Transportation Songs & Fingerplays

Drive a Car
(Tune: Here we Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush)

This is the way we drive a car,
Drive a car, drive a car.
This is the way we drive a car,
so early in the evening.

...fly a plane.
...ride a horse
...row a boat.

The Wheels on the Truck

The wheels on the truck go round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the truck go round and round
All around the town.

The horn on the truck goes honk, honk, honk...

The brakes on the truck go screech, screech, screech...

The boys and the girls say blow your horn...

The driver of the truck says buckle up...


Drive the Car
(tune:  Row, Row, Row the Boat)

Drive, drive, drive your car,
All around the town.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Up the hills and down.

Turn, turn, turn the key,
Make the engine roar,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Let's go to the store.

Press, press, press the pedal
Give the engine gas,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Now we're going fast.

Turn, turn, turn the wheel,
This is how we steer.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Make a turn right here.

Push, push, push the brake,
Make the car slow down
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Now we are in town.

Snowmen Songs & Fingerplays

Snowman

Here's a jolly snowman
  (form chubby tummy with hands)
He has a carrot nose
  (touch nose)
Along came a bunny
  (hop)
Looking for some lunch
  (look around)
He ate that snowman's nose
  (touch nose)
Nibble
  (hop)
Nibble
  (hop)
Crunch!
  (sit down)

The Rabbit and the Snowman

A chubby little snowman
  (arms make a fat tummy)
Has a carrot nose,
  (hold fist in front of nose)
Along came a bunny,
  (hold up two fingers and "hop" them)
And what do you suppose?
  (hold arms to the side with palms up)
That hungry little bunny,
  (rub tummy)
Looking for his lunch
  (shade eyes and look around)
Ate the snowman's nose
  (hold fist in front of nose)
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!
  (open and close hand, then put behind back)

Snowman

The snowman has two button eyes
  (point to eyes)
And a carrot for a nose
  (point to nose)
He has a top hat on his head
  (place hands on top of head)
But doesn't war any other clothes
  (shake head "no")

Snow Songs & Fingerplays

It's Snowing
(tune: A Tisket, a Tasket)

It's snowing! It's snowing!
The winter wind is blowing
Snowflakes swirling round and round
And covering the ground.
The ground, the ground.
Snowflakes all around,
Snow is falling from the sky
And covering the ground.

Snow is Falling
(tune: London Bridge)

Softly snow is falling down,
 (lower wiggling fingers)
Falling down, falling down,
  (lower wiggling fingers)
Softly snow is falling down
  (lower wiggling fingers)
Down to the ground.
  (crouch on the floor)

Catching snowflakes on my tongue
  (point to mouth)
On my tongue, on my tongue
  (point to mouth)
Catching snowflakes on my tongue
  (point to mouth)
Is so much fun.
  (turn around in a circle)

Ocean/Sea Songs & Fingerplays

A Sailor Went to Sea

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,
To see what he could see, see, see,
But all that he could see, see, see,
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

If You Ever Meet a Whale

If you ever, ever, ever
If you ever, ever, ever,
If you ever, ever, ever meet a whale,

You must never, never, never,
You must never, never, never,
You must never, never, never touch its tail.

For if you ever, ever, ever,
If you ever, ever, ever,
If you ever, ever, ever touch its tail.

You will never, never, never,
You will never, never, never,
You will never, never,
Meet another whale.

Fish Songs & Fingerplays

Like a Fish

I hold my fingers like a fish,
And wave them as I go.
See them swimming with a swish,
So swiftly to and fro.

Five Little Fish

Five little fish swimming by the shore,
One got caught and then there were four.

Four little fish swimming in the sea,
One got caught and then there were three.

Three little fish swimming in the blue,
One got caught and then there were two.

Two little fish swimming in the sun,
One got caught and then there was one.

One little fish swimming for home,
Decided it was best to never roam.

Once I Caught a Fish Alive

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Then I let him go again.

Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so.
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on the right.

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Swimming Fish

Fishy, fishy, swimming round
Sometimes up and sometimes down
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow
Near the net we’d better not go.

 

A Little Fish Went Out One Day

A little fish went out one day
And called his friends to come and play.
They swam,
They dived,
They played hide and seek.
They had such fun, they stayed for a week.

 

Ten Little Fishes

Ten little fishes were swimming in a school.
This one said, “Let’s swim where it is cool.”
This one said, “It’s a very warm day.”
This one said, “Come on, let’s play.”
This one said, “I’m as hungry as can be.”
This one said, “There’s a worm for me.”
This one said, “Wait, we’d better look.”
This one said, “Yes, It’s on a hook.”
This one said, “Can’t we get it anyway?”
This one said, “Perhaps we may.”
This one, so very brave, grabbed a bite and swam away.

 

The Octopus

Eight long legs (bend down from waist and swing arms)
And two big eyes. (Sand erect and circle thumb and index finger around eyes.)
Salty tears when he cries. (Pretend to cry and rub eyes with fists)
Digs his home at the bottom of the sea. (Make digging motions)
Can you guess what he can be? (Point to head as though thinking)
Try to catch him. (Lock arms around body)
Watch him hide (Hide face with hands)
Watch him wiggle (wiggle body
Watch him slide (Slide feet)
Feed him a fish so he won’t fuss (Pretend to take a fish from pail and feed him)
He’s a baby OC-TO-PUS! (Shake finger to group and/or person next to you)

 

Swim Little Fish
(Use hands and arms to make the movements suggested by the words)

Swim, little fish, in water clear.
Fly, little birds, up in the air;
Creep, little caterpillars, creep,
Sleep, little children, softly sleep.

 

We’re Going to the Beach

We’re going to the beach today (use happy tone of voice)
The sun is shining, hurray, hurray. (Point to “sun”)
We’ve packed our lunch. (Pantomime packing lunch)
We’ll eat a bunch. (Pantomime eating)
Oh, we’re going to the beach today!

We were going to the beach today (Use dejected tone of voice)
The sun was shining, but it went away (Look for the sun)
Now at home we have to stay (Make groaning sound)
In our rooms we’ll have to play.  (Pretend to play)

Oh, we can’t go to the beach today!
The rain is falling down (Make rain with fingers)
And puddles are spreading all around. (Make “puddles” with hand motions)
So let’s lay a blanket on the floor. (Make spreading motion)
We’ll make believe we’re at the beach (Pretend to be “sunning” on the floor or swimming
And all the bad weather we’ll ignore!

 

Little Bunny

There was a little bunny who lived in the wood.
He wiggled his ears as a good bunny should
He hopped by a squirrel.
He wiggled by a tree.
He hopped by a duck.
And he wiggled by me.
He stared at the squirrel.
He peeked around the tree.
He stared at the duck.
But he winked at me!

The Little Fish

(Put your left hand out, palm down, fingers closed, and thumb sticking out. Put your right hand on top of your left, palm also down and thumb sticking out. This is a fish with fins at its sides. Wiggle the thumbs. Make the fish swim by moving hands up and down in unison. Then make fish swim and wiggle fins at the same time. Open the mouth. Keep palms together, but drop the left hand fingers and raise the right-hand fingers. Close the mouth on “takes a bite.”)

Little fish                                              (Place palms in above position)
Goes out to play.
He wiggles his fins,                              (Wiggle thumbs)
Then swims away.                                (Move fingers up and down in unison)

He swims and swims                            (Move fingers up and down in unison and wiggle thumbs)
In the water bright.
He opens his mouth.                             (Keep palms together, lower fingers of left hand, raise

                                                               fingers of right hand)

And takes a bite.                                  (Close to starting position)
Mmmmmmmmmmm!  Tastes good!

 

Five Little Seashells

Five little seashells lying on the shore
Swish! Went the waves, and then there were four,
Four little seashells , cozy as could be;
Swish, went the waves, and then there were three.
Three little seashells all pearly new;
Swish! Went the waves, and then there were two.
Two little seashells sleeping in the sun;
Swish! Went the waves, and then there was one.
One little seashell left all alone
Whispered “Shhhhhhhh” as I took it home.

 

Ten White Sea Gulls

Ten white sea gulls
Are ready to fly
Over the hill
And up to the sky.

Ten white sea gulls
Swift as can be
Spread out their wings
And fly to the sea

Then white sea gulls
Are up in the sky;
Pretty white sea gulls,
Good-bye, good-bye!

 

Finger Fishes
Some funny fishes went out to play
In the kitchen sink not far away,
They found the soap and they scrub, scrub, scrubbed.
They found a towel and they rub, rub, rubbed.
What kind of fishes could they be?
Why, finger fishes, don’t you see?

 

Little Fish

Little fish goes out to play.
He wiggles his fins,
Then swims away.
He swims and swims in the water bright.
He opens his mouth and takes a bite.
Mmmmm! Tastes good!

My Turtle

This is my turtle                                                             (Make fist, extend thumb)
He lives in a shell                                                           (Hide thumb in fist)
He likes his home very well 
He poke his head out when he wants to eat                  (Extend thumb)
And pulls it back in when he wants to sleep.                (Hide thumb in fist)

 

I’m an ooshy, gooshy, slithery, slimy snail. (wiggle body all over)
I have no hands, no feet, no arms, no tail (point to hands, feet, arms, and rear)
I slither, and I slide, (slide on the floor)
I wiggle, and I glide (glide)
I’m an ooshy, gooshy, slithery, slimy snail. (wiggle body all over)

Five Big Whales

Five big whales in the sea offshore,
One swam up to spout, and that left four.

Four big whales in the deep blue sea.
One swam up to spout, and that left three.

Three big whales in the sea so blue,
One swam up to spout, and that left two.

Two big whales having lots of fun.
One swam up to spout, and that left one.

One big whale longing for the sun
It swam up to spout, and that left none.

 

Ten Little Tug Boats

Ten little tug boats out in the bay
Let’s see how they get through the day.

Ten little tug boats coming down the line;
One goes to work, and now there are nine.

Nine little tug boats keep their row straight;
But one slows down, so now there are eight.

Eight little tug boats are up to tricks;
One backs up, so now there are six.

Six little tug boats. Goodness sakes alive!
One toots down the bay, which leaves only four.

Four little tug boats are as busy as can be;
one has private business, so now there are three.

Three little tug boats to takes the liners through;
One reports for duty, and now there are two.

Two little tug boats are ready for the run;
One runs out of fuel; that leaves only one.

The last tug boat pulls a liner to shore.
He finally makes it, and there aren’t any more.

 

I’m a Little Fishy

(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)

I’m a little fishy
I can swim
Here is my tail
Here is my fin
when I want to have fun
With my friends
I wiggle my tail and
Dive right in.

 

 

Reptiles & Amphibians Song & Fingerplays

Crocodile, Crocodile

Crocodile, crocodile, turn around
Crocodile, crocodile, touch the ground
Crocodile, crocodile, big round eyes
Crocodile, crocodile, big surprise
Crocodile, crocodile, here comes lunch
Crocodile, crocodile, MUNCH, MUNCH, MUNCH!

Music Songs & Fingerplays

Hi-Ho The Derry-Oh
(tune: Farmer in the Dell)

Toot your shiny horn
  (pretend to play a horn)
Toot your shiny horn
  (pretend to play a horn)
Hi-Ho the derry-oh
  (clap)
Toot your shiny horn
  (pretend to play a horn)

Additional verses:

Bang your noisy drum
  (pretend to play a drum)

Strum your old fiddle
  (pretend to play a fiddle)

Now you have a band
  (clap through the last verse)

Music Makes Me Happy

Music makes me happy
  (point to smile on face)
It's very plain to see
  (nod head)
That when I hear a song
  (cup hand over ear)
I sing along with glee
  (cup hands around open mouth)
I dance and twist and turn
  (wiggle hips)
A smile on my face
When music's in my life
I'm in a happy place
  (hug arms around self)

Spiders and Creepy Crawlies Songs & Fingerplays

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed 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
Climbed up the spout again.

Monkeys Songs & Fingerplays

Monkey See, Monkey Do

When you clap, clap, clap your hands
  (clap hands)
The monkey clap, clap, claps his hands.
  (Clap hands)
Monkey see
  (shade eyes with hands)
Monkey do
  (repeat first motion)
Monkey does the same as you!
  (point to child)

Five Little Monkeys

Five little monkeys
  (hold up five fingers)
Swinging in a tree.
  (swing hands over head)
Teasing Mr. Crocodile
  (shake one finger)
"You can't catch me!"
  (shake one finger)
Up comes Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be,
  (palms together, move hands upward)
Snapped that monkey right out of the tree!
  (clap hands, sharply)

  (Repeat with....
     Four...
    Three...
     Two....
     One.....

Bathtime Songs and Fingerplays

Naughty Soap Song

Just when I'm ready to
Start on my ears,
That is the time that my
Soap disappears.

It jumps from my fingers and
Slithers and slides
Down to the end of the
Tub, where it hides.

And acts in a most diso-
bedient way
AND THAT'S WHY MY SOAPS' GROWING
THINNER EACH DAY.

Bubble Bath

Bubbly, bubbly bubble bath,
Filled to the top,
Listen to the bubbly bubbles,
Pop! Pop! Pop!

Family Songs and Fingerplays

Grandma's Glasses

These are grandma's glasses,
This is grandma's hat.
This is how she folds her hands
And puts them in her lap.

These are grandpa's glasses,
This is grandpa's hat.
This is the way he folds his arms
And sits like that.

Mother's Knives and Forks

Here are mother's knives and forks,
Here is father's table.
Here is sister's looking glass,
And here is baby's cradle.

My Family
(tune:  The Muffin Man)

I am in a family,
A family, a Family.
I am in a family
And it is lots of fun.

My family likes to go to the pool,
Go to the pool, go to the pool.
My family likes to go to the pool.
And it is lots of fun.

...play outside
...ride our bikes.

In Mommy's Lap

I Love to snuggle in mommy's lap
And squeeze her tight like this.
  (hug self)
I love to tell her, "I love you so!"
With a great big kiss.
  (blow a kiss)

Penguins & Cold Weather Animals Songs and Fingerplays

Penguin Song
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)

The penguin slides over the ice bank,
The penguin jumps into the sea.
Look at his black and white feathers,
That penguin's as cute as can be!

Marco the Polar Bear

Marco the Polar Bear,
  (make circle in front of body with arms)
White as the snow,
  (extend out arms proudly)
Sat down on the ice
  (sit down)
Near the cold water's flow.
  (shiver)
"Lunch!  I need lunch"  he said,
  (rub stomach)
"I'll make a wish."
  (put hands together to make a wish)
He stuck in his paw
  (put right hand down)
And came up with a fish!
  (hold up right hand and smile)

Weather Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

The Wind Blows

The wind blows through the chimney
  (Stand straight, arms overhead)
Ooooohhhhh!
  (Hands to mouth, sway body back and forth.)
The wind blows through the town.
  (Stand straight; arms out to sides)
Ooooohhhhh!
  (Repeat motion)
He howls in all the treetops
  (Stand straight, sway arms back and forth overhead)
Ooooohhhhh!
  (Repeat motion)
And makes the leaves fall down.
  (Flutter fingers downward)
Ooooohhhhh!
  (Repeat motion)

Raindrops Are Falling

Raindrops are falling
From the cloudy sky.
  (Lower hands, wiggling fingers to imitate falling rain)
I'll button up my raincoat
  (Pretend to button down front)
It will keep me dry.
  (Nod head)
I'll wear my new galoshes
(Pull galoshes on feet one at a time)
And put my rain hat on
  (Place hands on head)
Then I'll splash in all the puddles
  (Hands flat, palms down, pretend to splash water)
On my front lawn.

O-R-A-N-G-E Story time

BOOKS:

The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss


Pumpkin Trouble, by Jan Thomas

I honestly think Jan Thomas is one of my favorite authors of books for young children.  There are bright vibrant pictures and very simple text with a lot of teachable story elements.

SONG:

WE LOVE ORANGE
Tune:  “Three Blind Mice”

We love orange, we love orange.
Yes we do, yes we do—
Crunchy carrots so good to eat,
Juicy oranges, oh so sweet,
Pumpkins ready for trick-or-treat.
Yes, we love orange.

ACTIVITY:

We had a snack of clementine oranges and baby carrots.   We played a simple game of "Hot Potato" with an orange, so it was "Hot Orange".   We practiced passing the orange around a circle first of all, which was a skill that was not that easy for young children.  Instead of the person holding the orange when the music was over being "out", we just shook our hands in the air and went "woo hoo...yay"!

Fizz, Boom, Read! Summer Reading Program ---- Robots

The Summer Reading Program theme this summer relates to Science and creating or inventing or experimenting.  One of the directions it can go is with robots.  Cricut has a cartridge called Robotz, which is what I used to cut out these cute little guys.  The first one is actually 3-D; takes time but is really cute and will look good on table or shelf displays.

 The next ones are just two of the many different designs of 1-D robots; they can be done in any color combination and even size really.  These are the biggest I could make on a 12x12 cutting mat, but if you had a 12x24 mat and large paper, you could make even larger ones.

Not too long ago, a craft website, www.cricutmachine.com had the cartridges for $9.99 each, which is a great deal! :)

P-U-R-P-L-E story time

Books:
Ride a Purple Pelican, by Jack Prelutsky



Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson


Songs/Fingerplays:

WE LOVE PURPLE
Tune:  “Frere Jacques”

We love purple,

we love purple.

Yes, we do.  Yes, we do.

Purple grapes and eggplant,

Purple plums and grape juice,

Just for me, just for you.

Crafts/Activities:

After reading Harold and the Purple Crayon, of course we had to complete our own drawing with the purple crayons.   (Magic erasers were at the ready, just in case some of the imagination ran off the paper :).

Y - E - L - L - O - W

Finding books for the color Yellow was somewhat of a challenge, with yellow in the title, with something yellow in the book, so I actually had quite a few duck, duckling, and chick books today.

Books:

Duck at the Door, by Jackie Urbanovic (yellow bill)



Little Quack, by Lauren Thompson



Song:

Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out to play
Over the hills and far away
When Mother Duck said quack, quack, quack,
4 little ducks came waddling back.

4 little ducks....
3 little ducks...
2 little ducks...
1 little duck

No little ducks went out to play,
Over the hills and far away.
(very stern voice) When Mother Duck said quack, quack, quack,
5 little ducks came waddling back.


Craft: