Elisa McClain - PBworks
RHYME
From
Hickory Dickory Dare
Hickory Dickory Dare.
The pig flew up in the air!
The man in brown soon brought him down,
Hickory Dickory Dare.
ACTION SONG
From I’m a Little Teapot compiled by Jane Cobb, p.11
Head and Shoulders (to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down.”)
Head and shoulders,
Place hands on head, then shoulders.
Knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Knees and toes,
Repeat knees and toes.
Knees and toes,
Repeat knees and toes.
Head and shoulders,
Place hands on head, shoulders.
Knees and toes,
Repeat knees and toes.
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Point to eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Here are my nursery rhyme, song, and finger play for week one.
Nursery Rhyme:
Three Wise Men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl
If the bowl had been stronger,
My song would have been longer.
Song:
Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
and down he run,
Hickory Dickory Dock.
Actions have the mouse (your hand) crawl up the arm for first verse and then for the second rhyme have the mouse go scurrying down.
I can send you a scan of the sheet music if you would like to see it, There are also more verses and actions, but I have found that most little kids like short and sweet items.
Finger play:
Once there lived a quiet mouse.
(Use index finger of right hand for mouse wiggle in time with the rhyme)
He lived inside a quiet house.
(Use left first as the house, show "mouse" going into the "house")
When all was quiet as can be...
OUT POPPED HE!
(after a pause have the "mouse" pop out of the house.)
Here are mine! --Leah
Nursery Rhyme:
Jack Sprat could eat no fat
His wife could eat no lean
And so betwixt them both between
They licked the platter clean!
Song:
Mary had a little lamb,
little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day
school one day, school one day,
It followed her to school one day, which was against the rules.
It made the children laugh and play,
laugh and play, laugh and play,
it made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school.
Finger Play:
Here is the church, (lace fingers together so the are inside your palms and close hands) Here is the steeple, (point index fingers up)
Open the doors, (unfold your hands)
See all the people. (turn your palms up and wiggle your fingers around)
Andrea Losos
LIS 2326: Storytelling
Weekly Assignment #1
*Nursery Rhyme:
Georgie Porgie
Georgie Porgie, Puddin' and Pie;
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
But when the boys came out to play;
Georgie Porgie ran away!
()
*Action Song:
Cobbler, Cobbler
Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe
(Bang fists together)
Get it done by half past two
(Shake finger bossily)
‘Cos my toe is peeping through
(Push right thumb through left wrist and wriggle)
Cobbler, cobbler mend my shoe!
*Finger Play:
Here is a Bunny:
|Here is a bunny, | |
|with ears so funny. |raise two fingers |
|And here is a hole in the ground. |make a fist with the other hand |
|At the first sound he hears, |palm facing in |
|he pricks up his ears, |straighten fingers |
|and pops right into the ground. |put fingers into hole in fist |
Kathy Ratliff
Storytelling Week 1 – 5/23/07
Rhyme:
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, knock at the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, a good fat Hen;
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen, maids a-kissing;
Seventeen, eighteen, maids a-waiting;
Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty;
To listen to the rhyme, click here.
Action Song:
Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits on an old gum tree,
Merry, merry king of the bush is he,
Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra
Gay your life must be.
Sung in the Round. Teach the Children the song, divide into groups, and re-sing. A favorite campfire song. To listen to the song, click here.
Bibliography:
Nicola Geier, Nicky’s Nursery Rhymes,
May 20, 2007
Erin Stephens
23 May 2007
Nursery Rhyme (Source: Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose)
Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
But Moses supposes erroneously;
For nobody’s toeses are posies of roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be.
Action Song:
“I Wiggle” (Source: Little Hands Fingerplays & Action Songs: Seasonal Rhymes and Creative Play for 2- to 6 year olds):
I wiggle my fingers (wiggle fingers)
I wiggle my toes (wiggle toes)
I wiggle my shoulders (“wiggle”/move shoulders)
I wiggle my nose (wiggle nose)
Now no more wiggles (go still)
Are left in me (point to yourself),
So I will be still (fold hands on lap)
As still as can be. (stay immobile for a few seconds)
Nursery Rhyme:
Little Miss Muffet sat on a Tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Action Song:
Bog Song
Chorus:
Rare bog, rotten bog
Way down in the valley-o
Rare bog rotton bog
Way down in the valley-o
And in that bog,
There was a tree, (motion a tree trunk)
A rare tree,
A rotten tree
And the tree’s in the bog
and the bog’s down in the valley-o (arms up in a V)
Chorus
And on that tree
There was a branch… (etc) (arm out like a branch)
Chorus
And on that branch
There was a twig… (finger out on branch stanch)
Continues with
Nest (cupped hand), egg (arms up in an O), bird (arms positioned like wings), feather (finger our in bird stance), spot (make a pinching motion), valley (arms up in a V)
Finger play:
Finger Song (to the tune of “Ten Little Indians”)
(hold fingers up as you count)
One little, two little, three little fingers
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on your hands!
Nursery Rhyme
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One for my master,
And one for my dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Source: smart-
Counting Apples
Fingerplay
Five red apples
Hanging on a tree five fingers held up
The juiciest apples you ever did see!
The wind came past
And gave an angry frown shake head and look angry
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Four red apples, etc.
Source: preschool-rhymes.htm
Brown Girl in a Ring
(Action Song)
There is a brown girl in the ring (ring could be stationary or moving)
Tra la la la la
There is a brown girl in the ring
Tra la la la la la
Brown girl in the ring (if moving stop when the motion section starts)
Tra la la la la
And she looks like a sugar and a plum, plum, plum
Show me your motion (swaying side to side, moving your feet, hands and other body parts)
Tra la la la la
Come show me your motion
Tra la la la la la
Show me your motion
Tra la la la la
And she looks like a sugar and a plum, plum, plum
Hug and kiss your partner
Tra la la la la
So hug and kiss your partner
Tra la la la la la
Hug and kiss your partner
Tra la la la la la
And she looks like a sugar and a plum, plum, plum
Source: Memory can't find a local site (Trinidad) on-line.
Song: The Fish in the Sea
(to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim
(make a fish with your hands by putting your palms together and wiggling them to the rhythm of the song)
Swim, swim, swim,
Swim, swim, swim,
The fish in the sea go swim, swim, swim
All day long
The lobster in the sea goes pinch, pinch, pinch
(Use your hands as pinchers)
Pinch, pinch, pinch,
Pinch, pinch, pinch,
The lobster in the sea goes pinch, pinch, pinch
All day long
The octopus in the sea goes wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
(wiggle your whole body)
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
The octopus in the sea goes wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
All day long.
The clam in the sea goes open and close
(make a clam with your hands by putting your wrists together and opening and closing your hands)
Open and close
Open and close
The clam in the sea goes open and close
All day long.
The shark in the sea goes chomp, chomp, chomp
(use arms for a shark’s mouth)
Chomp, chomp, chomp
Chomp, chomp, chomp
All day long.
Fingerplay: Hands on the Shoulders
(Do motions as you say them)
Hands on shoulders, hands on knees,
Hands behind you if you please.
Touch your shoulders, now your nose,
Now your chin and now your toes.
Hands up high in the air,
Down at your sides and touch your hair.
Hands up high as before,
Now clap your hands--one, two, three, four.
Nursery Rhyme: Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Elisa McClain
Storytelling Hmwk: 2
05/30/07
RHYME
From
I Had a Little Nut Tree
I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.
The King of Spain's daughter came to visit me,
And all for the sake of my little nut tree.
I skipped over water, I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air couldn't catch me.
FINGERPLAY
From
▪ Ring a Ring o’Roses by Flint Public Library, p. 75
▪ Toddle on Over by Robin Works Davis, p. 44
▪ Let’s Do Fingerplays by Marion F. Grayson, p. 33
I had a Little Turtle
I had a little turtle,
Make a fist with thumb sticking out.
He lived in a box.
Cup hands together for box.
He swam in a puddle.
Wiggle hand for swimming.
He climbed on the rocks.
Fingers climb up other fist.
He snapped at a mosquito,
Snap fingers.
He snapped at a flea,
Snap.
He snapped at a minnow
Snap.
And he snapped at me!
Snap.
He caught the mosquito,
Clap, gulp.
He caught the flea,
Clap, gulp.
He caught the minnow,
Clap, gulp.
But he didn’t catch me!
Wag pointer finger back and forth.
SONG
From Little Hands: fingerplays and action songs by Emily Stenson, p. 22
The Wheels on the Bus
Repeating motion throughout the verses.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Turn hands in a circle.
Round and round, round and round,
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All through the town.
2. The people on the bus go up and down…
Stand up tall and then crouch down.
3. The doors on the bus go open and shut…
Hands apart and together.
4. The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink…
Drop “money” in a slot.
5. The driver on the bus says, “Move on back!”
Thumb over shoulder motion.
6. The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish…
Move forearms back and forth like windshield wipers.
7. The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep…
Pull or press “horn.”
8. The brakes on the bus go eek, eek, eek…
Push foot down as if stepping on brake.
9. The children on the bus go yak, yak, yak…
Fingers to thumb in talking motion.
Nursery Rhyme:
(from memory)
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.
Action Song:
(from memory - the school yard at Burnside Elementary School, late 1970s)
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady!
Take the keys and lock her up,
Lock her up, lock her up.
Take the keys and lock her up
My fair lady!
(Two children stand facing each other and hold hands and raise them up like an arch. The other children walk quickly under the “bridge” again and again while the first two sing the first part of the song. Once the second part of the song is reached, they lower the “bridge” and catch a child and sing the second part while swinging the person caught back and forth in their arms.)
Finger Play:
Five Little Fishes
Five little fishes swimming in a pool, (wiggle 5 fingers)
The first one said, “the pool is cool”. (wrap arms around body)
The second one said, “the pool is deep”, (voice deep)
The third one said, “I want to sleep”, (rest head on hands)
The fourth one said, “let’s dive and dip), (hand dives and dips)
The fifth one said, “I spy a ship”, (peer out under hand)
Fisherman boat comes, (fingers form V and move away from body)
Line goes KER-SPLASH, (pantomime throwing fishing line)
Away the five little fishes dash. (wiggle 5 fingers away)
NURSERY RHYME
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Source:
Hickory Dickory Dock
Fingerplay
Hickory dickory dock
(run fingers up to head)
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
(clap hands once over head)
The mouse ran down
(run fingers down to toes)
Hickory dickory dock
Source:
A Sailor Went To Sea
Action Song
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 ocean, sea, sea, sea.
Source:
Song:
It's Time To Clean Up ( To the tune of Frere Jacques)
Are you helping,
Are you helping,
Pick Up Toys, Pick Up Toys,
Let us all be helpers,
Let us all be helpers,
Girls and Boys, Girls and Boys.
Nursery Rhyme:
One, Two, Tie My Shoe
1,2 Tie my shoe
3,4 Shut the Door
5,6 Pick Up Sticks
7,8 Lay them Straight
9,10 A Big Fat Hen
Let's get up and count again.
Fingerplay:
I have ten fingers (hold up both hands, fingers spread)
And they all belong to me (point to self)
I can make them do things-
Would you like to see?
I can shut them tight (make fists)
I can open them wide (open hands)
I can put them together (place palms together)
I can make them all hide (put hands behind back)
I can make them jump high (hands over head)
I can make them jump low (touch floor)
I can fold them up quietly (fold hands in lap)
And hold them just so.
Song:
The Wheels on the bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and Round, round and round
The Wheels of the bus go round and round
All through the town.
The driver of the bus says move on back! Move on Back! Move on Back!
The driver on the bus go up and down all through the town.
Substitute these also:
The horn of the bus goes beep beep beep.
The whipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish.
The doors on the bus go open and shut.
The bell on the bus go open and shut.
The bell on the bus goes ding-ding-ding.
The driver on the bus says, “Move on back…”
The lady on the bus says, “Get off my feet…”
The baby on the bus goes, “Wa-Wa-Wa…”
The people on the bus say, “We had a nice ride”
Nursery Rhyme/Poem:
The Crocodile
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the nile,
On every golden scale.
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws.
Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland)
Fingerplay:
Counting Apples
Five Red Apples
Hanging on a tree (five fingers held up)
The juiciest apples you ever did see!
The wind came past
And gave an angry frown (shake head and look angry)
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Four red apples, etc…
Fingerplay
Eensy Weensy Spider
The eensy weensy spider
Went up the water spout,
(fingers imitate a moving spider)
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
( fingers imitate falling rain)
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
(arms make a large circle )
And the eensy weensy spider went up the spout again
( fingers imitate a moving spider).
Nursery Rhyme
Little Jack Horner
Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
Eating his Christmas pie,
He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum
And said "What a good boy am I!"
Chant
The Noble Duke of York
The noble duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift child in the air)
and he marched them down again.(set child down)
And when you're up, you're up. (lift child in the air)
And when you're down, you're down. (set child down)
And when you're only half way up,
You're neither up nor down. (lift child in the air and set down very quickly)
Fingerplay
Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
(children hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
(put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew
(raise hand in the air very slowly)
And did not stop,
Until one day
The pod went POP!
(children clap hands together)
Nursery Rhyme
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Song
BUBBLES ALL AROUNDME
Sung to: “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”
The bubbles flew over the flowers.
The bubbles flew over the trees.
The bubbles flew over the grass.
So many bubbles, I see.
Bubbles, bubbles
As pretty as bubbles can be.
Bubbles, bubbles
Popping all around me.
Jean Warren
Connie Amoroso
Assignment #1
Nursery rhyme:
There Was a Crooked Man
There was a crooked man who walked a crooked mile.
He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse.
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
Source: The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants (page 396)
Fingerplay:
Five Little Fingers
Five little fingers on one hand.
(Hold up five fingers)
Two little feet on which to stand.
(Point to feet)
Two little arms to hold up high.
(Raise arms high)
Watch me reach up to the sky!
(Raise arms even higher)
Source: 1001Rhymes & Fingerplays (page 15)
Song:
Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry, merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be!
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gum drops he can see.
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me!
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Counting all the monkeys he can see.
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That’s not a monkey, that’s me!
Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail,
Gets a boo-boo in his tail.
Cry, Kookaburra! Cry, Kookaburra!
Oh, how life can be!
Source: The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants (page 231)
Connie Amoroso
Weekly Assignment #2
Rhyme:
Monday’s Child
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child must work for a living,
But the child that's born on the Sabbath day
Is fair and wise and good and gay.
Fingerplay:
Here Is My Book
Here is my book. I can open it wide
(palms together-open wide)
To show the pictures that are inside;
Here is my ball so big and round
(fingers form ball)
That I toss in the air or roll on the ground.
Here's my umbrella that keeps me dry
(above head)
When the raindrops drop from the cloudy sky.
And here is my kitty-just hear her purr
(left hand is kitty and stroke with right)
When I gently stroke her soft warm fur.
Chant:
Color Chant
If you're wearing RED
Put your hands on your head.
If you're wearing BLACK,
Then touch your back.
If you're wearing BROWN,
Touch the ground.
If you're wearing GREEN,
Wash your hands real clean.
If you're wearing BLUE,
Put your hands on your shoe.
If you're wearing PINK,
Then think and think.
If you're wearing GRAY,
Have a nice day.
If ORANGE is what you wear,
Then touch your hair.
If you're wearing WHITE,
Squeeze your hands real tight.
If you're wearing PURPLE,
Say, "Murple gurple."
If you're wearing YELLOW,
Wave to your fellow.
You're all looking mighty fine,
And that's the end of the color rhyme!
Rhyme: I see the Moon.
I see the moon
and the moon sees me
The moon sees the somebody I'd like to see.
God bless the moon
and God bless me
God bless the somebody I'd like to see!
Song: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Sung to the A, B, C tune.
Finger Play: Pat a Cake.
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, (clap where a comma is placed)
Bake me a cake as fast as you can. (hold babies hands together)
Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a "B" (roll babies hands, pretend pinch, trace a B on baby hand)
And put it in the oven for Baby and me! (push babies hands away from both of you)
Variation:
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
So I will, master, as fast as I can.
Pat it, and prick it, and mark it with a "T"
And put it in the oven for Tommy and me!
Nursery Rhyme
Ding Dong Bell
Ding, dong, bell,
Pussy's in the well.
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Green.
Who pulled her out?
Little Tommy Stout.
What a naughty boy was that,
To try to drown poor pussy cat,
Who never did him any harm,
And killed the mice in his father's barn.
Fingerplay
Fish Story
One, two, three, four, five-(hold up fingers as you count)
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten-(hold up five more!)
Then, I let it go again.(while both hands are up, motion to release the fish)
Why did I let it go?(hold hands up in a "why?" motion)
Because it bit my finer so.(hold up LEFT hand- their right)
Which finger did it bite?
The little finger on the right.(hold up pinky only)
Song
All the Pretty Little Horses (Hush-a-bye)
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
When you wake, you'll have cake,
And all the pretty little horses.
Black and bay, dapple and grey,
Coach and six little horses.
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
When you wake, you'll have cake,
And all the pretty little horses.
Way down yonder, down in the meadow,
There's a poor wee little lamby.
The bee's and the butterflies pickin' at its eyes,
The poor wee thing cried for her mammy.
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
When you wake, you'll have cake,
And all the pretty little horses.
An Apple a Day
An apple a day
Sends the doctor away
An apple in the morning
Doctor's warning
Roast apple at night
Starves the doctor outright
Eat an apple going to bed
Knock the doctor in the head
Three each day, seven days a week
Ruddy apple, ruddy cheek
Fingerplay
Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (children hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest (put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew (raise hand in air very slowly)
And did not stop,
Until one day
The pod went POP! (children clap hands together)
Song
Brother John
Are you sleeping,
Are you sleeping?
Brother John,
Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing,
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding Ding Dong,
Ding Ding Dong.
Action Song
The grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up the hill
And he marched them down again.
And when you’re up, you’re up;
And when you’re down, you’re down.
And when you’re only halfway up,
You’re neither up nor down!
Alternative Lyrics
Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill
and he marched them down again.
And when they were up they were up.
And when they were down they were down.
And when they were only half way up,
They were neither up nor down.
This is a poem my brothers and I used to recite when we were growing up. Not sure where we saw it first:
One bright day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise
And ran to save the two dead boys.
And if you don’t believe it’s true,
Go ask the blind man, he saw it too.
Fingerplay:
Albert Alligator had a very big mouth!
(hands mimic alligator)
Teeth pointing north and teeth pointing south!
(point up and down)
He liked to lay all day in the sun…
(lay back)
And, he’d snap at a bullfrog just for fun!
(snap hand)
One frog, two frogs, three frogs, four.
He was too full, he could eat no more!
(shake head no)
Taken from Fabulous Fingerplays! Written by Jane Kitson
Fingerplay 2
Halloween Witches
One Little, two little, three little witches (fold up hand and count three)
Fly over haystacks (fly hand up and down)
Fly over ditches
Slide down moonbeams without any hitches (glide hand downwards)
Heigh-ho! Halloweens' here!
Nursery Rhyme 2
Pussycat, Pussycat
Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been? I've been to London to visit the Queen. Pussycat, pussycat, what did you there? I frightened a little mouse under her chair.
Song 2
The Crocodile Song
She sailed away on a bright and sunny day On the back of a crocodile. “You see,” said she, “he’s as tame as he can be, As I float him down the Nile.”
The croc winked his eye As she waved a merry bye Wearing a happy smile.
At the end of the ride The lady was inside And the smile was on the Croco-d-i-le!
A cute little duck stepped out of the lake,
(mimic stepping)
She dried herself off with a shake, shake, shake!
(shake from side to side)
All the drops of water rolled off of her back,
(flick fingers as if water drops)
And, she headed through the grass with a
“quack, quack, quack!”
(step briskly and quack)
Taken from Fabulous Fingerplays! Written by Jane Kitson
***
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o’er your shoulder like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
Does your tongue hang down? Does it flop all around?
Can you tie it in a knot? Can you tie it in a bow?
Can you throw it o’er your shoulder like a Continental Soldier?
Does your tongue hang down?
Does your nose hang low? Does it wiggle to and fro?
Can you tie it in a knot? Can you tie it in a bow?
Can you throw it o’er your shoulder like a Continental Soldier?
Does your nose hang low?
Do your eyes pop out?
Do they bounce all about?
Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o’re your shoulder like a Continental Soldier?
Do your eyes pop out?
***
I hear thunder, I hear thunder,
Hark, don’t you? Hark, don’t you?
Pitter patter raindrops, Pitter patter, raindrops.
I’m wet through, I’m wet through.
-- sing to the tune of Frere Jacques, words by Barbara Cass-Beggs
Here are my song, finger play, and nursery rhyme for week 2.
Song: Take me out to the Ball Game
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don't care if I never get back,
Let me root, root, root for the Pirates,
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
At the old ball game!
Finger play (sung to Are your sleeping)
I’m a firefighter
I’m a firefighter
(point thumb to chest)
Watch me go
Watch me go
(shield eyes as if watching something in the distance)
See how all the people shout,
(cup hands over mouth)
When I put the fire out
With a hose
With a hose
(Make first and aim as if putting out the fire)
From Simply Super Storytimes
Nursery Rhyme
I should worry
I should care
I should marry a millionaire;
Should he die, I would cry-
Then I'd marry a richer guy.
From The Mother Goose Book of American Rhymes
Here are my nursery rhyme, finger play, and song for week three.
ABC Song (sung to three blind mice)
A, B, C,--- A, B, C.
Sing with me, -- A, B, C.
A is the for the apples we love to eat,
B is for boots we wear on our feet,
C is for candy that tastes so sweet.
A, B, C, -- A, B, C.
From Simply Super Storytimes
Nursery Rhyme
Time to Rise
A birdie with a yellow bill
Hopped upon my window sill,
Cocked his shining eye and said:
“Time to rise, you sleepy head!”
From Mother Goose Book of American Rhymes
Robert Lewis Stevenson
Finger play
Three balls
A ball,
(use one hand to make a small circle)
A bigger ball,
(use one hand to make a bigger circle)
A great big ball I see!
(use both hands to make an even bigger ball)
Now let’s count the balls we’ve made.
(make each circle as you count)
1, 2, 3!
From Simply Super Storytimes
Nursery Rhyme:
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
And he called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddlers three
Finger Play:
(Hmmm..more of a “toe” play than finger play….!!)
This little piggy went to market,
And this little piggy stayed home.
This little piggy had roast beef,
And this little piggy had none.
And this little piggy cried “Wee, wee, wee!” all the way home.
(jiggle each toe, starting with the big toe with each line, and in the last one, run your fingers up the baby or toddler’s leg)
Song:
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we wash our hands,
Wash our hands, wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we wash our clothes,
Wash our clothes, wash our clothes,
This is the way we wash our clothes,
ON a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we go to school,
Go to school, go to school,
This is the way we go to school,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we come out of school,
Out of school, out of school,
This is the way we come out of school,
On a cold and frosty morning.
From: The Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose, 1999
Fingerplay 3
A Chubby Little Snowman
A chubby little snowman (Hold arms in a circle to make a little fat belly)
Had a carrot nose (Point forefinger out from your nose)
Along cam a bunny (Make a bunny with your fingers and make it hop)
And what do you suppose? (Turn palms upward and shrug in disbelief)
That hungry little bunny (Rub your tummy)
Looking for his lung (Shade your eyes, as if looking into the distance)
Ate that snowman’s carrot nose (Make a bunny with one hand and a carrot with the other)
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH! (Make the bunny eat the carrot with two small bites and a final big bite)
Nursery Rhyme 3
Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater
Peter, Peter, Pumpking eater
Had a wife and couldn’t keep her
He put her in a pumpkin shell
And there he kept her, very well.
Song 3
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed a fly -
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a bird;
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly -
Perhaps she'll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die
There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! To swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog ...
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don't know how she swallowed a cow!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat... She swallowed the goat to catch the dog...
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat...
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird ...
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she'll die.
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse -
She's dead, of course.
Here’s a site that I really liked when I found it, so I thought I’d share…
Week 3
Fingerplay
Catching a fish
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(Count out fingers on right hand)
I caught a little fish alive.
(Catch all fingers on right hand with left hand)
Why did you let it go?
(Release fingers suddenly)
Because it bit my finger so.
(Shake right hand)
Which finger did it bite?
The little finger on the right.
(Point to little finger on the right hand)
Song:
This old man
This old man, he played one
(hold up one finger)
He played knick-knack on his thumb
(tap thumbs together)
With a knick-knack paddy whack, give a dog a bone,
(tap knees, clap hands, extend one hand)
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played two,
(hold up two fingers)
He played knick-knack on his shoe.
(tap shoe)
Repeat lines three and four above
This old man, he played three,
(hold up three fingers)
He played knick-knack on his knee
Repeat lines three and four above
This old man, he played four
(hold up four fingers)
He played knick-knack on the floor
(tap floor)
Repeat lines three and four above
This old man, he played five,
(hold up five fingers)
He played knick-knack on his drive
(tap floor)
Repeat lines three and four above
This old man, he played six
(hold up six fingers)
He played knick-knack on his sticks
(tap index fingers)
Repeat lines three and four above
This old man, he played seven,
(hold up seven fingers)
He played knick-knack along the Devon
(Point outward)
Repeat lines three and four above
This old man, he played eight,
(hold up eight fingers)
He played knick-knack on his pate.
(tap head)
Repeat lines three and four above
This old man he played nine,
(hold up nine fingers)
He played knick-knack on his spine
(tap spine)
Repeat lines three and four above
This old man, he played ten,
(hold up ten fingers)
He played knick-knack now and then
(clap hands)
Repeat lines three and four above
Nursery Rhyme:
Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a Tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
And sat down beside her
A scared Miss Muffet away.
got the following fingerplay from this book:
Beall, Pamela Conn and Susan Hagen Nipp. Wee Sing: Children's songs and fingerplays. Los Angeles: Price,1979.
Fingerplay:
Here is the Beehive
Here is the beehive, where are th bees?
(fist with thumb enclosed)
Hidden away where nobody sees.
(place other hand over the "hive")
Watch and you'll see them come out of the hive
(closely watch "hive")
On two three four five!
(very slowly fingers and thumb open)
This song I know from childhood:
Down by the banks of the hanky-panky
Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to banky
with a fe fi fo fum
jumpin off the lily pad with a big ker-plunk!
(at the last part, jump!)
And a familiar nursery rhyme:
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Nursery Rhyme= "Doctor Foster"
Doctor Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain.
He stepped in a puddle
Right up to his middle,
And never went there again.
Fingerplay= "Three Little Nickels"
Three little nickels in a pocket new, (hold up 3 fingers)
One bought a peppermint, and then there were two, (bend down one finger)
Two little nickels before the day was done,
One bought an icecream cone and then there was one, (bend down another finger)
One little nickel I heard it plainly say,
"I'm going into the piggy bank for a rainy day!"
Song= "Bed in Winter"
In winter I get up at night,
And dress by yellow candle light.
In summer quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day,
To go to bed by day,
To go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed and see,
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown up people's feet
Still past me in the street,
Past me in the street,
Past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?
To have to go to bed by day?
To have to go to bed by day?
Fingerplay 4
The Finger Band
tune: Mulberry Bush
The finger band has come to town
Come to town, come to town,
The finger band has come to town,
So early in the morning.
(Wiggle fingers on both hands)
The finger band can play the drums
Play the drums, play the drums
The finger band can play the drums,
So early in the morning.
(Imitate playing drums)
(Repeat above activities for each instrument)
The flute
The clarinet
The trumpet
The violin
The trombone
The piano
The guitar
The Finger band has gone away....
Nursery Rhyme 4
Bat, Bat
Bat, bat
Come under my hat
And I’ll give you a slice of bacon;
And when I bake
I’ll give you a cake,
If I am not mistaken.
Song 4
All The Pretty Little Horses (Hush-A-Bye)
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
When you wake, you'll have cake,
And all the pretty little horses.
Black and bay, dapple and grey,
Coach and six little horses,
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby,
When you wake, you'll have cake,
And all the pretty little horses.
Way down yonder, down in the meadow,
There's a poor wee little lamby.
The bees and the butterflies pickin' at its eyes,
The poor wee thing cried for her mammy.
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
When you wake, you'll have cake,
And all the pretty little horses.
Enjoy! (the mary mack song suddenly came out of my memory, it took me right back to elementary school!!) - Leah
Finger Play:
One little, two little, three little fingers.
Four little, five little six little fingers.
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers.
Ten fingers on my hands.
Nursery Rhyme:
Hickery, dickery, dock;
The mouse ran up the clock;
The clock struck One,
The mouse ran down,
Hickery, dickery, dock.
Song:
Miss Mary Mack, Mack , Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back
She asked her mother, mother, mother
For fifteen cents, cents, cents
To see the animals, animals, animals
Jump over the fence, fence, fence
They jumped so high, high, high
Right into the sky, sky, sky
They never came back, back, back
Poor Mary Mack, Mack, Mack!
Little Green Frog
(Movements—close eyes on “mm,” open eyes and stick out tongue on “aah!)
"mm AAH!”, went the little green frog one day.
"mm AAH!”, went the little green frog.
"mm AAH!”, went the little green frog one day,
And the little green frog went, “mm AH mm AH mm AH AH!”
All the other frogs went, “Vo do di o di o! (di = dee)
Vo do di o di o! Vo do di o di o!."
All the other frogs went, “Vo do di o!",
But the little green frog went, “mm AH mm AH mm AH AH!
From: (you can hear the melody here!)
Darling Little Goldfish
My darling little goldfish (wiggle a finger)
Hasn't any toes (point to your toes)
He swims around without a sound (pretend to swim)
And bumps his angry nose (point to nose)
He can't get out to play with me (Point to your self)
Nor I get in to him (Point to other children)
Although I say Come out and play(motion finger for him to come)
He says, come in and swim(pretend to swim)
From:
A Wise Old Owl
A Wise Old Owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard
Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird?
From:
Nursery Rhyme- Freckles
Some little boys and girls I know
Have freckles on their faces;
Some, freckles on their nose and cheeks
And lots of other places.
I wish I had freckles too,
For everyone to see.
I wonder what I have to do
To have them land on me...
Fingerplay- Grandma's Glasses
Here are grandma's glasses (put on glasses)
Here is grandma's hat (put on hat)
This is the way she folds her hands (fold hands)
And puts them in her lap. (rest folded hands on lap)
Here are grandpa's glasses, (put on glasses)
Here is grandpa's hat (put on hat)
This is the way he folds his arms (cross arms)
Just like that!
Song- Animal Fair
I went to the animal fair,
The birds and the beasts were there,
The big baboon by the light of the moon
Was combing his auburn hair.
The monkey bumped the skunk,
And sat on the elephant's trunk;
The elephant sneezed and fell to his knees,
And that was the end of the monk!
The monk!
Song:
It’s raining
It’s raining, it’s pouring,
The old man is snoring.
He bumped his head, and fell out of bed and couldn’t get up in the morning.
Nursery Rhyme:
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey Diddle Diddle,
The cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Fingerplay:
Open shut them
Open them shut them,
Open them shut them,
Give a little clap.
Open them shut them,
Open them shut them,
Put them in your lap
Creep them, Creep them, Creep them, Creep them,
But do not let them in.
(make hand motions exactly as line states
Fingerplay 5
Quiet Cats
We are little pussy cats (use hands, crawl, or tip toe)
Walking round and round.
We have cushions on our feet
(whisper) And never make a sound.
Nursery Rhyme 5
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie;
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,
Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king?
The king was in the parlour counting out his money;
The queen was in the kitchen eating bread and honey;
The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes;
There came a little blackbird and nipped off her nose.
Song 5
Riding In My Car (Woody Guthrie)
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b’ brrrm,
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm,
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm.
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm.
Take me riding in the car, car;
Take me riding in the car, car;
Take you riding in the car, car;
I'll take you riding in my car.
Click clack, open up the door, girls;
Click clack, open up the door, boys;
Front door, back door, clickety clack,
Take you riding in my car.
Climb, climb, rattle on the front seat;
Spree I spraddle on the backseat;
Turn my key, step on my starter,
Take you riding in my car.
Engine it goes boom, boom;
Engine it goes boom, boom;
Front seat, backseat, boys and girls,
Take you riding in my car.
Trees and the houses walk along;
Trees and the houses walk along;
Truck and a car and a garbage can,
Take you riding in my car.
Ships and the little boats chug along;
Ships and the little boats chug along;
Boom buhbuh boom boom boom buh boom,
Take you riding in my car.
I'm a gonna send you home again;
I'm a gonna send you home again;
Boom, boom, buhbuh boom, rolling home,
Take you riding in my car.
I'm a gonna let You blow the horn;
I'm a gonna let you blow the horn;
A oorah, a oorah, a oogah, oogah,
I'll take you riding in my car.
Nursery Rhyme
Grace, Grace
All Dressed in Lace
Went Upstairs
To Wash her face
From The Real Mother Goose Book of American Rhymes
Finger play
This is Frisky's doghouse (pointer fingers touch to make a roof)
This is Frisky's bed; (make a smoothing motion)
Here is Frisky's pan of milk; (cup hands like drinking)
So that he can be fed.
Frisky has a collar (point to neck)
With his name upon it, too;
Take a stick and throw it,(motion throwing a stick)
He'll bring it back to you! (clap once)
From Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom
Song
Easter Eggs to the chorus of Jingle Bells
Easter eggs, Easter eggs,
Hidden all around.
Come my children look about
And see where they are found.
Easter eggs, Easter eggs
They're a sight to see.
One for you and one for you (point to different people)
and a special one fore me! (point to self)
From Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom
Finger play
Autumn winds begin to blow (blow)
Colored leaves fall fast or slow (make fast and slow falling motions with hands)
Twirling, whirling, all around (turn around)
'Til at last, they touch the ground (fall to the ground)
Song
Little Leaves, to the tune of Ten little Indians
One little, two little, three little leaves
Four little, five little, six little leaves
Seven little, eight little, nine little leaves,
Ten little leaves fall down!
You can add hand motions holding up your fingers and then having all ten of them fall down.
Both of these were from From Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom
Nursery Rhyme
I often sit and wish that I
Could be a kite up in the sky,
And ride upon the breeze and go
Whichever way I chanced to blow.
From The Real Mother Goose Book of American Rhymes
Nursery Rhyme- Bobby Shaftoe
Bobby Shaftoe went to sea,
Silver buckles on his knee.
He'll come back and marry me,
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.
Bobby Shaftoe's fine and fair,
Combing down his auburn hair.
He's my friend for evermore,
Pretty Bobby Shaftoe.
Song- Alice the Camel
Alice the Camel
Alice the camel has five humps.
Alice the camel has five humps.
Alice the camel has five humps.
So go, Alice, go.
Alice the camel has four humps.
Alice the camel has four humps.
Alice the camel has four humps.
So go, Alice, go.
Alice the camel has three humps.
Alice the camel has three humps.
Alice the camel has three humps.
So go, Alice, go.
Alice the camel has two humps.
Alice the camel has two humps.
Alice the camel has two humps.
So go, Alice, go.
Alice the camel has one hump.
Alice the camel has one hump.
Alice the camel has one hump.
So go, Alice, go.
Alice the camel has no humps.
Alice the camel has no humps.
Alice the camel has no humps.
Cause Alice is a horse of course!
Fingerplay-Ten Fingers
I have ten fingers hold up both hands, fingers spread
And they all belong to me, point to self
I can make them do things-
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight make fists
I can open them wide open hands
I can put them together place palms together
I can make them all hide put hands behind back
I can make them jump high hands over head
I can make them jump low touch floor
I can fold them up quietly fold hands in lap
And hold them just so.
Nursery Rhyme:
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.
Song:
Birdie Dance (To Chicken Dance)
My birdie Sings
He flaps his wings
He shakes his tail
Clap, clap, clap, clap
Now turn around, now turn around, now turn around
and stop
(turn waving hands)
repeat if you would like.
Fingerplay
Five little fishes:
Five little fishes swimming in a pool (wave five fingers)
The first one said "the pool is cool" (wrap arms around body)
The second one said "the pool is deep" (use deep voice)
The third one said, "I want to sleep" (rest head on hands)
The fourth one said, "Let's dive and dip" (hand dives and dips)
The fifth one said, "I spy a ship" (peer out under hand)
Fisherman boat comes, (fingers form V and move away from body)
Line goes KER-PLASH, (pantomime throwing fishing line)
Away the five little fishes dash. (wiggle five fingers away).
Song:
Fred the Moose
(have the lines repeated back by the audience)
There was a moose
He liked to drink a lot of juice
There was a moose
He liked to drink a lot of juice
The moose's name was Fred
He liked to drink his juice in bed
The moose's name was Fred
He liked to drink his juice in bed
Nursery Rhyme: Three Blind Mice:
Three blind mice,
Three blind mice
See how they run,
See how they run!
They all ran after
The farmer's wife
She cut off their tails
With a carving knife
Did you ever see
Such a sight in your life
As three blind mice?
He drank his juice with care
But he spilt it everywhere
He drank his juice with care
But he spilt it everywhere
Fingerplay:
Mother's Knives and Forks
These are Mother's knives and forks (finger interlaced tips up)
This is Mother's table, (flatten hands and arms)
This is Mother's looking glass (palms toward face)
And this is baby's cradle (rock arms)
Song:
Down by the Station
Down by the station
Early in the morning
See the little pufferbellies
All in a row
See the station master
Turn the little handle
Puff, puff, toot, toot
Off we go!
Fingerplay:
Bedtime Tickle Bug
Tickle bug, tickle bug
Hunting feet
Creeping creeping (creep fingers down legs)
Over the sheet
One! Two! (grab one foot and then the other of the child)
Catch ‘em like this
Tickle-y Tickle-y (tickle toes)
Tummy kiss! (kiss tummy)
From:
Rhyme:
Someone Came Knocking
Someone came knocking
At my wee, small door;
Someone came knocking
I’m sure-sure-sure.
I listened, I opened,
I looked to left and right,
But nought there was a-stirring
In the still dark night.
Only the busy beetle
Tap-tapping in the wall,
Only from the forest
The screech-owl’s call.
Only the cricket whistling
While the dewdrops fall,
So I know not who came knocking,
At all, at all, at all
From:
Fingerplay:
Alligator Pie
Alligator, alligator (open and close hands like an alligator's mouth)
Alligator pie.
If I don't get some,
I think I'm gonna cry. (pretend to cry)
You can take away the grass, (wiggle fingers like grass blowing)
Take away the sky, (hands over head)
But don't take away (do alligator's mouth again)
My Alligator pie.
From:
Song:
Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
Four little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
Three little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
Two little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
One little monkey swinging in a tree,
Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be.......
And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
No little monkeys swinging in a tree
From:
Rhyme:
The Lady with the Alligator Purse
Miss Lucy had a baby his name was Tiny Tim,
She put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water, he ate up all the soap,
He tried to eat the bathtub, but it wouldn’t go down his throat.
Miss Lucy called the doctor,
Miss Lucy called the nurse,
Miss Lucy called the lady with the alligator purse.
In came the doctor,
In came the nurse,
In came the lady with the alligator purse.
“Mumps!” said the doctor,
“Measles!” said the nurse,
“Nonsense!” said the lady with the alligator purse.
“Penicillin,” said the doctor,
“Castor oil,” said the nurse,
“Nonsense!” said the lady with the alligator purse.
“All tiny Tim needs is a great big Pizza!”
Out went the doctor,
Out went the nurse,
Out went the lady with the alligator purse.
NURSERY RHYME
A Wise Old Owl
A wise old owl sat in an oak,
The more he heard, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard;
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
Source:
FINGERPLAY
Ten Fingers
I have ten fingers hold up both hands, fingers spread
And they all belong to me, point to self
I can make them do things-
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight make fists
I can open them wide open hands
I can put them together place palms together
I can make them all hide put hands behind back
I can make them jump high hands over head
I can make them jump low touch floor
I can fold them up quietly fold hands in lap
And hold them just so.
Source:
This is the Way
Action Song
This is the way I wash my face.
Wash my face.
Wash my face.
This is the way I wash my face.
So early in the morning.
This is the way I brush my teeth.
Brush my teeth.
Brush my teeth.
This is the way I brush my teeth.
So early in the morning.
(Other lines: comb my hair;
say hello; ride a bike; read a book.
You can add any action
to this song.)
Song
Oh! Dear! What Can the Matter Be?
Oh dear what can the matter be?
Oh dear what can the matter be?
Oh dear what can the matter be?
Johnnie's so long at the fair.
He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons,
He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons,
He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons
To tie up my bonnie brown hair.
Oh dear what can the matter be?
Oh dear what can the matter be?
Oh dear what can the matter be?
Johnnie's so long at the fair.
He promised to bring me a basket of posies,
A garland of lilies, a garland of roses,
A little straw hat to set off the blue ribbons
That tie up my bonnie brown hair.
Fingerplay or Action Song
We are little pussy cats
Walking round and round.
We have cushions on our feet
And never make a sound.
(walking on cushions of fingers)
or (crawling quietly like a cat)
Nursery Rhyme
Little Jack Horner
Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
Eating his Christmas pie,
He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum
And said "What a good boy am I!"
Take Home Craft
Hanging Japanese Fish
Supplies needed:
|Construction paper |
|Old magazines, catalogs, colored paper scraps, and aluminum foil scraps to cut up |
|Glue |
|Scissors |
|Stapler |
|Markers or crayons |
|Hole punch |
|2 to 3 Crepe paper streamers (a few inches long) |
|Some string or yarn |
| |
1. Draw a fish on a large piece of paper.
Put a second piece of paper under this piece of paper. Cut out two large, paper fish.
2. Cut out a lot of scrap paper and/or aluminum foil circles. Use old, colourful magazines, catalogues, etc.
3. Glue the circles onto both sides of the body of the fish. These are the fish's scales. (The fish is not symmetrical, so be sure that you glue circles onto the fish in such a way that when you staple the 2 sides together later on, the scales will be on the outside.)
4. Decorate the fish's head, fins, and tail using crayons or markers
5. Staple the two sides of the fish together, stapling the ends of crepe paper ribbons inside the tail.
6. Punch two holes on the fish's face. String some yarn through the holes. You now have a hanging koi (a Japanese carp).
This craft I would most likely use for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade kids. You could already have all the little circles from the magazines cut out ahead of time and in a big box or bag for them to just choose them from. Or have them cut them out themselves from magazines maybe they bring one in from home or something like that.
I’d use this as an activity after a day of learning about Japanese culture through stories, songs, pictures. I really like how colourful this craft is.
As far as cost is concerned, they can bring the old magazines in or you can have some of your own. Between the construction paper, glue, scissors, stapler, tissue paper, markers and anything else you might use to decorate, it shouldn’t cost more than a few dollars to buy all of the paper and string and the other things you probably have handy already.
My Take Home Craft focuses on children from the ages 4 to 6 years old. I chose this craft as it could be modified from very simple tasks – color association to multiple tasks of counting and sizing.
The materials required are poster boards, crayons and images of Bears, furniture and crockery for the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. These images are placed onto boards for each child and also cut into cards. The outline would be as follows:
- Place images of the three bears vertically on the board.
- Provide the cards to the children along with three (3) crayons for example green, blue and red.
- The children would be asked to identify colors by coloring all items belonging to a particular bear in the same color as bear and placing it next to bear on board.
- The exercise can be expanded so the children can compare and identify the various sizes of the furniture and crockery by placing the corresponding images besides the ones on the Board, thus learning the differentiation in sizes.
- Also another activity could be added on to include numbers for developing mathematical skills by asking them to color and place any number of bowls, beds or chairs besides image of specific bear.
The images will be in black and white and the cost is negligible. All this can be done on a budget of $20.00 or less as it all depends on the number of children in the program.
Therefore my activity is color association but can be expanded to differentiating sizes and developing mathematical skills.
Source:
Week #6
Song:
Baby Bumblebee
I caught myself a baby bumblebee, won’t my mommy be so proud of me.
I caught myself a baby bumblebee, OUCH! He stung me.
I’m talking to my baby bumblebee, won’t my mommy be so proud of me.
I’m talking to my baby bumblebee, “Oh,” he said I’m sorry.
I’m letting go my baby bumblebee, won’t my mommy be so proud of me.
I’m letting go my baby bumblebee, Look, he’s happy to be free.
Fingerplay:
Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod.
(children hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
(put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew.
(raise hand in the air very slowly)
And did not stop.
Until one day,
The pod went POP!
(children clap hands together)
Nursery Rhyme:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!
Nursery Rhyme
A Cat Came Fiddling Out of a Barn
A cat came fiddling out of a barn,
With a pair of bagpipes under her arm.
She could sing nothing but fiddle dee dee,
The mouse has married the bumblebee.
Pipe, cat; dance, mouse;
We'll have a wedding at our good house.
Fingerplay
Clap, Two, Three, Four!
Clap, two, three, four, five, six, seven. (Clap hands)
Shake, two, three, four, five, six, seven. (Shake fingers)
Slap, two, three, four, five, six, seven. (Slap table or knees. Not too hard!)
Roll, two, three, four, five, six, seven. (Rotate one hand around the other)
Snap, two, three, four, five, six, seven. (Snap fingers)
Tap, two, three, four, five, six, seven. (Pound fists)
Push, two, three, four, five, six, seven. (Push hands forward)
Clap, two, three, four, five, six, seven. (Clap hands)
Shake your hands and clap, clap, clap
Shake your hands and fold them in your lap.
(Suit actions to words>
Song
On Top of Spaghetti
On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese.
I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table, it rolled on the floor,
And then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.
It rolled in the garden and under a bush,
And then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.
The mush was as tasty as tasty could be,
And early next summer it grew to a tree.
The tree was all covered with beautiful moss.
It grew great big meatballs and tomato sauce.
So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball and don't ever sneeze.
Take Home Craft
Paper Bag Puppet
Supplies Needed
• Small brown paper lunch bags
• Animal patterns of heads, legs, tails, (I will have these if you need/want some!)
• Crayons
• Glue
• Scissors
Directions-This is pretty self-explanatory, but I'll try to give it some steps. Once you see it, you'll understand.
• Choose an animal pattern
• Color your chosen animal's parts
• Cut out your animal's head, arms, tail, whatever parts are included in the pattern
• With assistance, glue the head/top of mouth piece on the bottom of the bag
• Glue the bottom of the mouth/lower jaw piece under the bottom of the bag flap (if you stick your arm in the bag and use your four fingers to move the flap, you should see a mouth moving)
• All that's left to do is to glue any remaining parts to the bag-arms on the sides, tail in the back, etc.
• When complete, you should have a functional puppet that can serve as a reading buddy.
Age Group
I tried to do this craft with my two and a half-year old nephew, and it was a bit challenging for him. He needed some assistance. I would use this craft with older children, maybe 4-5 year-olds. Basically, you'll want to try this with any child who can color and glue.
I chose this craft becuase it is simple, easy, and cheap! A package of 50 paper lunch bags is .99 cents at Walmart, I was given the patterns and will therefore share them with everyone so they can continue to be copied, and what teacher/children's librarian doesn't have crayons and scissors? I also liked this craft because it can be used with book that has a frog, dinosaur, or rat/mouse as a character (those are the animal patterns I have). Once the puppet is complete, it's durable, and fun to play with, and can even be used to read along with the teacher/librarian once it's complete.
Bear Song (have audience repeat lines back to you)
One day I went
into the woods
I met a bear
a-way up there.
(sing all together)
He looked at me
I looked at him
He sized me up
I sized up him
(sing lines all together)
He said to me
You'd better run
I see you ain't
got any gun
(sing lines to together)
And so I ran
Away from there
But right behind
me was that bear
(sing lines together)
Ahead of me
I saw a tree
A great big tree
Oh, golly gee!
(sing)
The lowest branch
Was ten feet up
I had to jump
And trust my luck
(sing)
And so I jumped
Into the air
But I missed that branch
A-way up there
(sing)
Now don't you fret
And don't you frown
I caught that branch
On the way back down
(sing line together)
Fingerplay
Patty-cake Patty-cake Baker's man (clap hand together)
Bake me a cake a fast as you can
Roll it (roll arms around each other)
and pat it (pat hands together)
and mark it with a M (mark M in air or other letter depending on the child's first name)
and put it in the over for Mandy and me. (point to child and self)
Nursery Rhyme:(a favorite of mine)
Baa baa black sheep
have you any wool?
yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master,
and one for the dame,
and one for the little boy
who lives down the lane.
Song
Shake a friend's hand:
Shake a friend's hand
Shake a hand next to you.
Shake a friend's hand and sing along.
Shake a friend's hand
Shake a hand next to you
Shake a friend's hand and sing...
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
Shake a friends hand and sing along!
(This song is great fun and all the kids love running around to shake everyone's hand. The la la part is actually supposed to be Alleluia, but that doesn't seem appropriate for a public library)
Nursery Rhyme (Happy fourth of July)
Yankee Doodle came to town,
A-ridin' on a pony;
He stuck a feather in his hat
And called it macaroni.
Yankee Doodle keep it up,
Yankee Doodle Dandy;
Mind the music and the steps
And with the girls be handy.
Father and I went down to camp,
Along with Cap'n Goodwin;
The men and boys all stood around
As thick as hasty puddin'.
Fingerplay
Wave, wave, wave the flag, (wave your hand like a flag)
Hold it very high. (lift your arm up high)
Watch the colors gently wave, (cup your hands around your eyes)
Way up in the sky. (point to a place high in the sky)
March, march, march around, (march around or in place)
Hold the flag up high. (lift your arm up high)
Wave, wave, wave the flag, (wave your hand like a flag)
Way up in the sky. (point to a place high in the sky)
I found that this one is even more fun if everybody can have a flag. I had the kids all color in one and then we put them on pipe cleaners.
From Patriotic Preschool website, I'm still looking for the adress and will modify this post when I find it.
Take home craft to accompany story time.
This craft can go with a lot of different themes, but I like it for a patriotic theme. I think this book works very well with the Patriotic Alphabet books.
I have a pattern for a scroll and I give each children five copies of the scroll. The first page is our book cover. The four other pages are used to talk about what each child likes best about America or what the child thinks Americans like best. We decorate our cover, punch holes in all of the pages, and then use patriotic ribbon (about 50 cents from a craft store) to create our own America book. This craft works best for K-2, but it could also work for younger and older children. For the younger children I would write the prompts on their sheets for them and let them draw their answers. Older children could write a paragraph, do a collage, or any other creative way to illustrate their opinion. If anyone is interested in the pattern I could scan it in and post it.
For each child you need:
5 pieces of scroll paper
Siccors
hole punch
ribbon/string/yarn
Crayons, markers, etc.
Optional: Stickers, glitter, and any other decorating items you can think of!
This can aid in early literacy by asking the children for story recollection. On one page ask them to draw or write about one of their favorite parts of the story.
NURSERY RHYME
As I was going to St. Ives
As I was going to St. Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks and wives
How many were going to St. Ives?
Source: Silberg, J. & Schiller P., (2002). The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays and Chants. Gryphon House Inc., Maryland.
FINGERPLAY
The Elephant
The elephant goes like this and that
place one hand on top of the other and move it to the left and then to the right.
He’s oh, so big,
And he’s oh, so fat.
Spread arms wide and puff out cheeks
He has no fingers
And he has no toes.
make fists
But goodness gracious,
What a nose!
Clasp hands together and raise them in front of you pointing upwards.
Source: Cole, J. & Calmenson, S. (1991). The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider – Fingerplays and Action Rhymes, Mulberry Books, N Y.
Round, Round, Round My Baby
Action Song
To play: Everyone stands in a circle and two people are chosen to go in the middle. When the game starts the girls link arms (elbows!) so they’re facing opposite directions. Then everyone else claps in a rhythm and sings this chant while the girls in the middle skip around.
Round, round, round my baby,
Round, round, round my baby,
Round, round, round my baby,
This is how you do it!
The girls in the middle choose another pair of girls by going up to them (the song should not stop!) and jumping in the direction the next verse gives:
Front, front, front, my baby, (each pair of girls - each girl from the middle and the girl from the circle she's chosen to replace her - jump facing each other)
Back, back, back, my baby, (pairs jump back to back)
Side, side, side, my baby, (pairs jump side by side)
This is how you do it!
The new girls go into the middle and the song repeats
Source:
NURSERY RHYME
Good Night, Sleep Tight
Good night, sleep tight,
Wake up bright,
In the morning light,
To do what’s right,
With all your might.
Source: Silberg, J. & Schiller P., (2002). The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays and Chants. Gryphon House Inc., Maryland.
FINGERPLAY
Ten Fat Peas
Ten fat peas in a peapod pressed.
Make fists and place in front of chest.
One grew
Put one finger in the air
Two grew
Put two fingers in the air
So did all the rest
Put all fingers in the air
They grew and grew
Raise hands and fingers to side of head
And did not stop
Stretch hands and fingers beyond the head
Until one day
The pod went POP!
Clap hands above the head.
Source: Cole, J. & Calmenson, S. (1991). The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider – Fingerplays and Action Rhymes, Mulberry Books, N Y.
Action Song
BINGO
There was a farmer who 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.
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o.
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-O
And Bingo was his name-o.
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
And Bingo was his name-o.
Source:
NURSERY RHYME
When
When I was a bachelor
I lived by myself;
And all the bread and cheese I got
I laid up on the shelf.
The rats and the mice
They made such a strife,
I was forced to go to London
To buy me a wife.
The streets were so bad,
And the lanes were so narrow,
I was forced to bring my wife home
In a wheelbarrow.
The wheelbarrow broke,
And my wife had a fall;
Down came wheelbarrow,
Little wife and all.
Source:
FINGERPLAY
Little Easter Rabbit
Little Easter Rabbit goes hip, hop, hip. Hop hand.
See how his ears go flip, flop, flip. Hold hands by ears and flop them
See how his eyes go blink, blink, blink Blink eyes
See how his nose goes twink, twink, twink Wiggle nose
Pet his white coat, so soft and furry, Stroke arm
Hip, hop, hip – he’s off in a hurry Hop hand away
Source: Schiller P., (2000). Creating Readers – Over 1000 Games, Activities, Tongue Twisters, Fingerplays, Songs and Stories to Get Children Excited about Reading. Gryphon House Inc., Maryland.
Action Song
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
My Bonnie lies over the sea,
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me;
Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
Action: As you sing each word beginning with the letter B, change from a standing to a sitting position and vice versa. All should be standing at the end of the song. When you have mastered these movements, sing it again, faster.
Source:
Nursery Rhyme:
Jack Sprat could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean,
And so betwixt the two of them
They licked the platter clean
Fingerplay:
Here is my book. I can open it wide
(palms together-open wide)
To show the pictures that are inside;
Here is my ball so big and round
(fingers form ball)
That I toss in the air or roll on the ground.
Here's my umbrella that keeps me dry
(above head)
When the raindrops drop from the cloudy sky.
And here is my kitty-just hear her purr
(left hand is kitty and stroke with right)
When I gently stroke her soft warm fur.
Action Song:
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
My bonnie lies over the ocean
My bonnie lies over the sea
My bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh, bring back my bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back my bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back my bonnie to me
Actions: Start the song sitting down. On the first "B" in the song, stand up. At the next "B", sit down again. Repeat throughout the song. Repeat the song a number of times, getting faster and faster!
Fingerplay 7
The Fuzzy Caterpillar
Sung to the tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider
The little fuzzy caterpiller,
Curled up on a leaf.
(curl hands inward at the chin)
Spun her little chrysalis,
(roll hands one over the other, kind of like wheels on the bus..)
and then fell fast asleep.
(hands together and tilting head like sleeping)
While she was sleeping,
She dreamed that she could fly,
and later when she woke up
she was a butterfly.
(thumbs attached to make wings and flapping them away)
Song 7
I Love Strawberries
(the tune can be found at )
If you’re made of strawberry
You’re lovely, lovely
If you’re made of lemon
You’re not for me.
If you’re made of strawberry
You’re lovely, lovely
If you’re made of onion
You’re not for me.
If you’re made of strawberry
You’re lovely lovely
If you’re made of mushroom
You’re not for me.
Nursery Rhyme 7
Old Mother Twitchett
Old Mother Twitchett
Had but one eye,
And a long tail,
Which she let fly;
And every time she
went over a gap,
She left a bit of tail,
In a trap.
(In case you’re wondering, Old Mother Twitchett is a needle and thread)
Story Sources
Circle Stories:
Children’s Books Online : The Rosetta Project, Inc. Searsport, ME, 2000-2007; retrieved on June 30, 2007 at:
Cumulative Tales:
Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN, 2006; retrieved on June 30, 2007 at:
Fables:
de la Fontaine, Jean The Fables of La Fontaine. New York, NY, Viking Press, 1964. (There are many updated editions of this book out there as well.)
Ghost Stories and Scary Stories:
Schlosser, S. E. – Storyteller and author of American Folklore, her website last updated 6/23/2007; retrieved on June 30, 2007 at:
Humourous Stories and Jokes:
Gantos, Jack Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994.
Porquoi Story:
The Center for Children’s Books, The Graduate School for Informations Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 2003-2006; retrieved on June 30, 2007 at:
Myth:
Mythstories Museum of Myth and Fable, Wern, Shropshire, UK, 2007; retrieved on June 30, 2007 at:
Literary Tale:
Oates, Joyce Carol and Various, American Gothic Tales. Plume, 1996.
Epic, Legends and Tall Tales:
Stoutenberg, Adrien, American Tall Tales. New York, Puffin Books, 1976.
Nursery Rhyme
Hair Ribbons
I'm a sweet little girl and I like to wear,
A bit of ribbon in my hair.
Sometimes it's pink, sometimes it's blue;
I think it's pretty there, don't you?
Fingerplay
Little, Bigger, Biggest
A little ball, (make ball with finger and thumb)
A bigger ball, (make ball with two hands)
And a great big ball I see. (make a ball with arms)
Now help me count them,
One, two, three! (repeat gestures for each size)
Song
Brother John
Are you sleeping,
Are you sleeping?
Brother John,
Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing,
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding Ding Dong,
Ding Ding Dong.
Nursery Rhyme
The Little Red Caboose
Little red caboose,
Chug, chug, chug-
Little red caboose,
Chug, chug, chug-
Little red caboose
Behind the train, train, train, train.
Smokestack on its back, back, back, back-
Coming around the track, track, track, track-
Little red caboose
Behind the train, choo!
Fingerplay
Funny Bunny
Here is a bunny (raise two fingers)
With ears so funny
And here is a hole in the ground. (make hole with fingers of other hand)
At the first sound she hears,
She pricks up her ears (straighten fingers)
And pops right into the ground. (put fingers in hole)
Song
Did You Ever See a Lassie
Did you ever see a lassie,
A lassie,
A lassie?
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?
Go this way and that way,
And that way and this way,
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?
Did you ever see a laddie,
A laddie,
A laddie?
Did you ever see a laddie
Go this way and that?
Go this way and that way,
And that way and this way,
Did you ever see a laddie
Go this way and that?
Week 7
Song:
A Hunk of Mud
Sung to: "If you're happy and you know it"
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud
Then I'd ooey and I'd gooey
Over everybody's shoey
Oh I wish I was a little hunk of mud!
Fingerplay:
Pigs in the Mud
Ten little pigs
Ten little pigs rolled in the mud -
Squishy, squashy, felt so good.
The farmer took one piggy out.
"Oink, Oink, oink," the pig did shout!
Continue with nine, eight, seven so forth, then...
No little pigs rolled in the mud.
They all looked so clean and good.
The farmer turned his back and then,
Those pigs rolled in the mud again.
Higgelty, Piggelty, Pop!
Higgelty, piggelty, pop!
The dog has eaten the mop.
The pig's in a hurry,
The cat's in a flurry,
Higgelty, piggelty, pop!
Week 8:
Song:
I'm a Mean Old Dinosaur
(Tune: I'm a little Tea Pot)
I'm a mean old Dinosaur
(Make a mean face)
Big and Tall
(Gesture hands big and tall )
Here is my tail, here is my claw.
(Gesture hands behind your back for tail and make claw hands)
When I get all hungry
(rub your tummy)
I just growl
(have the kids exaggerate the grrroooowwwlll)
Look out kids I'm on the prowl.
(Here I tickle each one of the tummy and they all giggle)
Fingerplay:
Hiding Dinosaurs
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, where can you be?
Hiding behind me (hands behind back)
Where you cannot see,
Now you see one. (Bring out one hand)
It's waiting for you.
Here comes another, (bring out other hand)
And now you see two!
Rhyme:
Sippity Sup, Sippity Sup
Sippity sup, sippity sup,
Bread and milk from a china cup.
Bread and milk from a bright silver spoon
Made of a piece of the bright silver moon.
Sippity sup, sippity sup,
Sippity, sippity sup.
Week #8
Song:
Do You Know The Muffin Man?
(Wav music from - )
Oh do you know the Muffin Man?
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man?
Do you know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane?
Oh yes l know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man.
Yes l know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane.
Oh now we know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man.
Now we know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane.
Oh do you know the Muffin Man?
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man?
Do you know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane?
Oh yes l know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man.
Yes l know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane.
Oh now we know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man
Now we know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane.
Nursery Rhyme:
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess,
They all went together to seek a bird's nest;
They found a bird's nest with five eggs in,
They all took one, and left four in.
Fingerplay:
Right Hand, Left Hand
This is my right hand,
I'll raise it up high. (Raise right hand.)
This is my left hand,
I'll touch the sky. (Raise left hand.)
Right hand, (Show right palm.)
Left hand, (Show left palm.)
Roll them around. (Roll hands around.)
Left hand, (Show left palm.)
Right hand, (Show right palm.)
Pound, pound, pound. (Pound fists together.)
Fingerplay 8
Arabella Miller
To the Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Little Arabella Miller
Had a fuzzy caterpillar
(Tickle palm with two fingers)
First it crawled up on her mother
(Walk fingers up left arm)
Then upon her baby brother
(Walk fingers up right arm)
They said, "Arabella Miller!
(Walk fingers up over head)
Put away your caterpillar!"
(hide hands behind back)
Little Arabella Miller
Had a fuzzy caterpillar
First it crawled upon her brother
Then upon her dear grandmother
Gran said, "Arabella Miller,
How I love your caterpillar."
Song 8
Down In The Valley
Down in the valley, valley so low
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow
Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.
Roses love sunshine, violets love dew
Angels in heaven know I love you
Know I love you, dear, know I love you
Angels in heaven, know I love you.
Writing this letter, containing three lines
Answer my question, "Will you be mine?"
"Will you be mine, dear, will you be mine?"
Answer my question, "Will you be mine?"
Down in the valley, valley so low
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow
Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.
Nursery Rhyme 8
The Man In The Moon
The man in the moon
Looked out of the moon,
Looked out of the moon and said,
'Tis time for all children on the Earth,
To think about getting to bed
Song
Do you know the muffin man
(Have children stand in a circle holding hands. Start by skipping to the right, then on the second verse change directions.)
Oh, do you know the muffin man?
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Oh, do you know the muffin man
Who lives in Drury Lane?
(switch here)Yes I know the muffin man.
The muffin man, the muffin man
Yes I know the muffin man
Who lives on Drury Lane
Fingerplay
If I had an airplane
If I had an airplane, (use hand as an airplane)
Zum, Zum, Zum.
I'd fly to Mexico. (move hand like you're flying)
Wave my hand and off I'd go. (wave)
If I had an airplane. (use hand as an airplane)
Zum, Zum, Zum.
From Creating Readers, the source suggested by a classmate in the resources discussion board.
Rhyme
Always Finish
If a task is once begun
Never leave it till it's done.
Be the labor great or smll,
Do it well or not at all
Unkown author from The Best Loved Poems of the American People. I know these aren't traditional nursery rhymes, but they are the rhymes my grandmother, mother, and aunt told me while I was in a nursery.
Rhyme
Wise old Owl
A wise old owl lived in an oak;
The more he saw the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more heard:
Why can't we all be like that bird?
Edward Hersey Richards - The Best Loved Poems of the American People
Finger play
Hello, My Name is Joe!
Hello! My name is Joe
and I work in a button factory.
One day, my boss came up to me
And said "Hi, Joe! How ya doing?"
I said "good."
He said "Turn the button with your right hand." (use right hand and make turning motion)
The next day, my boss came up to me
He said "Hi, Joe! How ya doing?"
I said, "Good."
He said, "push the button with your left hand." (push button with left hand)
continue adding whatever motions interest you, but don't stop the previous motions.
suggested motions:
-hit the button with your elbow
-kick the button with your foot
-jump on the button with both feet
-etcetera
Final verse
One day my boss came up to me and said,
"Hi Joe, how ya doing?"
I said, "tired"
He said, "quit what your doing"
Taken from girlscout jamboree notes
Song
Six Little Ducks
Six little ducks
That I once knew
Fat ones, skinny ones,
Fair ones, too
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack.
Down to the river
They would go
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
To and fro
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack.
Back from the river
They would come
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
Ho, hum, hum
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack.
Into the water they would dive
Over and under the other five
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack.
Home from the river they would go
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble,
Ho hum hum
But the one little duck
With the feather on his back
He led the others
With a quack, quack, quack.
From the NIEHS kids page,
Nursery Rhyme: Mistress Mary
Mistress Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
and pretty mailas all in a row.
Song: Farmer in the Dell
The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The wife takes a child
The child takes a nurse
The child takes a nurse
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The child takes a nurse
The nurse takes a cow
The nurse takes a cow
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The nurse takes a cow
The cow takes a dog
The cow takes a dog
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cow takes a dog
The dog takes a cat
The dog takes a cat
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The dog takes a cat
The cat takes a rat
The cat takes a rat
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cat takes a rat
The rat takes the cheese
The rat takes the cheese
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The rat takes the cheese
The cheese stands alone
The cheese stands alone
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cheese stands alone
Fingerplay:
Here's a bunny
(raise two fingers)
With ears so funny
And here's a hole in the ground.
(make hole with fingers of other hand)
At the first sound she hears
She pricks up her ears
(straighten fingers)
And pops right into the ground.
(put into hole)
Picture Book
Presentation
Age Group: Primary School or Grades 1-3 students (5-8), Public Library
Arnosky, J. 2000. Rattlesnake Dance. G.P. Putnam’s Sons. New York. [INFOSCI JUV PZ7.A73547 Rat 2000]
Content:
The book has music and a dance that goes with the reading, however I have built on the dance movements.
Activity:
Then all of a sudden he started to shake, (shimmy)
And went into some kind of trance (shake a rattle)
His neck began swaying (sway neck/body or side to side)
His rattle tail rattled (shake the rattle)
With rattlesnakes
All hissing away (hissing noises)
And they wriggled and squirmed (wiggle)
And rattled their tails (shake rattle)
They raised their heads
And swayed side to side (move side to side)
On completion of this activity, children will view pictures and learn the names of local snakes.
Length: 10-15 minutes
Material: rattle or marac
Book- Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Craft -
Materials
2 pieces of construction paper, best is one is white.
Many different colors of tissue paper cut into small pieces. Oval scale shaped pieces look great, but overlapping squares work just as well.
Aluminum foil cut into small scale
Scissors
Glue
Directions Simultaneously cut out two large fish shapes. Set one aside. Fold the other one in half and cut a circle out of the center. Switch fish, set the one with the hole aside and pick up the other one. In the center of this fish paste your colored tissue paper pieces. Make sure that you are only pasting them in the center space. Place the fish shape with a hole over the other fish shape. Make sure the tissue paper is only in the center part where the hole is. Now place your aluminum foil scale where ever you want among the tissue paper. If you want to, give your little fish an eye and a smile.
Rose M. Spotts
LIS 2326
Storytelling Program
7/14/2007
My program is designed for 6-8 year olds and would most likely take place at the school.
Introduction: Explaining what is going to take place.
Go around and meet everyone.
Movement song/poem:
Good Morning Boogie
Retrieved from
Hello Neighbor, what do you say?
(Children bow to each other)
It's going to be a happy day.
(Children clap hands together)
So greet your neighbor,
(Children give each other high fives)
And boogie on down.
(Children wiggle their hips)
Give 'em a bump,
(Children bump their hips together)
and turn around.
(Children turn around)
Picture Book:
Just Because I Am by Claudia Rohling and Lauren Murphy Payne
Discussion with the kids about what is something they like about themselves.
Story:
The Little Pink Rose by Sara Cone Bryant
Song (sing – a – long):
The kids get little percussion instruments to participate.
The Sneezy Wheezy Whale –
Retrieved from
Aaaachoo! (bang, clang, whatever they have 2x)
Aaaaaachoo! (bang, 2x)
He’s a tickly wickly wickly wickly sneezy wheezy whale! (bang 1x)
A tickly wickly wickly wickly sneezy wheezy whale! (bang 1x)
He sneezes all day long
And all night long as well,
He’s a tickly sneezy wickly wheezy sneezy wheezy whale! (bang 2x)
Aaaachooo!
Story:
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle
This was told to me when I was younger, and then I heard it a few times again later on at storytimes at Irish festivals back home.
Goodbye Song:
Retrieved from
Clap your hands! (Clap hands.)
Stomp your feet! (Stomp foot.)
It is time to say good-bye to all my friends.
It is time to say good-bye to all my friends.
It is time to say good-bye,
Give a smile and wink your eye. (Smile and wink.)
It is time to say good-bye to all my friends. (Clap.)
Good bye, friends. (Wave.)
Yee haw! (Fist in the air.)
Conclusion – just wrapping it up and saying goodbye and thanking them for being a part of it.
Fingerplay 9
I Am Special
I am special.
(point to self)
If you look, you will see.
(point to eyes)
Someone very special,
someone very special.
(hug self)
Yes, it's ME! Yes, it's me.
(point to self)
Song 9
De Colores
The music for this can be found all over, this particular version I got from Arlo Guthrie.
De Colores
De Colores se visten los campos en la primavera
De Colores
De Colores son los pajarillos que vienen de afuera
De Colores
De Colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir
Y por eso los grandes amores
De muchos colores of many bright colors
Me Gustan a mi
Y por eso los grandes amores
De muchos colores
Me Gustan a mi
Canta el gallo
Canta el gallo con el quiri quiri quiri quiri quiri
La gallina And the cluck hen
La gallina con el cara cara cara cara cara
Los polluelos
Los polluelos con el pio pio pio pio pi
Y por eso los grandes amores De Colores
De muchos colores
Me Gustan a mi
Y por eso los grandes amores
De muchos colores
Me Gustan a mi
(English Translation)
De Colores
De Colores the fields love to dress in all during the springtime
De Colores
De Colores the birds have their clothing that comes every season
De Colores
De Colores the rainbow is vested across the blue sky
De Colores and so must all love be
of many bright colors
to make my heart cry
De Colores and so must all love be
of many bright colors
to make my heart cry
Sings the rooster
Sings the rooster with his kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri
And the cluck hen with her cara cara cara cara cara
And the baby chicks
And the baby chicks with their pio pio pio pio pi
De Colores and so must all love be
of many bright colors
to make my heart cry
De Colores and so must all love be
of many bright colors
to make my heart cry.
Nursery Rhyme 9
Rain
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day;
Little Johnny wants to play.
(Johnny can be substituted for any boy or girl name.)
Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
(children hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
(put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew
(raise hand in the air very slowly)
And did not stop,
Until one day
The pod went POP!
(children clap hands together)
from preschool-rhymes.htm
Song:
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes in Spanish
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, y pies
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, y pies
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, y pies
Ojos, oreja, boca, y nariz
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, y pies
Cabeza, hombros, piernas, y pies!
This was translated by my 7 year old charge, but I double checked it with a teaching plan resource at
Rhyme
Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree.
Merry, merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra,
Laugh, Kookaburra,
Happy your life must be.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see.
Stop, Kookaburra,
Stop, Kookaburra,
Leave some there for me.
Taken from
Fingerplay
A Fireman
This brave fireman is going to bed
hold up right thumb
Down on the pillow he lays his head
right thumb on left palm
Wraps himself in his blanket tight
curl fingers around thumb
And plans to sleep this way all night
close eyes
But the fire alarm rings! He opens his eyes!
open eyes
Quickly he's dressed and down the pole he slides
right hand slides down left arm in a grip from elbow to wrist
Then he climbs on the truck to go, go, go.
hands manipulate imaginary steering wheel
Song:
VOWELS
To the tune of B-I-N-G-O
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
a-e-i-o-u
a-e-i-o-u
a-e-i-o-u
I know them all by name, oh!
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
[clap]-e-i-o-u
[clap]-e-i-o-u
[clap]-e-i-o-u
I know them all by name, oh!
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
[clap]-[clap]-i-o-u
[clap]-[clap]-i-o-u
[clap]-[clap]-i-o-u
I know them all by name, oh!
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-o-u
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-o-u
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-o-u
I know them all by name, oh!
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-[clap]-u
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-[clap]-u
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-[clap]-u
I know them all by name, oh!
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-[clap]-[clap]
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-[clap]-[clap]
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-[clap]-[clap]
[clap]-[clap]-[clap}-[clap]-[clap]
The vowels of the alphabet
I know their short sounds too, oh.
a-e-i-o-u (sing short vowel sound now)
a-e-i-o-u
a-e-i-o-u
I know their short sounds too, oh.
Rhyme:
Birds of a feather flock together,
And so will pigs and swine;
Rats and mice will have their choice,
And so will I have mine.
taken from:
Song:
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires will come to you
If your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star as dreamers do
(Fate is kind, she brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing)
Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you thru
When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true
Rhyme:
Carpenter
The carpenter's hammer goes knock, knock, knock,
And his saw goes see, saw, see,
He planes and measures
He hammers and he saws
While he build something for me.
Fingerplay:
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little black birds
Sitting on the wall,
(hold up one finger of each hand)
One named Peter,
The other named Paul.
Fly away Peter!
(put a hand behind your back)
Fly away, Paul!
(put the other hand behind you back)
Come back, Peter!
(bring the first hand from behind your back)
Come back, Paul!
(bring the second hand from behind your back)
Song- “My Bonnie”
My bonnie lies over the ocean.
My bonnie lies over the sea.
My bonnie lies over the ocean.
O bring back my bonnie to me.
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back my bonnie to me, to me.
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back my bonnie to me.
Nursery Rhyme-“Alice Blue Gown”
In my sweet little Alice blue gown,
When I first wandered down into town,
I was both proud and shy,
As I felt every eye,
But in every shop window I'd primp, passing by.
Then in a manner of fashion I'd frown,
And the world seemed to smile all around.
Till it wilted I wore it;
I'll always adore it-
My sweet little Alice blue gown.
Fingerplay-“My Book”
Here is my book. I can open it wide
(palms together-open wide)
To show the pictures that are inside;
Here is my ball so big and round
(fingers form ball)
That I toss in the air or roll on the ground.
Here's my umbrella that keeps me dry
(above head)
When the raindrops drop from the cloudy sky.
And here is my kitty-just hear her purr
(left hand is kitty and stroke with right)
When I gently stroke her soft warm fur.
Rhyme:
There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse.
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
Fingerplay:
Five Fat Peas
A counting fingerplay especially
useful in the spring and summer.
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed
(children hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.
(put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew
(raise hand in the air very slowly)
And did not stop,
Until one day
The pod went POP!
(children clap hands together)
Song:
Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel has five humps
Alice the camel has five humps
So go Alice go! Boom boom boom
(repeat counting down until...)
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Alice the camel has no humps
Because Alice is a horse
Week # 9
POEM:
Star light
Star Bright
The First Star I See Tonight
I wish I May
I wish I might
Get The Wish I Wish Tonight
SONG:
I have something in my pocket
I have something in my pocket
It belongs across my face.
I keep it very close at hand,
In a most convenient place
I bet you could guess it,
If you guessed a long, long while.
So I’ll take it out and put it on
It’s a great big happy SMILE!
FINGERPLAY:
Baby Seeds
In a milkweed cradle, snug and warm,
(close fingers into fist)
Baby seeds are hiding safe from harm
Open wide the cradle, hold it high,
(open hand and hold it up high)
Come along wind, help them fly
(wiggle fingers)
Week 8 assignment did not post properly the first time around, here it is again.
Song:
Do You Know The Muffin Man?
(Wav music from - )
Oh do you know the Muffin Man?
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man?
Do you know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane?
Oh yes l know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man.
Yes l know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane.
Oh now we know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man.
Now we know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane.
Oh do you know the Muffin Man?
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man?
Do you know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane?
Oh yes l know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man.
Yes l know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane.
Oh now we know the Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man,
The Muffin Man
Now we know the Muffin Man
That lives in Drury Lane.
Nursery Rhyme:
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess
Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsey, and Bess,
They all went together to seek a bird's nest;
They found a bird's nest with five eggs in,
They all took one, and left four in.
Fingerplay:
Right Hand, Left Hand
This is my right hand,
I'll raise it up high. (Raise right hand.)
This is my left hand,
I'll touch the sky. (Raise left hand.)
Right hand, (Show right palm.)
Left hand, (Show left palm.)
Roll them around. (Roll hands around.)
Left hand, (Show left palm.)
Right hand, (Show right palm.)
Pound, pound, pound. (Pound fists together.)
Fingerplay 10
Teatime
Here's a cup,
(Cup one hand.)
And here's a cup,
(Cup other hand.)
And here's a pot of tea.
(Hold hand up for teapot--three middle fingers bent over, the thumb stuck out for the spout and the little finger curled for the handle.)
Pour a cup
(Make pouring motion.)
And pour a cup
(Repeat motion.)
And have a drink with me.
(Make drinking motion.)
Poem 10
Advice From Dracula
Don’t ever dine with Frankenstein;
he feasts on flaming turpentine.
He chomps and chews on soles of shoes
and quaffs down quarts of oily ooze.
At suppertime he’ll slurp some slime.
He’s known to gnaw on gristly grime.
His meals of mud and crispy crud
will curl your hair and chill your blood.
His poison, pungent, putrid snacks
may cause you seizures and attacks.
Your hair may turn completely white.
You may pass out or scream in fright.
Your skin will crawl.
Your throat will burn.
Your eyes will bulge.
Your guts will churn.
Your teeth will clench.
Your knees will shake.
Your hands will sweat.
Your brain will bake.
You’ll cringe and cry.
You’ll moan and whine.
You’ll feel a chill
run down your spine.
You’ll lose your lunch.
You’ll lose your head.
So come...
and dine with me instead.
Nursery Rhyme 10
Lucy Locket
Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher found it;
Not a penny was there in it,
Only ribbon round it.
Fingerplay 11
Arabella Millar
(this is sung to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Little Arabella Miller
Had a fuzzy caterpillar
(Tickle palm with two fingers)
First it crawled up on her mother
(Walk fingers up left arm)
Then upon her baby brother
(Walk fingers up right arm)
They said, "Arabella Miller!
(Walk fingers up over head)
Put away your caterpillar!"
(hide hands behind back)
Little Arabella Miller
Had a fuzzy caterpillar
First it crawled upon her brother
Then upon her dear grandmother
Gran said, "Arabella Miller,
How I love your caterpillar."
Nursery Rhyme 11
Cat Kisses
Sandpaper kisses
On a cheek or a chin -
That is the way
for a day to begin!
Sandpaper kisses
A cuddle and a purr.
I have an alarm clock
That's covered in fur!
Song 11
I Love You A Bushel And A Peck
(My great-grandmother used to sing this to me when I was very small and I would just stare at her while she sang it because it fascinated me. I was very happy when I found it!)
I love you a bushel and peck
A bushel and peck and a hug around the neck
A hug around the neck and a barrel and a heap
A barrel and a heap and I'm talking in my sleep
About you, about you
Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck, I do
Doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle oo
I love you a bushel and peck
A bushel and peck though you make my heart a wreck
Make my heart a wreck and you make my life a mess
Make my life a mess, yes
A mess of happiness
About you, about you
Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck, I do
Doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle oo
I love you a bushel and peck
A bushel and peck and it beats me all to heck
Beats me all to heck and I'll never tend the farm
Never tend the farm when I wanna keep my arm
About you, about you
Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck, I do
Doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle oo
Stories Categories
Fairy Tale
1. The Bee and the Orange Tree by Marie Catherine Baronne D’Aulnoy found in The Fairy Tales of Madame D’Aulnoy, University Press of the Pacific (October 2003)
2. Brier Rose by The Brothers Grimm found in The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Volume I, Bantam Books (1987)
European Folk Tale
1. East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Norway) by Peter Christen Asbjornsen found in East of the Sun and West of the Moon Voyager Books (July 1989)
2. Finn and His Men Bewitched (Ireland) found in Irish Folktales edited by Henry Glassie, Random House (1985)
Native American Story
1. The First Fire (Cherokee) found at The Native American Lore page retrieved from
2. How the Spider Symbol Came to the People (Osage) found in Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities For Children by Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac, Fulcrum Publishing (August 1997)
Halloween
1. The Signal Man by Charles Dickens found in Halloween Howls: Spooky Sounds, Stories and Songs Sourcebooks and Pap/Com edition (September 2003)
2. The King of the Cats by Ernest Rhys Fairy-Gold found at Apples For The Teacher page retrieved from
Winter Holidays
1. Becky’s Christmas Dream by Louisa May Alcott found in The Kingfisher Book of Classic Christmas Stories, Kingfisher (September 2004)
2. The Girl Who Married the Sun (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) found in The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice edited by Carolyn McVickar Edwards, Marlowe & Company (October 2000)
Latin American Folktale
1. St. Peter’s Wishes (Cuba) found in Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions by John Bierhorst, Pantheon (September 2003)
2. The Courier (Bolivia) found in Myths, Legends and Folktales from Latin America by Lulu Delacre, Scholastic Paperbacks (2001)
Stories That Use Props
1. A Pile of Stuff found in Stories To Play With by Hiroko Fujita and Fran Stallings, August House (November 1999)
2. The Parade found in The Complete Book of Activities, Games, Stories, Props, Recipes and Dances for Young People by Jackie Silberg and Pamela Byrne Schiller, Gryphon House, Inc. (2003)
Audience Participants
1. A Haunting We Will Go found at page retrieved from
2. Jack and the Robbers found in Twenty Tellable Tales: Audience Participation Folk Tales for the Beginning Storyteller by Margaret Read MacDonald, American Library Association (2005)
Historical
1. The Pathfinder: A Tale of the Thousand Islands found in Historical Stories of American Pioneer Life by James Fenimore Cooper, Kessinger Publishing (July 2003)
2. The Sweethearts of the Mine found in Growing Up In Coal Country by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Houghton Mifflin (September 1999)
African American
1. Why Dogs Chase Cats found at page retrieved from
2. The Singing Bones found in African American Folktales: Stories from Black Traditions in the New World by Roger Abrahams, Pantheon (January 1999)
Fingerplay 12
I’m a Little Shamrock
(sung to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I'm a little shamrock,
(Hold fingers close together to represent something tiny.)
See my leaves.
(Close one eye, and pretend to look through magnifying glass.)
Count my petals,
(Symbolize counting on fingers.)
If you please.
If you give me water and lots of sun,
(Pretend to pour water.)
I'll bring you good luck and lots of fun!
(Smile.)
Nursery Rhyme 12
Handy Spandy
Handy spandy Jack-a-dandy
loves plum cake and sugar candy,
he bought some at the grocers shop
and out he came, hop, hop, hop.
Poem 12
Bed in Summer
By Robert Louis Stevenson
In Winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle light.
In Summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people's feet
Still going past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?
Rhyme
Little boy blue, come blow your horn;
The Sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn.
Where’s the little boy that looks after the sheep?
He’s under the hay-cock, fast asleep.
Will you wake him? No, not I;
For if I do, he’ll be sure to cry.
Song
(This is a clapping game/song I remember from my elementary school in Norristown, PA)
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back.
She asked her mother, mother, mother
For 50 cents, cents, cents
To see the animals, animals, animals
Jump over the fence, fence, fence.
They jumped so high, high, high
Right into the sky, sky, sky
They never came back, back, back
Poor Mary Mack Mack Mack!
Finger Play
Bunny and The Cabbage
Once there was a bunny (right fist forms bunny and two fingers his ears)
And a great big cabbage head (fist of left hand)
“I think I’ll have some cabbage,” the little bunny said.
So he nibbled and he nibbled (nibble cabbage head w/fingers of right hand)
And pricked his ears to say (ears straighten up)
Now I think it’s time to be hopping on my way.
Nursery Rhyme
Big Eyed Owl
There's a Big Eyed Owl,
With a pointed nose,
Two pointed ears and claws for his toes.
He sits in the tree,
And he looks at you;
He flaps his wings,
And says Toowit-Toowoooo!
Fingerplay
Here is my…
Here is my book. I can open it wide
(palms together-open wide)
To show the pictures that are inside;
Here is my ball so big and round
(fingers form ball)
That I toss in the air or roll on the ground.
Here's my umbrella that keeps me dry
(above head)
When the raindrops drop from the cloudy sky.
And here is my kitty-just hear her purr
(left hand is kitty and stroke with right)
When I gently stroke her soft warm fur.
Song
Apples and Bananas
I like to eat
I like to eat
I like to eat
Apples and bananas
I like to eat
I like to eat
I like to eat
Apples and bananas.
Now change the vowel sounds to A, E, I, O, and U in each verse:
Ay lake tay ate
Ay lake tay ate
Ay lake tay ate
ay-pulls aynd bay-nay-nays
Ay lake tay ate
Ay lake tay ate
Ay lake tay ate
ay-pulls aynd bay-nay-nays
E: Ee leek tee eet eeples eend beeneenees
I: Eye like ty ite iples eye-nd bi-ni-nis
O: Oh loke toe oat oh-ples oh-nd bononos
U: Ooh luke too oot ooples oond boonoonoos
Nursery Rhyme
Fishy Fishy
Fishy, fishy in the brook,
Won't you bite my little hook?
Fishy, fishy in the brook,
Daddy'll catch him on a hook!
Mommy'll fry him in a pan,
Johnny'll eat him like a man.
Fingerplay
Peter Works
Peter works with 1 hammer, 1 hammer, 1 hammer
Peter works with 1 hammer, this fine day.
(1 hammer-fist pounding)
Peter works with 2 hammers, etc.
(2 hammers-2 fists pounding)
Peter works with 3 hammers, etc.
(3 hammers-2 fists & 1 foot pounding)
Peter works with 4 hammers, etc.
(4 hammers-2 fists & 2 feet pounding)
Peter works with 5 hammers, etc.
(5 hammers-2 fists & 2 feet & head nodding)
Song
Bless My Underwear
God, bless my underwear
My only pair.
Stand beside them,
And guide them,
As they sit in a heap by the chair.
From the washer,
To the clothesline,
To my dresser drawer,
To my rear!
God, bless my underwear,
My only pair.
God, bless my underwear,
Or I'll be bare.
Song: Goodnight ladies
Goodnight ladies
Goodnight ladies
Goodnight ladies
We're going to leave us now
Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along
Merrily we roll along, over the deep blue sea
Farewell ladies
Farewell ladies
Farewell ladies
We're going to leave us now
Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along
Merrily we roll along, over the deep blue sea
Sweet dreams ladies
Sweet dreams ladies
Sweet dreams ladies
We're going to leave us now
Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along
Merrily we roll along, over the deep blue sea
Catch a Wee Mouse
Round about, round about.
(circle palm with finger)
Catch a wee mouse
Up a bit, up a bit
(walk fingers up the arm)
In a wee house
(tickle under arm or chin)
Nusery Rhyme
Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,
Oh wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?
The king was in his counting house counting out his money,
The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey
The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes,
When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!
Week #10
Nursery Rhyme
Jelly in a bowl:
Jelly in a bowl, jelly in a bowl.
Wibble Wobble, Wibble Wobble, Jelly in a bowl.
Sausage in a pan, Sausage in a pan,
Frizzle, frazzle, frizzle, frazzle, sausage in a pan.
Baby on the floor, baby on the floor,
Pick him up, pick him up, baby on the floor.
Song:
Skinnamarinky, Dinky Dink:
Skinnamarinky, Dinky Dink,
Skinnamarinky Doo,
I love you.
I love you in the morning, and in the afternoon,
I love you in the evening, and underneath the moon.
Skinnamarinky dinky dink,
Skinnamarinky doo.
I love you!
Fingerplay:
Five plump peas:
Five plump peas
(make a fist with thumb tucked in)
In a pod pressed.
One grew
(hold up one fingers)
Two grew
(hold up two fingers)
And so did all the rest.
(hold up five fingers)
They grew…
(hands in front palms together)
And they grew…
(hands farther apart)
And never stopped.
(hands wide apart)
Week #11:
Nursery Rhyme:
The Queen of hearts,
Made some tarts,
All on a summer’s day.
The Knave of hearts,
He stole those tarts,
And took them all away.
The King of Hearts
Called for the tarts
And beat the knave full score;
The Knave of hearts
Brought back the tarts
And vowed he’d still no more.
Song:
Hush Little Baby:
Hush little baby don’t say word, papa’s gonna buy you a mocking bird.
If that mocking bird don’t sing, papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns brass, papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass gets broke, papa’s gonna buy you a billy goat.
If that billy goat don’t pull, papa’s gonna buy you a cart and bull.
If that cart and bull turn over, papa’s gonna buy you a dog named rover.
If that dog named rover named rover don’t bark, papa’s gonna buy you a horse and cart.
If that horse and cart fall down, you’ll still be the sweetest baby in town.
Fingerplay:
My Garden:
This is my garden
(one hand, palm up)
I’ll rake it with care
(rake three fingers over palm)
And then some flower seeds
(twist thumb and index finger into palm
I will plant there
(pat palm)
The sun will shine
(make circle with arms over head)
And the rain will fall
(flutter fingers)
Week #12
Nursery Rhyme:
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children she didn’t know what to do;
She gave them some broth,
Without any bread;
She kissed them all soundly
And put them to bed.
Song:
(oldie but goodie)
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
(in a round please!)
Fingerplay:
Five little dancers standing in a row.
(extend right arm upwards, palm out)
They bow their heads to the audience so.
(Bend fingers forward)
They dance to the left.
(wiggle fingers left)
They dance to the right
(wiggle fingers to the right)
And stand on their toes in the bright spotlight.
(stretch fingers upwards)
Along comes the villain from the play
(move fist slowly toward stretching fingers)
And frightens the five little dancers away. Boo!
(hide right hand behind back)
Week 9:
Song:
This Is the Way We Make the Bread
(Do actions as indicated)
This is the way we make the bread
Make the bread, make the bread
This is the way we make the bread
To make this bread for you
This is the way we knead the dough
Knead the dough, Knead the dough
This is the way we knead the dough
To make this bread for you
Additional Verses:
Mix the dough
Shape the dough
Bake the dough
Eat the bread
Fingerplay:
Green Grapes
Five green grapes growing on a vine (Hold up five fingers.)
I picked one cause it looked so fine (fold down one finger)
Four green grapes growing on a vine (Hold up four fingers.)
I picked another for my Valentine (fold down one finger)
Three green grapes growing on a vine. (Hold up three fingers.)
I ate another, I couldn’t decline (fold down one finger)
Two green grapes growing on a vine (Hold two fingers up.)
I ate another in the sunshine (fold down one finger)
One green grape growing on a vine (Hold up one finger)
I ate it too, cause they were all mine (Fold down last finger)
Rhyme:
Orange as a carrot
ORANGE as a carrot,
YELLOW as a pear,
PURPLE as a plum,
BROWN as a bear,
GREEN as the grass,
BLUE as the sky,
BLACK as a cat
RED as cherry pie
Week 10:
Song:
Some Bunnies
Tune: “My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean”
Some bunnies have bright shinny noses.
I’m telling you this as a friend.
The reason their noses are shinny –
Their powder puff’s on the wrong end.
Wrong end, wrong end,
Their powder puff’s on the wrong end, my friend.
Wrong end, wrong end,
Their powder puff’s on the wrong end.
Fingerplay:
Bunny, Bunny
Bunny, bunny, bunny, you’re so funny
With your twitching nose (wiggle nose)
Bunny, bunny, bunny, you’re so funny
From your head (point to head) to your toes (bend over and touch toes)
Bunny, bunny, bunny your ears are funny (make bunny ears with hands on top of head)
They’re too big for you…
Bunny, bunny, bunny, you’re so funny…
Everyone loves you (kids hug themselves)
Bunny Baby
Bunny Baby bunny bounces high (jump high)
Baby bunny bounces low; (jump low)
Baby bunny blinks his eyes; (blink eyes)
Baby bunny waves good-bye. (wave good-bye)
Rhyme:
FOUR LITTLE BUNNIES
By Jean Warren
Four little bunnies went out to lunch.
They found carrots and took a bunch.
They ate the carrots with a crunch, crunch, crunch!
Four little bunnies went out to lunch.
They found some lettuce and took a bunch.
They ate the lettuce with a munch, munch, munch!
Week 11:
Song:
I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
I've been workin' on the railroad,
All the live long day.
I've been workin' on the railroad,
Just to pass the time away.
Don't you hear the whistle blowing?
Rise up so early in the morn.
Don't you hear the captain shouting
"Dinah, blow your horn?"
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow your horn?
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow,
Dinah, won't you blow your horn?
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah.
Someone's in the kitchen, I know.
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
Strumming on the old banjo.
Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o.
Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o-o-o-o.
Fee, fie, fiddle-e-i-o.
Strumming on the old banjo.
Fingerplay:
Choo- Choo Train...
This is a choo-choo train,
(Bend arms at elbows)
Puffing down the track.
(Rotate forearms in rhythm)
Now it's going forward,
(Push arms forward, continue motion)
Now is going back.
(Pull arms back using same motion)
Now the bell is ringing.
(Pull cord with closed fist)
Now the whistle blows.
(Hold fist near mouth and blow Toot, Toot)
What alot of noise it makes.
(Cover ears with hands)
Everywhere it goes.
(Stretch out arms)
Rhyme:
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John,
Went to bed with his trousers on;
One shoe off, and one shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John!
Week 12:
Song:
I'm A Fire Fighter
Sung to: "Mulberry Bush"
This is the way I pull on my boots, pull on my boots, pull on my boots;
This is the way I pull on my boots,
I'm a fire fighter.
This is the way I drive the fire truck, drive the fire truck, drive the fire
truck,
This is the way I drive the fire truck,
I'm a fire fighter.
This is the way I fasten the hose, fasten the hose, fasten the hose,
This is the way I fasten the hose,
I'm a fire fighter.
This is the way I squirt the water, squirt the water, squirt the water,
This is the way I squirt the water,
I'm a fire fighter.
This is the way I climb the ladder, climb the ladder, climb the ladder,
This is the way I climb the ladder,
I'm a fire fighter.
Fingerplay:
Sizzling Corn
You put the oil in the pot and get it real hot (act like touching something hot).
You put the popcorn in and get a big grin (Put hand to face in grin)
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle (move hands back and forth)
Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle Pop (Jump)!
Rhyme:
One, two, three, four, five.
Once I caught a fish alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine ,ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.
Not sure how I missed one but I did. Here it is:
Nursery Rhyme:
Little Jack Horner
Sat in a corner,
Eating his Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
And said "What a good boy am l!"
Song: “Clementine”
In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner forty niner,
And his daughter Clementine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Drove she ducklings to the water
Ev'ry morning just at nine,
Hit her foot against a splinter,
Fell into the foaming brine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling, Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Ruby lips above the water,
Blowing bubbles, soft and fine,
But, alas, I was no swimmer,
So I lost my Clementine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling, Clementine,
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry Clementine.
Fingerplay:
Ten little sailors,
(fingers stand facing in)
All dressed in blue;
Looking at me,
(fingers bow in)
Looking at you.
(fingers bow out)
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