Five Little Kittens

Five Little Kittens - fingerplay

Five little kittens standing in a row [hold up one hand, fingers extended]
They nod their heads at you, just so [bend fingers]
They run to the left, they run to the right [move hand left, right]
They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight [stretch]
Along comes a dog, who's in for some fun [move other fist slowly toward first hand]
Meow, meow! See those kittens run! [hide first hand behind back]

Soft Kitty

Soft Kitty - lap bounce

Soft kitty, warm kitty
Little ball of fur.
Lazy kitty, pretty kitty,
purr, purr, purr.
Bouncy kitty, pouncy kitty
Playing on the rug
Nice kitty, gentle kitty,
hug, hug, hug.

Tiny Tim

Tiny Tim – song

I had 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

I took him to the doctor

With bubbles in his throat.

Three little kittens

Three little kittens – rhyme

Three little kittens had lost their mittens

And they began to cry:

“Oh mother dear, we sadly fear

our mittens we have lost.”

“What, lost your mittens?

You lazy kittens

Now you shall have no pie

Meow, meow, meow, meow

Now you shall have no pie.”

Pussy cat, pussy cat

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat – nursery rhyme

Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?

I’ve been to London to look at the queen

Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there?

I frightened a little mouse under her chair.

Puppy's doghouse

Puppy’s doghouse – fingerplay

This is puppy’s doghouse [tips together]

This is puppy’s bed [palms up]

This is puppy’s pan of milk [cup hands]

Where he can be fed.

This is puppy’s collar [encircle neck]

His name is on it, too!

Take a stick and throw it [throw]

And he’ll bring it back to you [clap]

Old Mother Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard – nursery rhyme

Old Mother Hubbard

Went to the cupboard

To get her poor dog a bone

But when she got there

Her cupboard was bare

And so the poor dog had none.

Arabella Miller

Arabella Miller – fingerplay/tickle

Little Arabella Miller had a fuzzy caterpillar	(Wiggle 2 fingers into other palm)
First it crawled upon her mother	(Crawl up to shoulder – stay there)
Then upon her baby brother	(Other hand, crawl 2 fingers up other shoulder. Hands are crossed.)
They said, “Arabella Miller	(Crawl fingers up sides of face until they meet & uncross on your forehead.)
Put away your caterpillar!”	(Quickly hide hands.)

Repeat, but change last line to:

“How we love your caterpillar!”

(Stroke the “caterpillar” finger)

As I was going to St. Ives

As I Was Going to St. Ives – nursery rhyme

As I was going to St. Ives,

I met a man with seven wives.

Every wife had seven sacks,

Every sack had seven cats.

Every cat had seven kits;

Kits, cats, sacks, wives,

How many were going to St. Ives?