• Babies
  Baked Goods: Cookies, Cakes, and Pies
  Bathtime
• Bedtime
  Birds
  Birthdays
  Cars and Trucks
• Cats
  Clothing and Getting Dressed
  Colors
  Ducks
• Fall
• Farms
  Feet
• Food
  Frogs
  

• Gardens and Gardening
• Halloween
  Houses and Homes
  Love and Friendship
  Mice
  Mothers
• Night & Nightime Animals
• Pets
  Rabbits
  Rain
  Snow
  Spring
  Turtles

Baby Can, by Eve Bunting
The Baby Shower, by Eve Bunting
The Day the Babies Crawled Away, by Peggy Rathmann
Dora's Eggs, by Julie Sykes
How Do You Make a Baby Smile?, by Philemon Sturges
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

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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.

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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.

Baby Bird , by Joyce Dunbar
Baby Bird's First Nest , by Frank Asch
Bird Songs , by Betsy Franco
Grumpy Bird , by Jeremy Tanker
The Lion and the Little Red Bird , by Elisa Kleven
The Lonely Moose , by John Segal
The Poet's Bird Garden , by Laura Montenegro
Sophie's Window , by Holly Keller
Tico and the Golden Wings , by Leo Lionni
Who Will Sing a Lullaby , by Dee Lillegard
Will You Be My Friend? , by Nancy Tafuri

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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.

If You Give a Pig a Party , by Laura Numeroff
Penguin , by Polly Dunbar
Best Best Friends , by Margaret Chodos Irvine
Epossumondas Saves the Day , by Colleen Salley
The Giant Hug , by Sandra Horning
Humpty Dumpty , by Daniel Kirk
Little Gorilla , by Ruth Bornstein
Little Mouse's Birthday Cake , by Thatcher Hurd
Toby's Doll's House , by Ragnhild Scammell

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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.

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

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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)

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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.

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

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Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went in for a swim. (Hold up hand, extend fingers.)

The first little duck put his head in. (Point to each finger in turn.)

The second little duck put his head back.

The third little duck said, "Quack, quack, quack."

The fourth little duck with his tiny brother

Went for a walk with his father and mother. ("Walk" fingers up opposite arm.)

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

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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)

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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)

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!

Annabel Again, by Janice Boland
Flora's Surprise, by Debi Gliori
A House for Hermit Crab, by Eric Carle
A House is a House for Me, by Mary Ann Hoberman
The Great Blue House, by Kate Banks
Is This a House for Hermit Crab, by Megan McDonald
Little Bunny on the Move, by Peter McCarty
A New House for Mouse, by Petr Horácek
On the Hill, by Lisa Jahn-Clough
Raise the Roof, by Anastasia Suen
When Marcus Moore Moved In, by Rebecca Bond

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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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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)

Baby Bat's Lullaby , by Jacqueline Mitchard
Good Night Owl , by Pat Hutchins
Hilda Hen's Scary Night , by Mary Wormell
How to Make a Night , by Linda Ashman
Owl Babies , by Martin Waddell
Quiet Night , by Marilyn Singer
Wind Says Good Night , by Katy Rydell

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Baby Bat

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

Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll , by Karin Ireland
Hondo and Fabian , by Peter McCarty
I Love My Buzzard , by Tres Seymour
I Took My Frog to the Library , by Eric A. Kimmel
An Octopus Followed Me Home , by Dan Yaccarino
Pet Show , by Ezra Jack Keats
A Plant Called Spot , by Nancy J. Peteraf
I Don't Like Gloria , by Kaye Umansky
My Cat Copies Me , by Yoon-duck Kwon
Please Don't Tease Tootsie , by Margaret Chamberlain
Hiding Hoover , by Elise Broach
Not Norman: A Goldfish Story , by Kelly Bennett
What Pet to Get? , by Emma Dodd

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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)

The Bunnies Are Not in Their Beds, by Marisabina Russo
Bunny's Noisy Book, by Margaret Wise Brown
Dinnertime!, by Sue Williams
The Magic Rabbit, by Richard Jesse Watson
Muncha Muncha Muncha!, by Candace Fleming
My Friend Rabbit, by Eric Rohmann
Rabbit Pie, by Penny Ives
Rabbits and Raindrops, by Jim Arnosky
Rabbit's Gift, by George Shannon
Rabbit's Good News, by Ruth Lercher Bornstein
Tippy Tippy Tippy Hide!, by Candace Fleming
Too Many Bunnies, by Matt Novak
What Does Bunny See?, by Linda Sue Park
Will You Be My Friend?, by Nancy Tafuri

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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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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...

Bear Wants More, by Karma Wilson
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck, by Lisa Westberg Peters
It's Spring!, by Linda Glaser
Mouse's First Spring, by Lauren Thompson
Mud, by Mary Lyn Ray
My Spring Robin, by Anne Rockwell
Possum and the Peeper, by Anne Hunter
Rabbit's Good News, by Ruth Lercher Bornstein
Skunk's Spring Surprise, by Leslea Newman
Splish, Splash, Spring, by Jan Carr
Spring Things, by Bob Raczka
Wake Up, It's Spring, by Lisa Campbell Ernst
When Will It Be Spring?, by Catharine Walters

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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)

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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)