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JAIMIE OLCHOWSKI
 Table of
Contents
SONGS -
Nursery rhymes
Finger plays
Transitions
Creative Movement
 Songs
- The Ants Go Marching
- Down by the Bay
- You Are My Sunshine
- The Wheels on the Bus
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- The Muffin Man
- This Old Man
- Bingo
 Nursery rhymes
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- Humpty Dumpty
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Five Little Speckled Frogs

- Its Raining, Its Pouring

Finger plays
- Baby Bumblebee

- 5 Little Ducks
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
- 5 Little Monkeys

- I Had a Little Red Balloon

Transitions
- 5 Little Popcorn Seeds

- Open Them, Shut Them

- Little Wiggle

Creative Movement
- Go Bananas

- Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

The Ants Go Marching

 Activity: can get the children to march and sing
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Additional Verses:
Two by two tie his shoe
Three by three climb a tree
Four by four shut the door
Five by five take a dive
Six by six pick up sticks
Seven by seven pray to heaven
Eight by eight shut the gate
Nine by nine check the time
Ten by ten to say, The End

Source: Unknown Author -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/antsgomarching.htm

Down by the Bay

Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow.
 Back to my home,
I dare not go.
Because if I do,
My mother will say,
"Did you ever see a bear combing his hair?"
Down by the bay.
Repeat and ask the children for rhyming phrases

Source: Traditional Song / Raffi -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/downbythebay.htm

You Are My Sunshine

You Are My Sunshine
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
 When skies are grey.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

Source: Oliver Hood -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/youaremysunshine.ht
m

The Wheels on The Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.
 (Action: Roll hands over each other)
Additional Verses:
Wipers on the bus go swish swish swish (Action: Hold arms up and
tilt left and right)
Doors on the bus open and shut (Action: Cover eyes with hands
on 'shut' and uncover them on 'open)
Horn on the bus goes beep beep beep (Action: Pretend to honk
horn)
Baby on the bus says "Wah, wah, wah! (Action: Rub eyes with
fists like a baby crying)
People on the bus say Shh, shh, shh (Action: Hold index finger
up in front of mouth)

Source: Author Unknown-

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/thebussong.htm

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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!

When the blazing sun is gone,

When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Then the traveler in the dark

Thanks you for your tiny spark;
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Source: Jane Taylor -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/twinkletwinkle.ht
m

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Old MacDonald had a farm,
EIEIO
And on his farm he had some cows,
EIEIO
With a moo-moo here,
And a moo-moo there
 Here a moo, there a moo,
Everywhere a moo-moo
Old MacDonald had a farm,
EIEIO
Repeat with other animals and sounds that the children
choose.
(Pigs, horses, chicks, sheep, dogs)

Source: Unknown Author -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/oldmacdonaldold
.htm

The Bear Went Over the Mountain

The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
To see what he could see

To see what he could see,

 To see what he could see

The other side of the mountain,

The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see

Was all that he could see,

Was all that he could see,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see!

Source: Unknown Author -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/bearwentoverthe
mountain.htm

The Muffin Man

Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man
That lives on Drury Lane?

Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,

 The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, yes I know the muffin man
That lives on Drury Lane.

Source: Traditional Song -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/muffinman.htm

This Old Man

This old man, he played one
He played knick-knack on my thumb
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give your dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
Additional Verses:
Two shoe
 Three knee
Four door
Five hive
Six sticks
Seven up in heaven
Eight gate
Nine spine
Ten once again

Source: English Folk Song -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/thisoldman.htm

Bingo
There was a farmer 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 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!
Additional Verses:
... (Clap, clap)-N-G-O!...
(Clap, clap, clap)-G-O!...
(Clap, clap, clap, clap)-O!...
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)

Source: English Nursery Song -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/bingo.htm

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.
Source: English Folk Tale -
http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/heydiddle.htm

Humpty Dumpty
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

Along came some children,

With brushes and glue,
And stuck Humpty together
As good as new!
 Humpty Dumpty counted to ten
Humpty Dumpty got up again
All the Kings horses
And all the Kings men
Were happy that Humpty is together again.

Source: Author unknown -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/humptydumpty.htm &
http://eyfs.info/forums/topic/2968-2nd-verse-of-humpty-dumpty/

Baa, Baa Black Sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.

One for the master,

One for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?
 Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.

Source: Sir Henry Varse VII -

http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/baabaablacksheep.ht
m

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five little speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs - yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs - glub, glub.
Repeat and count down to one
One little speckled frog
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs - yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are no green speckled frogs - glub, glub.
Source: Unknown Author - http://www.nurseryrhymes.org/five-
little-speckled-frogs.html

Its Raining, Its Pouring

It's raining, it's pouring.
The old man is snoring.
He bumped his head and went to bed
And he couldn't get up in the morning.

It's raining, it's pouring.

The old man is snoring.
He bumped his head and went to bed
And he couldn't get up in the morning.
Source: English Nursery Rhyme -
http://www.nurseryrhymes.org/its-raining-its-pouring.html

Baby Bumblebee
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
(Action: Cup hands together as if holding bee)

I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,

Ouch! It stung me!
(Action: Shake hands as if just stung)

I'm squishing up my baby bumblebee,

Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
(Action: 'Squish' bee between palms of hands)

I'm squishing up my baby bumblebee,

Ooh! It's yucky!
(Action: Open up hands to look at 'mess')
 I'm wiping off my baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
(Action: Wipe hands off on pants)

I'm wiping off my baby bumblebee,

Theyre still sticky!
(Action: Hold hands up)
Im licking off my baby bumblebee,
Wont my mommy be so proud of me,
(Action: Stick tongue out and lick hands)
Mmm, tastes like honey!
Source: Colonel Sanford C. Faulkner -
http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/babybumblebee.htm

5 Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out one day
(Action: Hold up 5 fingers)
Over the hill and far away
(Action: Make a hill with your hand, then put hand up above eyes
to look far away)
Mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack, quack."
(Action: Use hand to make a duck quacking)
But only four little ducks came back.
(Action: Hold up four fingers)
Repeat counting down to one
(Sing slowly)
Sad mother duck went out one day
Over the hill and far away
(Action: Make a hill with your hand, then put hand up above eyes
to look far away)
The sad mother duck said "Quack, quack, quack."
(Action: Use hand to make a duck quacking)
And all of the five little ducks came back.
 (Action: Hold up 5 fingers)

Source: Raffi -
http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/fivelittleducks.htm

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy-bitsy spider
Crawled up the water spout
(Action: Put thumbs and index fingers together, switch hands to
climb up)
Down came the rain
(Action: Raise hands, wiggle fingers moving hands down)
And washed the spider out
(Action: Move hands quickly from one side to the other, washing
the spider out)
Out came the sun
(Action: Put one hand behind the other, palms facing away and
move them apart)
And dried up all the rain
(Action: Face hands down, one over the other and move them
apart)
And the itsy-bitsy spider
Crawled up the spout again.
(Action: Put thumbs and index fingers together, switch hands to
climb up)
Source: Western Folklore novels -
http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/itsybitsyspider.htm

5 Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
(Action: Hold up 5 fingers, bounce them up and down)
One fell off and bumped his head
(Action: Hold up one finger on one hand, then rub head)
Momma called the doctor and the doctor said
(Action: Pretend to talk on the phone)
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
Repeat, counting down until one
No little monkeys jumping on the bed
None fell off and bumped their head
Momma called the doctor and the doctor said
Put those monkeys back in bed!
Source: Unknown Author -
http://www.theteachersguide.com/kidsongs/fivelittlemonkeys.htm

I Had a Little Red Balloon

I had a little red balloon
(Action: Pretend to hold a balloon in between your two hands.)
And I blew, and I blew, and I blew.
(Action: Pretend to blow up the balloon.)
And it grew, and it grew, and it grew.
(Action: Spread your two hands further and further apart.)
I tossed it up in the air,
(Action: Pretend to toss the balloon up with your two hands.)
And didnt let it drop.
I bounced it on the ground,
(Action: Pretend to bounce the balloon on the ground with your
two hands.)
And it went Pop!
(Action: Clap your two hands together as you shout the word
Pop!)
Variation:
Repeat only change the balloon (and your voice) to a great big or
a teeny tiny balloon
Source: https://www.teachpreschool.org/2013/09/16/15-fabulous-
fingerplays-and-facts/

5 Little Popcorn Seeds

Five little popcorn seeds sitting in a pot
(Action: Have the children squat down low)
One got hot and it went Pop!
(Action: Jump on the word Pop!)
Repeat with four, three, two, one, and no more popcorn
seeds sitting in the pot.
Source: https://www.teachpreschool.org/2013/09/16/15-fabulous-
fingerplays-and-facts/

Open Them, Shut Them

Open them, shut them, open them, shut them
(Action: Open and close hands)
Give a little clap
(Action: Clap hands)
Open them, shut them, open them, shut them
(Action: Open and close hands)
Put them in your lap
(Action: Put hands in lap)

Source: Handout from class

 Little Wiggle
I had a little wiggle, deep inside of me
(Action: Wiggle body)
I tried to make it stop
(Action: Stop wiggling, put hand out)
But it wouldnt let me be.
(Action: Wiggle body again)
I pulled out that wiggle, and threw it like a ball
(Action: Reach down and pull out wiggle, then throw it away)
Now my wiggle is gone, and its bouncing down the hall
(Action: Pretend to bounce a ball)

Source: http://teachingmama.org/10-preschool-transitions-songs-
and-chants-to-help-your-day-run-smoothly/
 Go Bananas
Bananas of the world, unite!
(Action: Have arms at side, reach up above head and clap hands
together on Unite)
Pick bananas, pick pick bananas
Pick bananas, pick pick bananas
(Action: Reach up and pick bananas)
Peel bananas, peel peel bananas
Peel bananas, peel peel bananas
(Action: Hold banana in one hand and pretend to peel with other)
Slice bananas, slice slice bananas
Slice bananas, slice slice bananas
(Action: Face palms towards each other and slice bananas)
Mash bananas, mash mash bananas
Mash bananas, mash mash bananas
(Action: Use palms face down to mash bananas)
Eat bananas, eat eat bananas
Eat bananas, eat eat bananas
(Action: Scoop bananas into mouth)
Go bananas, go go bananas
Go bananas, go go bananas
(Action: Dance wildly)
Variations: Use quiet voices and use fingers to do the
actions, use loud voices and make big actions
Source: Personal Knowledge
 Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around!
(Action: Turn around)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground!
(Action: Touch the ground)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, jump up high!
(Action: Jump)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the sky!
(Action: Reach up high)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, bend down low!
(Action: Bend down low)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your toes!
(Action: Touch toes)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the light!
(Action: Use finger to turn light switch off)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say good night!

Source: http://www.nurseryrhymes.org/teddy-bear-teddy-
bear.html
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