to Jbrary)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin bread!
(Hold hands flat in front, palms up, on lying on top of the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin head!
(Put hands on head)
Pumpkin, pumpkin ,Pumpkin pie!
(Hold hands in a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin eye!
(Curve hands around eyes)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin cake!
(Hold Hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin shake!
(Hold fists up close to years and shake hard)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin stew!
(Pretend to stir stew)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin BOO!
(Hold hands flat in front, palms up, on lying on top of the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin head!
(Put hands on head)
Pumpkin, pumpkin ,Pumpkin pie!
(Hold hands in a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin eye!
(Curve hands around eyes)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin cake!
(Hold Hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin shake!
(Hold fists up close to years and shake hard)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin stew!
(Pretend to stir stew)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin BOO!
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Action Rhyme: Loud
and Quiet
Quietly, quietly not a sound
I’m listening and I’m listening
As I look around
No sounds as I stretch
No sounds as I tap
No sounds as I tap my hands on my lap (tap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
All that noise with this and that! (shake hands)
Quietly, quietly not a sound
I’m listening and I’m listening
As I look around
No sounds as I stretch
No sounds as I tap
No sounds as I tap my hands on my lap (tap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap)
All that noise with this and that! (shake hands)
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Movement Rhyme: Row your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
life is but a dream.
Clap, Stomp, jump
Fingerplay: Little Peter Rabbit (adapted from SigningHandsUK)
Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,
Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,
Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,
And he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.
Cotton tails and Curly Whiskers,
Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,
Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,
And he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.
Cotton tails and Curly Whiskers,
Cotton tails and Curly Whiskers,
Cotton
tails and Curly Whiskers,
And he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.
And he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.
Repeat with other parts (paw, tail, etc.)
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Shaker Song: Can you Shake Along with Me? (Tune: London Bridge is Falling Down)
Can you shake along with me?
Along with me, along with me,
Can you shake along with?
Put your shaker on your... knee
Repeat with different body parts
Shaker Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It! (alternate:
parachute)
If you're happy and you know it, give a shake
If you're happy and you know it, give a shake
If you're happy and you know it and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, give a shake
If you're happy and you know it, give a shake
If you're happy and you know it and you really want to show it
If you're happy and you know it, give a shake
Next verse: Give a Tap
Shaker Song: Shaker’s sleeping (alternate: scarves) (adapted
from klmpeace)
Shaker’s sleeping don’t wake it up
Shaker’s sleeping don’t wake it up
Shaker’s sleeping don’t wake it up
Now we’re very quite. Shhh…
Wake up shaker, it’s time to play!
Wake up shaker, it’s time to play!
Wake up shaker, it’s time to play!
Now we’re very loud!
Fingerplay: Five
Little Snowmen (credit
to Storytime Katie)
Five little snowmen standing in a row,
Standing straight and tall in the deep, cold snow.
Out came the sun, shining bright and hot all day,
And one little snowman melted away.
Five little snowmen standing in a row,
Standing straight and tall in the deep, cold snow.
Out came the sun, shining bright and hot all day,
And one little snowman melted away.
Fingerplay: Five Little Snowmen (Dragon variation)
Five little snowmen standing in a row,
Standing straight and tall in the deep, cold snow.
Out came a dragon breathing fire all day!
And one little snowman melted away.
Five little snowmen standing in a row,
Standing straight and tall in the deep, cold snow.
Out came a dragon breathing fire all day!
And one little snowman melted away.
Clapping/Movement Rhyme: Sticky Bubble Gum
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum
Bubble gum
Bubble gum
Sticky, sticky, sticky bubble gum
Is sticking on my (body part).
Count to three and pull hands up! Gum gets stuck in two more
places (repeat!).
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Movement Rhyme: I’m a Little Teapot
I'm a little teapot short and stout.
Here is my handle.
Here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up,
Hear me shout!
Just tip me over
And pour me out
I can change my handle,
I can change my spout
Just tip me over and pour me out
Fingerplay: 10 in the Bed
There were 10 in the bed
And the little one said,
“Roll over! Roll over!”
So they all rolled over and one fell out!
So he gave a little jump
And he gave a little shout, “Ooooooow!”
Count down to one.
Movement Rhyme: Toast in the Toaster (alternate: scarf, parachute)
Toast in the toaster getting very hot
Tick tock, tick tock, up you pop!
Movement Rhyme: This is the Way…
This is the way we jump out of bed
Jump out of bed
Jump out of bed
This is the way we jump out of bed
So early in the morning
Other verses: Eat our breakfast, put on our clothes, etc. Ask kids
for other suggestions.
Fingerplay: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (with signs)
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
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Movement Song: Walrus Washes His Winter Coat (alternate:
scarf, shaker, parachute) (credit
to Jbrary)
Oh, the walrus washes his winter coat
down by the wavy ocean.
He adds some water and he adds some soap
and he waits...and he waits...and he waits.
Then the laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes until it's clean.
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
until it's clean.
down by the wavy ocean.
He adds some water and he adds some soap
and he waits...and he waits...and he waits.
Then the laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes until it's clean.
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
The laundry shakes and shakes and shakes
The laundry shakes, shakes, shakes
until it's clean.
Movement Rhyme: Washing Machine (alternate: scarf, parachute)
Let’s do some laundry!
Put in the clothes
Shake in the soap
Fill up the water
Here we go!
Twist, twist, twist in the washing machine
Twist, twist, twist until we’re all clean
(repeat twist verse)
Spin cycle!
Stop!
And the water goes down.
Scarf Song: Wave Our Scarves Together
We wave our scarves together
We wave our scarves together
We wave our scarves together
because it's fun to do.
We wave our scarves together
We wave our scarves together
because it's fun to do.
Throw, shake
Scarf Song: Waves in the Sea
The waves in the sea go up and down,
Up and down, up and down
Up and down, up and down
The waves in the sea go up and down
All day along
Verses:
Dolphins in the sea Swim round and round (paint circle in front of you with scarf)
The sand in the sea drifts down, down, down (slowly lower scarf or throw scarf and watch it drift to the floor)
The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish (wave scarf side to side)
Movement Song: We’re going to the Ocean/One Vacation (sung to She’ll Be
Comin’ Round the Mountain) (alternate: scarf)
Oh, we’re going to the ocean in a plane (zoom zoom)!
Oh, we’re going to the ocean in a plane (zoom zoom)!
Oh, we’re going to the ocean,
We’re going to the ocean,
We’re going to the ocean in a plane (zoom zoom)!
Oh, we’re going to the ocean on a train (choo choo)…
Oh, we’re going to the ocean in our car (beep beep)…
Fingerplay/Movement Song: Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish ...
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep ...
The driver on the bus says "Move on back" ...
The people on the bus go up and down ...
The baby on the bus says "Wah, wah, wah" ...
The mommy on the bus says "Shush, shush, shush" ...
The people on the bus they wave good-bye...
This is Mr. Wiggle he lives in a little house over here.
This is Mr. Waggle he lives in a little house over here.
Use your hands, fingers and thumbs to tell the story of Mr. Wiggle and
Mr. Woggle (complete wording linked via videos).
Movement Rhyme: We Wiggle and Wiggle and Stop (alternate:
scarf, shaker, parachute)
We wiggle and wiggle and stop
We wiggle and wiggle and stop
We wiggle and wiggle and wiggle and wiggle
and wiggle and wiggle and stop
We twirl…, We clap.., We wave…, We jump…, We bounce…
We wiggle and wiggle and stop
We wiggle and wiggle and wiggle and wiggle
and wiggle and wiggle and stop
We twirl…, We clap.., We wave…, We jump…, We bounce…
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Movement Song: Zoom Zoom Zoom We’re Going to the Moon (alternate:
scarf, parachute)
Zoom zoom zoom we’re going to the moon
If you’d like to take a trip
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom zoom zoom we’re going to the moon
5 4 3 2 1.. Blast Off! (jump up)
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