Tickle the clouds

Song: Tickle the Clouds

Source:  Kings County Library

Origin: unknown

Grade level:preK +

Rhythmic elements:rhythm

Movement: match the words

Connection to curriculum:  rhymes,

Words:

Tickle the clouds.
Tickle your toes.
Turn around
And touch your nose.
Crouch down low.
And reach up high.
Storytime’s over –
Wave  goodbye!

I'm a Little Pine Tree

Song:  I'm a little pine tree

Source:  Laptime Songs
Origin:  unknown
Grade level: preK and up
Rhythmic elements: steady beat, rhythm
Movement: bend down to be the little tree and reach to show the other trees, bend again and grow to show growing up and make a triangle above head to be a christmas tree at end.
Connection to curriculum: Nature, and changes over time

Words: 
I’m a little pine tree – as you can see,
All the other pine trees are bigger than me.
Maybe when I grow up – then I’ll be
A great big merry Christmas tree! 

I'm a little pine cone

Song:  I'm a little pine cone
Source:  King's County Library
Origin:  unknown
Grade level: preK and up
Rhythmic elements: steady beat, rhythm
Movement: hold fist to be pine cone, stretch arms up for tall tree, wave arms for wind blow, and bend over and hit floor for plop
Connection to curriculum: science curriculum, pine cone = seed. 

Words: 
I'm a little pine cone brown and small
I live in my pine tree oh so tall
when the cold wind blows I dance and hop
and fall to the ground with a plop plop plop!  

Row your Boat

Song:  Row your Boat
Source:  traditional
Origin:  Childhood
Grade level: pre-k and up
Rhythmic elements: rhymes
Movement: holding hands making rowing gestures
Connection to curriculum: rhyming, "Row Row Row your Boat" by Jane Cabrera

Words:
 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 lake
merrily merrily merrily merrily 
life's a piece of cake


Row row row your boat
gently down the stream
if you see a crocodile
don't forget to scream (ahh)

If you're happy and you know it

Song:  If you're happy and you know it
Source:  childhood
Origin:  unknown
Grade level: preK and up
Rhythmic elements: steady beat,
Movement: clapping, stomping, shouting, crying hands, any other emotions you make up
Connection to curriculum: Expressing emotions, variations to match situations.

Words:
if you're happy and you know it clap your hands
if you're happy and you know it clap your hands

if you're happy and you know it then your face will surely show it

if you're happy and you know it clap your hands

if you're angry and you know it stomp your feet
if you're angry and you know it stomp your feet
if you're angry and you know it then your face will surely show it
if you're angry and you know it stomp your feet

if you're happy and you know it shout hooray!
if you're happy and you know it shout hooray!
if you're happy and you know it then your face will surely show it
if you're happy and you know it shout hooray!

If your sad and you know it cry "wah wah"
If your sad and you know it cry "wah wah"
If your sad and you know it then your face will surely show it
If you're sad and you know it cry "wah wah"

I'm a Little Tea Pot

Song:  I'm a little teapot
Source:  Childhood
Origin:  unknown
Grade level: K and up
Rhythmic elements: steady beat, repetition 
Movement: large motor: hand on hip, arm out to the side, tipping at waist
Connection to curriculum: steam and states of matter, sequences, labeling parts
Words: 
I'm a little teapot, short and stout
here is my handle
and here is my spout
when I can all steamed up hear my shout
tip me over and pour me out

The Wheels on the Bus

Song:  The wheels on the bus
Source:  traditional
Origin:  Childhood
Grade level: pre-k and up
Rhythmic elements: steady beat
Movement: small motor illustrating the song, hand rolling
Connection to curriculum: picture book:  The Wheels on the Bus, picture book: The     Seals on the Bus,  patterning

Words:

The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.

The driver on the bus says "move on back...."
The doors on the bus go open and shut....
The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink...
The babies on the bus go "waa, waa, waa..."