Book: Soup Day by Melissa Iwai
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)
Book: Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley
Song: “Stir, Stir, Stir the Soup” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Stir, stir, stir the soup,
Stir it all day long.
Add some (insert food name here),
Take a taste, (slurrrp!)
Soup will make us strong. (flex arm)
Repeat for different ingredients
Fingerplay: “Pea Soup”
(hold hand up with all five fingers extended)
1 little pea jumped into the pot (fold one finger down)
And waited for the soup to get hot.
2 little peas jumped into the pot (fold one finger down)
And waited for the soup to get hot.
3 little peas jumped into the pot (fold one finger down)
And waited for the soup to get hot.
4 little peas jumped into the pot (fold one finger down)
And waited for the soup to get hot.
5 little peas jumped into the pot (fold one finger down)
And waited for the soup to get hot.
Finally the soup got so very hot,
All the little peas jumped out of the pot. (quickly open hand and extend all fingers)
(Credit: Jen in the Library)
Shaker Eggs: “Can You Shake Along With Me?” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Can you shake along with me?
Along with me, along with me,
Can you shake along with me?
Put your shaker on your…knee!
Repeat with different body parts
(Credit: Jbrary)
Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Shake your shaker, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake your shaker, shake shake, shake,
Shake your shaker.
Additional verses: Shake your shaker high/low/fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)
Shaker Eggs: “Shake It To The East”
Shake it to the east,
Shake it to the west,
Shake it all around,
And then you take a rest.
Shake your shakers up,
Shake your shakers down,
Shake it, shake it, shake it,
And then you settle down.
(Credit: Rockland Public Library)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
