Beaver Chant, The

The Beaver Chant

Beaver one, beaver all
Let's all do the beaver call!

(tst tst tst, tst tst tst, tst tst tst tst tst tst tst)
[Do this with your two front teeth bared and making "beaver teeth" out of your index and 1st finger against your thumb)

Beaver two, beaver three
Let's all climb the beaver tree!

(tst tst tst, tst tst tst, tst tst tst tst tst tst tst)

Beaver four, beaver five
Let's all do the beaver jive!

(tst tst tst, tst tst tst, tst tst tst tst tst tst tst)

Beaver six, beaver seven
Let's climb up to beaver heaven!

(tst tst tst, tst tst tst, tst tst tst tst tst tst tst)

Beaver eight, beaver nine
Stop! It's beaver time!
Go beavers, go beavers, go beavers, go beavers!

Who stole the cookie

Who Stole the Cookie – lap bounce

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

Child’s name stole the cookie from the cookie jar!

Who me? Yes, you!

Couldn’t be! Then who…

Teddy wore his red shirt

Teddy Wore His Red Shirt – rhyme

Teddy wore his red shirt, red shirt, red shirt.

Teddy wore his red shirt all day long.

[repeat with: blue, green, etc. Use children's names.]

Rain, rain, go away

Rain, Rain, Go Away – nursery rhyme

Rain, rain, go away

Come again some other day

All these children want to play!

Peanut butter

Peanut Butter – action song

First you take the peanuts and you dig ‘em,

you dig ‘em

You dig ‘em dig ‘em dig ‘em

Peanut, peanut butter (JELLY!)

Then you crush ‘em, you crush ‘em

You crush ‘em crush ‘em crush ‘em

Then you spread ‘it…

Then you bite it…

Then you munch it…

Then you swallow…

Hello, my name is Joe

Hello, My Name is Joe – chanted game

Hello, My Name is Joe
And I work
In a button factory
The other day
Boss said to me
“Hey Joe
Are you busy?”
I said, “no”
Turn the button with your right hand

…Turn the button with your left hand

…Turn the button with your right foot
…Turn the button with your left foot
…Turn the button with your mouth

[Last time] “Are you busy?”
I said “YES!”

Glub glub

Glub glub – action chant

“Glub glub” went the little green frog one day
“Glub glub” went the little green frog
“Glub glub” went the little green frog one day
And his eyes went “blink blink blink”

“Blink blink” went the little…
… and his legs went jump jump jump

Jump jump went the little…
… and his mouth went “glub glub glub”

{repeat ad nauseum}

Ghost chant

Ghost Chant

Ghost so scary
Ghost so white
You don’t scare me
On Halloween night!

Five little monkeys - bed

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed - countdown chant

5 little monkeys jumping on the bed [bounce five fingers]
One fell off and bumped his/her head [hold head]
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said [hold "phone" to ear]
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" [shake finger remonstratively]

4 little monkeys...
3 little monkeys...
2...
1...

No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Five little monkeys - crocodile

Five little monkeys – fingerplay

Five little monkeys swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile: “Can’t catch me!”
Along comes crocodile quiet as can be and SNAP!

(repeat with 4, 3, 2 and 1…)

SNAP!
“Ha ha, you missed me!”

El pollo

El Pollo – Spanish action song

El... pollo	[Clap to a beat]
El pollito con una ala	[Flap one “wing”]
El pollito con las dos alas	[Flap both “wings”]
El… pollo El pollito con una pata	[Add in stamping one foot]
El pollo con los dos patas	[Alternate feet (keep flapping)]
El… pollo El pollito con un piquito El pollito con un piquito	[Take away one wing and draw a long beak from your nose]
El… pollo El pollito con un rabito El pollito con un rabito	[Turn around and shake your tail feathers!]

Choo choo

ChooChoo – tickle chant

Choo Choo Choo Choo	[Rub hands together]
The train it runs right up the track	[Tickle up the arm]
Choo Choo Choo Choo	[Rub hands together]
And then you see it comes right back	[Tickle back down]

Chocolate

Chocolate – Spanish chant

Uno dos tres CHO

Uno dos tres CO

Uno dos tres LA

Uno dos tres TE

Chocolate, chocolate

¡Bate bate el chocolate!

Brush your teeth

Brush Your Teeth – movement chant (by Raffi)

When you wake up in the morning at a ¼ to 1

And you want to have a little fun

You brush your teeth

Sh shsh shuh, sh shsh shshuh

[repeat]

When you wake up in the morning at a ¼ to 2

And you want to find something to do…

… ¼ to 3, and you want to hum a tweedle dee dee

… ¼ to 4, you think you hear a knock at the door…

…a ¼ to 5, and you just can’t wait to come alive…