Opening and Closing Songs
Introduction Song
Mary's here today (clap, clap)
Mary's here today (clap, clap)
We'll all clap our hands and say
Mary's here today (clap, clap)
**Repeat for all children in the room**
Wiggle Rhyme
We wiggle our fingers
We wiggle our toes
We sit on our bottoms
and wiggle our nose
Now no more wiggles
are left in me
So I can be still,
as still as can be
Touch Your Nose
Touch your nose,
Touch your chin.
That's the way
This game begins.
Touch your eyes,
Touch your knees.
Now pretend
You're going to sneeze (Aaaa-choo!).
Touch your ears,
Touch your hair.
Touch your lips,
Just right there (Smack a kiss).
Touch your elbows,
Where they bend.
Jump right up and say
THE END!!!!!
Good-bye Song
Good-bye Johnny,
Good-bye Suzie,
Good-bye Mary
We'll see you here next week.
**Repeat for all of the children in the room**
Other Songs, Fingerplays, and Rhymes (arranged by title)
Beat Your Drums
(To the tune of "Row Your Boat")
Beat, beat, beat your drums
Beat them loud and clear
Beat them hard and beat them soft
For everyone to hear
Beat, beat, beat your drums
Beat them all around
Beat them hard and beat them soft
Now don't make a sound.
Counting Fish
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
I caught a little fish alive
Why did I let it go?
Because it bit my fingers so.
Which finger did it bite?
The little finger on the right.
Eight Little Candles
Eight little candles in a row,
Waiting to join the holiday glow.
The first night we light candle number one.
Hanukkah time has now begun.
The second night we light candles one and two.
Hanukkah's here there's lots to do.
The third night we light all up to three.
Hanukkah's here there's lots to see.
The fourth night we light up all four.
Each now a part of the Hanukkah lore.
The fifth night we light all up to five.
Helping our Hanukkah come alive.
The sixth night we light all up to six.
Hanukkah's here there's food to fix.
The seventh night we light all up to seven.
The glow of the candles reaches up to Heaven.
The eighth nigh we light all up to eight.
Hanukkah's here, let's celebrate!
Five Little Chocolate Chips
Five little chocolate chips
in a bowl of dough
They knew into a cookie
They'd soon go.
Then "on" came the oven
and the dough turned brown
And one of those chips
melted right down
Five Little Cookies
Five little cookies in the bakery shop
Shining bright with sugar on top
Along comes (child's name) with a nickel to pay
He/she buys a cookie and takes it away
*** Repeat for 4, 3, 2, 1***
Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks that I once knew
Fat ones, skinny ones, tall 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
Five Little Gingerbread Men
Five little gingerbread men on the tray,
One jumped up and ran away.
"Catch me, catch me, oh catch me if you can!
I'm pretty fast, I'm the gingerbread man!"
*** Continue until all the gingerbread men are gone***
No little gingerbread men on the tray
I will have to bake more on another day.
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "My, it's getting late."
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't care."
Whoooosh went the wind and out went the light.
And the five little pumpkins ran out of sight.
Here is the Sea
Here is the sea,
the wavy sea.
Here is my boat,
and here is me.
All of the fishes
down below
Wiggle their tails
and away they go!
I'm a Great Big Cookie
(To the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a great big cookie
Chocolately and round
Filled with lots of chocolate chips
The best that can be found
I'm a great big cookie
Take a bite of me
Tasty, sweet, delicious,
I'm oh-so-yummy!
I WAS a great big cookie
The very best around.
Now there's nothing left of me
Just crumbs upon the ground.
Jolly Jack-o-Lantern
I made a Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween night
He has three crooked teeth,
but he won't bite
He has two round eyes,
but he cannot see
He's a Jolly Jack-o-Lantern as happy as can be!
Leaves are Twirling
(To the tune of "Frère Jacques")
Leaves are twirling
Leaves are twirling
All around, all around
They are falling softly
Very, very softly
To the ground
Lights on the tree
(To the tune of the "Wheels on the Bus")
The lights on the tree go
blink, blink, blink
Blink, blink, blink
blink, blink, blink
The lights on the tree go
blink, blink, blink
All Christmas day!
*****
The presents in the house go rattle, rattle, rattle...
The mom at the house goes bake, bake, bake...
The kids at the house go yum, yum, yum...
Little candles
Little candles burning bright
Shining in the winter night
Shining there for you and me
Hanukkah's here there's lots to see
Little candles burning bright
Shining in the winter night
On the last night we light all eight
Hanukkah's here, let's celebrate
Monster, Monster
Monster, monster, turn around.
Monster, monster, touch the ground.
Monster, monster, reach up high.
Monster, monster, squint your eyes.
Monster, monster, show your teeth.
Monster, monster, stomp your feet!
Oh, I Wish I Was a Fish
Oh, I wish I was a fish in the sea.
Oh, I wish I was a fish in the sea.
I'd swim around so cute without my bathing suit
Oh, I wish I was a fish in the sea.
Pumpkin on the Ground
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground
How'd you get so big and round?
Once you were a seed so small,
Now you are a big great ball!
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground
How'd you get so big and round?
Sing, Sing, Sing
(To the tune of "Row Your Boat")
Sing, sing, sing with me
Sing out loud and clear
To tell the people everywhere
that music time is here
Snowflake, Snowflake
Snowflake, snowflake
Dance around
Snowflake, Snowflake
Touch the ground
Snowflake, snowflake
In the air
Snowflake, snowflakes
Everywhere!
Ten Red Apples
Ten red apples grow on a tree
Five for you and five for me
Let us shake the tree just so
And ten red apples will fall below
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Waves on the Sea
(To the tune of the "Wheels on the Bus")
The waves on the sea go up and down,
Up and down, up and down
The waves on the sea go up and down
All day long
*****
The fish in the sea go swish, swish, swish...
The shark in the sea goes snap, snap, snap...
The boats in the sea go toot, toot, toot...
Way Up High in the Apple Tree
Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled at me
I shook the tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmm, they were good!
