Songs from Our Classes | first-steps-annarbor

Songs from our Classes.

Every class offers an opportunity to sing with your baby or toddler or preschooler. Music is a very important part of First Steps and we hope the words you find below are helpful so you can sing along at home and also in class with us. Let us know if you'd like us to add a song you're trying to learn. These are just a few of the ones we love.

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Circletime Songs & Fingerplays

Ring around the rosie,
A pocketful of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
Pulling up the daisies,
Pulling up the daisies,
Achoo, achoo, we all stand up!

We're gonna shake, shake, shake our sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake our sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake our sillies out,
Wiggle our waggles away.
We're gonna clap... clappies out
We're gonna jump... jumpies out
We're gonna run... runnies out

Everybody, everybody jump up and down, jump up and down, jump up and down.
Everybody, everybody jump up and down, then sit right back down.
(Repeat with boys & girls)

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town.
The wipers... go swish swish swish
The horn... goes beep beep beep
The lights... go blink blink blink
The children... go up and down
The grownups... say I love you

Open and shut them,
Open and shut them,
Give a little clap clap clap.
Open and shut them,
Open and shut them,
Lay them in your lap lap lap.
Creep them, crawl them,
Creep them, crawl them,
Right up to your chinny-chin-chin,
Open wide your little mouth
But do not let them in.

Jack in the box, still as a mouse
Deep down inside your little dark house
Jack in the box, resting so still
Will you come out?
Yes I will!
(Repeat with Jill)

Goodbye everybody, yes indeed, yes indeed, yes indeed
Goodbye everybody, yes indeed, we'll see you all next week

It's time to blow some bubbles

It's time to blow some bubbles, some bubbles, some bubbles
It's time to blow some bubbles, let's blow some right now
There'll be big ones and little ones and teeny ones and tiny ones
It's time to blow some bubbles, let's blow some right now

I've Got A Rabbit On My Shoulder

(An echo song; teacher sings, the group repeats line by line.)
I've got a rabbit on my shoulder. I've got a ducky in my shoe.
On top of my head, I've got a kangaroo.
There's a kitty in my ear. There's a monkey on my knee.
My mouth is full of elephants. And a goose is kissing me.
I'm sitting on a lion, while the puppies lick my nose.
And a little tiny chicken is pecking at my toes.
I've got a goat in my throat. I've got a fly in my eye.
There's a bear on my tummy. Good-bye.

Raindrops

Some little raindrops come quietly down,
They hide in the grass and they don't make a sound
But some little raindrops are scolding us,
They splash on the window and make such a fuss.
So, come little raindrops so we can see,,,
Are you quiet little raindrops?
OR...Noisy as can be!

Fishies

Have you ever gone swimming on a hot summer day?
Did you see the little fishies swimming up and down the bay? (make hands
With their hands in their pockets and their pockets in their pants.
All the little fishies doing the hoochie, choochie dance!

Baby & Me Songs

Updated Fall 2014.

Criss Cross, Applesauce. Spider’s climbing up, he tickles. Cool breeze.
Gentle squeeze. Now you’ve got the shiveries.

Open-shut-them, Open-shut-them, give a little clap, clap, clap. Open-shut-them,

Open-shut-them. Lay them in your lap, lap, lap. Creep them, crawl them, creep them, crawl them.
Right up to your chin, chin, chin. Open up your little mouth. But do not let them in!

I Have a Little Bicycle, I ride it to and ‘fro. And when I see that big green light, I know it’s time to GO!
I Have a Little Bicycle, I ride it to the shop. And when I see that big red light, I know it’s time to STOP!

‘Round and Round the Garden goes the teddy bear. One step, two steps. Tickly under there!

Little Bird Up In The Tree, flap your wings and fly with me.
Little bird up in the sky, flap your wings & wave goodbye.

How Big Are You Babies? Sooooooo BIG. (* Repeat several times)

If You’re Happy & You Know It, clap your hands...kick your feet, tickle your tummy,...

Busy, Busy Bee, going ‘round the farm. Gonna get baby...under the arm. (repeat for other arm)
Busy, Busy Bee, flying ‘round the rose,. Gonna get baby...right on the nose.

There were 3 in the bed and the little one said, Roll over, roll over, So they all rolled over and one fell out.
There were 2 in the bed and the little one said….There were none in the bed---so they all had a party on the floor.

The Wheels On The Bus go ‘round and ‘round. ‘Round and ‘round. ‘Round and ‘round.

The Wheels On The Bus go ‘round and ‘round. All through the town.

The wipers...go swish swish swish…
     The horn….goes beep, beep, beep…
     The doors…go open & shut….
     The people...go bumpity bump….
     The babies...go up & down….
     The parents….go I love you….

Walk Old Joe, Walk Old Joe. You walk better than any horse I know. WHOA! Trot….Gallop…
This Is The Way The Gentlemen Ride: trot, trot, trot, trot, trot, trot, trot.
This is the way the ladies ride: a-pace, a-pace, a-pace, a-pace, a-pace.
This is the way the farmer rides: clip-ety, clop-ety, clip-ety, clop-ety, clip-ety, clop-ety, clip.

This is the way the babies ride…..weeeeee… all the way home!

Trot Trot To Boston, Trot Trot to Lynn. Watch out baby. You might fall in.

Trot Trot to Dover. Watch out baby. You might fall over.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. Life is but a dream.

Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock. I’m a Little Coo-Coo Clock. Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock. Now I’m chiming 1 o’clock. Coo-coo.*

In-in-in-in-in. And out-out-out….Faster, faster….And slower, slower…..
Can everybody put their hand in the air….and wave hello to child & parent’s names)

You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out. You put your right foot in and you shake it all about. You do The Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around. That’s what it’s all about. (* repeat with other body parts)

Shoot The Moon, and shoot the moon, etc.

The Grand Old Duke of York, he had 10,000 men. He marched them up to the top of the hill. He marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up. And when they were down, they were down. And when they were only half-way up, they were neither up nor down.

We’re gonna march, march, march… until we stop. (Sway, bounce, spin, etc.)

Down By The Station, early in the morning. See the little puffer-bellies all in a row.
See the engine master go a little faster. Puff, puff. Toot, toot. Off we go!

I’m A Little Choo Choo Train, going down the track. Now I’m going forward. Now I’m going back.

Hear the bell go ding, ding, ding, ding. Hear the whistle blow: toot, toot. Toot, toot.
What a lot of noise I make, everywhere I go!

Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one: Ding. The mouse ran down. Hickory Dickory Dock. (* Repeat with two & three. At home you can go higher!!)

Ring Around the Rosies. A pocket full of posies. Ashes, ashes. We turn around.

This Is The Way We cuddle our mamas…..kiss our babies…..rock you to sleep….

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. How I wonder what you are.

Curious WiggleWorms Songs

Updated Fall 2014. If you send Shanda an email to trents@aaps.k12.mi.us, she will share via google docs, and when more songs are added, you can get them.

Here We Are Together, together, together. Here We Are Together in Wiggle Worms class.
Let’s say hello to ____________ and his mother / father _____________ . Hello!
Let’s say hello to ………………………..etc.

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider went up the water spout. Down came the rain that washed the spider out. Out came the sun that dried up all the rain. And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Clap, clap, clap your hands. Clap your hands together. Repeat.
Stomp, stomp, stomp your feet.
Tap, tap, tap your head.

‘Round and round The Garden, goes the little mouse. Up, up, up he goes. Up into his house.

Open-shut-them, Open-shut-them, give a little clap, clap, clap. Open-shut-them,Open-shut-them. Lay them in your lap, lap, lap. Creep them, crawl them, creep them, crawl them.
Right up to your chin, chin, chin. Open up your little mouth. But do not let them in!

If You’re Happy & You Know It, clap your hands...kick your feet, tap your cheeks, etc.

Humpty Dumpty Sat on the Wall, Humpty Dumpty had a big fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again.

You Can’t See Them, But Everybody Knows. In My Socks I Have 10 Toes.
Five toes here and toes here and five toes there. Toes are hiding everywhere. Toes in socks and toes in shoes. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Tippy toes.

The Wheels On The Bus go ‘round and ‘round. ‘Round and ‘round. ‘Round and ‘round.

The Wheels On The Bus go ‘round and ‘round. All through the town.

This is the way the babies ride…..weeeeee… all the way home!

Trot Trot To Boston, Trot Trot to Lynn. Watch out baby. You might fall in.

Trot Trot to Dover. Watch out baby. You might fall over.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. Life is but a dream.

Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock. I’m a Little Coo-Coo Clock. Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock. Now I’m chiming 1 o’clock. Coo-coo.*

Where’s Mommy? (Or Daddy?) Peek-a-boo! Repeat with Where’s Baby?

We All Clap With Two Hands, two hands….repeat. And then we STOP.
We all stop with two feet….etc, We all hug with 2 arms. Tap with two hands, etc.

In-in-in-in-in. And out-out-out….Faster, faster….And slower, slower…..