Those bones

Those Bones – action song

Those bones, those bones, those crazy bones [x3]

Sing along with me

The foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone

The ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone…

Leg → knee

Knee → thigh

Thigh → back

Back → neck

Neck → head

[repeat backwards]

Teddy bear, teddy bear

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear – action song

Teddy bear, teddy bear

Turn around. [turn]

Teddy bear, Teddy bear,

Touch the ground. [touch ground]
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,

Show your shoe. [show shoe]
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,

That will do. [bow]

Teddy bear, Teddy bear,

Go upstairs. [climb]
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,

Say your prayers. [palms together]
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,

Turn out the light. [flick switch]
Teddy bear, Teddy bear,

Say good night. [wave]

Skip to my Lou

Skip to My Lou – song

Skip, skip, skip to my Lou (x3)

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Gone again, gone again, skip to my Lou (3x)

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Cat’s in the cream jar, what’ll I do? (3x)

Skip to my Lou, my darling

Reach for the stars

Reach for the Stars – action rhyme

Bend and stretch, reach for the stars	[bend, stretch up]
Here comes Jupiter, there goes Mars	[wriggle left, then right arm]
Bend and stretch, reach for the sky	[bend, stretch up]
Stand on tiptoe, oh so high!	[up high]

Quack quack

Quack Quack – action rhyme

Now I’m up [stand]

Now I’m down [squat]

See me waddle all around [waddle]

Put my hands behind my back

Like a duck I’ll say “quack quack”

Put your finger in the air

Put your finger in the air – action song (same tune as "Hole in the Bottom of the Sea")

Put your finger in the air, in the air

Put your finger in the air, in the air

Put your finger in the air and wave it everywhere

Put your finger in the air, in the air

… on your nose (let the cold wind blow)

… on your shoe (leave it a day or two)

… on your chin (where the food slips in)

… on your cheek (leave it a week)

Poof! I'm a giant!

Poof! I’m a giant – action rhyme

Poof! [clap]

I’m a giant, huge in size [make big motions]

Poof! [clap]

I’m an owl with big yellow eyes [put “O”’s to eyes]

Poof! [clap]

I’m a mouse with an ee ee eee [creep fingers up arm]

Poof! [clap]

That’s best, I’m back to being me! [hug self]

Oh we jump and we jump

Oh We Jump and We Jump – action rhyme

Oh we jump and we jump and we jump up and down
Jumping, jumping, jumping all round
Oh we jump and we jump and we jump up and down
Jump, jump, jump and then fall down.

Oh we spin and we spin and we spin all around
Spinning, spinning, spinning all around
Oh we spin and we spin and we spin all around
Spin, spin, spin and then fall down.

Continue with other movements, e.g. sliding, marching, etc.

Butterfly

Butterfly – action song

Here is my butterfly. Watch how it goes.	(cross wrists and flap hands)
Higher and lower in front of my nose.	(up and down)
It started out tiny, then grew and grew.	(start low and flutter high)
It fluttered about, then off it flew.	(pull around sides of your body)

Autumn leaves

Autumn Leaves – movement rhyme

Autumn leaves are floating down,	flutter hands toward floor
They make a carpet on the ground	move hands gently, palms down
Then swish, the wind comes whistling by,	move arms to the side quickly
And sends them dancing to the sky.	flutter hands upward