Say “sayonara” to summer and prepare for a new school year with our frolicking tunes.
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. close with: sit right down
Frère Jacques (Puppets)
Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques,
Dormez vous? Dormez vous?
Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matines,
Din, din, don! Din, din, don!
Are you sleeping, Are you sleeping?
Brother John? Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, Morning bells are ringing,
Ding ding dong, Ding ding dong.
(can repeat with “Sister Kate”)
Brand New Day Sign language song from Pick Me Up: Fun Songs for Learning Signs
Brush Your Teeth (toothbrush prop)
Song on Raffi’s “Singable Songs for the Very Young”
When you wake up in the morning and it's quarter to one,
And you want to have a little fun,
You brush your teeth, ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch (2x)
Continue with:
… two, and you want find something to do…
… three, and your mind starting humming twiddle dee dee…
… four, and you think you hear a knock upon your door…
… five, and you just can't wait to come alive…
Repeat final chorus twice.
Action/Book: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush -- Fatus/Penner version (Multicultural Illustrations…children around the world preparing to go to school)
This is the way we climb out of bed, Climb out of bed, climb out of bed,
This is the way we climb out of bed,
To get ready for school in the morning.
Additional verses:
…pull off our jammies
…put on our clothes
…brush our hair
…eat our breakfast
…drink our juice
…brush our teeth
…climb on the bus etc.
Action/Book: The Wheels on the Bus (can use the Zelinsky pop-up)
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All around the town.
Additional verses:
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish…
The doors on the bus go open and shut…
The lights on the bus go blink, blink, blink…
The driver on the bus says "Move on back”…
The children on the bus go bumpety bump…
The windows on the bus go up and down…
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep…
Book: Mary Had a Little Lamb (Bruce McMillan’s illustrations beautifully illustrate Sarah Joseph Hale’s song)
Song on “Storytime Favorites” and many others.
Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
Whose fleece was white as snow.
2. And everywhere that Mary went…
…The lamb was sure to go.
3. It followed her to school one day…
…Which was against the rules.
4. It made the children laugh and play…
…To see a lamb at school.
5. And so the teacher turned it out…
…but still it lingered near.
6. And waited patiently about…
‘till Mary did appear.
7. "Why, does the lamb love Mary so? …
…The eager children cry.
8. "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know! …
…The teacher did reply.
ABC Song
ABCDEFG, HIJKLMNOP,
QRS, TUV, W,X,Y, and Z,
Now I know my ABCs,
Next time won’t you sing with me?
Apples and Bananas
Song on Raffi’s “One Light One Sun”
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
Continue, changing the vowel sounds:
I like to Ate, Ate, Ate Aypples and BANAYNAYS (2x)I like to Ete, Ete, Ete Eepples and BENEENEES (2x)
I like to Ite, Ite, Ite Iiples and BININIS (2x)
I like to ote, ote, ote opples and BINOENOES (2x)
I like to ute, ute, ute uuples and BINUUNUUS (2x)
But I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas!
Action/Book: Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Jelly (Nadine Bernard Westcott’s book)
Clap hands-slap knees, clap hands-slap knees, clap, clap
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly
First you take the bread and you slice it, slice it
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly
Then you take the peanuts and crack them, crack them.
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly
Put them on the floor and mash them, mash them.
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly
Then you take a knife and spread it, spread it
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly
Next you take some grapes and squash them, squash them
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly
Glop it on the bread and smear it, smear it
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly
Then you take the sandwich and eat it, eat it
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly
Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly!
The Ants go Marching (shakey eggs/action)
The ants go marching one by one,
Hurrah, hurrah.
The ants go marching one by one,
Hurrah, hurrah.
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb,
And they all go marching down,
Into the ground, to get out, of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Two… tie his shoe…
Three…climb a tree…
Four…shut the door…
Five…take a dive…
Six…pick up sticks…
Seven…pray to heaven…
Eight…shut the gate…
Nine…check the time…
Ten…say “THE END!”
Variation: (Condensed version)
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Etc
Shadow Song Piggyback lyrics by Carol Simon Levin, (usually omit – no time)
Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
It was a very sunny day, sunny day, sunny day.
It was a very sunny day, when my shadow came to play.
Everywhere that I did go, I did go, I did go,
Everywhere that I did go, my shadow followed too.
It followed me when I ran fast, I ran fast.
It followed me when I ran fast, for that's what shadows do.
Additional Verses:
It followed me when I climbed high…
It followed me when I dug sand…
It followed me when I skipped rope…
It started out pretty short, pretty short, pretty short.
It started out pretty short, in the early afternoon.
Later it grew very long, very long, very long,
Later it grew very long --at the end of day.
When nighttime came, my shadow was gone,
shadow was gone, shadow was gone.
When nighttime came, my shadow was gone,
it had gone away.
R*E*A*D Lyrics by Carol Levin, Tune: “L*O*V*E” from Linda Arnold’s album “Happiness Cake” ( can sign alphabet letters for R*E*A*D) (usually omit – no time)
Chorus: R*E*A*D
Reading a book is fun for you and me
R*E*A*D
You’ll find them at the library!
Reading is a skill
That will take you where you will
No matter where you go...
You can read just for fun
Or to make your model run
And see how much you grow! Chorus
You can read about the sun
Or a battle lost or won
You can read about a bird who sings...
You can read about a car
Or a place that’s very far
Or a fairy’s magic ring! Chorus
So no matter where you go
Or what you do and know
Don’t forget to read and read...
No matter where you look
You’ll find knowledge in a book
And kids who read succeed! Chorus (2x)
SING by Joe Raposo,
Song on “Sesame St. Platinum,” “Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo” and others.
Books to Sing:
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush – Fatus/Penner (multicultural getting ready for school around the world) or Hillenbrand (nervous – 1st day of school)
Mary Had a Little Lamb – Hale/McMillan
Little School Bus- Roth or Wheels on the Bus - Zelinsky
Peanut Butter and Jelly – Westcott
9/08 9/10 9/11 9/12, 8/13, 9/16– perfect 35-40 min singalong
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You’ll sing a song (actions)
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Puppets: Frere Jacques (& sister Kate)
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“When You Wake up in the Morning” (sign language from CD “Pick Me Up”) great!
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Brush Your Teeth (toothbrush prop)
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Book/Action: Here We Go Round – Fatus -- this is the Way (around the world, mentioned sequencing, piggyback songs) (do actions with Fatus book)
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Book: Wheels on the Bus -- Zelinski pop up (actions along) or Little School Bus – Roth
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Book: Mary Had a Little Lamb – Hale/McMillan(had lamb on top of easel)
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ABC Song (ABC poster)
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Apples & Bananas (Raffi vowel silly song -- pointed out vowel letters on poster, phonemes)
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Book/action: Peanut Butter & Jelly – Westcott
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Shakey Eggs: Ants go Marching
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Sing (circle, go in and out)
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Handstamp to “Sing” track #10 on Sesame St. Platinum
(If time/ Older groups can use: “not always that smoothly” Puppets/props: Oh By the Way – Joe Scruggs, “Recess”… Shadow Song (piggyback song- kids guess tune), Book: Here we go round – Hillenbrand (another piggyback, nervous 1st day of school)
READ – make body letters YMCA style)
note: Mary Had a Little Lamb – Trapani (is farm not school)
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Song on Raffi’s “Singable Songs for the Very Young”
A peanut butter sandwich made with jam
One for me and one for David Amran.
A peanut butter sandwich made with jam,
Stick, stick, stick, stick, stick.
I can think of witches good and bad.
But the best which that I ever had was
A peanut butter sandwich made with jam,
Yum, yum, yummy, yum, yum.
