Transition Rhymes/Songs

A is for...
A is for alligator snap, snap, snap     (A is for alligator chomp, chomp, chomp)
B is bird flap, flap, flap                     (B is for bear stomp, stomp, stomp)
C is for circle turn round and round and round
D is for dizzy let's all sit down.


Can You?
Can you hop, hop, hop like a bunny?
Can you run, run, run like a dog?
Can you stomp, stomp, stomp like an elephant?
Can you jump, jump, jump like a frog?
Can you swim, swim, swim like a goldfish?
Can you fly, fly, fly like a bird?
Can you sit right down and fold your hands,
And not say a single word?

Colors in Motion
by Jenifer Wagner

Red, red pat your head.
Blue, blue  touch your shoe
Yellow, yellow wiggle like Jell-o
Purple, purple make a circle
Green, green wave and be seen
Black, black, quack, quack, quack
White, white stomp with all your might
Brown, brown spin and sit down.


Giant Moves
by Jenifer Wagner

Take a giant stretch.
Give a giant wave.
Pretend you're in a giant cave.
Take one giant step forward
Then one giant step back.
Now everyone give a giant clap.
Stomp a giant stomp.
Roar a giant roar.
Now all giants sit down on the floor.

Hands

Hands on your hips, hands on your knees

Hands behind you if you please

Touch your shoulders, touch your nose

Touch your hair, touch your toes

Count with me 1, 2, 3, 4

Now sit yourself upon the floor.

Hop, Hop, Stop!

Hop, hop, stop!
Hop, hop, stop!
Run a little, run a little
Sit down, plop!

I Clap My Hands

I clap my hands, I touch my feet
I jump up from the ground.
I clap my hands, I touch my feet
And turn myself around.

I clap my hands, I touch my feet
I jump up from the ground.
I clap my hands, I touch my feet
I sit myself right down.

I’m Walking, Now I Stop 

by Jackie Weissman Songsisters Ann Arbor, MI

I’m walking, walking, walking,

I’m walking, walking, walking,

I’m walking, walking, walking,

Now I stop.

Marching, jumping, spinning, clapping 

Use any motion, and freeze after “stop.”

My Hands
My hands upon my head I'll place
Upon my shoulders, on my face
At my waist and by my side
And then behind me they will hide
Then I will raise them way up high
And let my fingers fly, fly, fly
Then clap, clap, clap and 1, 2, 3
Let's sit down quietly.

Wiggle Worms

Once there were some little worms. 

And all they did was squirm and squirm.

They wiggled and wiggled up and down. 

They wiggled and wiggled all around.

They wiggled and wiggled and wiggled until, 

They were tired and could sit very still.

Body Parts

Where are Baby's Fingers?

Where, oh, where are baby's fingers?
Where, oh, where are baby's toes?
Where's the baby's belly button?
'Round and 'round it goes!

Where, oh, where are baby's ears?
Where, oh, where is baby's nose?
Where's the baby's belly button?
'Round and 'round it goes!


Five Fingers

Five fingers on this hand
Five fingers on that
A dear little nose
Two checks so tiny and fat.
Two eyes, two ears,
And ten little toes
That's the way the baby grows!

This is the Way I Move!
(tune: Here we go round the mulberry bush)

This is the way I touch my nose,
Touch my nose, touch my nose
This is the way I touch my nose
When I'm at storytime

Jump up and down
Spin in a circle
Hop, hop, hop
Touch my toes
Stretch up high
Sit at my spot

Ladybug, Ladybug

Ladybug, ladybug,
Fly out to the farm,
And land right on my little arm!

Ladybug, ladybug
Fly out of the tree
And land right on my little knee!

Ladybug, ladybug
Fly out of your bed,
And land right on my little head!

Ladybug, ladybug
Fly out of the rose,
And land right on my little nose!

Rain and Clouds

Rain Storm

(Tune: Row, row, row your boat)

Storm clouds in the sky

Winds get stronger yet

Soon the rain is falling down

And we all get wet!

When the Rain Comes Pouring Down

(Tune: When the Saints Go Marching In)

Oh when the rain

Comes pouring down—

Oh, when the rain comes pouring down,

It’s a time to __________________

When the rain comes pouring down!

Pull on my rain boots

Raise my umbrella

Splash in puddles

Look for rainbows

A Cloud

What is fluffy white and floats up high,

Like a pile of cotton in the sky?

And when the wind blows hard and strong

What very gently floats along?

What brings the rain? What brings the snow?

That showers on us way down below?

When you look up in the sky,

What is that thing you see floating by?

Anytime Songs and Rhymes

A list to remind me of all the songs I can do without worrying about it "matching a theme"

Are you Sleeping? 

The Ants go Marching

The Bean Bag song (Hap Palmer)

B-I-N-G-O

Bluegrass Jamboree (Hap Palmer)

Bounce, Flap, Twist (Eric Herman)

Down By the Bay
(use flannel/magnet board pieces)

The Elevator Song

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed/Swinging in the Tree

Five Little Ducks

Fun with Hands
(tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Roll, roll, roll your hands
As slowly as can be.
Roll, roll, roll your hands
Do it now with me.
Roll, roll, roll your hands
As fast, as fast can be.
Roll, roll, roll your hands
Do it now with me.

Clap your hands
Stomp your feet

Head, Shoulder, Knees and Toes

Hello, Hello (Nancy Kopman)

Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush/This is the way we...
This is the way I touch my nose, touch my nose, touch my nose
This is the way I touch my nose, when I'm at storytime!
Jump up and down
Turn around
Touch my toes
Stretch up high
Hop on one foot

I Can Walk on Two Feet

If You're Happy and You Know It

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider

            Big hairy spider

            Very slow spider

            Super fast spider

            Silent spider

I've Changed My Mind (Jim Gill)

Kitty Cat
(tune: I'm a little teapot)
I'm a little kitty cat nice and sweet
Here are my whiskers and her are my feet
When I go out hunting mice beware!
Or you might just get a...SCARE!

List of Dances (Jim Gill)

Old MacDonald had a Farm

One Little Dinosaur/Elephant 

Row Row Row Your Boat

Row row row your boat,

Gently down the stream,

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream!

Row row row your boat,

Gently down the stream,

If you see a crocodile,

Don’t forget to scream!

Row row row your boat,

Gently to the shore,

If you see a dinosaur,

Don’t forget to roar!!

Run, Baby Run (Casper Babypants)

Silly Dance Contest (Jim Gill)

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Two Little Blackbirds

Wheels on the Bus

Zoo Storytime Songs and Rhymes

I Went to the Zoo 

(written by Tammy Henry, April 2010)

I went to the zoo on Sunday

I saw an elephant wrinkled and gray.

I went to the zoo on Monday

I saw the monkey climb and play.

I went to the zoo on Tuesday

I heard the zebra chortle and bray.

I went to the zoo on Wednesday

How much does that big hippo weigh?

I went to the zoo on Thursday

I saw the lion chase his prey.

I went to the zoo on Friday

I saw the rhino munching on hay.

I went to the zoo on Saturday

I saw the walrus splash and spray.

Now it’s time to be on my way

I like visiting the zoo everyday!

When I go to the Zoo

(tune: When the Saints Go Marching In)

Oh, when I go

Out to the zoo

Oh, when I go out to the zoo

I want to see all the ____________

And check out what _____________ do!

Chorus—Sing the song using just the sound the animal makes.

Monkeys— ooh ooh!

Lions—roar

Elephant—stomp

Playful Zoo Animals

(tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We’re going to the zoo, we’re going to the zoo

We’ll play like all the animals, we’re going to the zoo.

________ like a __________

________ like a  __________

We’ll play like all the animals, we’re going to the zoo!

Hop like a kangaroo

Climb like the monkeys do

Fly like a cockatoo

Creep like the turtles do

Roar like the lions do

Snap like the gators do

Trot like a caribou