Book: One Shoe Two Shoes by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Edward Underwood
Action Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes, (put one hand out to the side, then the other)
I am wearing my shoes, (point down at your feet)
One, two, three, four, (clap 4x)
Now I stomp them on the floor! (stomp feet)
Repeat, going faster and faster
(Credit: Preschool Education)
Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
Flannel Rhyme: “Shoes” (have kids do the motions with you)
Start with the orange shoe on the board.
I was walking along the street one day, (march)
With my knees up high, can you walk this way?
But I stepped in something. Now what should I do?
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color blue!
I was hopping along the street one day, (hop)
On just one foot, can you hop this way?
But I hopped in something. Now I’m filled with dread.
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color red!
I was twirling along the street one day, (turn in a circle)
Around and around, can you twirl this way?
But I twirled into something, and I’m not a happy fellow.
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color yellow!
I tiptoed along the street one day, (tiptoe)
Way up on my toes, can you tiptoe this way?
But I tiptoed in something. Now I’m about to make a scene!
For my favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color green!
I stood perfectly still on the street one day, (stand in place)
With my feet like this, can you stand this way?
I stepped into nothing, but this isn’t very fun.
My favorite, fastest shoes are meant to run, run, run! (run in place)
(Credit: Shawn Wolf)
Book: Whose Shoe? by Margaret Miller
Ring Song: “Put Your Shoe in the Ring” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Set your ring on the floor in front of you.
Put your toe in your ring, in your ring, in your ring,
Put your toe in your ring, and then you can FREEZE!
Additional verses:
Heel
Jump in the ring
Tiptoe around your ring
Ring Song: “Drivin’ in My Car” – Ralph Covert: Ralph’s World (use your ring as a steering wheel)
Ring Song: “Can You Roll Your Ring?” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Can you roll your ring like this, (both arms roll inside ring)
Just like this?
Can you roll your ring like this,
Just like this?
Can you roll your ring like this,
‘Round and ’round and ’round your wrist?
Can you roll your ring like this,
Just like this?
Additional verses:
Drive (steering wheel)
Oh, a stop sign! Don’t you miss!
Spin (spin fast on one wrist) OR Twirl (spin in circle with ring above head)
Ring Song: “We Spin and We Spin and We Stop” (Tune: “We Clap and We Clap and We Stop”)
We spin and we spin and we stop. (spin ring on arm)
We spin and we spin and we stop.
We spin and we spin and we spin and we spin
And we spin and we spin and we stop.
Additional verses:
Swing (swing ring back and forth in an arc)
Twist (twist ring back and forth)
Wiggle (wiggle ring)
Toss (toss ring up, gently)
Hide (hide ring behind your back)
