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Songs and Prayers

Songs and Fingerplays

Little Butterfly 

 "I'm A Little Teapot"
I'm a little butterfly
I have wings
I fly around
And see all things.
When I see a flower
That looks great
I call out
To all of my mates.


Caterpillar Crawled 

A caterpillar crawled (extend left arm and crawl right index finger up it like a caterpillar) To the top of a tree. 
"I think I'll take a nap," said he  (wiggle right index finger) 
So under the leaf he began to creep.  (move under left hand) 
He spun a cocoon and he fell asleep.  (make fist around index finger) 
For two long weeks he slept in that cocoon bed, 
Till spring came along and said, 
"Wake up! Wake up! You sleepy head."  (shake arms) 
Out of the leaf he did cry. (hook thumbs and spread fingers to make a butterfly) 
"Lo, I am a butterfly."


Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five Green and speckled frogs,
Sitting on a hollow log,
Eating the most delicious bugs,
Yum, Yum.
One frog jumped in the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are only four green speckled frogs,
Glub, glub.

*Continue counting down to no frogs.




Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks

Went out one day

Over the hill and far away

Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came waddling back.

Count down to none, then sing:

Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the  ducks came waddling back.


What's the weather?

Sung to: Oh, My Darling Clementine"

What's the weather, What's the weather.
What's the weather, everyone?
Is it windy, is it cloudy,
Is there rain or is there sun? 



Rainbow Colors 

Sung to: "Hush, Little Baby"


Rainbow purple, rainbow blue
Rainbow green and yellow, too
Rainbow orange, rainbow red
Rainbow smiling overhead.

Come and count the colors with me
How many colors can you see?
One, two, three, down to green,
Four, five, six can be seen.

Rainbow purple, rainbow blue,
Rainbow green and yellow, too.
Rainbow orange, rainbow red,
Rainbow smiling overhead.





Who Built a House? 

(sung to MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB)

Who built a house that was made of straw
Made of straw, made of straw?
Who built a house that was made of straw?
The first little pig, that's who.

Who built a house that was made of sticks
Made of sticks, made of sticks?
Who built a house that was made of sticks?
The second little pig, that's who.


Who built a house that was made of bricks,
made of bricks, made of bricks?
Who built a house that was made of bricks?
The third little pig, that's who. 


Construction Workers Song  

("London Bridge")
This the way we hammer nails,
Hammer nails, hammer nails.
This is the way we hammer nails,
So early in the morning.

Continue with:
Saw the wood
Stack the bricks
Paint the wall 



STOMP, STOMP, STOMP AROUND 

Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" 

Stomp, stomp, stomp around
On your great big feet.
Swish your tail
Then turn around,
Now go take your seat! 


DINOSAUR SONGS  

Tune: "The Eensy Weensy Spider"

The little baby dinosaur
Climbed up to the top
Of a volcano
That was ready to pop!
Out came the lava,
So very, very hot
And the little baby dinosaur
Ran home without a stop!



The Love Bug  
It begins with a grin (smile Broadly)
It turns to giggle (put both hands on mouth and giggle)
You start to laugh (throw head back and laugh out loud)
Your legs start to wiggle (put feet in the air and shake)
You look all around for someone to hug (move eyes back and forth)
What can you do (shrug shoulders)
You've caught the love bug (hug another child or yourself)
ACHOOO!




I'm a Little Penguin
 (I'm a Little Teapot)
 
I'm a little penguin
Black and white.
Stout and fluffy
What a sight!

I can't fly
but I love to swim.
So I'll waddle to the water
and dive right in!


Little Pilgrims 
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Little Pilgrim clothed in gray
On that first Thanksgiving Day,
Little Indian clothed in brown
Come to visit Plymouth Town,
Side by side they ate and prayed
On that first Thanksgiving Day.


Five Little Turkeys

Five little turkeys standing at the door,
One waddled off, and then there were four.

Four little turkeys sitting near a tree,
One waddled off, and then there were three.

Three little turkeys with nothing to do,
One waddled off, and then there were two.

Two little turkeys in the morning sun,
One waddled off, and then there was one.

One little turkey better run away,
For soon it will be Thanksgiving Day.



Autumn
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Orange, yellow, red and brown.
See them blowing all around,
Whirling, swirling to the ground.



Leaves- fingerplay

Little leaves fall gently down
Red and yellow, orange and brown (flutter hands as leaves falling)
Whirling Whirling around and around (turn around)
Quietly without a sound (put finger to lips)
Falling softly to the ground (begin to fall slowly)
Down and down and down and down (lie on floor)





Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate; 
The first one said, "Oh my it's getting late."
 The second one said, "There are witches in the air.
"The third one said, "But we don't care." 
The fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run!"
The fifth one said, "It's Halloween Fun!"
"Wooooooo" went the wind, 
And out went the lights. 
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.



Three Little Witches 

One little, two little, three little witches,  
Fly over haystacks and fly over ditches, 
Sliding down moonbeams without any hitches, 
 Hey, Hoo, Halloween Fun!


One, Two, Buckle my Shoe 

Threes Rhyme

1, 2....Buckle my shoe;
3, 4....Shut the door;
 5, 6....Pick up sticks; 
7, 8....Lay them straight; 
9, 10..Big, fat hen.





Down by the Bay Song

Fours Song

Down by the bay 
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
 For if I do 
My mother will say 
"Did you ever see a bear 
Combing his hair 
Down by the bay?"


 Down by the bay 
Where the watermelons grow 
Back to my home 
I dare not go 
For if I do
 My mother will say 
"Did you ever see a moose 
Kissing a goose 
Down by the bay?" 

Down by the bay 
Where the watermelons grow 
Back to my home
 I dare not go
For if I do 
My mother will say 
"Did you ever see a whale
 With a polka dot tail 
Down by the bay?




Twinkle Twinkle Traffic Light 

Twinkle, twinkle traffic light 
Shining on the corner bright. 
When it's green it's time to go; 
When it's red it's STOP! you know. 
Twinkle, twinkle traffic light 
Shining on the corner bright. 



Fire truck Song 

Hurry, hurry drive that fire truck, 
Hurry hurry drive that fire truck,
Hurry hurry drive that fire truck, 
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding
(other verses -- hurry, hurry...climb the ladder, ...squirt the hoses)


You Are My Monster

(Tune:You are my sunshine) 

You are my monster,
My only monster.
You make me happy, 
When I am sad.
You never know dear,
How much I love you.
Please do not take
My monster away.



The More We Get Together

(Song)

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



I Am Special 

( “Are you sleeping”)

I am special!
I am special! 
Don’t you see?
Don’t you see?
Someone very special,
Someone very special,
‘Cause God made me
God made me!

Prayers

For Happy Hearts 
 
We thank Thee Lord, for happy hearts,
For rain and sunny weather.
We thank Thee, Lord, for this our food,
And that we are together. 



We are Thankful

"Are You Sleeping" 

We are thankful, 
we are thankful, 
For our food, for your food.
And our many blessings,
And our many blessings,
Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord.


Father, We Thank Thee 

Father, we thank Thee for the night, 
And for the pleasant morning light, 
For rest and food and loving care, 
And all that makes the world so fair. 

Help us to do the things we should, 
To be to others kind and good, 
In all we do, in all we say, 
To grow more loving every day.





Snack Prayer

Oh, the Lord is good to me.
And so I thank the Lord,
For giving me,
The things I need,
Like the sun and the rain and the apple seeds,
The Lord is good to me.
Amen…Amen…





New Day Prayer

(Moring Prayer)
Thank you God for this new day
And for the time to work and play
Please be with me all day long
In every story, game and song.
Amen