• Apples
  Babies
  Baked Goods: Cookies, Cakes, & Pies
  Bathtime
• Beach
• Bears
• Bedtime
  Birds
  Birthdays
  Cars and Trucks
• Cats
• Chickens
  Clothing & Getting Dressed
  Colors
• Dinosaurs
  Ducks
• Fall
• Farms
  Feet
• Food
  Frogs
• Gardens & Gardening
• Giving & Generosity
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• Halloween
  Houses & Homes
• Insects & Spiders
• Jungle
  Love & Friendship
  Mice
  Mothers
• Night & Nightime Animals
• Pets
• Pigs
  Rabbits
  Rain
• Shadows
  Snow
• Space
  Spring
• Teddy Bears
• Teeth
• Toys
• Trains
  Turtles

Apple Cider Making Days , by Ann Purmell
Apples and Pumpkins , by Anne Rockwell
Applesauce Season , by Eden Ross Lipson
Apple King , by Francesca Bosca
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree , by Gail Gibbons
The Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple , by Gwyeth Williamson
Dappled Apples , by Jan Carr
Up, Up, Up!: It's Apple Picking Time , by Jody Shapiro
The Apple Pie That Papa Baked , by Lauren Thompson
Albert's Field Trip , by Leslie Tryon
Apple Picking Time , by Michelle Benoit Slawson
Apple Farmer Annie , by Monica Wellington
Apples, Apples, Apples , by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Ten Red Apples , by Pat Hutchins
A Fishing Surprise , by Rae McDonald
Apples, Apples , by Salina Yoon
An Apple Pie for Dinner , by Susan Vanhecke
Tucker's Apple Dandy Day , by Susan Winget
Ten Red Apples , by Virginia Miller
The Apple Pie Tree , by Zoe Hall

Way Up High in the Apple Tree

Way up high in the Apple Tree
(hands up)

Two little apples smiled at me
(hold up two fists)

I shook the tree as hard as I could
(shake hands)

Down came the apples
(hands in lap)

Mmm, were they good
(pat tummy)

The Baby Shower , by Eve Bunting
Dora's Eggs , by Julie Sykes
What Baby Wants , by Phyllis Root
What Do We Do with the Baby , by Rick Walton
What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby , by Cressida Cowell
Baby Can , by Eve Bunting
The Day the Babies Crawled Away , by Peggy Rathmann
How Do You Make a Baby Smile? , by Philemon Sturges

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This is a baby ready for a nap.
(hold up index finger)

Lay him down in his mother's lap
(place index finger on open palm of other hand)

Cover him up so he won't peep
(wrap fingers around index finger)

Rock him 'till he's fast asleep
(rock hands back and forth)

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Make Cookies

I am making cookie dough
Round and round the beaters go
(make round and round motion)

Add some flour from a cup
(pretend to pour)

Stir and stir the batter up
(pretend to stir)

Roll them, and cut them, nice and neat (roll hands, pretend to cut)

Put them on a cookie sheet
(pretend to lay out cookies)

Bake them and count them 123
(count with fingers)

And serve them to your friends for tea!

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After a Bath

After my Bath, I try, try, try
To wipe myself 'til I'm dry, dry, dry

Hands to wipe, and fingers, and toes
And two wet legs, and one shiny nose

Just think how much less time I'd take,
If I were a dog and could shake, shake, shake.

Five Cranky Crabs

(Count on five fingers)

Five cranky crabs were digging on the shore.

One swam into a net and then there were four.

Four cranky crabs were floating in the sea.

One got tangled up in seaweed then there were three.

Three Cranky crabs were wondering what to do.

One dug a deep, deep hole. Then there were two.

Two cranky crabs were warming in the sun.

One got scooped up in a cup.Then there was one.

One cranky crab was smarter than his friends.

He hid between the jagged rocks. That's how the story ends.

Very Hairy Bear , by Alice Schertle
Brave Bitsy and the Bear , by Angela McAllister
Moon Bear , by Brenda Z. Guiberson
Big Smelly Bear , by Britta Teckentrup
Wake Up, Bertha Bear , by Chad Mason
Leaves , by David Ezra Stein
Time to Sleep , by Denise Fleming
Bear Dreams , by Elisha Cooper
Little Bear’s Little Boat , by Eve Bunting
Good Night Baby Bear , by Frank Asch
Don't Worry, Bear , by Greg Foley
It's the Bear! , by Jez Alborough
Where's My Teddy? , by Jez Alborough
Every Autumn Comes the Bear , by Jim Arnosky
Bear Snores On , by Karma Wilson
Old Bear , by Kevin Henkes
Where Is Bear? , by Leslea Newman
Snow Friends , by M. Christina Butler
Snow Bears , by Martin Waddell
Copy Me, Copycub , by Richard Edwards

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Bear Cave

Here is a cave (bend fingers to form cave)
Inside is a bear. (put thumb inside fingers)

Now he comes out (thumb out)
To get some fresh air.

He stays out all summer
In sunshine and heat.
He hunts in the forest
For berries to eat. (move thumb in circle)

When snow starts to fall
He hurries inside.
His warm little cave (thumb in)

And there he will hide.
Snow covers the cave
Like a fluffy white rug. (cover with other hand)

Inside the bear sleeps
All cozy and snug.

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To Bed, To Bed

To bed, to bed,
Says Sleepy-head.
Tarry a while, says Slow.
Put on the pan,
Says greedy Nan,
We'll sup before we go.

Those Darn Squirrels , by Adam Rubin
Tanglebird , by Bernard Lodge
Birdsongs , by Betsy Franco
Seven Hungry Babies , by Candace Fleming
The Perfect Nest , by Catherine Friend
Who Will Sing a Lullaby? , by Dee Lillegard
The Best Nest , by Doris Mueller
Sophie's Window , by Holly Keller
A Bird and His Worm , by James Kaczman
Boo Hoo Bird , by Jeremy Tankard
Grumpy Bird , by Jeremy Tankard
The Lonely Moose , by John Segal
Baby Bird , by Joyce Dunbar
Brave Bear , by Kathy Mallat
Birds , by Kevin Henkes
Birds , by Kevin Henkes
A Poet's Bird Garden , by Laura Nyman Montenegro
Tico and the Golden Wings , by Leo Lionni
Basil's Birds , by Lynn Rowe Reed
Look Out, Bird! , by Marilyn Janovitz
Riki's Birdhouse , by Monica Wellington
Who's Chick Are You? , by Nancy Tafuri
Will You Be My Friend? , by Nancy Tafuri
Little Red Bird , by Nick Bruel
Little Louie Takes Off , by Toby Morison

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Five Little Birds

(count on fingers as rhyme indicates)

Five little blue birds, hopping by my door
One went to build a nest, and then there were four

Four little blue birds singing lustily
One got out of tune, and then there were three

Three little blue birds, and what should one do,
But go in search of dinner, leaving only two.

Two little blue birds singing for fun
One flew away, and then there was one.

One little blue bird sitting in the sun
He took a little nap, and then there was none.

Epossumondas Saves the Day , by Colleen Salley
Brownie & Pearl Step Out , by Cynthia Rylant
Humpty Dumpty , by Daniel Kirk
Don't Spill the Beans! , by Ian Schoenherr
A Birthday for Cow , by Jan Thomas
A Birthday for Cow , by Jan Thomas
If You Give a Pig a Party , by Laura Numeroff
The Birthday Box , by Leslie Petricelli
The Birthday Box , by Leslie Petricelli
Best Best Friends , by Margaret Chodos Irvine
Penguin , by Polly Dunbar
Toby's Doll's House , by Ragnhild Scammell
Little Donkey and the Birthday Present , by Rinder Kromhaut
Little Gorilla , by Ruth Bornstein
The Giant Hug , by Sandra Horning
Little Mouse's Birthday Cake , by Thatcher Hurd

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Birthday Candles

Today I have a birthday
I'm four years old you see
(hold up 4 fingers)

And here I have a birthday cake
(make circle with arms)

Which you may share with me
(point to listener)

First we count the candles
Count them every one

One, two, three, four
(hold up fingers one by one)

The counting now is done
Let's blow out the candles

Out each flame will go
(pretend to blow)

As one by one we blow
(bend fingers down one at a time)

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Windshield Wiper

I'm a windshield wiper (bend arm at elbow and hold fingers up)

This is how I go (swing arm back and forth)

Back and forth, back and forth
(continue motion)

in the rain and snow.

The Perfect Nest , by Catherine Friend
Ginger , by Charlotte Voake
Ginger Finds a Home , by Charlotte Voake
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens , by Denise Fleming
Magic Thinks Big , by Elisha Cooper
A Kitten Tale , by Eric Rohmann
Have You Got My Purr? , by Judy West
Kitten’s First Full Moon , by Kevin Henkes
The Cat Barked , by Lydia Monks
Fat Cat , by Margaret Read MacDonald
Drat that Fat Cat! , by Pat Thomson
Taiko on a Windy Night , by Sally Derby
The Best Cat , Valeri Gorbachev

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Kitten is Hiding

A kitten is hiding under a chair
(hide thumb under other hand)

I looked and looked for her everywhere (peer around looking)

Under the table and under the bed
(pretend to look)

I looked around the corner, and when I said, "Come here kitty kitty, there's milk for you" (cup hands for a dish and extend)

Kitty came running and calling, mew, mew (run fingers up arm)

If a Chicken Stayed for Supper , by Carrie Weston
Hurry! Hurry! , by Eve Bunting
Stuck in the Mud , by Jane Clarke
This Little Chick , by John Lawrence
Dora's Chicks , by Julie Sykes
Dora's Eggs , by Julie Sykes
Wee Little Chick , by Lauren Thompson
Zinnia and Dot , by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Big Chickens , by Lisa Helakoski
Big Chickens Fly the Coop , by Lisa Helakoski
Cock-a-doodle-hooooooo! , by Mick Manning
Five Little Chicks , by Nancy Tafuri
Fancy That , by Pamela Allen
Chicken in the Kitchen , by Tony Johnston
Chicken Chickens , by Valeri Gorbachev

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Ten Fluffy Chickens

Five eggs and five eggs
that makes ten
(hold up ten fingers)

Sitting on top is Mother Hen
(place one hand on top of the other)

Cackle, cackle, cackle
(clap three times)

What do I see?

Ten fluffy chickens,
(hold up ten fingers)

As yellow as can be

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Dressing for Winter

This is how we dress on a cold
Winter's day.
We put on our snowsuits to go out
to play.

Then we put on our boots for
walking in the snow.
Next, our hats and our mittens, 'Cause the wind begins to blow.

And now we're all ready to go out
and play.
We'll stay nice and warm on this
cold winter day.

The Color Box , by Dayle Ann Dodds
The Lion and the Little Red Bird , by Elisa KIeven
Mouse Paint , by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Cat's Colors , by Jane Cabrera
A Color of His Own , by Lio Lionni
Blue Goose , by Nancy Tafuri
Warthogs Paint: A Messy Color Book , by Pamela Duncan Edwards

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Color

Blue is the lake, (point to the floor)
Yellow is the sun (point to the sky)
Silver are the stars when the day is done, (wiggle fingers in the air)
Red is the apple, (make circle with hands)
Green is the tree (raise arms over head like branches)
Brown is a chocolate chip cookie for you and me! (rub tummy)

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime , by Bob Shea
Dinosaurs Love Underpants , by Claire Freedman
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs , by Ian Whybrow
I'm Bad! , by Kate & Jim McMullan
Tadpole Rex , by Kurt Cyrus
Dinosaur Days , by Linda Manning
Dino Pets , by Lynn Plourde
My Dinosaur , by Mark Alan Weatherby
Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct , by Mo Willems
Dinosaur Roar , by Paul & Henrietta Stickland
Bronto Eats Meat , by Peter Maloney & Felicia Zekauskas

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Dinosaurs Were...

Dinosaurs lived long ago.
Some walked (stomp in place)
Some swam (pretend to swim)
Some flew, you know! (flap arms at sides)
Some were big (hold hands high)
Some were small (hold hands low) Some were gigantic (stretch arms out wide)
V-e-r-y tall! (stretch arms up high)

Mommy Is That You? , by Atsuko Morozumi
Guji Guji , by Chi-Yuan Chen
Duck on a Bike , by David Shannon
Duckat , by Gaelyn Gordon
Come Along, Daisy , by Jane Simmons
Dimity Duck , by Jane Yolen & Sebastien Braun
Super Duck , by Jez Alborough
Ducks Don't Wear Socks , by John Nedwidek
Do Like a Duck Does , by Judy Hindley
Just Ducky , by Kathy Mallat
Seymour and Henry , by Kim Lewis
Little Quack (series) , by Lauren Thompson
Mama's Little Duckling , by Marjorie Parker

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Little Ducklings

All the little ducklings,
Line up in a row. (Stand up)
Quack, quack, quack,
(clap three times)
And away they go. (walk in place)

They follow their mother,
(put hands behind like a tail)
Waddling to and fro. (waddle)
Quack, quack, quack
(clap three times)
And away they go.

Down to the big pond
(make large circle with both arms)
Happy as can be. (smile)
Quack, quack, quack
(clap three times)
They are full of glee.

They jump in the water
(jump up and down)
And bob up and down,
Quack, quack, quack,
(clap three times)
they swim all around.

All the little ducklings
Swimming far away.
(make swimming motion)
Quack, quack, quack,
(clap hands three times)
They'll play another day.

Possum's Harvest Moon , by Anne Hunter
Apples and Pumpkins , by Anne Rockwell
Leaf Jumpers , by Carole Gerber
I Know It's Autumn , by Eileen Spinelli
Moon Glowing , by Elizabeth Partridge
Kitten's Autumn , by Eugenie Fernandes
By the Light of the Harvest Moon , by Harriet Ziefert
Every Autumn Comes the Bear , by Jim Arnosky
When Autumn Falls , by Kelli Nidey
In the Woods : Who's Been Here? , by Lindsay Barrett George
Leaf Man , by Lois Ehlert
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf , by Lois Ehlert
Wild Child , by Lynn Plourde
Red are the Apples , by Marc Harshman and Cheryl Ryan
Busy Little Squirrel , by Nancy Tafuri
Oliver Finds His Way , by Phyllis Root
Fall Leaves Fall! , by Zoe Hall

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Leaves on the Ground

When the leaves are on the ground,
(point to ground)

Instead of on the trees
(hold hands over head)

I like to make a pile of them
Way up to my knees
(clasp knees)

I like to run and jump in them
(jump once)

And kick them all around
(kick with foot)

I like the prickly feel of them
And the crickly, crackly sound.
(snap fingers)

Scarecrow

The scarecrow stands
(stand up)

with hanging hands
(outstretched arms)

Beside the farmer's stile

He scares away the jay and the crow
(step forward)

With just a painted smile
(stretch out arms and grin)

Cobbler, Cobbler

Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe
(hold foot on knee)

Have it done by half-past two
(hammer shoe with fist)

Stitch it up and stitch it down
(make sewing motions)

Now nail the heel all around
(hammer on the heel)

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie , by Alison Jackson
Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli , by Barbara Jean Hicks
Sitting Down to Eat , by Bill Harley
Feast for 10 , by Cathryn Falwell
Pizza Kittens , by Charlotte Voake
Lunch , by Denise Fleming
Gladys Goes Out to Lunch , by Derek Anderson
Run, Turkey, Run , by Diane Mayr
The Very Hungry Caterpillar , by Eric Carle
Sylvie , by Jennifer Sattler
Gobble It Up! A Fun Song about Eating , by Jim Arnosky
Eat Your Peas , by Kes Gray
If You Give a Moose a Muffin , by Laura Numeroff
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie , by Laura Numeroff
If You Give a Pig a Pancake , by Laura Numeroff
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato , by Lauren Child
Mouse Mess , by Linnea Riley
Yum Yum! What Fun , by Mara Bergman
Fat Cat , by Margaret Read MacDonald
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World , by Marjorie Priceman
Seven Silly Eaters , by Mary Ann Hoberman
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog , by Mo Willems
Yummy in My Tummy! , by Paul Harrison and Belinda Worsley
Showdown at the Food Pyramid , by Rex Barron
Harry Hungry! , by Steven Salerno

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Two Fat Sausages

Two fat sausages
(hold two fists, extend thumbs, with thumbs facing one another)

Sizzling in the pan
(wiggle the thumbs)

One went pop!
(make popping sound with finger and mouth)

And the other went BAM!
(clap hands together with palms facing up)

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Five Green & Speckled Frogs
(count down on your fingers as indicated)

Five green and speckled frogs,
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs- yum-yum! (rub tummy)

One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are four green speckled frogs.
Glub! Glub!

(repeat until there are no frogs left)

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This Is My Garden

This is my garden
(extend palm)

I rake it with care
(pretend to rake with three fingers)

And then I plant flower seeds in there (pretend to plant)

The sun will shine
(hold arms in circle over head)

And the rain will fall
(wiggle fingers on both hands as move downwards)

And my garden will blossom
(cup hands)

And grow straight and tall
(stretch arms/hands up slowly)

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Gifts for the Queen

Pretty maid, pretty maid
Where have you been?

Gathering roses
to give to the Queen

Pretty maid, pretty maid
What gave she you?

She gave me a diamond
as big as my shoe.

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

Pumpkin, pumpkin
Sitting on a wall
(place a fist on top of one arm)

Pumpkin, pumpkin
tip and fall
(fist 'falls' off arm)

Pumpkin, pumpkin
rolling down the street
(roll fist over fist)

Pumpkin, pumpkin
Trick or Treat!

Raise the Roof , by Anastasia Suen
Flora's Surprise , by Debi Gliori
A House for Hermit Crab , by Eric Carle
Annabel Again , by Janice Boland
The Great Blue House , by Kate Banks
On the Hill , by Lisa Jahn-Clough
A House is a House for Me , by Mary Ann Hoberman
Is This a House for Hermit Crab , by Megan McDonald
Little Bunny on the Move , by Peter McCart
A New House for Mouse , by Petr Horácek
When Marcus Moore Moved In , by Rebecca Bond
Whose House? , by Barbara Seuling
Tippy-Tppy-Tippy, Hide! , by Candace Fleming
The City Kid & the Suburb Kid , by Deb Pilutti
One Little Mouse , by Dori Chaconas
There Was a Wee Woman , by Erica Silverman
Rosy's Visitors , by Judy Hindley
Jack's House , by Karen Magnuson Beil
Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs , by Linda Ashman
The Frog House , by Mark Taylor
The Old House , by Pamela Duncan Edwards
The House in the Night , by Susan Marie Swanson

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Homes

A nest is a home for a robin,
(cup hands to form a nest)

A hive is a home for a bee,
(turn cupped hands over)

A hole is a home for a rabbit,
(make a hole with hands)

And a house is a home for me,

(make roof with peaked hands)

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Spiders

A spider spins

A web all day.

She has no time

To come and play.

She sits and waits

On a thread nearby

Until she traps

A delicious fly.

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I'm a Little Monkey

I'm a little monkey in the tree

Swinging by my tail so merrily

I can leap and fly from tree to tree

I have lots of fun you see.

I'm a little monkey watch me play

Munching on bananas every day

Lots of monkey friends to play with me

We have fun up in the tree.

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Two Little Friends

Two little friends are better than one,
(hold up fingers on right hand, one on left)

And three are better than two
(three on left, and two on right)

And four are much better still.
(four on right hand)

Just think!
What four little friends can do!

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Baby Mice

Where are the baby mice?

They go , "squeak, squeak, squeak"
(hide fist behind your back)

I cannot see them peek, peek, peek
(bring fist out in front of you)

Here they come out of their hole,
1,2,3,4, 5 and that is all.
(open fist slowly, count off fingers)

A Kiss

There's something in my pocket,

Could it be a moose?

Could it be a train with a bell and a caboose?

Could it be a snake or some sticky glue?

Right here in my pocket is a KISS from me to you! (blow kiss)

Bats at the Library , by Brian Lies
Baby Bat’s Lullaby , by Jacqueline Mitchard
Bear Feels Scared , by Karma Wilson
Wind Says Good Night , by Katy Rydell
How to Make a Night , by Linda Ashman
Quiet Night , by Marilyn Singer
Owl Babies , by Martin Waddell
Whooo's There , by Mary Serfozo
Hilda Hen’s Scary Night , by Mary Wormell
Hilda' Hen's Scary Night , by Mary Wormell
Cock-a-doodle-hooooooo! , by Mick Manning
While the World Is Sleeping , by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Good Night Owl , by Pat Hutchins
My Night Forest , by Roy Owen
The Bravest of the Brave , by Shutta Crum

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Baby Bat

The baby bat
Screamed out in fright,
"Turn on the dark,
I'm afraid of the light!"

Extraordinary Pets , by Barroux
An Octopus Followed Me Home , by Dan Yaccarino
Hiding Hoover , by Elise Broach
What Pet to Get? , by Emma Dodd
I Took My Frog to the Library , by Eric A. Kimmel
Pet Show , by Ezra Jack Keats
Wanted: The Perfect Pet , by Fiona Robertson
Don’t Take Your Snake for a Stroll , by Karin Ireland
I Don't Like Gloria , by Kaye Umansky
Not Norman: A Goldfish Story , by Kelly Bennett
I Want a Pet , by Lauren Child
Jacob O'Reilly Wants a Pet , by Lynn Rickards
Please Don't Tease Tootsie , by Margaret Chamberlain
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy , by Mo Willems
A Plant Called Spot , by Nancy J. Peteraf
Hondo and Fabian , by Peter McCarty
My Brother Bert , by Ted Hughes
I Love My Buzzard , by Tres Seymour
Be Gentle! , by Viginia Miller
My Cat Copies Me , by Yoon-duck Kwon

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Call the Puppy

Call the puppy, (beckon with finger)

And give him some milk, (pour milk in bowl)

Brush his coat (pretend to brush)

Till it shines like silk,
Call the puppy, (beckon with finger)

And give him a bone,
Take him for a walk, (pretend to hold leash)

and then bring him home.
(make shape of house with hands)

Two Mother Pigs

Two mother pigs lived in a pen
(show thumbs)

Each had four babies,
and that made ten
(show fingers and thumbs)

These four babies were black as night (hold up hand, extend fingers, thumb in palm)

These four babies were black and white
(hold up other hand, thumb in palm)

But all eight babies loved to play

And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day.
(roll hands)

At night, with their mother,
they curled up in a heap,
(make fists, palms up)

And squealed and squealed till they went to sleep.

Grumblebunny , by Bob Hartman
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! , by Candace Fleming
Tippy-Tppy-Tippy, Hide! , by Candace Fleming
Marshmallow , by Clare Turlay Newberry
My Friend Rabbit , by Eric Rohmann
Rabbits and Raindrops , by Jim Arnosky
Seven Little Rabbits , by John Becker
Carrot Soup , by John Segal
The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo , by Jonathan Allen
Our Twitchy , by Kes Gray
The Bunnies' Picnic , by Lezlie Evans
What Does Bunny See? , by Linda Sue Park
Quiet Bunny , by Lisa McCue
We're Rabbits! , by Lisa Westberg Peters
Bunny's Noisy Book , by Margaret Wise Brown
One Brown Bunny , by Marion Dane Bauer
The Magic Rabbit , by Richard Jesse Watso
Too Many Frogs , by Sandy Asher
A Boy and His Bunny , by Sean Bryan

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Hippity-Hop

Hippity-hop, hippity-hay,
Five little bunnies went out to play.
Hippity hippety-hop hay hay,
One little bunny hopped away.
Hippity-hop, hippity-hay,
Four little bunnies went out to play.

(Continue rhyme until all bunnies hop away.)

Hippity-hop, hippity-hay,
No little bunnies are out to play
Because they have all hopped away!
Hippity hippety-hop hay hay!

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Big Round Sun

The big round sun in the springtime sky (form large circle with arms)

Winked at a cloud that was passing by. (wink eye)

The little cloud laughed as it scattered rain, (flutter fingers downward)

Then out came the big round sun again. (form large circle with arms)

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What Is a Shadow?

If I walk, my shadow walks. (Use two fingers, in walking motion)

If I run, my shadow runs (Same fingers in running motion)

And when I stand still, as you can see (Same fingers, standing still)

My shadow stands beside me. (Use first two fingers on other hand and stand beside the first two fingers)

When I hop, my shadow hops, (First two fingers, hopping)

When I jump, my shadow jumps (Same fingers, jump)

And when I sit still, as you can see, (same fingers, bend at knuckles to sit.)

My shadow sits beside of me, (Use as before, both sets of fingers sitting beside each other. )

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Five Little Snowmen

Five little snowmen standing in a row (hold up 5 fingers)
Each with a hat (put hands on head)
And a big bright bow (hands at neck)
Out came the sun and it stayed all day (make sun over head)
And one little snowman melted away! (take away one finger)

Four little snowmen...
Three little snowmen...
Two little snowmen...
One little snowman...

Quack! , by Arthur Yorinks
I Want to Be an Astronaut , by Byron Barton
Astro Bunnies , by Christine Loomis
Astronaut Piggywiggy , by Christyan Fox
Here Come the Aliens , by Colin McNaughton
The Aliens Are Coming! , by Colin McNaughton
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom I'm Off to the Moon , by Dan Yaccarino
Mooncake , by Frank Asch
Joey and Jet in Space , by James Yang
How to Trick or Treat in Outer Space , by Kathleen Krull
Oliver Who Would Not Sleep , by Mara Bergman
Alistair and the Alien Invasion , by Marilyn Sadler
Alistair in Outer Space , by Marilyn Sadler
Sheep Blast Off! , by Nancy Shaw
Astronauts Are Sleeping , by Natalie Standiford
QPootle 5 , by Nick Butterworth
I'll Catch the Moon , by Nina Crews
The Way Back Home , by Oliver Jeffers
Man on the Moon (a Day in the Life of Bob) , by Simon Bartram
Baby Brains , by Simon James
Mungo and the Spiders from Space , by Timothy Knapman

Bend and Stretch

(perform actions indicated by rhyme)

Bend and stretch, reach for the stars

There goes Jupiter, here comes Mars

Bend and stretch and reach for the sky

Stand on tippy toe, oh! so high!

Possum and the Peeper , by Anne Hunter
My Spring Robin , by Anne Rockwell
Spring Things , by Bob Raczka
When Will It Be Spring? , by Catharine Walters
The Twelve Days of Springtime , by Deborah Lee Rose
Peeping and Sleeping , by Fran Manushkin
Splish, Splash, Spring , by Jan Carr
Bear Wants More , by Karma Wilson
Old Bear , by Kevin Henkes
Mouse's First Spring , by Lauren Thompson
Skunk's Spring Surprise , by Leslea Newman
It ')"> It's Spring! , by Linda Glaser
Wake Up, It's Spring , by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck , by Lisa Westberg Peters
Mud , by Mary Lyn Ray
Rabbit's Good News , by Ruth Lercher Bornstein

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During the Spring

During the Spring, it often showers
(flutter fingers down)

Or the sun shines for many hours
(form circle in the air with arms)

Both are good for the flowers!
(cup each hand and extend arms like flowers)

The boy who thought he was a teddy bear , by Jeanne Willis
The adventures of old Bo Bear , by Alice Schertle
Five teddy bears , by Anne Adeney
Brown paper teddy bear , by Catherine Allison
My old teddy , by Dom Mansell
My brown bear Barney , by Dorothy Butler
It's the bear! , by Jez Alborough
Where's my teddy? , by Jez Alborough
Scaredy squirrel at the beach , by Melanie Watt
This is the bear , by Sarah Hayes
What does my teddy bear do all night? , by Bruno Hächler
Best bear , by Emma Dodd
Spot sleeps over , by Eric Hill
One ted falls out of bed , by Julia Donaldson
Yellowbelly and Plum go to school , by Nathan Hale
Albert the bear , by Nick Butterworth
Ted in a red bed , by Phil Roxbee Cox
The lost ears , by Phillida Gili
Bear in the barnyard , by Sue Robinson
My best friend Bear , by Tony Johnston
Everybody has a teddy , by Virginia Kroll

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Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

(perform actions)

Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around

Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground

Teddy bear, teddy bear, show your shoe

Teddy bear, teddy bear, that will do!

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The Toothbrush Song

(to the tune of "Row,Row, Row Your Boat")

Brush, brush, brush your teeth
Brush them everyday.

We put toothpaste on our brush
To help stop tooth decay.

Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth
Every single day.

Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing,
Fighting tooth decay.

While You Were Sleeping , by Alexis Deacon
The Stuffed Animals Get Ready for Bed , by Alison Inches
Too Many Toys , by David Shannon
Bath Time , by Eileen Spinelli
Monkey and Me , by Emily Gravett
Best bear , by Emma Dodd
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs , by Ian Whybrow
Plaidypus Lost , by Janet Stevens
Matthew's Truck , by Katherine Ayres
Traction Man is Here! , by Mini Grey
Knuffle Bunny , by Mo Willems
Below , by Nina Crews
Toby's Doll's House , by Ragnhild Scammell
Zigzag , by Robert D. San Souci
Room for Rabbit , by Ronnie Schotter
Jack's New Boat , by Sarah McMenemy
I Love You, Bunny Rabbit , by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim
Elizabeti's Doll , by Stephanie Stuve Bodeen
Everybody Has a Teddy , by Virginia Kroll

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Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box
Sitting so still.
(hide face in hands and crouch to floor
OR bury thumb in fist)
Won't you come out Jack?
Yes, I will!
(jump up OR pop thumb out)

Window Music , by Anastasia Suen
Puff Puff Chugga Chugga , by Christopher Wormell
All Aboard the Dinotrain! , by Deb Lund
Freight Train , by Donald Crews
Chugga Chugga Choo Choo , by Kevin Lewis
Choo Choo Clickety Clack , by Margaret Mayo
All Aboard for Dreamland! , by Melanie Harby
Trains : steaming! pulling! huffing! , by Patricia Hubbell
Clickety Clack , by Rob and Amy Spence
Hey, Mr. Choo Choo, Where Are You Going? , by Susan Wickberg
And the Train Goes… , by William Bee

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Engine on the Track

Here is the engine on the track
(hold up thumb)

Here is the coal car, just in back
(pointer finger)

Here is the box car to carry freight
(middle finger)

Here is the mail care. Don't be late.
(ring finger)

Way back here at the end of the train.
(little finger)

Rides the caboose through the sun and rain.

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My Turtle

This is my turtle (make fist and extend thumb)

He lives in a shell (hide thumb)

He likes his home very well

He pokes his head out when he wants to eat (extend thumb)

And pulls it back when he wants to sleep (hide thumb)