Dance your fingers

(Have child mimic your actions, dancing fingers in the

air and on the body.)
Dance your fingers up,
Dance your fingers down,
Dance your fingers to the side,
Dance them all around.
Dance them on your shoulders,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your tummy,
And put them all to bed. (Rest head on hands together at side of face.)
To maret, to maret
(Have child gallop to rhyme.)
To maret, to maret, to buy a fat pig!
Home again, home again, "iggety "ig.
To maret, to maret, to buy a fat hog!
Home again, home again, "iggety "og.
To maret, to maret, to buy a white cae!
Home again, home again, never was baed. .
To maret, to maret, to buy a plum bun!
Home again, home again, maret is done. (#ive your child a hug.)
Clap your hands
(Have child mimic your actions.)
$lap, clap, clap your hands ($lap hands slowly)
As slowly as you can. ($lap hands slowly)
$lap, clap, clap your hands ($lap hands %uicly)
As %uicly as you can. ($lap hands %uicly)
Roll, roll, roll your hands (Roll hands one over the other slowly)
As slowly as you can. (Roll hands one over the other slowly)
Roll, roll, roll your hands (Roll hands one over the other %uicly)
As %uicly as you can. (Roll hands one over the other %uicly)
$lap your hands, &&
(Have child mimic your actions, as indicated in the rhyme.)
$lap your hands, clap your hands, clap them "ust lie me. ('()
Touch your shoulders, touch your shoulders, touch them "ust lie me. ('()
Tap your nees, tap your nees, tap them "ust lie me. ('()
)hae your head, shae your head, shae it "ust lie me. ('()
$lap your hands, clap your hands, now let them %uiet be.
$lap, clap, clap your hands
(Have child mimic your actions.)
$lap, clap, clap your hands, ($lap hands)
$lap them "ust lie me.
$lap, clap, clap your hands,
&t*s easy as +, ', ,.
-ther verses.
Tap, tap, tap your nees/ (Tap nees)
Roll, roll, roll your hands/ (Roll hands)
0ave, wave, wave your arms/ (0ave arms)
Pease porridge hot
(Have child mimic your actions.)
1ease porridge hot. ($lap hands , times)
1ease porridge cold. ($lap hands , times)
1ease porridge in the pot ($lap hands 2 times)
3ine days old. (Tap nees , times)
)ome lie it hot. ($lap hands , times)
)ome lie it cold. ($lap hands , times)
)ome lie it in the pot ($lap hands 2 times)
3ine days old. (Tap nees , times)
Tommy Thumbs
(Have child mimic your actions.)
Tommy Thumbs up (0iggle thumbs up)
And Tommy Thumbs down. (0iggle thumbs down)
Tommy Thumbs dancing all around town. (0iggle thumbs)
Dance him on your shoulders, (Tap thumbs on shoulders)
Dance him on your head. (Tap thumbs on head)
Dance him on your nees, (Tap thumbs on nees)
And tuc him into bed. (Hide thumbs in fists)
4ac5in5the5bo6
4ac5in5the5bo6, oh so still/(Have child crouch low)
0on*t you come out7 ($hild slowly lifts head and starts to rise/)
89) & 0&::; ($hild "umps up, lifts arms up and yells, <8es & will.=)
Five little peas
>ive little peas in a pea pod pressed (Have child crouch low)
-ne grew, two grew and so did the rest ($hild slowly lifts head and starts rise/)
And they grew and they grew and they grew ($hild continues to rise/)
?ntil one day, they all went 1-1; ($hild "umps up and yells, <1-1.=)
Head and Shoulders (Sing to the tune of :ondon @ridge is >alling Down)
(Have child mimic you and place hands on the appropriate parts of the body.)
Head A shoulders,
Bnees A toes, Bnees A toes, Bnees A toes,
Head A shoulders,
Bnees A toes,
9yes, ears, mouth A nose.
Teddy @ear, Teddy @ear
(Have child stand up)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around! (Turn around)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground. (Touch the ground)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, show your shoe! (Hold out foot)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, & love you. (#ive yourself a big hug)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, climb up stairs! ($limb up stairs)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers. (Hands in prayer)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out light! ()witch out the light)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say, <good night;= (Head on hands folded together and close eyes)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, wae up now. (-pen eyes and lift head)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, tae a bow. (Tae a bow)
Two little feet go tap, tap, tap
(Have child stand up and follow actions as indicated in rhyme)
Two little feet go tap, tap, tap,
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap,
Two little fists go thump, thump, thump,
Two little legs go "ump, "ump, "ump,
-ne little child turns slowly around,
-ne little child sits %uietly down.
Cr. @arber $ut Cy Hair
(Have child mimic your actions)
Cr. @arber $ut Cy Hair ()cissor motion across foreheadDbangs)
0hile & sit in a great big chair (1at thighs)
$ut a little here ($lap hands by right ear)
$ut a little there ($lap hands by left ear)
Cr. @arber $ut Cy Hair ()cissor motion across foreheadDbangs)
Choo-choo Train
(Have child mimic your actions)
This is a choo5choo train, (@end elbows by side A move them bac A forth.)
1uffing down the trac. (@end elbows by side A move them bac A forth, while waling
forward.)
3ow it*s going forward, (0al forward.)
3ow it*s going bac. (0al bacwards.)
3ow the bell is ringing, (?se finger A pretend to ring bell.)
3ow the whistle blows. (1ut hand to mouth A pretend to blow a whistle.)
0hat a lot of noise it maes everywhere it goes. (1lace hands over ears.)
The Teapot
(Have child mimic your actions)
&*m a little teapot, short and stout.
This is my handle, (1lace hand on hip A eep it there.)
This is my spout. (@end other arm in form of spout.)
0hen & get all steamed up, then & shout.
4ust tip me over and pour me out. (Tip over with Espout* arm.)
&f 8ou*re Happy A 8ou Bnow it
(Have child mimic your actions)
&f you*re happy A you now it clap your hands. ($lap hands twice)
&f you*re happy A you now it clap your hands. ($lap hands twice)
&f you*re happy A you now it, and you really want to show it,
&f you*re happy A you now it clap your hands. ($lap hands twice)
-ther verses.
/ stamp your feet ()tamp feet twice)
/ touch your nose (Touch your nose)
/ cry <hooray;= (Raise arms above head)
Ro! ro! ro your boat
(Have child mimic your actions)
Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream (Do rowing motion bac and forth)
Cerrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. (Do rowing motion bac and forth)
Roc, roc, roc your boat gently to and fro, (Roc from side to side)
0atch out; #ive a shout, into the water you go; (Roc from side to side)
Row, row, row your boat down the "ungle stream, (Do rowing motion bac and forth)
&f you see a crocodile, don*t forget to scream;
1op goes the weasel
(Have child crouch low. -n the last line the child "umps up.)
All around the cobblers* bench
The money chased the weasel.
The money thought Etwas all in fun.
1-1 goes the weasel.
Here we go round the mulberry bush
(Have child mimic your actions)
Here we go round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush. ()ip
around in a circle)
Here we go round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning. ()ip around in a
circle)
This is the way we brush our hair, brush our hair, brush our hair. (1retend to brush hair)
This is the way we brush our hair on a cold and frosty morning. (1retend to brush hair)
This is the way we clean our teeth, clean our teeth, clean our teeth. (1retend to brush
teeth)
This is the way we clean our teeth on a cold and frosty morning. (1retend to brush
teeth)
This is the way we wash our hands, wash our hands, wash our hands. (1retend to wash
hands)
This is the way we wash our hands on a cold and frosty morning. (1retend to wash
hands)
Ring5a5ring of roses
Ring5a5ring of roses a pocet full of posies, ($hildren hold hands and go around in a
circle)
A5tishoo; A5tishoo; 0e all fall down. (9verybody sits on the floor)
1icing up the daisies, picing up the daisies, ($hildren pretend to pic flowers)
A5tishoo; A5tishoo; 0e all "ump up. (9verybody "umps up)
Ci6 a pancae
(Have child mimic your actions.)
Ci6 a pancae, (Ci6ing motion with hands)
)tir a pancae, ()tirring)
1op it in the pan! (Dropping in pan)
>ry the pancae, (Holding frying pan)
Toss the pancae, (Tossing pancae)
$atch it if you can. (Trying to catch with pan)
0iggles out, +
(0iggle as indicated in rhyme)
& wiggle my fingers,
& wiggle my toes,
& wiggle my shoulders,
& wiggle my nose.
3ow no more wiggles
Are left in me
And & will be
As still as can be.
"iggles out! #
(0iggle as indicated in rhyme)
A wiggle, wiggle here,
A wiggle, wiggle there.
0iggle your hands,
?p in the air.
0iggle your shoulders,
0iggle your hips,
0iggle your nees,
And move your lips.
0iggle, wiggle wiggle,
And wiggle and bend.
0iggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And this to the end;
& have a nose
(Touch parts indicated in rhyme.)
-n my face, & have a nose.
And way down here, & have ten toes.
& have two eyes that & can blin.
& have a head to help me thin.
& have a chin and very near.
& have two ears so & can hear.
Here are my arms to hold up high.
And here is my hand to wave goodbye.