(To the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a Chinese lantern shining bright
Use me to light your way at night
If it’s really dark, just light one more
That’s what Chinese lanterns are for.
Five Yawning Dinosaurs
(Tune: "Row Your Boat")
Five yawning dinosaurs
Nod their sleepy heads
One picks up his teddy bear
And shuffles off to bed.
Dino Pokey
(Tune: "Hokey Pokey")
You put your claws in
You put your claws out
You put your claws in
And you scratch them all about
You do the Dino Pokey
And you turn yourself about.
That's what it's all about.
You put your feet in...
You put your teeth in...
You put your tail in..
(tune: Farmer in the Dell)
The farmer plants the seeds
The farmer plants the seeds
Hi-ho-the-derry-o, the farmer plants the seeds.
The sun comes out to shine...
The rain begins to fall......
The seeds begin to grow...
The farmer pulls them up...
And now we'll pull them up...
If You're Hungry and You Know It
(tune of: If You're Happy and You Know It)
BEGIN and END with:
If you're hungry and you know it rub your tummy,
If you're hungry and you know it rub your tummy.
You have a hunch it's time for lunch
You could REALLY eat a bunch
If you're hungry and you know it, rub your tummy!
(let children choose types of food and mime eating them--for instance:)
If you're hungry and you know it, slurp some soup...
If you're hungry and you know it, bake a cake...
If you're hungry and you know it, chomp some cheese...
If you're hungry and you know it, make a sandwich...
(can be used to help children choose between healthy/unhealthy snacks)
If You’re Wearing…
(Tune of Happy & You Know It)
If you’re wearing red, shake your head,
If you’re wearing red, shake your head,
You’ve got red on and you know it,
So don’t be afraid to show it!
If you’re wearing red, shake your head.
If you’re wearing blue, touch your shoe…
If you’re wearing black, pat your back…
If you’re wearing yellow, shake like Jello…
If you’re wearing brown, turn around…
If you’re wearing pink, stop and think…
If you’re wearing green, make a scene…
Mitten in the Snow
Pocket Zoo
*Also sung to "Old MacDonald" tune
In my pocket is a zoo.
Ei-i-ee-i-o!
There is a lion in there, too!
Ei-i-ee-i-o!
With a roar-roar here, and a roar-roar there
Here a roar, there a roar, everywhere a roar-roar
In my pocket there is a zoo.Ei-i-ee-i-o!
The balls at storytime bounce up and down,
Up and down, up and down…
The balls at storytime bounce up and down all through the day
The balls at storytime bounce way up high…
The balls at storytime bounce way down low…The balls at storytime bounce all around…
The farmer plants the seeds
The farmer plants the seeds
Hi-ho-the-derry-o, the farmer plants the seeds.
The sun comes out to shine...
The rain begins to fall......
The seeds begin to grow...
The farmer pulls them up...
And now we'll pull them up...
If You're Hungry and You Know It
(tune of: If You're Happy and You Know It)
BEGIN and END with:
If you're hungry and you know it rub your tummy,
If you're hungry and you know it rub your tummy.
You have a hunch it's time for lunch
You could REALLY eat a bunch
If you're hungry and you know it, rub your tummy!
(let children choose types of food and mime eating them--for instance:)
If you're hungry and you know it, slurp some soup...
If you're hungry and you know it, bake a cake...
If you're hungry and you know it, chomp some cheese...
If you're hungry and you know it, make a sandwich...
(can be used to help children choose between healthy/unhealthy snacks)
If You’re Wearing…
(Tune of Happy & You Know It)
If you’re wearing red, shake your head,
If you’re wearing red, shake your head,
You’ve got red on and you know it,
So don’t be afraid to show it!
If you’re wearing red, shake your head.
If you’re wearing blue, touch your shoe…
If you’re wearing black, pat your back…
If you’re wearing yellow, shake like Jello…
If you’re wearing brown, turn around…
If you’re wearing pink, stop and think…
If you’re wearing green, make a scene…
Mitten in the Snow
(Tune: "Farmer in the Dell")
The mitten in the snow, the mitten in the snow
Help us please, so we don't freeze
The mitten in the snow
A (animal) squeezes in,
A (animal) squeezes in,
Help us please, so we don't freeze
The mitten in the snow Keep adding more animals
The mittens in the snow, the mitten in the snow
With a rip and a snap, it split in half,
The mitten in the snowPocket Zoo
*Also sung to "Old MacDonald" tune
In my pocket is a zoo.
Ei-i-ee-i-o!
There is a lion in there, too!
Ei-i-ee-i-o!
With a roar-roar here, and a roar-roar there
Here a roar, there a roar, everywhere a roar-roar
In my pocket there is a zoo.Ei-i-ee-i-o!
Toy version of “Wheels on the Bus” song
*Works well as a flannel storyThe balls at storytime bounce up and down,
Up and down, up and down…
The balls at storytime bounce up and down all through the day
The balls at storytime bounce way up high…
The balls at storytime bounce way down low…The balls at storytime bounce all around…
The puppets at story time go yackity- yack-ycak...
The scarves at story time go swoosh swoosh swoosh...
The books at story time go open and close...
This Little Light of Mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnei94grw8k (a good YouTube version with tune and movements)
This little light of mine (hold up index finger as if it is a candle)
I'm going to let it shine.
This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine.
This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Hide it under a bushel...NO! (cup other hand over tip of index finger-candle; shout "NO" together)
I'm going to let it shine.
Hide it under a bushel...NO!
I'm going to let it shine.
HIde it under a bushel...NO!
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Won't let anyone blow it out, (replace the word "blow" with the action of blowing out index finger candle)
I'm going to let it shine.
Won't let anyone blow it out,
I'm going to let it shine.
Won't let anyone blow it out,
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
We're Stomping in the Rain
(Tune of "Farmer in the Dell")
We’re stomping in the rain
We’re stomping in the rain
We can’t go yet
We must get wet!
We’re stomping in the rain
Repeat with hopping, splashing, etc.
The books at story time go open and close...
This Little Light of Mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnei94grw8k (a good YouTube version with tune and movements)
This little light of mine (hold up index finger as if it is a candle)
I'm going to let it shine.
This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine.
This little light of mine
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Hide it under a bushel...NO! (cup other hand over tip of index finger-candle; shout "NO" together)
I'm going to let it shine.
Hide it under a bushel...NO!
I'm going to let it shine.
HIde it under a bushel...NO!
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Won't let anyone blow it out, (replace the word "blow" with the action of blowing out index finger candle)
I'm going to let it shine.
Won't let anyone blow it out,
I'm going to let it shine.
Won't let anyone blow it out,
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
We're Stomping in the Rain
(Tune of "Farmer in the Dell")
We’re stomping in the rain
We’re stomping in the rain
We can’t go yet
We must get wet!
We’re stomping in the rain
Repeat with hopping, splashing, etc.
SNEEZING SONG
I think –I am going to sneeze ..(ha chew!)
I think –I am going to sneeze ..(ha chew)
If you sneeze, pass the tissue please….
Ha Chew, Ha Chew, Ha Chew
I think –I am going to sneeze ..(ha chew)
If you sneeze, pass the tissue please….
Ha Chew, Ha Chew, Ha Chew
