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Songs & FingerplaysBirds Fly High - sung to 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'
Birds fly high and bees fly low,
Caterpillars crawl and river flow,
Cats meow and cows go 'moo'.
Puppies bark and babies 'coo'.
So many things to see and hear,
I use my eyes and I use my ears.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Child's Song in Spring
O bluebird and Robin,
O Catbird and Wren,
I want you to rent
Our bird houses again.
I'm lonely all winter
When you've gone away.
Your song is as welcome
As flowers in May.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Found A Feather - sung to "Oh, My Darling Clementine"
Found a feather, found a feather, Found a feather on the ground.
Oh, I am so very lucky a feather to have found.
Picked it up, picked it up, picked it up just like that,
Picked up that pretty feather then I put it in my hat.
Found a feather, found a feather, found a feather on the ground.
Oh, I am so very lucky a feather to have found.
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Bird Carpenter
Carpenters use nails and hammers,
Planes and levels,
Saws and rulers.
Birds build houses so much simpler -
Beaks are all
They have for tools.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Bird Song
Oh, there's music in the forests
And there's music in the glen
As the birds are warbling greetings to the spring that's come again.
All their piping is so merry
That the woodlands seem to ring
With the praises of the bird songs for the coming of the spring.
Join the joyous woodland chorus and raise high your voice
in cheer - Join the bird songs in thanksgiving for the springtime of the year.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Bird Walk
Jimmy Sparrow, as I pass,
Goes a-hopping on the grass,
Just as though he had some things
Up inside like little springs.
So he doesn't walk at all,
Just goes bouncing like a ball.
Hippity-hop he goes, then stops.
Hippity-hop,
Hop-hop,
hop, hop!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Bird Walk #2
Peter Pigeon, while he walks,
Talks his little cooing talks,
Pumping with his head as though
That's what makes his two feet go.
Round the fountain, round and round
Just as though he had been wound,
Pumpity-pump, and then a jump.
Pumpity-pump,
Pump-pump,
Pump, pump!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Bird In The Hand
I clean the cage, replenish seeds,
Change the water, watch her needs,
In fact, obey the slightest tweet
From one imperious parakeet!
On the branch outside, the wild birds away,
And sing to me the live long day;
That proverb's fine, but by sonme quirk,
The bird in the hand's a lot of work!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a wall
One named Peter and one named Paul
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul,
Come back Peter, come back Paul.~Submitted by Trena
Three Little Birds
Don't worry 'bout a thing,
'Cause ev'ry little thing's gonna be all right.
Singing don't worry 'bout a thing,
'Cause ev'ry little thing's gonna be all right.
Rise up this morning, smile with the risin' sun.
Three little birds sit by my doorstep singing sweet songs,
A melody sweet and pure, sing,
This is my message to you.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
I Know a Little Penguin - sung to "I'm a little teapot"
I know a little penguin
Who sat on some blocks
He swam in the ocean
And he Climbed on some rocks
He snapped at a seagull
He snapped at a seal
He snapped at a fish
Oh, what a meal!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Bird Activity and Song
Make a tree with no leaves that is large enough to fit your flannel board. Make at least one felt bird of each of these colors: red, yellow, green, purple, orange, blue, black, brown. (You can make more than one of each color if neccessary---so each child will have one.) Give each child a colored bird. Place the tree on the flannel board. Song:
Little Red bird in the tree
in the tree, in the tree
Little Red bird in the tree
Sing me a song.The child or children who have a red bird places the bird on the tree and sings "Tweet Tweet." Repeat for each color. This is great for children to review their colors.
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
I'm a Little Penguin
I'm a little penguin
Round and fat
Here is my beak
Here is my hat.
Winter days are coming
Hear me shout,
"Please don't toss
My mittens out!"~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Penguin Parade
Waddle, waddle, waddle
From side to side
Penguins go a-walking
Slip, slip, slide, slide.With a funny jump
The penguins dash
Down to the water
Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash!Waddle from the water
With a rock 'n roll
Penguins go parading
On a wintry stroll.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Penguins in a Storm
One little penguin
Sitting in the snow
He Should have been Somewhere
But where he didn't know.
Down came the snowflakes,
Down came the sleet
The poor little penguin sat
Looking at his feet.
"Coin!" said the penguin
"Coin!" said his mom.
"Oh!" said the penguin
That means COME.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Little White Duck
There's a little white duck (quack)
Sittin' in the water
There's a little white duck (quack)
Doin what he oughter.
He took a bite of the lily pad
Flapped his wings & he said,
"I'm glad, I'm a little white duck
Sittin' in the water."
(Quack, quack, quack)~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Swans In The Park - sung to "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
Swans glide across the pond in the park,
With feathers so white and beaks that are dark.
They spread out there wings and take to the air.
The swans fly away, but I don't know where.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
I Had A Little RoosterI had a little rooster by the old barn gate
And that little rooster was my playmate
And that little rooster went cock-a-doodle-do
Dee-doodley-doodley-doodley-do
(substitute other animals)~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Five and five eggs
Five and five eggs
Hold up hands
That makes ten
Sitting on top is mother hen
Fold one hand over the other
Crackle crackle crackle
Clap hands three times
What do I see
fingers around eyes
Ten fluffy chickens
As yellow as can be
hold up ten fingers.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
My Little Birdie Song
My little birdie one day old
She can do what she is told!
Sleep little birdie
Sleep, sleep, sleep!
Sleep little birdie
Sleep, sleep, sleep!My little birdie's two days old
She can do what she is told!
Tweet little birdie
Tweet, tweet, tweet!
Tweet little birdie
Tweet, tweet, tweet!My little birdie's three days old
She can do what she is told
Hop little birdie
Hop, hop, hop!
Hop little birdie
Hop, hop, hop!(What I have is fun foam shape birds of different colors. They are on color match craft wire. So they move back and forth freely. I give each child their own colored bird of their choice. Talking about the behavior and the ways they live. Then we sing this song having lots of fun with your bird's. You can have the children think of what else a bird can do. The children love to work with this birdie. They can move around instead of sitting for circle-time.)
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Five Little Robins
Five little Robins
Up in a tree
Mother, Father, and babies three
(Have the child start with his thumb and touch all five fingers, using the first finger of his other hand)Father caught a bug
Mother caught a worm
This one got the bug
This one got the worm
This one said, "now it's my turn."~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Five Little Birds - poem
Five little birds in a nest in a tree
(hold up right hand)
Are just hungry as can be
"Peep", said baby bird number one
(wiggle one finger)
Mother bird promised she would come
"Peep, Peep", said baby bird number two,
If she doesn't come what will we do?
"Peep, Peep, Peep", said baby bird number three,
I hope she can find this tree.
"Peep, Peep, Peep, Peep", said baby bird number four,
She never was so late before.
"Peep, Peep, Peep, Peep, Peep", said baby bird number five,
When will our mother bird arrive?
Well, here she comes to feed her family
(use left hand as mommy bird)
They're all as happy as can be!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
The Chickadee Song
(Fly your fingers away one by one as you sing this song)
Chorus:
Chickadee, chickadee, happy and gay
Chickadee, chickadee, fly away.Five little chickadees, no room for more,
One flew away, and then there were four.Four little chickadees, sitting in a tree,
One flew away, and then there were three.Three little chickadees, don't know what to do,
One flew away, and then there were two.Two little chickadees, sitting in the sun,
One flew away, then there was one.One little chickadee, can't have any fun.
He flew away, and then there were none.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Birds Fly High - sung to "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Birds fly high and bees fly low,
Caterpillars crawl and river flow,
Cats meow and cows go 'moo'.
Puppies bark and babies 'coo'.
So many things to see and hear,
I use my eyes and I use my ears.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds
Sitting on a wall;
One named Peter,
The other named Paul.
Fly away Peter!
Fly away Paul!
Come back Peter!
Come back, Paul!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Little Bird
One little bird with feathers of blue;
Flew beside the green one and then there were two.
Two little birds singing in the tree;
The red bird came to join them and then there were three.
Three little birds, wishing there were more;
Along came the purple bird and then there were four.
Four little birds, happy to be alive;
Found a little yellow one, and then there were five.
Five little birds as happy as can be.
Singing beautiful songs - just for you and me!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Feathered Birds
Five feathered birds sitting on the door;
One flew away and then there were four.
Four feathered birds singing in the tree,
One flew away and then there were three.
Three feathered birds looking at you,
One flew away and then there were two.
Two feathered birds sitting in the sun,
One flew away and then there was one.
One feathered bird looking like a hero,
He flew away and now there are zero!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Little Bird
I saw a little bird go hop, hop, hop.
I told the little bird to stop, stop, stop.
I went to the window to say "How do you do?"
He wagged his little tail and far away he flew!~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Two Little Birds
Two little birdies sitting on a hill;
One named Jack, the other named Jill.
Fly away Jack, Fly away Jill
Come back, Jack, Come back, Jill.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
I'm A Duck - sung to "Frere Jacques"
I'm a duck, I'm a duck,
Watch me waddle, watch me waddle.
Hear me when I talk,
Hear me when I talk.
Quack, quack, quack; quack, quack, quack.~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
The Owl
There's a wide-eyed owl
(thumbs and forefingers around eyes)
With a pointed nose
(forefinger makes a v at the end of nose)
Two pointed ears,
(forefingers extended up from the head)
and claws for toes
(fingers and arms bent in front of chest)
When he sits up in the tree
(point to tree)
and he looks at you
(point at a child in the group)
he flaps his wings
(fold arms into armpits and flap)
And he says "Whoo Whoo."~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Wise Old Owl
Wise old owl
in the tree,
Whoo-oo are you looking at?
(Wink eye.)
Is it me?
Jean Warren
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
An Owl Sat Alone
An owl sat alone
On the branch of a tree.
(Hold up pointer finger)
He was as quiet
As he could be.
(Put finger to lips.)
It was night,
And his eyes were round like this
(Circle eyes with thumbs and fingers.)
And when he looked around,
Not a thing did he miss.
(Move head from side to side.)~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
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