Book: Dancing with Daddy by Anitra Rowe Schulte, illustrated by Ziyue Chen
Song: “The Freeze” – Greg & Steve: Kids in Motion
Book: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Dancer pose
Social Story: This Is It by Daria Peoples-Riley
Craft: Dancing ribbons (paper plates with streamers)
Book: Accordionly by Michael Genhart, illustrated by Priscilla Burris
Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Book: Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
Flannel: “The Finger Band is Coming to Town” (Tune: “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush”)
The finger band is coming to town,
Coming to town, coming to town.
The finger band is coming to town
So early in the morning.
This is how they strum their guitar,
Strum their guitar, strum their guitar.
This is how they strum their guitar
So early in the morning.
This is how they play their flute,
Play their flute, play their flute.
This is how they play their flute
So early in the morning.
This is the way they bang the drums,
Bang the drums, bang the drums.
This is the way they bang the drums
So early in the morning.
(Repeat for different instruments, putting each instrument on the flannel board as you go.)
Oh my! Look at the time, the band has played all day. It’s time for them to go!
The finger band is going away,
Going away, going away.
The finger band is going away,
They’ve played all day!
Song: “Can You Clap?” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap
Sign Language: music, sing, dance
Book: Baa Baa Black Sheep by Jane Cabrera
Song: “Colors Over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Sign language – red, yellow, green, blue, colors, flower, tree, sun, sea
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you.
Red as a flower, green as a tree,
Yellow as the sun, and blue as the sea.
Red and yellow, green and blue, these are the colors over you!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)
Rhyme: I Bounce You Here
I bounce you here, I bounce you there
I bounce you, bounce you everywhere
I tickle you here, I tickle you there
I tickle you, tickle you everywhere
I hug you here, I hug you there
I hug you, hug you everywhere
(Credit: Read Sing Play)
Book: Old MacDino Had a Farm by Becky Davies
Song with ukulele: “I Love My Rooster” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya think of that?
C
I love my rooster, my rooster loves me
G7
And I feed my rooster by the big maple tree
C F
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
C G7 C
Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo
C
I love my kitten, my kitten loves me
G7
I feed my kitten by the big maple tree
C
My little kitten goes meow meow meow
F
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
C G7 C
Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo
C
I love my duck, my duck loves me
G7
I feed my duck by the big maple tree
C
My little duck goes quack quack quack
My little kitten goes meow meow meow
F
My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
C G7 C
Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo
(Ukulele chord credit: Storytime Ukulele)
Rhyme: Round and Round the Garden
Round and round the garden like a teddy bear (swirl finger around palm)
One step, two step (walk fingers up child’s arm)
Hidden under there! (tickle child’s underarm)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Book: Shake It Up, Baby! by Karen Katz
Song with ukulele chords: “Yo Te Amo”
C
Yo te amo, yo te amo
G7 C
All day long I sing this little song to you
C
Yo te amo, yo te amo
G7 C
Darling I love you
Verses:
Wo ai ni… (Mandarin Chinese)
Je t’aime… (French)
Mahal kita… (Tagalog)
Ich liebe dich… (German)
Sarang hae… (Korean)
Daisuki… (Japanese)
(Credit: Ukulele Librarian and Jbrary)
Book: Old MacDonald had a Baby by Emily Snape, illustrated by K-Fai Steele
Chant: “Head, Shoulders, Baby…1,2,3.” (Knees and ankles)
Song: “Run Baby Run” by Caspar Babypants: More Please!
Book: The Bear Went over the Mountain by Jane Cabrera
Song: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around” – The Wiggles: Taking Off
Flannel song: Green Grass Grew All Around
Book: If You’re Happy and You Know It by David A. Carter
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora, illustrated by Natalia Moore
Song: “Clap your hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs
Book: Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb
Rhyme: Let’s Get the Rhythm
Let’s get the rhythm of our knees
Let’s get the rhythm of our knees
Let’s get the rhythm of our knees
If you please
Let’s get the rhythm of our knees
Additional verses:
Let’s get the rhythm of our shoulders…
Big boulders..
Let’s get the rhythm of our heads…
Oh dread..
Let’s get the rhythm of our feet…
How neat…
Book: I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Song: “Sing Your Name” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Sing and Count with Me
Song: “Slow and Fast” – Hap Palmer: Rhythms on Parade
Book: Baby Beats: Let’s Learn 4/4 Time illustrated by Ellen Stubbings
Song: “Rhythm in my Fingers” – Jill Gill: Moving Rhymes for Modern Times
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Sign Language: music, sing, dance
Book: Baa Baa Black Sheep by Jane Cabrera
Song: “Grand Old Duke of York” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The grand old Duke of York (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby)
And marched them down again.
‘Cause when you’re up you’re up (lift baby)
And when you’re down you’re down
And when you’re only halfway up (lift baby)
You’re neither up nor down.
He marched them to the left (bounce left)
He marched them to the right (bounce right)
He marched them to the top of the hill (lift baby)
Oh, what a silly sight!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Flannel/Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious flies (yum yum!)
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs (ribbet ribbet!)…
Book: Quiet Loud by Leslie Patricelli
Song: “One Little, Two Little, Three Little Fingers”
One little, two little, three little fingers (wiggle each finger)
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together (wiggle fingers)
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together
Ten little fingers on my hand
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping (clap)
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping
Ten little fingers on my hand
One little, two little, three little fingers (wiggle each finger)
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand
(Credit: Jbrary)
Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” by Raffi: Best of Raffi
Thanks a lot, thanks for sun in the sky.
Thanks a lot, thanks for clouds so high.
Thanks a lot, thanks for whispering wind.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the birds in the spring.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the moonlit night.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the stars so bright.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the wondering me.
Thanks a lot, thanks for the way I feel.
Thanks for the animals, thanks for the land, thanks for the people everywhere.
Thanks a lot, thanks for all I’ve got. Thanks for all I’ve got.
Song: “Baby Put Your Pants On” (Tune: “Short’nin’ Bread”)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on (move baby’s legs)
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three (gently poke baby’s belly)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three
Leg to the left, leg to the right (move legs)
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight
Leg to the left, leg to the right
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book with shaky eggs: Shake It Up, Baby! by Karen Katz *Shake at the end of the pages to signal a page turn*
Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “Shaky, Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy, Yummy
Book: Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by David Walker
Song: “The Finger Band is Coming to Town” (Tune: “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush”)
The finger band is coming to town
Coming to town, coming to town
The finger band is coming to town
So early in the morning.
This is how they strum their guitar
Strum their guitar, strum their guitar
This is how they strum their guitar
So early in the morning.
This is how they play their flute
Play their flute, play their flute
This is how they play their flute
So early in the morning.
This is the way they bang the drums,
Bang the drums, bang the drums
This is the way they bang the drums
So early in the morning.
Oh my look at the time, the band has played all day. It’s time for them to go!
The finger band is going away
Going away, going away
The finger band is going away
They’ve played all day!
Book: Play This Book by Jessica Young & Daniel Wiseman
Flannel: “The Instrument on the Bus” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The guitar on the bus goes strum, strum, strum (strum an air guitar)
Strum, strum, strum
Strum, strum, strum
The guitar on the bus goes strum, strum, strum
All through the town!
Additional verses:
The trumpet on the bus goes toot, toot, toot… (put an imaginary horn to face)
The drum on the bus goes bang, bang, bang… (pat thighs)
The bell on the bus goes ring, ring, ring… (shake wrist like you’re ringing a bell)
Song: “The Tempo Marches On” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings Do Re Me on his Toe Leg Knee
Book: Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong
Craft: Paper Plate Tambourine
Song: You are My Sunshine (2x) (with ukulele chords)
A
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
D A
You make me happy when skies are gray,
D A
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you,
E A
Please don’t take my sunshine away
Book: Sing, Don’t Cry by Angela Dominguez
Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider (3x- standard, quiet, and loud) (with ukulele chords)
A
The itsy-bitsy spider
E7 A
Went up the water spout.
A
Down came the rain and
E7 A
Washed the spider out.
A
Out came the sun and
E7 A
Dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy spider
E7 A
Went up the spout again.
(Repeat with “teeny weeny” [little pinchy fingers] & “GREAT BIG spider” [clap])
Sing-Along Book: Every Little Thing by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Song: I’m a Little Teapot (3 or 4x- start slow and then get faster each time)
I’m a little teapot
Short and stout
Here is my handle
Here is my spout
When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
“Tip me over and pour me out”
Book/Song: The Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera
Song/Scarves: “If All the Raindrops”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Craft: Pom-pom Composing
Book/Song: Every Little Thing by Bob Marley and Cedella Marley, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Song: “Mama’s Little Baby” (Tune: Shortnin’ Bread)
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round,
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.
Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight!
Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wiggling’
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ round, (repeat)
(can alter to Grandma, Grandpa, Nanny, etc)
Rhyme: One, two, buckle my shoe (clap, tap shoes)
Three, four, shut the door (clap, cover eyes)
Five, six, pick up sticks (clap, wiggle fingers)
Seven, eight, lay them straight (clap, pat floor)
Nine, ten, a big fat hen (clap, widen arms)
Book: Baby Loves to Rock by Wednesday Kirwan
Movement Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Song: Let’s Tap Our Feet Together (Tune: The More We Get Together)
Let’s tap our feet together, together, together
Let’s tap our feet together because it’s fun to do.
Repeat with: Clap our hands, touch our nose, touch our ears
Book: Quiet LOUD by Leslie Patricelli
Song/Scarves: “Little Green Frog” – Charlie Hope: Songs for Little Ones
Rhyme: Popcorn
You put the oil in the pot (bounce)
And you let it get hot
You pour the popcorn in
And you start to grin
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, (gently rock back and forth)
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, pop! (lift up)
Song (with shaky eggs): “Shaky, Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy, Yummy
Book: Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants by Eric Litwin
Song: “This is How I Do It”- Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Book: Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler
Rhyme: “We Wiggle and Wiggle and Stop”- Jbrary
Book: Doing the Animal Bop by Jan Ormerod
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Song: “Shake My Sillies Out” – Raffi: The Raffi Singable Songs Collection
Book: Music Is by Brandon Stosuy
Craft: Paper Xylophone
