I’m so glad you’re here today,
Here today, here today,
I’m so glad you’re here today
At St. John’s preschool!

We will sing and dance today
Sing and dance today,
We will sing and dance today,
And have all kinds of fun!…Let’s go!

Thank you God for (child’s name)
For (new name), for (new name)
Thank you God for (new name)
We’re all special friends. (repeat with ea. Child’s name)

One little, two little three little pumpkins
Sitting in a pumpkin patch
Four little, five little six little pumpkins
Won’t you please pick me!

**Continue counting until all children have been included**

When Dogs get up in the morning
They always say “good day!”
When dogs get up in the morning
They always say “good day!”
Bow-wow, Bow-wow, that is what they say!
Bow-wow, Bow-wow, that is what they say!

**Repeat song with cats-“meow meow”
And lambs- baa-baa.”
Add different animals and animal sounds. **

Use small felt board with this song, allowing children to choose the animals we sing about.

I’m a little turkey my name is Ted
Here are my feathers here is my head
“Gobble, gobble, gobble” is what I say!
“Quick, run, it’s Thanksgiving Day!”

Children use their hands for the turkey-fingers are the feathers and thumb is the head. Children hide their hand behind their back when the turkey runs away!

Slippery fish, slippery fish
Sliding through the water
Slippery fish, slippery fish
GULP, GULP, GULP! OH NO!
It’s been eaten by an
Octopus, Octopus
Squiggling in the water
Octopus, octopus
GULP, GULP, GULP! OH NO!
It’s been eaten by a
Tuna fish, tuna fish
Swimming in the water
Tuna fish, tuna fish
GULP, GULP, GULP! OH NO!
It’s been eaten by a
Great White shark, Great White shark
Swimming in the water
Great White shark, Great White shark
GULP, GULP, GULP! OH NO!
It’s been eaten by a
Humongous whale, humongous whale
GULP, GULP, GULP! OH NO!
….BURP….

Touch your hands to your toes touch your elbow to your knees
Touch your wrist to your ear touch your nose to your knee
Touch your shoulder to your ear touch your fingers to your back
Touch your neck to your wrist touch your toes to your nose,
Touch your ear to your knee touch your toes to your toes
Touch your ankle to your wrist touch your elbow to your stomach
Touch somebody else’s hand touch somebody else’s foot.

Close your eyes open your eyes
Nod your head, and turn around turn around turn around.
Open your mouth close your mouth
Wiggle your nose, and turn around turn around turn around.
Stamp your feet loudly stamp your feet softly
Clap your hands loudly and clap your hands very softly.
Shake your arms Shake your legs
Wiggle your fingers, and turn around turn around turn around.
Touch your ears scratch you back
Rub your stomach and turn around turn around turn around.
Stamp your feet loudly stamp your feet softly
Clap your hands loudly and clap your hands very softly.
Bend your arms bend your legs
Bend from your waist and turn around, turn around turn around.

Squirrel, squirrel, shake your bushy tail. (standing, knees bent, cup hands wiggle backside)
Squirrel, squirrel, shake your bushy tail.
Wrinkle up your little nose, (push up nose w/ finger)
Hold a nut between your toes, (bend down & touch toes)
squirrel, squirrel shake your bushy tail! (wiggle backside)

There was a Little Turtle, his name was Tiny Tim
I put him in the bathtub, to see if he could swim
He drank up all the water He ate up all the soap
And now he has a stomachache and bubbles in his throat!
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles
Bubbles, bubbles, POP!

Goodbye, Boys and Girls
Goodbye, boys and girls
Goodbye, Mrs. Kouldukis
See you next week. See you next week.

*Alternate goodbye song naming each child:
Goodbye
Our music time is over
It’s time to say goodbye
Goodbye, Goodbye…
Goodbye (child’s name), Goodbye (child’s name)…etc.

*New goodbye song

Come, my Friends Ludwig Van Beethoven/ Lynn Kleiner
Come, my friends and gather ‘round
So we can sing goodbye.
We’ll sing and dance another day,
So long, farewell, goodbye.

(4th movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6)

I am special, I am special (point to self w/ thumb)
Look at me (point to eyes), You will see! (point out)
A very special person, a very special person, (arms out)
That is me! That is me! (point to self again)

Open, shut them, open shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap!
Open, shut them, open shut them,
Put them in you lap, lap, lap!
Now creep them, creep them
Creep them, creep them right up to your nose!
Now you touch your toes!

Wake up toes, wake up toes, wake up toes and wiggle wiggle, wiggle
Wake up toes, wake up toes, wake and wiggle in the morning!
Wake up knees (bend knees)
Wake up arms (bend arms)
Wake up hands (open and close hands/shake hands)
Wake up head (side to side)
Wake up eyes (blink eyes)
Wake up me! (Wiggle your body gently)

Requires scarves-purple, pink, red, green, yellow, orange, blue, brown, black & white) and a bell. Practice marching in a circle, and giving instrux. for sitting, standing etc. Vary song according to ability/age.

I’m a little teapot short and stout,
Here is my handle here is my spout
When I get all steamed up hear me shout
Just tip me over and pour me out! (repeat)

Here we go Looby Loo
Here we go Looby Light
Here we go Looby Loo
All on a Saturday night

You put your right hand in
You put your right hand out
You give your hand a shake, shake, shake
And turn yourself about
(chorus) then
Left hand, right foot, left foot, head, and whole self

This is my turtle, he lives in a shell. (make fist, cover w/ other hand)
It covers him snugly and fits him well. (move fist up & down)
He pokes his head out when he wants to eat. (extend pointer finger)
And pulls if back when he wants to sleep. (pull pointer finger back)

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