GREETING
The More We Get Together,
Together, Together
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be.
For your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be.
BOUNCES
This Is the Way the Ladies Ride,
Prim, prim, pirm, pirm.
This is the way the gentlemen ride,
Trim, trim, trim, trim.
This is the way the huntsmen ride,
A-gallop, a-gallop, a-gallop, a-gallop.
This is the way the plow boy rides,
A-hobble-dee-dee, a-hobble-dee-dee.
Trot Trot to London, Trot, Trot to Dover,
Watch out baby, or you might fall over.
Trot, trot to Boston, trot, trot to Lynn,
Watch out baby, or you might fall in!
TAPS
Rat-A-Tat-Tat, Rat-A-Tat-Tat
We build you up with a rat-a-tat-tat.
Rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat
Pound pound pound and a rat-a-tat-tat.
Knock At the Door
Who’s there?
Why Mr. Chin!
Do come in
And shut the door.
CLAPS
Love Somebody, Yes I Do
Love somebody, yes I do,
Love somebody, yes I do,
Love somebody, but I won’t tell who.
Last phrase: “…can you guess who?”
Last phrase: “…and it’s YOU!!
Last phrase: “…Hope my Sandy loves me, too.”
*substitute child’s name
Oh Mister Sun, Sun
Mr. Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me.
Oh Mister Sun Sun
Mr. Golden Sun,
Hiding behind a cloud,
These little children are asking you
To please come out so we can play with you,
Oh Mister Sun Sun
Mr. Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me.
There Are Snowflakes in the Air
There are snowflakes everywhere
So sing with me about the snowflake that you see.
There are snowflakes in the air
There are snowflakes in my hair
So sing with me about the snowflake that you see
There are snowflakes on my nose
There are snowflakes on my toes
So sing with me about the snowflake that you see.
WIGGLES /TICKLES
See the Little Mouse
Creeping up the stairs,
Looking for a warm nest,
LOOK! It’s right there.
“X” Marks the Spot
Dot, dot, dot
Up and down
Round and round
Oooooooooo!
SIMPLE SONGS
Tap the Sticks, Do, Oh, Do,
Tap the sticks, Do, Oh, Do,
Tap the sticks, Do, Oh, Do,
Listen to them sing.
MOVEMENT EXPLORATION
I Don’t Care If the Snow Comes Down.
I’m gonna walk all day!
I don’t care if the snow comes down.
I’m gonna walk all day!
Hey, hey, carry me away.
I’m gonna walk all day!
Hey, hey, carry me away.
I’m gonna walk all day!
SIMPLE CIRCLE GAMES
Here We Go Santa Maloney
Here we go Santa Maloney,
Here we go Santa Maloney
As we go round a-bout.
Put your two hands on your head (3 times)
As we go round about. (chorus)
Put your two hands in front of you (3 times)
As we go round about. (chorus)
I Roll the Ball to Kevin
He rolls it back to me.
MOVEMENT TO RECORDING
Blue Danube
From “Classical Treasures”
Strauss
12th Street Rag
Bowman
LISTENING SONGS
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More, No More,
I ain’t gonna paint no more.
That’s what I say but there ain’t no way
that I ain’t gonna paint no more.
I ain’t gonna paint no more, no more.
I ain’t gonna paint no more.
Come on down, ev’rybody sing,
I ain’t gonna paint no more.
I ain’t gonna paint no more, no more.
I ain’t gonna paint no more.
So I take some red and I paint my head.
Jiggle, Jiggle, Jiggle, Jiggle
Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle
Little sack of sugar
I could eat you up!
Haa haa haa, little sack of sugar
Ho ho ho, little sack of sweets
Hee hee hee, my pretty little angel,
Pretty pretty pretty I could eat your feet.
Haa haa haa, little honey bunny
Haa haa haa, little turtle dove
Hee hee hee, my little sack of taters
Pretty pretty pretty I could eat your toes.
Haa haa haa, my tootsey wootsey
Rang-a-tangle-dangle and a honey in a tree
Haw haw haw, my butterfly fritters
Pretty pretty pretty I could eat your knee.
Slurp! Gulp!
Today Is Monday, Today Is Monday.
Monday strings beans,
All you hungry children
Come and eat it up! Come and eat it up!
LITERATURE
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!
Book by By Karen Beaumont
Illustrated by David Catrow
Today Is Monday
Book by Eric Carle
LULLABIES
Gonna Rest Now.
Gonna rest now.
My eyes are closing
And I’m gonna rest now.
CLOSING
Clap Clap Clap Your Hands
Clap your hands together.
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap your hands together.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la.
Wave, wave, wave goodbye,
Wave goodbye together.
Wave, wave, wave goodbye,
Wave goodbye together.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la.
