Mrs. Rogers' Neighborhood Preschool: November Songs & Fingerplays

New Letter H Song 2012---

I've Got the Letter Hh
(To: He's Got the Whole World In His Hands)

I've got the letter Hh for hippo.
I've got the letter Hh for hippo.
I've got the letter Hh for hippo.
Hh goes Hh - Hh - Hh.

I've got the letter Hh for hammer.
I've got the letter Hh for hammer.
I've got the letter Hh for hammer.
Hh goes Hh - Hh - Hh.

I've got the letter Hh for hot dog.
I've got the letter Hh for hot dog.
I've got the letter Hh for hot dog.
Hh goes Hh - Hh - Hh.

I've got the letter Hh for hamburger.
I've got the letter Hh for hamburger.
I've got the letter Hh for hamburger.
Hh goes Hh - Hh - Hh.

I've got the letter Hh for hands.
I've got the letter Hh for hands.
I've got the letter Hh for hands.
Hh goes Hh - Hh - Hh.

I've got the letter Hh for hat.
I've got the letter Hh for hat.
I've got the letter Hh for hat.
Hh goes Hh - Hh - Hh.

I've got the letter Hh for haunted house.
I've got the letter Hh for haunted house.
I've got the letter Hh for haunted house.
Hh goes Hh - Hh - Hh.

I've got the letter Hh for Halloween.
I've got the letter Hh for Halloween.
I've got the letter Hh for Halloween.
Hh goes Hh - Hh - Hh.

What other Hh things can you add to this song?

from mrsjonesroom.com

H Song

(To Miss Lucy Had a Baby)*

Hannah had the hiccups,

Hic, hic, hic, hic, hic, hic.

All that hic, hic, hiccupping,

Made Hannah feel quite sick.

Her daddy didn’t worry.

He knew just what to do.

To scare away her hiccups,

(*I wasn’t familiar with the title of this song, but when I looked it up and listened to it, I recognized it. It’s also called THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE, MISS LUCY/SUSIE HAD STEAMBOAT to name a few)
Miss Lucy had a baby
She named him Tiny Tim
She put him in the bath tub
to see if he could swim
He drank up all the water
He ate up all the soap
He tried to eat the bathtub
But it wouldn't go down his throat
Miss Lucy called the Doctor
Miss Lucy called the Nurse
Miss Lucy called the Lady
with the Alligator Purse. . .
(there’s more verses, but this gives you the idea)

Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses
And all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

5 Little Hot Dogs
5 little hot dogs frying in a pan, (hold up 5 fingers)
the grease got hot and one went bam! (clap)

4 little hot dogs frying in a pan,
the grease got hot and one went bam!

3 little hot dogs frying in a pan,
the grease got hot and one went bam!

2 little hot dogs frying in a pan,
the grease got hot and one went bam!

1 little hot dog frying in a pan,
the grease got hot and one went bam!

No little got dogs frying in a pan,

(make a zero with thumb forefinger)
the grease got hot and the pan went bam! (clap)

The First Thanksgiving
(Tune: The Muffin Man)

The Pilgrims came to America
America, America.
The Pilgrims came to America
a long, long time ago.

They sailed on the Mayflower
the Mayflower, the Mayflower.
They sailed on the Mayflower
a long, long time ago.

They made friends with the Indians
The Indians, the Indians.
They made friends with the Indians
a long, long time ago.

They planted seeds. The corn grew tall
The corn grew tall. The corn grew tall.
They planted seeds. The corn grew tall
a long, long time ago.

They had a great Thanksgiving feast
Thanksgiving feast, Thanksgiving feast.
They had a great Thanksgiving feast
a long, long time ago.

Five Little Pilgrims
5 little Pilgrims, On Thanksgiving day.
The first one said , “ I’ll have corn if I may.”
The second one said, “ I’ll have turkey roasted.”
The third one said, “I’ll have chestnuts roasted.”
The fourth one said, “ I’ll have pumpkin pie.”
The fifth one said,”Oh, cranberries I spy.”
But before they ate the turkey or the dressing
All the little Pilgrims said a Thanksgiving blessing.

A Thanksgiving Poem
I am thankful, Chester said. (racoon)
Thankful for my nice warm bed.

I’m thankful said Julie Giraffe,
For my friends that make me laugh.

Hoot the Owl said, as for me,
I’m glad I life up in a tree.

Said Katie Caterpillar small,
I’m glad I know how to crawl.

Said Mack the Monkey, well now I,
Am glad that I can climb up high.

Said Squeaky Mouse, of all of these
I’m thankful most for just my cheese.

Freddie Frog said, I am glad
To sit upon my lily pad.

I am glad said Pip the Pup,
For lots of food to eat right up.

Hickory Duck said, as for him
He was glad that he could swim.

I’m thankful, said Kenny Kangaroo,
For my crayons, red and blue.”

All the animals then could say,
They were thankful, Thanksgiving Day.

A Forest Thanksgiving
"I am thankful for nuts"
Said the little brown squirrel,
Shaking his tail with a flip and a curl.

“I am thankful for legs”
Said the rabbit so furry,
Mine cover the ground in a hop and a hurry.

“I am thankful for mice and my shiny bright eyes”
Said the owl blinking,
And looking so wise.

“I am thankful for berries that grew everywhere”
And for fish and for honey,
Said the little brown bear.

“I am thankful for wings”
Said the shiny black crow,
And so are all the birds I know!

“We are thankful, We are thankful”
The forest folk said,
As each little creature bowed his head.

(And each one thought how wise indeed
Is God’s care for each small need)

by Soveig Raulson Russell

(this is from my son, Ben’s 1981 kindergarten class taught by Nancy Rushton Newman)

Thanks A Lot
Thanks a lot
Thanks for the sun in the sky

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the clouds so high

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the whispering wind

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the birds in spring

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the moonlit night

Thanks a lot
Thanks for the stars so bright

Thanks a lot
Thanks for all I’ve got

by Raffi

A Thanks for Autumn

I’m thankful as can be

For the beautiful days of autumn

Bring many gifts to me.

I’m thankful for the amber sun

Which makes each day so bright

And for the golden harvest moon

Which lightens up the night.

I’m thankful for the autumn leaves

That fall beneath my feet,

And for the many kinds of flowers

That look and smell so sweet.

I’m thankful for the apple red

For pears and peaches too:

And for all the good fruits

I like them – don’t you?

I’m thankful for the fields of corn,

For nuts and grains to eat,
And for the ripe round pumpkins

That came for trick or treat.

I’m thankful for the woodland folk

Who work so hard to store

Their good food for the winter months

When there will be no more.

For all these gifts of autumn –

My special thanks I say

I’m glad that I’m alive to see

This beautiful autumn day.

New Letter I Song 2012---
I Am Learning Letter I
(to London Bridge)

I am learning letter Ii,
Letter Ii, letter Ii.
I am learning letter Ii.
Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii. (make long i or short i sound)

Iguana starts with letter Ii,
letter Ii, letter Ii,
Iguana starts with letter Ii,
Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii.

Insects start with letter Ii,
letter Ii, letter Ii,
Insects start with letter Ii,
Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii.

Instruments start with letter Ii,

Letter Ii, Letter Ii,

Instruments start with letter Ii,

Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii.

Ice cream starts with letter Ii,
letter Ii, letter Ii,
Ice cream starts with letter Ii,
Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii.

Island starts with letter Ii,
letter Ii, letter Ii,
Island start with letter Ii,
Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii.

Iron starts with letter Ii,
Letter Ii, letter Ii,
Iron starts with letter Ii,
Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii, Ii.

Can you think of more things that begin with letter Ii?

from mrsjonesroom.com

I Song
(To Clementine)

In an igloo on an island

in a sea of icy water,

lived an inchworm named Ignatius

and his itsy-bitsy daughter.

She was smaller than an inkblot

and her name was Isabelle.

She didn’t need a cradle

'cause she slept in a seashell.

Ten Little Indians
1 little, 2 little, 3 little Indians (hold fingers up 1 at a time)
4 little, 5 little, 6 little Indians
7 little, 8 little, 9 little Indians
10 little Indian girls and boys.

They jumped in the boat (Put hands together like diving –then flip over)
And the boat tipped over,
(repeat 2 more times)
10 little Indian girls and boys.

So, they swam and they swam (Swimming motion)
And they swam to the shore
(repeat 2 more times)
10 little Indian girls and boys.

Then they ran and they ran (running motion)
And they ran to their teepees
(repeat 2 more times)
and then they went to sleep! (Lay head on hands and close eyes- fun to keep eyes closed until children say, “wake up”!)

The Indians Are Creeping
The Indians are creeping (creep fingers along forearm)
Shh, shh, shh (raise fingers to lips)
The Indians are creeping
Shh, shh, shh
They do not make a sound (whisper)
As their feet touch the ground
The Indians are creeping
Shh, shh, shh.

Peter Peter Perky I Call My Pet Turkey

(to the tune of In the Leafy Treetops)

Peter Peter Perky, I call my pet turkey.

Can’t run quick, that’s my chick.

Bump on a log, that’s my dog.

Peter Peter Perky, I call my pet turkey.

Velvet hat, that’s my cat.

Out of luck, that’s my duck.

Peter Peter Perky, I call my pet turkey.

Shaggy coat, that’s my goat.

Delve and dig, that’s my pig.

Peter Peter Perky, I call my pet turkey.

Thanksgiving Story Bracelet

With this bracelet you will know (Give each child a pipe cleaner.)

The first Thanksgiving that was long, long ago.

The pilgrims set sail from far away.

On the Mayflower with tall, white sails. (Insert a white bead.)

They sailed many days across the ocean blue. (Add 3 blue beads.)

The seas were rough, but the ship came through.

At last they spotted land so green. (String on a green bead.)

They were so happy they cheered and screamed.

The first year was so hard and black. (Now add a black bead.)

Many died and wished that they could go back.

But the Native Americans gave them a hand

And helped them survive in the strange new land.

They decided to celebrate in a special way

And that became the first Thanksgiving Day.

They prepared a feast with turkeys brown (Add a brown bead.)

And red cranberries that they had found. (Time for a red bead.)

Yellow corn that they had learned to grow (Insert a yellow bead.)

And orange pumpkin pies, don’t you know! (Last an orange bead.)

But before they ate any turkey and dressing,

They all held hands for a Thanksgiving blessing. (Twist the ends of the pipe cleaner to make a bracelet.)

adapted from rovingfiddlehead.com and drjeanandfriends.blogspot.com

J Song

(To - When Johnny Comes Marching Home)

Let's jump and jump for J today, hurray, hurray

Let's jump and jump for J today hurray, hurray

Let's jump for jackets here and there,

Let's jump for jeans seen everywhere

Oh lets jump, jump, jump, jump,

Jump for J today

Adapted from www.1plus1plus1equals1.com

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water

Jack fell down and broke his crown

And Jill came tumbling after.

Two Little Blackbirds

Two little black birds sitting on a hill (hold up both index fingers)

One named Jack and one named Jill (hold up one at a time)

Fly away Jack, fly away Jill (put fingers behind back, one at a time)

Comeback Jack. Comeback Jill. (bring fingers out, one at a time)

5 Little Jellyfish
5 little jellyfish swimming by the shore,
The yellow one got lost and that left 4.

4 little jellyfish swimming in the sea,
The blue one swam far, far away and that left 3.

3 little jellyfish in the ocean so blue,
The red one took a seahorse ride and that left 2.

2 little jellyfish swimming in the sun,
The orange one took a dive and that left 1.

1 little pink jellyfish swimming all alone,
It was time for him to go home and that left none!

from nickerella.wordpress.com

Jack-in-the-Box

Jack in the box (make a fist)

Oh so still.

Won't you come out Jack?(hand up to mouth)

Yes, I will! (shake fist 3 times with words)

POP! (pop up thumb)