Spring is here!!!!!
We had lots of fun reading stories about bunnies AND acting out some bunny antics!
Here is a list of stories, rhymes, songs, and activities we shared – if you’d like a printed copy, click onto this link – TODDLER songs-rhymes
OPENING SONGS:
Welcome Everyone!
Welcome, welcome everyone,
Now we’re here, let’s have some fun!
First we clap our hands just so,
Then we bend and touch our toes,
Welcome, welcome everyone.
Now we’re here, let’s have some fun!
Clap Everybody and Say Hello!
Clap everybody and say hello,
Clap everybody and say hello,
Clap everybody and say hello,
No matter what the weather….
Stamp everybody and say hello,
Stamp everybody and say hello,
Stamp everybody and say hello,
No matter what the weather….
Repeat chorus with
(Wiggle, Jump, Sing…)
(Kathy Reid-Naiman – Sing Around the Sun CD)
ACTION RHYME:
Open Shut Them
Open shut them, open shut them (hands open and close)
Give a little clap clap clap (hands clap)
Open shut them, open shut them (hands open and close)
Place them in your lap, lap, lap. (place hands in lap)
Creep them crawl them, creep them crawl them (crawl fingers up both arms)
Right up to your chinny, chin, chin (tap fingers onto chin)
Open up your little mouth BUT (keep tapping and open mouth)
DO NOT LET THEM IN!!! (quickly place both hands behind back)
FIRST BOOK: PEEK-A-BOO BUNNY
Bunny plays hide and seek with his friends! But, can he find ANYBODY??? Not until they all jump out and say “Peek-a-Boo!”
SONG:
Roll Your Hands
Roll, roll, roll your hands as fast as fast can be
Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.
Clap, clap, clap your hands as loud as loud can be
Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.
Tap, tap, tap your feet as softly as can be
Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.
Shake, shake, shake your feet as quickly as can be
Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.
Roll, roll, roll your hands as fast as fast can be
Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.
(Carol Hammett & Elaine Bueffel, Toddlers on Parade CD)
SECOND BOOK: WHAT’S THE MATTER BUNNY BLUE?
Bunny Blue has lost his granny? What’s a bunny to do? Well his friends help and there is a very happy ending!
FINGERPLAY:
(I used two little bunny finger puppets but you can use two fingers)
Start this rhyme with both hands behind your back –
A little brown bunny jumped out of the ground
(bring out one finger – right hand)
He wriggled his whiskers and looked ALL AROUND
(wriggle the finger and sweep it around) )
Then a little white bunny who lived in the grass
Popped out his head and watched him pass.
(bring out second finger – left hand)
Then both little bunnies went
(move both fingers hop forward)
Hoppity hop
Hoppity hop
Hoppity hop
‘Til they came to a wall and had to STOP!
(both fingers stop moving)
Then both little bunnies turned right around
(turn both fingers around)
And they scampered on back to their holes in the ground!
( both fingers hop back until you can place them behind your back)
FLANNELBOARD
Five Little Bunnies
Five little bunnies standing by a door
One hopped away and then there were four.
Four little bunnies, sitting ‘neath a tree
Another hopped away and then there were three.
Three little bunnies looking at YOU
One hopped away and then there were two!
Two little bunnies soaking up the sun
Another hopped away and then there was one.
One lonely bunny looking very glum
He hopped away and then
there were none!
MOVEMENT SONG:
Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream.
[Repeat with Twist, Bump, Sway & Wiggle]
(Full version of song on Wiggleworms CD – Songs for Wiggleworms)
VIDEO:
Max and Ruby – Max’s Chocolate Chicken
CLOSING SONGS:
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are!
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out!
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again!
Teddy Bear Turn Around
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground
Teddy bear, teddy bear show your shoes
Teddy bear, teddy bear that will do!
Patty Cake
Patty cake, patty cake, baker’s man
Bake m a cake as fast as you can
Roll it and pat it and mark it with a B
And put it in the oven for baby and me!
You Are My Sunshine
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
And I love you more every day!
(Wiggleworms – Songs for Wiggleworms)
I’m a Little Teapot
I’m a little teapot, short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout
When I get all full of steam I shout
Tip me over and pour me out!
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and the other named Jill
Fly away Jack and fly away Jill
Come back Jack and come back Jill
Goodbye
Well we’ve had some fun and now we’re done
Goodbye, goodbye
We had some fun and now we’re done
Goodbye to all the girls
Goodbye girls!
Well we’ve had some fun and now we’re done
Goodbye, goodbye
We had some fun and now we’re done
Goodbye to all the boys
Bye Boys!
Well we had some fun and now we’re done
Goodbye, goodbye
We had some fun and now we’re done
Goodbye to all the wiggleworms
Bye wiggleworms!
Well we had some fun and now we’re done
Goodbye, goodbye
We had some fun and now we’re done
Goodbye to EVERYONE!
By everyone!
(Wiggleworms – Songs for Wiggleworms)
STORYTIME’S OVER:
Let’s raise our hands high (stretch hands up to ceiling)
And heave a sigh (sigh), storytime’s over, let’s wave bye-bye! (wave goodbye)