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Christmas Spelling Song - *This song has even three and four year olds spelling Christmas!! (sung to the tune of Jingle Bells) C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S is here That's how we spell Christmas It's the best time of the year! C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S is here Oh what fun we'll have today With all our friends so near!
Ten Acorns in a Row - Give each child his/her own acorn (or leaf, pumpkin, or other seasonal item). If there are less than 10 children, some may get two. Sing to the tune of "Ten Little Indians". One little, two little, three little acornsfour little, five little, six little acornsseven little, eight little, nine little acornsten ...
Itsy Bitsy Spider - The itsy bitsy spider Crawled up the water spout ('Crawl' up arm) Down came the rain (Wiggle fingers down) And washed the spider out (Wave arms to the side) Out came the sun and dried up all the rain (Lift hands above head, make a circle for the sun) And the ...
Eat Your Oatmeal - Eat your oatmeal Eat your oatmeal 'fore it gets cold 'fore it gets cold Chewy yummy oatmeal Warm and nummy oatmeal Eat it up Eat it up Eat your oatmeal Eat your oatmeal it's good for you it's good for you Chew yummy oatmeal Warm and nummy oatmeal It's all gone It's all gone!
Whoops Johnny - Using the index finger of one (let's say the right so we won't get mixed up later when I type hand:) hand, start saying "Johnny" while tapping the top of the pinky of the opposite hand. Say "Johnny" while tapping the ring, middle, and index finger. Then slide the right index finger from the top ...
Two Little Blackbirds - Ideas - When doing the fingerplay "Two Little Blackbirds" I encourage the children to come up with different animals and hand motions. For example, we do "two big elephants sitting on a hill" making our hands into fists and pounding on the floor. We use deep,slow voices. For caterpillars we place our ...
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