Songs and Musical Activities For Pre-Schoolers
All Around The Kitchen (gross motor, circle dance)
(Chorus)
All around the kitchen cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
All around the kitchen cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And put your hands on your hips cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And let your right foot slip cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus)
Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And put your hand on your head cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And nd put your other on e on your toe cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus)
Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And put your hand on your kneecock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And wave your other hand high cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus)
Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And put your hands on your belly cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And jump up and down cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus)
Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And put your hands over your eyes cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And turn all around cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus)
Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And put your hands on your shoulders cock-a-doodle-doodle doo
And put your foot up in the air cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus)
Dipidu (working with simple beats)
Good day good day to you
Good day oh dipidu
Good day good day to you
Good day oh dipidu
Dip dip dipidu
Dipidu oh dipidu
Dip dip dip dip dipidu
Dipidu oh dipidu
Once There Was A Cat (singing participation, making up verses with the children)
Once there was a cat
Who loved a handsome mouse
But they could not marry
Because they had no house
Fiddle dee Fiddle doo Fiddle dee
Fiddle dee Fiddle doo Fiddle dee
My Name is Joe (chanting, gross motor)
Hi... my name is Joe... I have a wife and three kids
And I work at the button factory
One day, the boss came in, she said
“Joe... are you busy?”, I said “no”, she said
“Turn the buttons like this!”
There’s A Cobbler (chant and finger play)
There’s a cobbler on our street
Mending shoes for little feet
With a bang, and a bang, and a bang bang bang
And a bang, and a bang, and a bang bang bang
The Little Mice Go Creeping (gross motor action)
The little mice go creeping, creeping, creeping
The little mice go creeping
All through the house
The big black cat goes stalking, stalking, stalking
The big black cat goes stalking
All through the house
The little mice go scampering, scampering, scampering
The little mice go scampering
All through the house
Hot Cross Buns (pitch matching)
Hot cross buns, hot cross buns
One a penny, two a penny
Hot cross buns
Sandy Land (singing participation, goodbye song)
Make my living in sandy land
Make my living in sandy land
Make my living in sandy land
Boys and girls fare you well
(Like a cow)
Moo moo moo moo moo moo moo...
(Like a cat)
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow...
Paw Paw Patch (names, gross motor, hello song)
Where oh where is my friend Suzy
Where oh where is my friend Suzy
Where oh where is my friend Suzy
Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch
Picking up paw paws, put ‘em in your pocket
Picking up paw paws, put ‘em in your pocket
Picking up paw paws, put ‘em in your pocket
Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch
Open Shut Them (chant and finger play)
Open shut them, open shut them
Give your hands a clap
Open shut them, open shut them
Lay them in your lap
Creeping, creeping, creeping, creeping
Right up to your chin
Now open up your little mouth
But do not let them in
Crawling, crawling, crawling, crawling
To your shoulders fly
Then like little birdies
Let them flutter to the sky
Falling, falling, falling, falling
Almost to the ground
Then quickly pick them up again
And turn them round and round
Faster...faster...faster...faster...Stop!
Little Red Handkercheif (gross motor, dancing)
Little red handkerchief
Swing to and fro
Swing to and fro
Swing to and fro (repeat)
Tra la la la
La la la
la la la
la la la
Tra la la la
La la la
la la la!
Everybody Here Has A Name (learning names, chanting, beat)
Everybody here has a name oh yes
And everybody here plays a game oh yes
And your (my) name is ...
The Flea Song (major scale, finger play for infant/toddlers)
On my toe there is a flea
Now it’s climbing on my knee
Past my tummy, past my nose
On my head where my hair grows
On my head there is a flea
Now it’s climbing down on me
Past my tummy, past my knee
On my toe, TAKE THAT YOU FLEA!
Clap Your Hands (gross motor)
Clap, clap, clap your hands
Clap your hands together (repeat)
Stamp, stamp stamp your feet
Stamp your feet together (repeat)
Tap, tap tap your toes
Tap your toes together (repeat)
Blink, blink, blink your eyes
Blink your eyes together (repeat)
Beep, beep, beep your nose
Beep your nose together (repeat)
Pull, pull, pull your ears
Pull your ears together (repeat)
Reach, reach, reach the sky
Reach the sky together (repeat)
Dig, dig, dig the ground
Dig the ground together (repeat)
See, see, see the moon
See the moon together (repeat)
Wheels, wheels, wheels go round
Wheels go round together (repeat)
Sing sing, sing this song
Sing this song together (repeat)
Clap, clap, clap your hands
Clap your hands together (repeat)
Up Down (pitch matching for toddlers)
Up, Down
Up, Down
Up, Down
Up, Down
