Independence Day Parade Party!

Session One:

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

Thump, Thump, Rat-a-tat--Baer

"Walking, Walking" (Anne-Marie Akin)

Scarves:
"You're a Grand Old Flag" (Georgiana Stewart)
Scarf Parade! We paraded around the room to "Caissons Go Rolling Along" (Dennis Buck)

Circle Song:
"We March/Run/Tiptoe and STOP"

Hop. Hop. Stop. [sit]
"Fireworks Clap" from the AH-MAZING Billy Jonas:

 

 

"This Little Light of Mine" (Elizabeth Mitchell)

The More We Get Together

 

APP:

Fireworks Arcade

 

 

We turned off the lights and I fired up the iPad+Projector loaded with the

Fireworks Arcade app. It's a free app that plays a fireworks slideshow (complete with sound!)

And, you can touch the screen to create more explosions, patterns, and colors.

AWESOME!



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Session Two:

"Wiggle Your La-De-Dah" (Ralph's World)
"When I'm Feeling Up" (Rick Hubbard)
Arms Up . . . Shush . . .

Thump, Thump Rat-a-tat-tat--Baer

"The Tempo Marches On" (Jim Gill)

Rhythm Sticks:
"When the Saints Come Marching In" (Georgiana Stewart)

Scarves:
"You're a Grand Old Flag" (Georgiana Stewart)
Scarf Parade: "Caissons Go Rolling Along" (Dennis Buck)

Circle Song:
We March/Run/Tiptoe and STOP!

Parachute:
We bounced our scarves on the chute, making our own story time fireworks!

App:
Fireworks Arcade

The More We Get Together

Dancin' Dogs

Session One:

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

Dog's Colorful Day--Dodd
"Hands are for Clapping" (Jim Gill)
"Dancing with Wags the Dog" (The Wiggles)

Wrist Ribbons:
"The Rainbow Song" (Marcia Dawes)
"Country Classics Start and Stop" (Hap Palmer)

"Shake Sillies Out" (Play School)

Puppets:
"If You Could Get Any Pet That You Want"
     (w/cat, duck, and shark puppets)
Baby Shark
    
"The Stretching Song" (Juice Music)
"This Little Light of Mine" (Elizabeth Mitchell)

The More We Get Together

High-Fives and Goodbyes


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Session Two:

Open, Shut Them
"Good Morning Back" (Rhymezwell)  **my new favorite
Arms Up . . . Shush . . .

Dog's Colorful Day--Dodd

Egg Shakers:
"Shake It Up" (Chipmunks)
"Hip Hop Body Rock" (Eric Litwin)

Bean Bags:
"Take That Bean Bag"

Parachute:
We put the wrist ribbons on the parachute and bounced them to
"The Rainbow Song" (Dawes)
1,2,3 UP . . . 1,2, 3 DOWN!
"Shake Our Sillies Out" (Play School)

"The Stretching Song" (Juice Music)
"Goodbye" (Rhymezwell) **my other new favorite

Noisy Night-Night

Toddler Session One:

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

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!--Willems
"Brush Your Teeth" (Raffi)

Scarves:
"The Bath Song" (Super Simple Learning)
"Over the Rainbow" (Georgiana Stewart)

"Wimoweh"
"Shake My Sillies Out" (Raffi)

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

The More We Get Together

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Preschool Session Two:
"Hello Back" (Rhymzewell)
"When I'm Feeling Up" (Rick Hubbard)
Arms Up . . . Shush . . .

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!--Willems
"Shake My Sillies Out" (Raffi)
"Hold Still" (Yo Gabba Gabba)

Shakers:
"I Took a Bath in a Washing Machine" (Gill)

Stretchy Band:
"Shake It Up High" (Brian Funshine)
"Five in the Bed"
"Sticky, Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum"

The Stretching Song
The More We Get Together



Happy day,
Miss Lisa

Sea Songs

Toddler Session:


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

I Spy Under the Sea--Gibbs

Lap Song:
"Row, Row Row Your Boat" (Bob McGrath)

Slippery Fish
"The Goldfish" (Laurie Berkner)

Scarves:
"Paddle, Bubble, Swish!" (Turner)
"Under the Sea" (Stewart)

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




Pre-K Session:
"A Sailor Went to Sea"  (Music for Little People)
Parachute:
"Up & Down" (Play School)
"Shake Our Sillies Out" (Raffi)
Grand Old Duke of York




Happy day,
Miss Lisa

Peck Peck Peck!

Today is the start of two 30-minute Bounce 'n Book sessions instead of one 45-minute session. Though our first group was larger than usual, perhaps because of advertising, fingers crossed that this works out to be two smaller groups in the long run.


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

Peck, Peck, Peck--Cousins

Rhythm Sticks:
"Make a Little Rhythm" (Nancy Stewart)
Hop. Hop. Stop. [sit]
Arms Up . . . Shush . . .

"Walking, Walking" (Anne-Marie Akin, Songs for Wiggleworms)

Parachute:
1,2,3 UP! 1,2,3 DOWN!
"Shake My Sillies Out" (Play School)

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

The More We Get Together

High-Fives and Goodbyes