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Miss Lisa’s
Preschool Songbook
by Lisa Baydush
Early Childhood Music Specialist
www.LisaBaydush.com
UPDATED 10/19/2021
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Miss Lisa’s
Preschool Songbook
Themes: Holidays:
All About Me… 01 Havdalah & Rosh Chodesh… 41
Animals… 02 Shabbat Sings… 42
Classroom Management… 04 Rosh Hashanah… 45
Colors… 05 Yom Kippur… 47
Community… 06 Sukkot… 49
Counting… 07 Simchat Torah… 51
Creation… 08 Thanksgiving… 52
Environment… 09 Chanukah… 53
Finger-Plays & Chants… 10 Tu B’shvat… 56
Friendship… 11 Purim… 59
Giving Thanks… 12 Pesach… 64
Hello& Goodbye 13 Yom Ha-atzmaut… 67
Just for Fun… 15 Earth Day… 69
Movement… 17 Lag B’omer… 70
Nature/Weather… 20 Shavuot… 71
Noah… 22
Percussion/Rhythm… 23
Planting & Growing… 25
Prayer… 27
Seasons-Fall... 28
Seasons-Winter... 29
Seasons-Spring... 31
Songs That Teach… 34
Story Songs… 35
Stretchy Bands & Scarves… 36
Tikkun Olam… 37
Transportation… 39
All About Me
Big Af, Peh, Ozen by Jeff Klepper (audio)
by Wayne Potash (video)
Af, peh, ozen, ayin, regel,
I once was one but now I'm two, Af, peh, ozen, yad v’rosh! (repeat)
I'm almost as big as you!
Every part of my body has a Hebrew name.
Chorus: Let’s learn a few together with a Hebrew singing game.
B, I, G, I'm big (3x)
I'm big, big, big! Shtei aynayim, shtei oznayim,
shtei raglayim, etzbaot!
I once was two but now I'm three, Shtei aynayim, shtei oznayim,
I'm as big as I can be! (chorus)
shtei yadayim, etzbaot!
I once was three but now I'm four,
Look at me I've grown some more! (chorus) I Love All of Me
by Leroy Hyson (audio)
Look at Me
by Lisa Baydush (audio) Can you point to your eyes, nose, ears, toes, hair, chin, cheeks, skin?
Chorus: Chorus:
Look at me, look at me, All of me, all of me, I love all of me (2x)
I’m as big as I can be!
Look at me, look at me, I love my eyes, I can see all around me
I’m growing up! I love my nose, it can smell lots of things
(repeat at beginning and end) I love my ears, they can hear sounds around us
I love my toes, they can wiggle when I sing (chorus)
I started out so very small, Just a little ba-a-by;
But then I grew and went to school I love my hair, if it’s bushy, straight or curly
Here at WHC! (chorus) I love my chin, it’s perfect how it is
I love my cheeks, they move up and help me smile
Soon I’ll go to a new school, I love my skin, its beauty is in style
Make new friends and learn new things;
Bridge:
But I know I always have a home
I love my eyes, I love my nose,
Here at WHC! (chorus)
I love my ears, I love my toes!
I love my hair, I love my chin,
Oh, I’m a Big Sister I love my cheeks, I love my skin! (chorus)
by Jean Young (video)
Oh I’m a big sister/brother, My Body is Part of Me
I’ve got a little baby by Ellen Allard (audio)
A big sister/brother with a baby to love
This is my head, it is my rosh! (2x)
I’m a big sister/brother,
My rosh is part of my body…
I’ve gotta help my mommy/daddy
and my body is part of me,
Help my mommy/daddy with the baby,
and I’m as happy as can be!
with the baby we love!
This is my eye, it is my a-yin…
I’m a New Person Every Day This is my nose, it is my af…
by Jean Young This is my mouth, it is my peh…
This is my hand, it is my yad…
This is my leg, it is my regel…
I’m a new person every day (pat chest)
I’m a new person every day
When I wake up in the morning (arms up) Yesh Li Yad
I’m as fresh as the dew (clap rhythm)
Yesh li yad, yesh li yad, yesh li stei yadayim (2x)
I’m a new person every day
Regel…raglayim
I’m a little bit taller/kinder/smarter every day….
Ozen… ozynayim
I can make new friends/read a little better every day…
Ayin… aynayim
I can sing new songs every day…
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Animals
When Ducks Get Up in the Morning (audio) The Bear Went Over the Mountain
When ducks get up in the morning, The bear went over the mountain (3x)
they always say good day! (repeat) To see what he could see!
Quack, quack, quack, quack, (What did he see/smell/hear/touch/taste?)
That is what they say, they say:
Quack, quack, quack, quack, He saw a big brown moose! (2x)
That is what they say! (Repeat with other animals) The bear went over the mountain (3x)
And saw a big brown moose!
We are the Dinosaurs
by Laurie Berkner (video) The Bear Missed The Train
ttto Bei Mir Bist Du Shaine, melody by Shalom Secunda
Chorus: (audio)
We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching
We are the dinosaurs, whaddaya think of that? The bear missed the train (3x)
We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching And now he’s walking!
We are the dinosaurs,
We make the earth flat. We make the earth flat. He’s walking here and there,
He’s walking everywhere;
We stop and eat our food, when we're in the mood He’s walking through the town,
We stop and eat our food on the ground He’s walking up and down!
We stop and eat our food, when we're in the mood
Jumping, running, skipping…
We stop and eat our food, then we march around
'Cause… (chorus)
The Itsy Bitsy Achaveesh
We stop and take a rest, over in our nest arranged by Rick Recht (audio)
We stop and take a rest at the end of the day
We stop and take a rest, over in our nest The itsy bitsy achaveesh went up the mayim spout;
We stop and take a rest, then you'll hear us say Down came the geshem and washed the achaveesh out!
That… (chorus) Out came the shemesh and dried up all the geshem,
and the itsy bitsy achaveesh went up the spout again.
And then we roar! 'Cause we are the dinosaurs! The GREAT BIG achaveesh…
Roar!!!!
BINGO
Let’s Go to the Zoo
by Super Simple Learning (video) There was a farmer had a dog,
and BINGO was his name-o
Let’s go to the zoo B I N G O (3x)
And move like the animals do! (repeat) and BINGO was his name-o
Stomp like the elephants…
Jump like the kangaroos… Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Swing like the monkeys…
Waddle like penguins…
Stretch our necks like giraffes… Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
Swim like the polar bears… And on that farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O;
Roar like the lions… With a moo-moo here and a moo-moo there,
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo.
Elephants Have Wrinkles by Rock’n’Rainbow (video)
Grizzly Bear Song
Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles, wrinkles (video) (audio)
Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles everywhere
On their toes (on their toes) Grizzly bear, a grizzly bear is sleeping in a cave (2x)
No one knows (no one knows) Please be very quiet, very, very quiet,
Why-yi-yi-yi… If you wake him, if you shake him,
ToesKneesHipsEarsTrunks He’ll get very mad! ROAR!!!
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Elephants Like to Jump I’ve Got a Dinosaur on my Head
to the tune of The Mexican Hat Dance (audio) by Peter Apel (audio)
The elephants like to JUMP, I’ve got a dinosaur on my head
ba bump ba bump ba bump! He’s been there since I got out of bed
The elephants like to JUMP, I don’t know how he got there
ba bump ba bump ba bump, oh! (repeat) What am I gonna do?
I’ve got a dinosaur on my head - ROAR!
And…
The elephants like to BOOM Chicken…
Ba boom ba boom ba boom! I’ve got a chicken and a dinosaur on my head
The elephants like to BOOM Bock bock bock, ROAR!
Ba boom ba boom ba boom, oh! (repeat)
Kitty cat…
Uh oh!
I’ve got a kitty cat and a chicken
The elephants see a snake, and a dinosaur on my head
And they shake and shake and shake Meow, Bock bock bock, ROAR!
The elephants see a snake,
And they shake and shake and shake! Doggy…
I’ve got a doggy, kitty cat and a chicken
Yikes!
The elephants are so scared and a dinosaur on my head
They run, run, run away! Woof woof woof, Meow, Bock bock bock, ROAR!
The elephants are so scared
They run, run, run away, oh! (repeat) Froggy…
I’ve got a froggy, doggy, kitty cat and a chicken
Yawn! and a dinosaur on my head
The elephants take a nap, Ribbit ribbit, Woof woof woof, Meow,
They sleep and sleep and sleep! Bock bock bock, ROAR!
The elephants take a nap,
They sleep and sleep and sleep! (snore…) Animlals… I’ve got animals (3x) on my head!
Wake up! It’s time to take a walk! Move Like An Animal
The elephants like to BOOM by Mara Beckerman
Ba boom ba boom ba boom!
The elephants like to BOOM It’s time to move like an animal,
Ba boom ba boom ba boom! Move like an animal, it’s time to mooove
It’s time to move like an animal
Mew Danube Can you move like a bunny?
by Andrea Soberman to the tune of Blue Danube (audio)
It’s time to hop like a bunny,
A cow says moo, moo moo, moo moo (2x) Hop like a bunny, it’s time to hop
A duck says quack, quack quack, quack quack (2x) Hop, hop, hop like a bunny,
A sheep says baa, baa baa, baa baa (2x) Yes, it’s time to hop!
A cat says meow, meow meow meow, meow (9x)…
A horse says neigh, neigh neigh, neigh neigh (2x)
A pig says oink, oink oink, oink oink (2x)
A dog says ruff, ruff ruff, ruff ruff (2x)
A cat says meow, meow meow meow, meow (9x)…
Also see Colors, Counting, Fingerplays & Chants, Just for Fun,
Seasons-Fall/Spring/Winter, Story Songs
-3-
Classroom Management
Bye Bye L’hitraot Put Your Finger in the Air (audio)
to the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It
Bye bye, l’hitraot
L’hitraot to the instruments (repeat) Put your finger in the air, in the air
Put your finger in the air, in the air
Clean Up Song Put your finger in the air, now twirl it in your hair
by Elf Learning (audio) Put your finger in the air, in the air
Clean up, everybody clean up (3x) On your cheek… and leave it there all week…
In your ear… and make sure you can hear…
Time to clean up! On your lips… now everyone go like this… shhh!
On your mouth…and be quiet like a mouse…
Pick up the toys, put them away
Pick up the blocks, put them away
My Two Hands (audio)
Pick up the books, put them away
to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle
Put your things away!
My two hands go clap clap clap
Clean Up, Clean Up (audio) My two feet go tap tap tap
My two hands go thump thump thump
Clean up, clean up My two feet go jump jump jump
Everybody everywhere; My one body turns around
Clean up, clean up And it quietly sits down
Everybody do your share!
Hands in Your Lap
Make a Circle (audio) to the tune of Skip to My Lou
to the tune of Freres Jacques
Hands in your lap, now 1-2-3
Make a circle (2x) Feet on the floor, now 1-2-3
Big and round (2x) Eyes to the front, now 1-2-3
Everybody hold a hand (2x) Everybody look at me!
Now sit down (2x)
Ready for the Hall
Make a Circle to the tune of Farmer in the Dell by Carole Stephens
to the tune of Clementine
My hands are by my side,
I’m standing straight and tall,
Make a circle (3x) big and round
My eyes are looking straight ahead
Make a circle (2x) put your tushies on the ground.
I’m ready for the hall!
Everybody Have a Seat
by Carole Stephens to the tune of Shortnin’ Bread
Everybody have a seat, have a seat, have a seat;
Everybody have a seat on the floor! (repeat)
Not on the ceiling, not on the door,
Everybody have a seat on the floor
Not on your nose, not on your chin,
Sit on a circle, and let’s begin! (chorus)
As Quiet Can Be by Ellen Allard (audio)
I wiggle my fingers, I wiggle my toes,
I wiggle my shoulders, I wiggle my nose
'Til no more wiggles are left in me
and I'm as quiet as quiet can be.
-4-
Colors
Colors of the Rainbow by Ellen Allard (prop) (audio) Painting Rainbows by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, I’m painting rainbows, up in the sky
Colors of the rainbow, colors so bright! I’m painting rainbows, with these colors of mine
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, I’m painting rainbows so everyone can see
Colors of the rainbow, a colorful sight! The beautiful world that I see around me.
Red is a ___; Orange is a ___; Yellow is a ___. I’m painting red for the apples,
Green is a ___; Blue is a ___; Purple is a ___! and orange for the oranges,
Yellow for the sun, and green for the trees;
The Dinosaur Song by Betsy King Brock, adapted Blue for the sky, and purple for the butterflies
A rainbow of colors ‘round me! (repeat, then chorus to end)
Amy has a dinosaur, her dinosaur is green (2x)
Amy has a dinosaur, it likes to eat ice cream! Rainbow Round Me by Ruth Pelham (prop) (audio)
And when it walks it goes like this: (everyone stomp)
STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP! Rainbow, rainbow, rainbow round me (2x)
Now roar! (everyone roars)
As I look outside my window,
Red… it sleeps in Lisa’s bed I see a bright blue sky (repeat)
Yellow… it ate up all my jello; he’s a friendly fellow!
Blue… it chewed up all my shoes; he’s a friend to me and you! When I See a Rainbow by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Orange… its favorite food is porridge
Purple… it likes to spin in circles
Pink… it really really stinks When I see a rainbow, I see
lots of pretty colors shining down on me (repeat)
The Color Game by Lisa Baydush (audio) I see red; I see orange; I see yellow; I see green;
I see blue; I see purple – a keshet of colors for me!
I’m thinkin’ about the color Adom
Do you know what color I mean? The Colors I Know by Ellen Allard
Adom is an apple and a firetruck,
Now shout it with me… Adom is red! Adom is the color of a rose
Adom is red (2x)! Adom (4x), Adom is red! Adom is the color of a rose, a rose
Adom is the color of a rose
Kachol… the sky and a swimming pool… kachol is blue!
Yarok… the grass and the leaves on a tree… yarok is green! Adom is red and red is a rose
Tzahov… a banana and the shining sun… tzahov is yellow! And these are the colors I know I know
Katom… a carrot and a basketball… katom is orange! These are the colors I know.
Sagol… a plum and a bunch of grapes… sagol is purple!
Lavan… a snowflake and a marshmallow… lavan is white! Katom is the color of an orange…
Varod… a flamingo and cotton candy…varod is pink! Tzahov is the color of the sun…
Shachor… a shadow and the evening sky… shachor is black! Yarok is the color of the grass…
Kachol is the color of the sky…
Sagol is the color of a plum…
A Rainbow by Lisa Baydush (audio) Varod is the color of cotton candy…
Shachor is the color of the night sky…
Red and orange and yellow and green Lavan is the color of a snowflake…
Chum is the color of a Tootsie Roll…
Blue and purple, a rainbow! (repeat) Afor is the color of a storm cloud…
Chorus:
A rainbow (2x), I see a rainbow up in the sky Make a Rainbow w/scarves to the tune of Clementine
A rainbow (2x), a rainbow up in the sky!
Make a rainbow, make a rainbow,
Adom, Katom, Tzahov, Yarok, Make a rainbow way up high
Kachol, Sagol, ba’keshet (repeat) (chorus) Make a rainbow, make a rainbow,
Make a rainbow in the sky!
The Rainbow Colors Song by A.J. Jenkins (video)
Red and orange, yellow, green,
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink (2x)
Purple, blue and indigo
It’s a rainbow (2x), Pretty colors, pretty colors make a beautiful rainbow!
a beautiful rainbow in the sky (repeat)
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Sing a Rainbow Also see Counting, Creation, Noah, Seasons-Fall
by Arthur Hamilton (video)
Red and orange
and yellow and green,
blue and purple too,
I can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow with you.
Look with your eyes,
Listen with your ears,
and sing everything you see;
You can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow,
sing along with me! (chorus)
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Community
Hinei Rock You to the tune of We Will Rock You It’s So Good (Hinei Mah Tov)
by Queen, adapted by Lisa Ashery and Susan Sacks by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Pat-pat-clap rhythm
I just want to say how glad I am you’re here today
Chorus:
Hinei, hinei mah tov!
Hinei, hinei mah tov (mah tov!) (2x) It’s so good to be with my school family
Hinei, hinei mah tov!
Hinei, hinei mah tov
U’ma u’ma naim Chorus:
Shevet, shevet achim Hinei mah tov (hinei mah tov)
Gam yachad! (repeat) U’mah na’im (u’mah na’im)
Shevet achim gam yachad (repeat)
Hinei Mah Tov folk
It’s a special day when we can sing and play…
Sing along with me! Sing in harmony…
Hinei mah tov u’mah na’im,
Shevet achim gam yachad (repeat)
Skidamarink (audio)
Hinei mah tov, shevet achim gam yachad (2x)
Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo, I love you! (repeat)
Tov, Tov, Tov by Lisa Baydush (audio)
I love you in the morning and in the afternoon
Tov, tov, tov – how good it is!
I love you in the evening and underneath the moon
Tov, tov, tov – how good it is!
Tov, tov, tov, to be together! Yachad! (repeat)
Togetherness Song by Fran Avni (audio)
How good it is to see you! (Hinei mah tov!)
Your smiles brighten my day! (Hinei mah tov!) How happy we are to be all together,
I’m so glad that you’re here Close to each other like sisters and brothers;
So we can all sing— la-la-la-la-la— together! How happy we are to be all together,
Hinei, hinei, hinei mah… (chorus) Let’s sing a togetherness song.
Yes, let’s sing a togetherness song!
(repeat this line to end song)
The Tiny Turtles are Here Today
to the tune of The Ants Go Marching by Lisa Baydush Hi-nei mah tov, u-mah na-im,
U-mah na-im, u-u-mah na-im,
The Tiny Turtles are here today, hurrah, hurrah!
Hi-nei mah tov, u-mah na-im,
The Tiny Turtles are here today, hurrah, hurrah!
She-vet a-chim gam ya-chad,
The Tiny Turtles are here today,
She-vet, she-vet a-chim gam ya-chad. (English verse)
We’ll laugh, we’ll sing, we’ll dance, we’ll play,
And we’ll all go marching down, Hey Ho by Tracy Newman (audio)
around, the preschool playground! (repeat) Yay!
Chorus:
Part of the Circle Hey Ho, peek a boo, c’mon out and play
by Craig Taubman, 2nd verse by Liz Kruger (audio) Hey Ho, I see you/sky is blue, it’s a beautiful day
We are a part of the circle, Birdies in the branches go tweet tweet tweet
A part of the circle going round and round. (repeat) Kitties in the garden - MEOW
Let’s go dancing to the beat beat beat
The world is a circle, a never-ending circle,
Shake your shakers all around! (chorus)
A never-ending circle going round and round;
The sun goes up, the moon goes down;
Puppies on the porch go bow wow wow
And the world/year goes around & around & around
Bunnies in the hunch hip hop
The year is a circle… the days go by, the seasons fly…
Let’s go dancing round and round
Everybody jump up up! (chorus)
Also see All About Me, Friendship
Chorus:
Hey Ho, I like you, I like your smiles
Hey Ho, two by two, let’s play for awhile!
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Counting
Number Talking by Ellen Allard Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day
One, one, one, one, Number 1, just for fun, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
Number 2, just for you, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
One is the number I’m talking about!
Number 3, just for me, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
One, one, one, one,
Number 4, like before, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
Gonna sing, sing, sing, Number 5, come alive, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
Gonna shout, shout, shout! Number 6, disco mix, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day-wikiwikiwiki!
Number 7, like in heaven, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
I’ve got one apple, that’s what I‘ve got; Number 8, contemplate, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
I’ve got one apple, and I like it a lot! Number 9, feeling fine, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
I’ve got one apple, that’s what I’ve got; Number 10, sing it again, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
I’ve got one, one, one! Number 11, back to heaven, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
Number 12, like an elf, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
Number 13, like a queen, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
Bubble Bubble Pop Number 14, like a swim team, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
TTTO Ten Little Indians (video)
Number 15, like Bruce Springstein, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
Number 16, like a karate king, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
One little red fish swimming in the water,
Number 17, like a jumping bean, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
swimming in the water, swimming in the water; Number 18, let me hear you sing, Ah-day-do-da-do-da-day!
One little red fish swimming in the water,
Bubble bubble bubble bubble pop! Teasing Mr. Crocodile (video)
Two little blue fish…Three little yellow fish…
Five little monkeys swinging from a tree,
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, "You can't catch me!
Five Green and Speckled Frogs (video)
You can't catch me!"
Along came Mr. Crocodile, quiet as can be...
Five green and speckled frogs
and SNAPPED! that monkey right outta that tree!
sat on a speckled log,
eating some most delicious bugs - yum, yum! 4, 3, 2, 1…
One jumped into the pool, No little monkeys swinging from a tree…and away swam
Mr. Crocodile, as happy as can be… heh heh heh!!!
where it was nice and cool,
then there were four green speckled frogs The Counting Song
Glump, glump! by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Five Little Ducks (video) Echad, echad, echad is one
Echad is one like the shining sun
Five little ducks went out one day Echad is one like the shining sun
Over the hills and far away Echad, echad is one. (Can you count to two?)
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack!”
But only four little ducks came back… Sh’time is two like a pair of shoes…
4…3…2…1... Sh’losh is three birds in a tree…
Sad mother duck went out one day…
Ar-bah is four friends at the door…
…and all of her five little ducks came back! Hamesh is five bees in a hive…
Shesh is six crunchy pretzel sticks…
Five Little Fish (video) She-vah is seven angels straight from heaven…
Shmo-neh is eight spiders on a gate…
One little fish swimmin’ in the sea, Tay-sha is nine ducks in line…
Splishin’ and a-splashin’, rockin’ to the beat E-ser is ten fingers on my hands… (now let’s count again!)
Here comes another one (whoop!) say hello
Two little fish swimming in a row! Finger Counting Song by Carole Stephens
Two, three, four…
I have 1, make it 2, one for me and one for you!
Five little fish swimmin’ in the sea,
Look and see, now there’s 3,
Splishin’ and a-splashin’, rockin’ to the beat,
Add one more and there are 4!
We’ve got five little fish swimmin’ in a row,
Sakes alive, now there’s 5,
Let’s wave goodbye ‘cause (whoops!)
…Make it 10 and start again! 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (repeat)
there they go (repeat let’s wave goodbye…)
…Make it 10 and that’s the end, Wooo!
-8-Creation
Six Days to Make This Beautiful World (audio)
by Lisa Baydush to the tune of Down on Grandpa’s Farm
It took six day, six days
to make this beautiful world! (repeat)
On the 1st day, God made dark and light (2x)
And then God said that it was good (it was good!) (2x)
On the 2nd day, the land and sky and sea…
On the 3rd day, flowers and trees…
On the 4th day, the sun and moon and stars…
On the 5th day, fish and birds…
On the 6th day, animals and people…
On the 7th day, God took a rest (2x)
And that is why we have Shabbat (2x)
Painting a Beautiful World by Lisa Baydush
(audio) (prop)
I’m gonna paint a beautiful world,
Do you wanna paint with me?
I’m gonna paint a beautiful world,
C’mon and paint it with me!
Blue paint (2x), gonna paint a blue, blue sky (repeat)
White paint… lots of fluffy clouds…
Yellow paint… a shining sun…
Green paint… the green, green grass…
Orange paint… an orange orange…
Red paint… an apple in a tree…
Purple paint… pretty purple flowers…
Keshet, keshet… a rainbow way up high/in the sky…
We just painted a beautiful world
for everybody to see;
We just painted a beautiful world,
thanks for painting with me!
What a Beautiful World
adapted from (video)
What a beautiful world
What a beautiful world
What a beautiful world I see
What a beautiful world
What a beautiful world
God made for you and me
The trees and the flowers
And the rivers and the mountains
And the rainbows and the sunshine
A beautiful world indeed!
Also see Colors, Movement
-9-Environment
The Earth is Our Mother, Traditional (video) We Are All the Leaves of One Tree
by Plum Village (audio)
He-ey ya-na, ho-o ya-na
He-ey ya-na ho! (repeat 4x) We are all the leaves of one tree
We are all the leaves of one tree
The sky is so beautiful The time has come for all to live as one
We must take care of it (repeat) We are all the leaves of one tree.
Trees, rivers, mountains, flowers…
We are all the waves of one sea
Adamah V’shamayim by Gabi Meyer (audio)
We are all the waves of one sea
The time has come for all to live as one
Hey-ya (7x) Ho! We are all the waves of one sea
Hey-ya (7x) Ho!
Hey-ya Hey-ya, Hey-ya Hey-ya We are all the stars of one sky
Hey-ya Hey-ya Hey-ya Ho! We are all the stars of one sky
The time has come for all to live as one
Love the earth (echo), Love the sky (echo), We are all the stars of one sky
Heat of fire (echo), Drop of water (echo),
I can feel it in my body, in my spirit, in my soul! We are all the leaves of one tree
We are all the waves of one sea
Adamah (echo,) v’shamayim (echo), The time has come for all to live as one
Chom ha’eish (echo), tz’lil hamayim (echo), We are all the stars of one sky
Ani margeesh zot b’gufi b’ruchi v’nishmati
(chorus) There's a Blue Sky Way Up Yonder (audio)
The Green Team to the tune of The Ants Go Marching There’s a blue sky way up yonder
from Dr. Jean’s Going Green, adapted by Lisa Baydush There’s a blue sky o’er my head
There’s a blue sky way up yonder
We are on the Green Team, hurrah, hurrah!
That’s a cover for my bed
We help to keep our planet clean, hurrah, hurrah!
And wherever I wander and wherever I roam
We recycle every day, we try to help in every way
There’s a blue sky way up yonder
To keep the earth clean
That is calling me home
We are proud to be the Green Team!
We pick up all the trash we see, it’s up to you, it’s up to me... There’s a blue sky, blue sky o’er my head
There’s a blue sky, blue sky that’s a cover for my bed
What Can We Do to Help the World? And wherever I wander and wherever I roam
TTTO What Do You Like About Shabbat by Jackie Silberg There’s a blue sky, blue sky that is calling me home.
What can we do to help the world? (2x) Bright star…
Rainbow…
I can pick up trash!
Yes, we can pick up trash!
Also see Tikkun Olam
That’s what we can do to help the world!
-10-Finger-Plays & Chants
I Shut the Door by Debbie Carroll (audio) (video) Two Little Blackbirds
I shut the door, I locked I tight Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill,
I put the key way out of sight; One named Jack, the other named Jill.
I found the key to open the door Fly away, Jack; fly away, Jill!
And I turned and I turned and I turned some more Come back, Jack; come back, Jill!
Then I opened the door… creak…!
What’s behind the door? Ten Fingers (audio)
Tommy Thumb I have ten fingers and they all belong to me
I can make them do things, would you like to see?
Tommy Thumb is up and Tommy Thumb is down I can shut them up tight (form fist)
Tommy Thumb is dancing all around the town I can open them wide (spread fingers out)
Dance him on your shoulder, I can put them on my head (hold hands)
Dance him on your head I can put them at my side (close both fists)
Dance him on your knees and tuck him into bed I can raise them up high (put hands over head)
Polly Pointer, Terry Tall, Ruby Ring, Peter Pinky… I can put them down low (put hands down)
I can sit them in my lap and fold them just so (hands in lap)
Where is Thumbkin?
to the tune of Frere Jacques (video) Here Comes the Choo-Choo Train
Make train sound: choo, choo, choo, choo, choo (2x)
Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin? Then get arms going with palms facing you in oval motion like train wheels
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, sir? Here comes the choo-choo train
Very well, I thank you. chugging down the track
Run away, Run away. Now it’s going forward and now it’s going back
Now the bell is ringing, now the whistle blows
Pointer, Middleman, Ringman, Pinky, The family What a lot of noise it makes everywhere it goes!
repeat faster and faster!
The Finger-Band is Coming to Town (video)
to the tune of Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Open, Shut Them (audio)
The finger band is coming to town
Open, shut them; open, shut them;
Coming to town, coming to town
Give a little clap, clap, clap!
The finger band is coming to town
Open, shut them; open, shut them;
So early in the morning!
Put them in your lap, lap, lap.
This is the way they play their drums, horns… …Pat them on your knees, knees, knees;
(let children suggest instruments and motions) …Everybody sneeze! (Achoo! Bless you!)
The finger band is going away… (get quiet!) …Wave your hands up high, high, high!
…Cover up your eyes. (Peek-a-boo!)
Ten Little Friends …Pat them on the ground, ground, ground!
…Wave them all around!
Ten little friends went out to play
On a very bright and sunny day Wiggle Them (audio) (video)
They took a little walk (walk, walk walk)
And they had a little talk (talk, talk, talk) Wiggle them, wiggle them, wiggle them so
They climbed a great big hill Wiggle them high, wiggle them low
And stood on the top very still Wiggle to the left, wiggle to the right
Then they all tumbled down Wiggle them, wiggle them out of sight
And fell to the ground.
We’re so tired, they all said. Snap, clap, shake, wave…
So they all went home and went to bed
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
More finger-plays
Goodnight!
-11-Friendship & Family
Friends 1-2-3 When We Sing Together
by Dorothy Cresswell (audio)
Friends, friends, 1-2-3
All my friends are here with me. (repeat) When we get together, I feel so much better
It’s easy and simple to do
You’re my friend! (8x) (repeat first verse) When we get together, the day just gets better
I love just being with you
The More We Get Together (audio)
sing together…making music with you
walk together… taking walks with you
The more we get together, together, together, play together… playing outside with you
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be!
‘Cause your friends are my friends, Hickety-Pickety Bumble Bee
And my friends are your friends;
The more we get together, All: Hickety-Pickety Bumble Bee
the happier we’ll be! Won’t you say your name for me?
Child: Robin
Can you clap/snap it? (Rob-in - clap-clap with syllables)
My Hand Says Hello Can you whisper/shout it? (Rob-in)
to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell
My hand says hello, my hand says hello, LOVE
by Linda Arnold (audio)
Every time I see my friends, my hand says hello!
Chorus:
L O V E – There’s a lotta love inside of you and me
You’re My Friend
to the tune of This Old Man
L O V E – There’s a lotta love to share (repeat)
You’re my friend, I’m yours too, Now though love is invisible
I’m so glad I’m friends with you! you can see it everywhere
Every day we play it’s like a holiday, You can see it in a smile, you can see in a hug,
I’m so glad you’re here today! you can feel it when you care (chorus)
You’re my friend, I’m yours too, Now don’t forget to love yourself
I’m so glad I’m here with you! each and every day
If you’re ready to sing lots of songs with me today, The more you learn to love yourself
Clap your hands and shout hooray the more you’ll have to give away (chorus)
Thank You, Family
This is a Song About Friends by Fran McKinney (video)
by David Burba (audio)
Thank you for being my family.
Sarah, she’s my friend
Thank you for loving me.
And I love to play with Sarah
Thank you for being my family.
David, he’s my friend
With my family is where I want to be.
And I love to play with David
End: ‘cause my famly really loves me!
This is a song about all my friends
When I am mad, you let me stomp around a while.
I’ve known them since I don’t know when
When I am sad, you help me find my smile.
And when I’m sad
When I am scared, your hugs will see me through.
They make me happy again
When I am happy, I just want to share my joy with you!
This is a song about friends! (2x to end the song) (chorus)
-12-Giving Thanks
I am Thankful (audio) Toe-Dah by Eliana Light (video)
adapted by Lisa Baydush to the tune of
There’s a Little Wheel a’Turnin’ in my Heart Toe-dah, toe-dah, toe-dah rabah! (2x)
I am thankful for my loving family (2x) Thank you for my ____ (4x)
Todah rabah (2x)
I am thankful for my loving family
Modeh Ani by Lisa Baydush (audio)
I am thankful for the food I have to eat…
I am thankful for my body that is strong… Modeh ani, thank you, God;
I am thankful for the beauty that I see… Modeh ani, for this brand new day;
I am thankful for the friends I have at school…
Modeh ani, thank you, God,
for this brand new day!
Thank You God by Doug Cotler (audio)
And for my ____ (6x)
Chorus: Modeh ani!
Baruch Atah Adonai, thank You, God (2x)
Thank You for the flowers, thank You for trees, Modeh Ani by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Thank You for our friends and for our families!
(chorus) I wake up in the morning
with a smile on my face;
Thank You for this sunny day There’s a song in my heart
and the blue, blue sky, and a prayer I always say.
Thank You for each rainbow, I say: Modeh ani,
and homemade apple pie! (chorus) Thank You, God, for this brand new day!
Modeh ani, thank You for this brand new day!
I Give Thanks by Sheldon Low (video)
Chorus: Modeh Ani by Emily Aronoff (audio)
I (echo), I
give thanks (echo)
I give thanks (echo) to you (echo) Modeh, Modeh, Modeh Ani
I’m as grateful as I can be
Thank you for _______ (4x) (chorus) Wake up each morning, first thing I say
Is thank you to God for this day!
Mahalo by Laurie Berkner, adapted (video) Thank you for ____ (4x)
Mahalo/Todah for the air I breathe
Mahalo/Todah for my dad and my mom Todah (Thanks) (audio)
For my sisters and my brothers by Rebecca Schoffer, Modeh Ani chorus by Larry Eschler,
adapted preschool lyrics by Lisa Baydush, Susan Sacks, Lisa Ashery
and my good friends
Mahalo/Todah for sharing my song
For my friends and for my family
Chorus: And for this brand new day
Sing Mahalo/Todah (Mahalo/Todah) For being here together
Mahalo/Todah (Mahalo/Todah) Where we can learn and play/pray
Mahalo/Todah for everything For sunny days and rainbows
Mahalo/Todah, that means thank you I thank my lucky stars
Mahalo/Todah (3x) For these blessings I am given
For this life that I'm livin'
We Say Todah by Lisa Baydush (audio) For these blessings I am given
Todah!
On Shabbat, we give thanks,
We give thanks to God; And I say modeh, modeh, modeh ani (3x)
On Shabbat, we give thanks, Mo-o-deh ani (2x)
In Hebrew, we say ‘todah!’
(todah means to give thanks, modeh means I am thankful)
For our families/food/friends/homes, todah! (4x)
Also see Thanksgiving
-13-Hello & Goodbye
Boker Tov Good Morning, Boker Tov
by Lisa Baydush (audio) by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Boker tov, good morning, my friends! Good morning, boker tov! (xx)
I’m so glad to see you— and you and you and… Good morning, boker tov! (xx)
Boker tov, good morning, my friends! Good morning, boker tov, tov, tov! (xxx)
I’m so glad to see you! (end: 3x) Good morning, boker tov! (x)
Clap your hands (clap 2x) if you’re ready to sing, BOker tov to Lisa!
Wave your hands way up high, BOker tov to Susan!
Now wiggle your fingers and tickle your toes, BOker tov to David!
And open your mouth real wide, Good morning, boker tov!
and sing with me now… (chorus)
Tap your knees (tap 2x) if you’re ready to sing,
Boker Tov, Chaverim
by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Now stretch from side to side,
Take a deep breath in and blow it out, Boker tov, chaverim (3x) Boker, boker tov!
And open your mouth real wide,
and sing with me now… (chorus) Boker tov to _____ (6x) BOKER TOV!
Boker Tov, Good Morning When I Woke Up Today
to the tune of Following the Leader from Peter Pan by Laurie Berkner (audio)
Boker Tov, good morning, When I woke up today, I shouted out hooray!
good morning, good morning! ‘Cause I knew I’d see you, and we could sing together!
Boker Tov, good morning, La la la . . .
I’m happy to see you!
(I love to see your smiles, I love it when you clap…) Shake, jump, dance, tip toe…
Boker tov to Susan, Lisa and Audrey, End:
Boker tov, my friends, I’m happy to see you …And there’s no better thing to do
Than sing a song and hear you sing it too, la la la la!
It’s so much fun when all my friends are here (4x)
Boker Tov, Boker Or
Hey There, Hello! by Ellen Allard (audio)
by Lisa Baydush (audio)
When I say, “Boker tov,”
Chorus:
Everybody say, “Boker or!” (Boker or!) (repeat)
Hey there, hello! Good morning, boker tov, tov, tov!
Hey there, hello! Good morning, boker tov! Everybody ready? (C’mon, c’mon!)
Everybody ready? (Oh yeah, oh yeah!)
I’m so glad to see you! Everybody ready? (Uh huh, uh huh!)
I hope you’re glad to see me too! Boker tov, boker or! (repeat)
It’s time to sing a song,
C’mon and sing along!
I’m so glad to see you!
Hello There, Hello There
by Ellen Allard
I hope you’re glad to see me too!
C’mon and sing a song with me! (chorus) Hello there, hello there!
Verse by Nell Hirsch:
It’s very nice to see you!
Clap your hands, 1-2-3, Hello there, hello there!
and drumroll on your knees, Let’s all be friends! (repeat)
Put your hands way up high,
Shalom, ___, Shalom, ___ (6x)
and everyone say Hi!
It’s nice to see my friends!
Clap your hands, 1-2-3,
and drumroll on your knees
C’mon and sing along with me!
-14-Hello Everyone by Joanie Leeds (audio) Hi Hey Hello by Lindsay Müller (video)
Hello everyone, how are you? Hi, hey, hello, how are you? (3x)
It looks like you've got some dancing to do! I’m so glad you’re here (repeat this line 3x to end song)
Can you dance, dance, dance?!
Now everyone freeze! end with: and now let’s sit down! Are you ready to sing a song?
Are you ready to sing along?
Can you clap, clap, clap, Are you ready to dance around?
clap your hands way up high? Are you ready to make a sound?
Now wave your hands, (repeat all, ending with chorus)
wave them up to the sky—! (chorus)
It’s Time to Say Shalom by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Can you stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp your feet on the ground?
Now twirl your arms, twirl your arms all around! (chorus)
Well, it’s time for me to say
Can you jump-jump-jump, jump-jump-jump up and down? I had fun with you today,
Now turn-turn-turn, turn-turn-turn all around. (chorus)
So I’m kinda sad to say, “Shalom!”
Can you shake your head side to side with a swoosh? Whoosh! Shalom, my friends, shalom;
Now wiggle-wiggle-wiggle, wiggle-wiggle wiggle your tush! (chorus) Shalom, chaverim, shalom;
It’s time for us to say, “Shalom!”
Hello Hello
by Janice Buckner (video)
Shalom Shalom by Lisa Baydush (audio)
Chorus:
Shalom, shalom, shalom, goodbye my friends!
Hello, hello! (3x);
Shalom, shalom, shalom, I’ll see you soon!
Say hello and make a friend! (2x)
Shalom, shalom, shalom, goodbye my friends!
Spanish – hola; French – bon jour; Hebrew – shalom; It was fun to sing with you, my friends, the (class name)!
Japanese – konichiwa; Swahili – jambo; Italian – salud It was fun to sing with you! (repeat)
Porteguese – Oy; Hindi – Namaste; Chinese – Knee-how
Make friends around the world, Shalom Sha-la-la-la-la by Ellen Allard
Make friends everywhere;
Shalom, sha-la-la-la-la (3x) Sha-la-la-la-la-la
When you say hello, people know you care!
Shalom, sha-la-la-la-la (3x) Shalom shalom!
Shalom Yeladim Shalom to my special friends,
by Ellen Allard Shalom is what I say,
So happy to see you,
Shalom yeladim, shalom yeladim So happy you were here today
Shalom shalom shalom (repeat)
Shalom to ___, (3x) Shalom shalom shalom! (chorus) Shalom, Goodbye by Ditza Zakay (audio)
Shalom Chaverim Shalom, goodbye, it’s time to say goodbye,
Shalom, goodbye, I leave you with a smile;
Shalom chaverim, 1.Clap your hands (xx), stomp your feet (xx)
Shalom chaverim, Shalom, Shalom! 2.Nod your head (xx), tap your knees (xx),
L’hitraot, l’hitraot, Shalom, Shalom! Raise your hands up to the sky (woo, woo)
(It’s been so much fun, singing with everyone…) 1.Touch your nose, wiggle your toes,
2.Click your tongue (xx), now we’re done (xx),
Shalom to ___, shalom to ___, shalom, shalom… ‘Cause it’s time to say goodbye.
Repeat with #2 lyrics; End: Shalom, my friends, shalom, goodbye!
See Ya Later Alligator Rap: Everybody clap your hands (xxxxxxx)
Clap your hands and stomp your feet,
See ya later, alligator, In a while, crocodile (3x)
Now everybody move to this rockin’ beat!
Now nod your head and click your tongue,
Bye-bye, butterfly, Toodle-loo, kangaroo
C’mon, yeladim, ‘cause we’re almost done!
See ya soon, baboon, Take care, teddy bear (first verse)
Also see Friendship and Community
-15-Just for Fun
Sing a Silly Song by Lisa Baydush (audio) The Goldfish by Laurie Berkner, (video)
Shabbat verse by Lisa Baydush
Sing, sing a song, sing a song, sing a silly song,
Sing, sing a song with me! (repeat) Lots of little fish were sleeping on a rock
at the bottom of the ocean.
La, Cow, Sheep, Rooster, Baby, Laugh
They lifted up their heads
and they shook out their tails,
Razzama Tazzama by Ellen Allard (audio) and they said, “Let’s go swimming!”
Chorus:
Bim bam bim bam (pat legs 4x)
Razzamatazzama (clap 4x) Let’s go swimming, let’s go swimming,
Yeah, let’s go swimming!
Tish tosh tish tosh (tap shoulders)
Let’s go swimming, let’s go swimming,
Wally woo woo (head side to side) (repeat)
at the bottom of the ocean.
Put your hands in the air/lap (2x) Then the little fish got so very, very tired that they came
Get your hands ready, and clap, clap, clap… back to the rock. And they put down their heads and
they put down their tails and they took a little nap…
Put your elbows in front/out back (2x)
If you were a duck, you would quack, quack, quack…
…And when they woke up, they decided to take a shower.
Put your finger on your chin/nose (2x) And they washed their hair/ears/tummies/beards,
Wiggle your fingers and tickle your toes… And they washed their nose/toes, and then they said…
“Wait a minute! We’re FISH! We don’t take showers!”
Put your hands on your shoulders/tummy (2x)
You’d better not laugh, this song’s not funny… …And when they woke up, they decided to brush their teeth.
So they got out their toothbrush and their toothpaste.
Song in my Tummy by Laurie Berkner (video) And they squeezed a little on, tried not to waste.
And they put it in their mouth, brushed North and South,
I've got a song in my tummy CH - CH - CH – CH, and then they said…
and it wants to come out, “Wait a minute! We’re FISH! We don’t brush our teeth!”
I've got a song in my tummy… ra ra ra! (repeat)
…And when they woke up, they decided to ride their bicycles.
I've got a song in my tummy
and it wants to come out, And they rode to the left/right/all day/all night.
and when it does I'm gonna sing and shout… They rode down the hill/faster still, and then they said…
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la— “Wait a minute! We’re FISH! We don’t ride bicycles!
I've got a song in my tummy! …And when they woke up, they decided to celebrate Shabbat!
They lit the candles, they drank the wine,
(Head, nose, hands, fingers, tongue, heart…)
They baked the challah, it smelled so fine!
They took a bite, it was outta site! And then they said…
I’m in the Mood by Raffi (audio)
“Wait a minute! We’re FISH! We don’t celebrate Shabbat!
I’m in the mood for singing,
Hey, how about you? Sing After Me
by Tony Geiss and Sam Pottle (video)
I’m in the mood for singing,
Hey, how about you?
Sing what I sing, sing after me;
I’m in the mood for singing,
Be my echo if you can be.
Singing along with you!
Sing Tra la la (echo), Mi mi mi (echo)
Hey, hey, what do you say? Di di di Do do do
I’m in the mood for that today! Ha ha ha (echo, Hee hee hee (echo)
Hey, hey, what do you say? Hi hi hi Lo lo lo /
I’m in the mood for that!
Pick a peck of peppers (echo),
Fiddle diddle dee— (echo),
A-B-Cheese by Doda Mollie (video) Be my echo (echo),
Sing what I sing (echo),
Follow the leader and
sing after me (echo)
-16-The Laughing Song So Long My Mom
by Peter Apel (audio) by Bill Harley (audio)
Put in your name and favorite place and take a trip!!
Laughing is fun
I’ts fun for everyone! I’m getting up in the morning,
Come on and sing the laughing song I’m getting on an airplane today
It’s fun for everyone! I am going to Africa,
That’s the land where the elephants play
Chorus:
Chorus:
Hee Hee Hee (echo) And it’s so long, my mom,
Ho Ho Ho (echo) Sorry but I cannot stay
Ha Ha Ha (echo) I’ve got a big load and it’s a long road
Sing along with me, everybody (repeat) And I have to be on my way
This time only me/This time everybody…
Maria’s getting up in the morning
Have you ever heard a giraffe laugh? She’s getting on a sailboat today
Have you ever heard a baby calf, laugh? She’s going to Australia
Have you ever heard a little baby calf or a giraffe That’s the land where the kangaroos play
laugh until they laughed themselves in half? (chorus)
…We’re gonna sing again,
but first let’s count to ten Jason’s getting up in the morning
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (chorus) He’s getting on a big boat today
…We’re gonna have more fun, He is going to Antarctica,
this time let’s count to one That’s the land where the penguins play (chorus)
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Laughing is fun…)
So, we’re all getting up in the morning
What a Day We’re getting on a rocket ship today
by Craig Taubman, adapted for preschool (audio)
We are going to outer space,
That’s the land where the aliens play (chorus)
Chorus:
Oh—what a day!
Oh, what a day we’re gonna have today! Watermelon Watermelon Yummy
(repeat) by Stephanie Leavell, (audio)
Lisa’s gonna play at Grandma’s Chorus:
And Michael’s going to his friend’s house; Watermelon watermelon yummy
Ari’s gonna play with Buzz Lightyear, Watermelon watermelon yummy
It’s gonna be awesome day! I’ve got some watermelon in my tummy
(Everybody now…) (chorus) Cool and crispy when it’s sunny
Watermelon watermelon yummy (repeat at
beginning; repeat last 3 lines to end)
1-2-3 save some for me
4-5-6 your fingers might get sticky
7-8-9 the taste is divine
Watermelon watermelon get in my belly
Watermelon watermelon get in my belly (chorus)
Pink watermelon, cool watermelon
Juicy watermelon, get in my belly
Fresh watermelon, sweet watermelon
Yummy watermelon, get in my belly (chorus)
-17-Movement
Hebrew Body Moves Bodies 1-2-3
by Emily Aronoff (audio) by Ellen Allard (audio)
Clap your yadayim (clap, clap, clap) (3x) Fingers— wiggling—
It’s the Hebrew word for your hands! Fingers wiggling, wiggling 1-2-3!
Fingers— wiggling—
Stomp your raglayim…feet/legs!
Wiggling till they stop!
Brrr your s’fatayim… lips!
Blink your anayim… eyes!
Knees bending, arms swaying, eyes blinking, legs marching,
Drum your betten… tummy!
shoulders shrugging, bodies moving
Pop your peh… mouth!
The Body Rock Clap Your Hands folk (audio)
by Greg Scelsa, adapted (audio)
Clap your hands (clap clap) (2x)
C’mon and get that rock ‘n roll in your ROSH (3x) Everybody clap your hands! (clap clap)
C’mon and get that rock ‘n roll in your ROSH (head) Clap your hands (4x)
We're doin' the body rock! Everybody clap your hands!
…in your BERKAYIM (knees) Stomp your feet, Wave hello, Brush your teeth
Touch your nose, Clap your hands…
Chorus:
Well you can move your BERKAYIM Shake Your Yadayim
from side to side, dancin’ with the beat! by Lisa Baydush to the tune of Apples and Bananas
And when you feel that rock ‘n roll up in
your ROSH, the feelins’ are so neat! (Sweet!) I like to shake, shake, shake, shake my yadayim (3x)
… in your YADAYIM (arms/hands)
And wiggle, wiggle, wiggle my guf!
… in your RAGLAYIM (feet/legs)
Bend my berkayim (knees)
… in your ETZBAOT (fingers) Stomp my raglayim (feet)
…all over your GUF (body) (chorus) Shrug my k’t’fayim (shoulders)
Blink my anayim (eyes)
Shake My Sillies Out (audio)
Reach Up High
I’m gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out (3x)
And wiggle my waggles away Reach up high, touch the sky
Greet the birds and butterflies
Clap my crazies out… Reach up high, touch the sky
Jump my jiggles out…
Yawn my sleepies out…
How high can you go?
Stretch my stretchies out…
Reach way down, touch the ground
Can you hear the gentle sound
A Tooty Ta (video) Flowers make as they wake
Now let’s start to grow! (repeat first verse)
A tooty ta, a tooty ta, a tooty ta, ta! (echo)
Thumbs Up! (echo) (chorus) I’m Gonna Clap my Hands in the Morning
by Stuart Stotts (audio)
Elbows back!
Feet apart! I’m gonna clap my hands in the morning
Bottoms up! I’m gonna clap my hands (repeat)
Tongue out!
Eyes closed!
Clap them high! Clap them low!
Turn around! Clap them fast! Clap them slow-ly!
I’m gonna clap my hands in the morning
I’m gonna clap my hands
Tap my legs, elbows…
-18-Wake Up Toes (audio) Ugga Bugga Boo
by Rachel Rambach (audio)
Wake up toes (3x) and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle;
Wake up toes (2x), wake and wiggle in the morning! Ugga. Ugga bugga. Ugga bugga boo boo boo!
Ugga. Ugga bugga. Ugga bugga me and you!
Wake up fingers, arms, legs, bodies… End: And we’re through!
If You’re Happy and You Know It (video) Get into the beat and clap your hands,
Out loud, out loud!
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! Get into the beat and clap your hands,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! out loud! WOO!
If you’re happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it, Stomp your feet
Click your tongue
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! Wave your arms all around all around.
Jump jump jump up and down, up and down
Open Your Fingers by Julie Jaslow Auerbach (audio) Dance dance dance all around, all around
Open your fingers, now close them tight (3x) Up On Your Feet
and wave hello with all your might! ttto Day-O by Rachel Rambach (audio)
Open your eyes, now close them tight (3x)
And blink your eyes with all your might!
Day-o (2x), Up on your feet, movin’ to the beat
Open your mouth, now close it tight (3x) Show me how you stand like a tall oak tree
and smack your lips with all your might!
Wave your branches in the breeze (repeat) Day-o…
Open your arms, now close them tight (3x)
and hug yourself with all your might! Show me how you reach like a climbing vine
Open your fingers, now close them tight (3x) Stretch your arms up into the sky (repeat) Day-o…
and clap your hands with all your might!
Show me how you jump like a grasshopper
Up and down high above the ground (repeat) Day-o…
Circle Song by The Kiboomers (audio)
Show me how you flutter like a butterfly
And now we clap (clap, clap, clap, clap)
Our hands like that (clap, clap, clap, clap)
Flap your wings back and forth up high (repeat) Day-o…
1-2-3-4 (clap, clap, clap, clap)
And then 4 more (clap, clap, clap, clap)
Show me how you sway like a blooming flower
To and fro, side to side you go (repeat) Day-o…
Chorus:
Sitting all around, making silly sounds Show me how you float like a leaf to the ground
Aren't you glad you found the circle song?
Slowly, slowly ‘til you’re sitting down (repeat) Day-o…
Now slap your knees (slap, slap, slap)
Only in threes (slap, slap, slap) Big Blue Sky by Fran Friedman (audio)
Just three not four (slap, slap, slap)
And then three more (slap, slap, slap) (chorus) Hello everybody, clap your hands
Everybody clap with me
Now tap your shoes (tap, tap) Hello everybody clap your hands
But just in twos (tap, tap)
Come along and clap with me
Now be precise (tap, tap)
And do it twice (tap, tap) (chorus) We’ll clap down low, clap up high
Clap up to the big blue sky
Now shout "Hurray" (hurray) Gonna clap, clap, clap, clap
One time today (hurray) Come along and clap with me
Now don't be shy (hurray)
Shout to the sky! (hurray) (chorus) Touch your toes
Reach up high
Jump with me
I'm Hopping Like A Bunny
by Nancy Stewart (audio)
I'm hopping like a bunny, hopping all around;
Hopping like a bunny rabbit, now I'm falling down
I'm stomping like a dinosaur, swimming like a fishy,
Walking like an elephant, I'm flitting like a butterfly…
-19-Alligator Jump Walking in a Circle
by Tom Knight (video) by Peter Apel (audio)
Well mama alligator I’m sitting (3x) on the floor
and little Allie too I’m sitting on the floor but I want to move some more
Were sitting in the kitchen Cause moving is quite good for you
and they didn’t know what to do My teacher says I must
Mama said to Allie, It’s better than just sitting on the floor collecting dust
Hey don’t just count your toes I‘m going stand up, if you agree say yep (YEP)
Dance the alligator, and this is how it goes. Shout a little louder more if you agree say yep (YEP)
Chorus: I’m standing and stretching my arms over my head
2x
Alligator jump, alligator slide, Like a really big stretch like I just got out bed
All the alligators like to move from side to side Now I’m tired of standing here I want to move around
Alligator grunt, grrr, alligator giggle, hee hee I’m going to start stomping my feet upon the ground
All the alligators like to turn around and wiggle. Stomp stomp stomp, left foot right foot woo
(wiggle dance) (repeat chorus to end song)
My feet they feel like walking, get ready here we go
Well papa alligator said I’m walking I’m walking in a circle with my friends
2x
hey what’s going on? When you’re walking in a circle you never reach the end
How do you do this dance, Now walking’s pretty easy so I’m going to up the score
and how do you sing this song? I’m going to rub my tummy while I walk across the floor
Allie said to papa,
Hey you can do it too I’m walking in a circle and I’m rubbing my tummy
2x
Dance the alligator, I’m rubbing my tummy like I’m saying yummy yummy
and this is what you do. (chorus) but this is still so easy still too easy what I said
I’m going to rub my tummy and I’m going to pat my head
They started in the kitchen,
then they danced into the den I’m walking in a circle and I’m rubbing my tummy
And when the song was over 3x
and patting my head
then they put it on again Now this is getting silly so I’m gonna stop…
Then there came a knock
at the alligator’s door Now I’m tired of stoppin so I think I’m goinna hop
It was Mr. Porcupine asking Hop hop hop; hop hop hop
if there was room for more (chorus) Hop like a kangaroo or maybe like a rabbit
Well they danced until the morning It’s best to hop in moderation or it might become a habit
until the sun came up We’re in the final lap now so let’s all it a wrap
And then they fell asleep I’m going to stop the hopping
but still they didn’t stop So now I’m going to clap
‘cause even in their dreams, Clap clap clap clap clap clap (to the left, to
the music’s playing on the right, behind the back, over your head)
And even fast asleep, Slow down… get down… we’re going lower
you can hear this little song (chorus) and lower down towards the floor
We’re not going to move any more, more,
we’re sitting on the floor!
Wigglin’ Around
by Pam Donkin (video)
Dancing Scarf Blues by Carole Stephens (video)
My Wiggle Makes Me Giggle by Choosy Kids (video)
Wigglin’ around wigglin’ around,
I just can’t stop my wigglin around (repeat)
Starts with my fingers and then my whole hand
And then it travels to my legs (feet)
The next thing I know I’m wiggling around
I just can’t stay put on the ground.
Zip in: Jumping’ Around, Dancin’ Around
-20-Nature/Weather
Twinkling Stars in the Sky by Fran Avni (audio) One Little Raindrop
There’s a sprinkling of twinkling One little drop of rain fell down
…stars in the sky (3x) (repeat) Two little drops joined on the ground
…stars in the sky, a sprinkling of twinkling stars. Three, four and five, all in a huddle
They fell down and (SPLASH!) there’s a puddle
Stretch up and reach out to the stars in the sky... (repeat with other hand)
They wink and they blink way up high in the sky…
(repeat first verse to end)
Ducks Like Rain
by Raffi (video)
Moon, Moon, Moon by Laurie Berkner (video)
Moon, moon, moon, shining bright, Quack quack quack quack quack (3x)
Moon, moon, moon, my night-light, Quack! Quack! Quack!
Moon, moon, moon, I can see
Moon, moon, moon, you're taking care of me! Ducks like rain! Ducks like rain!
Ducks like splishing splashing in the rain
Look up, it's the moon! Look up, it's the moon! Ducks like rain! Ducks like rain!
Look up it's the moon up in the sky; Ducks like the rainy weather
It's big and round and I have found Water running off their feathers
that it looks just like a pizza pie! Ducks like splishing splashing in the rain…
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Ducks like rain! Ducks like rain!
Ducks like to widdle waddle in the rain
Twinkle, twinkle, little star Ducks like rain! Ducks like rain!
How I wonder what you are Ducks like to widdle waddle
Up above the world so high Water knee-deep in the puddle
Like a diamond in the sky Ducks like to widdle waddle in the rain...
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are Raindrops in a Row
by Rachel Rambach
Mr. Sun
Rain, rain, cool spring showers
O Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, Falling down, watering the flowers
Please shine down on me! Five little raindrops in a row
O Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, ’Til one slides to the ground below
Repeat until there are no raindrops left.
hiding behind a tree
These little children are asking you
to please come out so we can play with you Thunder and Raindrops
O Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, by Rachel Rambach (audio)
please shine down on me!
Hear the thunder all around
As our rhythm sticks hit the ground
Peeking Through our Window Boom boom boom (2x)
Hit the ground, make a thunder sound
Sunshine, sunshine, peeking through our window
Will you come and play with us and shine so bright?
Hear the raindrops all around
Yes, said the sunshine, peeking through our window,
As our rhythm sticks hit the ground
I will stay all day, but I must go home at night!
Pitter patter (2x)
Hit the ground, make a raindrop sound
Moonlight, moonlight, peeking through our window
Will you come and play with us and shine so bright?
Thunder boom, raindrops pitter patter (2x)
Yes, said the moonlight, peeking through our window,
Shhh, wait… here we go again/the sun came out!
I will stay all night, until the morning light!
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