Monday, January 27, 2014

Pizza Party

"Hello, Hello" (Traditional)
"Wiggle Your La-De-Dah" (Ralph's World)
"When I'm Feeling Up" (Rick Hubbard)

Hi Pizza Man!--Walter

"Spaghetti Legs" (Jim Gill)

ABC Song

Ribbons:
"Ribbon Dance" (Michael Plunkett)

I'm a Little Teapot

I Can Hop . . . [sit]
Arms Up Shush

Pete's a Pizza--Steig
     I encouraged grownups to act this one out on their own children pizzas

Egg Shakers:
"Rain, Rain, Go Away" (Traditional)

Parachute:
     We pretended it was a pizza!
     First: we smoothed the dough; the kneaded it;
     then we oiled it; salted it, and spread the sauce on;
     Then we added the toppings:  crepe paper cheese,
     felt peppers, felt mushrooms, felt tomato slices
     Then, we shook it in the oven!

"This Little Light of Mine" (Elizabeth Mitchell)
"The More We Get Together"

Monday, January 13, 2014

Dancing Feet

Hello, Hello (Traditional)
Wiggle Your La-De-Dah (Ralph's World)
When I'm Feeling Up (Rick Hubbard)

Brown Bear, Brown Bear--Martin

Lap Bounce:
Trot, Trot to Asheville
Bumpin' Up & Down on My Little Brown Horse

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (Super Simple Learning)

Fabric Letters:
ABC Song

Puppet Time:
We re-told Brown Bear, Brown Bear with bear, ladybug & fish puppets
The Goldfish (Berkner)

Hop. Hop. Stop. [sit]
Arms Up

Dancing Feet--Craig

Walking, Walking (Super Simple Learning)

Scarves:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Georgiana Stewart)

Parachute:
Shake Our Silles Out (Raffi)
Grand Old Duke of York

The Stretching Song (Juice Music)
This Little Light of Mine (Elizabeth Mitchell)

The More We Get Together

Monday, January 6, 2014

Train Time

Every winter, our local chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society puts up a model train display in our front window. To celebrate, we shared train stories and songs today.

Hello, Hello (Traditional)
Wiggle Your La-De-Dah (Ralph's World)
When I'm Feeling Up (Rick Hubbard)

I Love Trains--Sturges

Hands are For Clapping (Gill)


Fabric Letters:
ABC Song


Stretch Up [sit]

Peek-a-Choo-Choo--Cimarusti

Stretchy Band:
Clickety Clack
Sticky Bubblegum


Egg Shakers:
Hip Hop Body Rock (Learning Groove)


Play tunnel:
We pretended to be trains and chugged around the room and through the tunnel.


The Stretching Song (Juice Music)

This Little Light of Mine (Mitchell)

The More We Get Together