A good morning song (sung vaguely to
This Old Man)
Peek-a-boo, I see you! I can clap and you can too.
Clapping hands is what we do, clapping hands just me and you.
Peek-a-boo, I see you! I can tap my feet and so can you.
Tapping feet is what we do, tapping feet just me and you.
Peek-a-boo, I see you! I can roll my arms and so can you.
Rolling arms is what we do, rolling arms just me and you.
Peek-a-boo, I see you! I can reach up high and so can you.
Reaching up high is fun to do, reaching up high just me and you.
Peek-a-boo, I see you! I can say hi and so can you.
Saying hi is what we do, saying hi just me and you.
Fee Fi Fo Fum, Here's my fingers and here's my thumb.
Goodbye fingers, goodbye thumb!
a good segueway to:
Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?
here I am, here I am.
How are you today, sir?
very well, I thank you.
Run away, run away.
Another fun thumb song is:
Tommy Thumbs up and Tommy Thumbs down
Tommy Thumbs dancing all around the town
dance 'em on your shoulders, dance 'em on your head,
dance 'em on your knees, and tuck him into bed.
Also for the wee ones:
two little eyes to look around
two little ears to hear each sound
one little nose to smell what's sweet
and one little mouth that likes to eat!
and the classic (count your fingers at the end!)
Open, shut them, open, shut them,
give a little clap clap clap
open shut them, open shut them,
put them in your lap, lap, lap
creep them, crawl them, creep them, crawl them,
right up to your chin chin chin
open wide your little mouth -
- but do not let them in!
in the middle of the program, I like to do a book, a flannel board, a puppet, all with a theme, but with similar beginnings and endings.
A good ending song is this one sung (vaguely) to London Bridge:
Baby hands are rolling round, rolling round, rolling round,
baby hands are rolling round, my sweet baby.
Baby hands can clap a sound, clap a sound, clap a sound,
baby hands can clap a sound, my sweet baby.
Baby hands can pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake,
baby hands can pat-a-cake, my sweet baby.
Baby hands can wave bye bye, wave bye bye, wave bye bye,
baby hands can wave bye, bye, my sweet baby.
more to come...
Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy
