Here is a sample of some of our favorite songs and activities we do during our class. Singing these songs during your daily routine can help your day go more smoothly and help with transitions like nap time, bath time and cleaning up toys, and they're really fun!
EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC ACTIVITIES
AND LYRICS
Compiled by Susan Porter
Fall 2005
FINGER PLAY
Don’t dismiss the old standards, such as Patty-cake, Patty- cake,
Where is Thumbkin?, or Open, Shut Them. Children love them and you can add your
own style to these old faves and make them fun for you to share.
“Peek-A-Boo”
Peek-a-boo,
Peek-A-boo,
I see
your smiling face, la la la la la
Peek-a-boo,
Peek-A-boo,
I see
your smiling face. Peek-A-Boo!, Peek-A-Boo
“The Garden Snail”
Slowly
slowly, very slowly, creeps the garden snail.
Slowly
slowly, very slowly, up the wooden rail.
Quickly,
quickly, very quickly, runs the little mouse.
Quickly,
quickly, very quickly in his little house.
“The Flea Song”
On my
toe, there is a flea,
Now
he’s climbing up on me.
Past
my tummy, past my nose,
On my
head where my hair grows.
On my
head there is a flea,
Now
he’s climbing down on me.
Past
my tummy, past my knee,
On my
toe, take that you flea!
“Shoo Fly”
Shoo
fly, don’t bother me,
Shoo
fly, don’t bother me,
Shoo
fly, don’t bother me,
‘Cause
I belong to somebody
I
feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star.
I
feel, I feel, I feel like a morning star.
“Beehive”
Here
is the beehive, but where are the bees?
Hidden
away where nobody sees.
Watch
and you’ll see them come out of the hive,
One
two, three, four five.
BZZZZZZZZ!
“Uno, Dos, Tres Amigos”
Uno,
dos, tres amigos,
Cuatro,
cinquo, seis amigos
Siete,
ocho, nueve amigos
Deiz
amigos son.
One,
two, three friends,
Four,
five, six friends,
Seven,
eight, nine friends,
Ten
friends are we.
“The Magic Penny Song”
Love
is something if you give it away,
Give
it away, give it away.
Oh,
Love is something if you give it away,
It
comes right back to you.
It’s
just like a magic penny, hold it close and you won’t have any.
Lend
it spend it, give it away, it comes right back to you.
“Tick Tock”
Tick
tock, tick tock goes the grandfather clock.
But
the cuckoo clock goes double-time,
Tick
tock, tick tock, tick tock, Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
“Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom,
zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon.
Zoom,
zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon.
If you
want to take a trip,
Climb
aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom,
zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon.
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1…zoooooooom!
“Rocket Ship”
Rocket
ship, rocket ship, to the moon.
Rocket
ship, rocket ship, to the moon.
Rocket
ship, rocket ship, to the moon.
Zooooooooooooooom!
Choo
choo train, choo choo train, choo choo by. (Repeat 3x)
Choo
choo, chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga, choo choo!
Race
car, race car, racing by (Repeat 3x)
Brrrrrrrrrr (lips!)
Airplane,
airplane, flying high. (Repeat 3x)
Whoooooooosh!
Butterfly,
butterfly, flutter by. (Repeat 3x)
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
“This Old Man”
This
Old Man , he played one, he played knick-knack on my thumb.
With a
knick-knack patty whack give the dog a bone,
this old
man came rolling home.
This
old man he played two, he played knick-knack on my shoe.
He
played three, he played knick-knack on my knee.
“Ding Dong, Hot Dog”
Ding
dong , I’ve got the rhythm in my hands.
Hot
dog I’ve got the rhythm in my hands,
Ding dong
I’ve got the rhythm in my hands,
Ding
dong, ding dong, ding dong, hot dog!
(Replace
hands with feet, arms, head, fingers, etc.)
“Who Stole The Cookies From The Cookie
Jar?”
Who
Stole The Cookies From the cookie Jar?
Jackie
stole the cookies from the cookie jar.
Who
me? Couldn’t be, then who?
Ruth
stole the cookies from the cookie jar
Who
me? Couldn’t be, Then who?
WHOLE BODY/GROSS MOTOR SONGS
“Jack Be Nimble”
Jack
be nimble, Jack be quick,
Jack
jumped over the candlestick.
Jack
jumped high, and Jack jumped low.
Jack
jumped low and stubbed his toe.
Oh, no!
(Repeat,
change ending to his other toe, his nose, and he made it!)
“Babybird”
Here’s
A babybird,
He’s
hatching from his shell.
First
comes his head, and then comes his tail.
Now
his legs he stretches, his wings he gives a flap,
And
then he flies and flies and flies, what do you think of that?
Down,
down , down, down, down, down, down, down. BOOM!
“One Elephant Went Out to Play”
One
elephant went out to play,
Out on
a spider’s web one day.
He had
such enormous fun,
He
called for another elephant to come.
(Replace
elephant with any big animal, such as a dinosaur, or a kangaroo)
“Clap and Stop”
I’m
gonna clap and clap and clap and stop.
I’m
gonna clap and clap and clap and stop.
I’m
gonna clap and clap and clap and stop.
Clap
and clap and clap and stop.
“Walking, Walking” (To the tune of “Are You Sleeping”)
Walking,
walking, walking, walking,
Hop,
hop , hop, hop, hop, hop.
Running,
running running, running running running,
Now I
stop, now I stop.
“My Two Hands”
My two
hands go clap, clap, clap.
My two
feet go stomp, stomp, stomp
My one
body turns around,
And
quietly sits on the ground.
CHANTS AND RHYMES
“The Sounds of Fall” by Ken Guilmartin from Music
Together
Listen
to the leaves falling one by one, chh chh chh chh,
When
we rake them up, we’re gonna have some fun.
Listen
to the birds in the tree so high, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp.
Don’t
you wish that you could spread your wings and fly?
“The Earth is Our Mother”
The
earth is our mother; we must take care of her.
The
earth is our mother; we must take care of her.
Hey
yanna ho yanna hey yanna ho.
Hey
yanna ho yanna hey yanna ho.
The
sky is our father; we must take care of him.
The
rivers are our sisters; we must take care of them.
The
trees are our brothers; we must take care of them.
The
earth is our mother; she will take care of us.
“A Parachute Song” (To
the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Red
and yellow and green and blue,
These
are the colors over you.
Red as
an apple.
Green
as a tree.
Yellow
as the sun.
Blue
as the sea.
RECORDED MUSIC WITH
MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES
“Rondo Alla Turca” from “Moving with Mozart” by Georgiana Stewart
“Etude #1 in A Flat” by Chopin from “Musical Moments”
by USC Thornton
School of Music
“DeColores” traditional folk song from “Bells Collection” by Music
Together
“Animals” by Saint-Saens from “Wee Sing and Pretend” by Price
Stern Sloan
“Wipe Out” by The Ventures:
surf to it , play air guitar, silly freeze.
“Sail Away” by Enya from “Paint the Sky with Stars” by Enya
“The Pizzicati” by Delibes
