Singalong: All About Me (includes Sensory-Friendly Version notes)

Singalong "All About Me" Join us for a rollicking celebration of ourselves and our possibilities! No registration is required. 
Singalong "All About Me" (Sensory Friendly)   Sensory-Friendly performance for children who would do better in a smaller, slower-paced program. Please register.
 
Regular Singalong: (lyrics for all songs follow)
Opening music playing: Raffi’s Rise and Shine album

Action Song: You’ll Sing A Song

Action Song: Open, Shut Them

Glove puppets: Diez Amigos

Action Song: Put Your Finger In The Air

Action Song: Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Big Book: From Head to Toe – Eric Carle (imitating animal actions – worked well)

Action Song: Do Your Ears Hang Low (prop: tights on head)

Singable Book: If You’re Happy & You Know It – Jan Ormerod

Action Song: Hokey Pokey

Action Song: The Funny Hat (prop: hat)

Book: Clap Your Hands – Lorinda Cauley

End with Action Song Sing by Joe Raposo (form circle –go in and out)
Hand stamping
(No time to use other songs on handout)

Sensory-Friendly Program (Dimmer lighting, seating spots, stuffed animals)  Got many useful ideas from: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2009/06/programming-for-children-with-special-needs-part-one/

Opening music playing softly: Raffi’s Rise and Shine album


Explained program to parents -- gentle program, multi-sensory, lower light, stuffed animals if children want to hold them/manipulate animal instead of self


schedule board-pictographs:
songs  story   songs    story    mirror     scarves   bubbles

Program:
Action Song: You’ll Sing A Song Action song: Open, Shut Them

Big Book: From Head to Toe – Eric Carle (imitating animal actions – worked well)

Action song: Do Your Ears Hang Low (done with a pair of tights on my head.)

Action song: Hokey Pokey

Big Book: Look, Look, Look – Tana Hoban  (cutout guessing game – worked well)


Mirror Activity Song  tune: “Where is Thumbkin?”   (Asked parents for their guidance related to their child’s participation-- All children in group accepted this.)
“Where is Carol? Where is Carol?
There she is! There she is! (point to child)Say hello to Carol, say hello to Carol (wave at child)Clap your hands!  Clap your hands!”    (idea from: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2010/10/follow-up-to-alsc-blog-series-%E2%80%9Cspecial-needs-programming-parts-1-5%E2%80%9D/) 

Movement with scarves to Raffi’s Rise and Shine

Bubbles – sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Bubble Song:
http://storytimeunderground.org/2014/08/12/ask-a-storytime-ninja-adapt-for-special-needs/ Bubbles floating all around
Bubbles fat and bubbles round,
Bubbles on your nose and toes,
Blow a bubble, up it goes.
Bubbles floating all around,
Bubbles floating to the ground




Singalong: All About Me – Lyrics & Resources

You’ll Sing A Song by Ella Jenkins
Song on: Raffi’s “The Corner Grocery Store”
You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song
And we’ll sing a song together.
You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song
In warm or wintry weather.
Continue with: clap your hands, stomp your feet, dance a jig, flap your arms, etc.
To settle the crowd, close with: sit right down

Open, Shut Them
Open, Shut Them, Open, Shut Them
Give a little “clap, clap, clap”
Open, Shut Them, Open, Shut Them
Put them in your lap, lap, lap.
Creep them, creep them,
Creep them, creep them,
Right up to your chin, chin, chin
Open up your little mouth –
But do not let them in!

Put Your Finger In The Air
Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” on: Pete Seeger’s “For Kids and Just Plain Folks”
Put your finger in the air, in the air,
Put your finger in the air, in the air,
Put your finger in the air and leave it about a year,
Put your finger in the air, in the air.
2. toe…and move it to and fro…
3. nose..., feel it as it grows...
4. and see if it’s still here…
5. knee…and tap it 1,2,3,
6. chin... that’s where the food slips in...
7. cheek.., leave it about a week...
8. shoe..., leave it a day or two...
9. head..., tell me is it green or red?...
10. Put your fingers all together...both in dark & stormy weather…
Finish with:
11. Put your fingers on your fingers on your fingers (walk fingers like “Itsy Bitsy Spider” getting faster and faster)
Put your fingers on your fingers on your fingers.
Put your fingers on your fingers on your fingers on your fingers!

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes Knees and Toes,
Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes Knees and Toes,
Eyes and Ears and Mouth and Nose,
Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes Knees and Toes.

Do Your Ears Hang Low
Song on: “We Sing 25^th Anniversary Collection”
(can be done with a pair of tights on head.)
Do your ears hang low
Do they wobble to and fro
Can you tie them in a knot (ow!)
Can you tie them in a bow
Can you toss them over your shoulder
Like a regimental soldier
Do your ears hang low…
What about your nose?
Can you twitch your nose
Can you bend it to and fro
Can you touch it with your tongue
Can you touch it with your toes
With your finger and your thumb
Pinch the end and sing along
Interesting things are noses…
How 'bout your lips?
Can you purse your lips
Can you make them do a twist
Perhaps a crooked smile
Or even blow a kiss
Can you open them really wide
Waggle your tongue about inside
Clever little things are lips…
How ‘bout your eyes?
Can you roll your eyes?
Can you look from left to right?
Shut them up tight
Open them really wide.
Give a little wink
Blink, blink, blink.
Wonderful things are eyes!

Hokey Pokey
Song on: “Wee Sing 25^th Anniversary Collection”
You put your left hand in,
You take your left hand out,
You put your left hand in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the hokey-pokey
And you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about! (Continue with: right hand, left foot, right foot, head, stomach, whole self!)

The Funny Hat
Tune: “This Old Man”
On my head I wear a hat
It is such a funny hat
That my head will wiggle
Wiggle to and fro
Where else should my funny hat go?
Continue with places suggested by the kids -- toe, knee, elbow, shoulder, ear, hair, nose (pinched nose to sound funny), belly, back, etc. To quiet the crowd, you may want to end with:
On my hands I wear a hat
It is such a quiet hat.
That my hands won’t wiggle, they just go clap.
Then I put them in my lap.

Shake My Sillies Out
Song on Raffi’s “More Singable Songs”; also a book
Gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
And wiggle my waggles away.
Gonna clap, clap, clap my crazies out…
Gonna jump, jump, jump my jiggles out…
Gonna stretch, stretch, stretch my sleepies out…
If You're Happy and You Know It   Song on Raffi’s “Let’s Play”
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
2. If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet
3. If you're happy and you know it, shout "Hurray!"
4. If you're happy and you know it, do all three. (clap-clap, stomp-stomp, hoo-ray!)…
Variation Use other Emotions:
If you’re angry and you know it, stomp your feet
If you’re sad and you know it, shed a tear
If you’re loving and you know it, give a hug …etc.

If Your Clothes have any Red Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

If your clothes have any red, any red
If your clothes have any red, any red
If you clothes have any red
Put your finger on your head
If your clothes have any red, any red.
2. If your clothes have any blue, any blue…
Put your finger on your shoe…
3. If your clothes have any green, any green…
Wave your hands so you are seen…
4. If your clothes have any yellow, any yellow…
Jiggle like a bowl of Jello…
5. If your clothes have any brown, any brown…
Turn your smile into a frown…
6. If your clothes have any black, any black…
Put your hands behind your back…

You Gotta Sing Song on: Raffi’s “More Singable Songs:
You gotta sing when the spirit says sing
You gotta sing when the spirit says sing
When your spirit says sing, you gotta sing all around
You gotta sing when the spirit says sing
Repeat with dance, jump, spin, clap, play, hum, shout, wiggle, shake, etc.

Roll-Over
Song on: “Toddler Tunes: 25 Classic Tunes”
There were ten in the bed and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over,"
So they all rolled over and one fell out...
Continue counting down until:
There was one in the bed and you know what he said, “Alone at last!”


Sing by Joe Raposo, Song on: “Sesame Street Platinum”
(singing softly)
Sing, Sing a song --
Sing out loud --
Sing out strong --
Sing of good things, not bad --
Sing of happy, not sad --
Sing, Sing a song --
Make it simple to last your whole life long --
Don't worry that it’s not good enough --
For anyone else to hear --
Just Sing, Sing a song!
La, La, La, La, La
La, La, La, La, La
La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
(Repeat from the beginning singing loud and strong,
End with everyone sitting down in the circle.)

Additional songs - not on handout above:Here We Go Looby Loo
Song on: “We Sing 25^th Anniversary Celebration”
Here we go looby loo,
Here we go looby light,
Here we go looby loo,
All on the Saturday night.
You put a hand in,
You take a hand out.
You give your hand a shake, shake, shake,
And turn yourself about.
Here we go looby loo…etc.
(Repeat using “a foot”, “your head”, “whole self”, etc.)

The More We Get Together Song on Raffi’s “Singable Songs for the Very Young”
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
Cause your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.

This is What My Feet Can Do  Tune: “Mulberry Bush”
This is what my feet can do.
Feet can do, feet can do,
This is what my feet can do –
Can you do it too?
Let your feet go hop, hop, hop,
Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop,
Let your feet go hop, hop, hop,
All around the room.
Make your feet go jump, jump, jump…etc.
Take your feet and skip, skip, skip…etc.
Can your feet go tip, tip-toe?…etc.

Now your feet can sit right down,
Sit right down, sit right down,
Now your feet can sit right down,
Quiet, quiet –ly!



The Magic Hat Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Oh, you can do most anything (Spread hands wide.)
In your magic hat!
2. You can hop and hop and hop…etc.
3. You can make a face…etc.
Children’s suggestions:
4. (Close with) You can sit right down…etc.

Bend And Stretch
(suit actions to words)
Bend and stretch, reach for the stars.
There goes Jupiter, here comes Mars.
Bend and stretch, reach for the sky.
Stand on tip-e-toe, oh! so high!

Ten Little Fingers
(fingerplay --suit actions to words)
I have ten little fingers,
And they all belong to me.
I can make them do things.
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight,
I can open them wide,
I can put them together,
And I can make them hide.
I can put them up high,
I can put them down low,
I can make them roll around,
And I can fold them so.

This Old Man Song on: “A Child’s Celebration of Song”
This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
2. two… on my shoe
3. three… on my knee
4. four … on my door
5. five… on my hive
6. six… on my sticks
7. seven… up in Heaven
8. eight… on my gate
9. nine… on my spine
10. ten… once again!

Diez Amigos "10 Friends" (glove puppets)
Tune: “10 Little Indians”
Uno, dos, tres amigos,
Quatro, cinco, seis amigos,
Siete, Ocho, Nueve amigos,
Diez amigos son.
One, two, three little friends,
Four, five, six little friends,
Seven, eight, nine little friends,
Ten friends are we.

I am Special
Tune: “London Bridge is Falling Down”
I am special, Yes I am, Yes I am, Yes I am
I am special, Yes I am, I’m very special.
No one else has hair like mine,
Just like mine, Just like mine,
No one else has hair like mine, I’m very special.
(continue with children’s suggestions, e.g. a face, eyes, nose, mouth, a family, etc.)

Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday dear…
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday We Love You
Song on: Tom Chapin’s album “Moonboat”

Happy birthday, happy birthday we love you.
Happy birthday and may all your dreams come true.
When you blow out the candles, one light stays aglow
It's the love light in your eyes -- where e're you go!

May There Always Be Sunshine
Song on: Raffi’s “Let’s Play”
May there always be sunshine
May there always be blue skies
May there always be mama
May there always be me.

Wave High (Suit actions to words)
Wave high, wave low
I think it’s time we’ve gotta go.
Wave your elbows, wave your toes.
Wave your tongue, now wave your nose.
Wave your knees, wave your lips.
Now blow a kiss with fingertips.
Wave your ears, wave your hair.
Wave your belly, now your derriere.
Wave your chin, wave your eyes.
Now wave your hands and say Goodbye.

A Goodbye Song – source unknown

Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Now it’s time to say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye,
Now it’s time to say goodbye to our friends who are here today

Books to Sing:

A House is a House for Me – Hoberman
If You’re Happy and You Know It – Ormerod or Cabrera
Knick, Knack Paddywhack – Zelinsky
Mary Wore Her Red Dress…-- Peek
One Was Johnny – Sendak
Pierre – Sendak
Shake My Sillies Out – Raffi
This Old Man – Koontz
Go Away Big Green Monster – Emberley
Arthur’s Nose
-       Brand New Day, Get up and Shake, Where is Baby’s Tummy, Jumping up and Down– sign language song from “Pick Me Up”
-       Hands are for clapping – The Sneezing Song & other contagious tunes by Jim Gill 730 GILL
-       So glad you’re here, I’m a Pretzel – from So Big (Hap Palmer)
-       The Body Rock from Kids in Motion
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Song: You gotta Sing when the spirit says sing
Dance, laugh, yawn, sing (lots of recordings)
This is the way we do it , Bop till you drop, Beanbag
Dance, Can’t Sit Still– Kids in Motion
My Energy , Song in My Tummy, from Laurie Berkner’s Under a Shady Tree
1.15 BWL

Good articles:  

http://upstartpromotions.com/pdf/upstart/el_articles/TheMagicOfSensoryStorytimes_June15.pdf

 

http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/03/01/sensory-storytime-spectrum-libraries-add-services-for-children-with-autism/

Novelist suggestions:

http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/novelist-special/all-about-adaptive-storytimes