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Chants
Can’t
remember a tune?
Then chants and finger plays are a great activity to share with
your child.
Check this
sight often for new and fun updates
Roly Poly
Roly poly,
roly, poly (roll arms in front of you)
Up, up, up (lift arms up in air 3 times)
Roly poly,
roly poly, (roll arms in front of you)
Down, down, down (point arms downward 3 times)
Roly poly,
Roly poly, (roll arms in front of you)
Out, out, out (point arms out in front of you 3 times)
Roly poly,
Roly poly, (roll arms in front of you)
In, in, in (point arms in towards your chest 3 times)
Roly poly,
roly poly (roll arms in front of you)
Touch your chin (touch chin)
Roly, poly,
roly poly (roll arms in front of you)
Give a grin (with fingers draw up corners of your mouth into a
smile)
Jelly in
the Bowl
Either hold
your arms out in a circle in front of you or place your child on
your lap and pretend that s/he is a bowl of jelly.
Chant this 3
or more times changing the pitch of your voice (i.e. loud voice
for big bowl of jelly and soft voice for small bowl of jelly.)
Jelly in the
bowl
Jelly in the bowl
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble
Jelly in the bowl.
2 Little
Snicker Snakes
(tune:
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
2 little snicker snakes (hold up 2 fingers)
peeking through the grass (hold hand over eyes)
one named Kevin (hold up right hand with fingers and thumbs
pinched together to look like a snake)
one named Cas (hold up left hand in same position)
Slip away Kevin (slide right hand away)
Slip away Cas (slide left hand away)
Come back Kevin (slide right hand back)
Come back Cas (slide left hand back)
2 little snicker snakes peeking through the grass one
named Kevin one named Cas (repeat first 4 movements)
The Nursery
Rhyme Rap
Did you know that almost all
nursery rhymes have the same rhythm. Heres something that you can
try with your child.
(clap your
hands at all times keeping the same tempo throughout the entire
chant)
Clap, clap
it’s the nursery rhyme rap
Clap, clap it’s the nursery rhyme rap
Hey diddle
diddle the cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such a sight
And the dish ran away with the spoon
Clap, clap
it’s the nursery rhyme rap
Clap, clap it’s the nursery rhyme rap
Little miss
muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Sat down beside her
And frightened miss muffet away
Clap, clap
it’s the nursery.......
A Smooth Road
(Place your
child on your lap)
A smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road (move
your child in small circles)
A curvey road , a curvey road, a curvey road, a curvey road (move
your child in larger circles)
A gravel road, a gravel road, a gravel road, a gravel road (move
your child in a light bumping fashion)
A bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road (move legs
up and down in large bumping fashion)
OH! OH! A HOLE! (open your legs and gently let your child drop
into the hole) |
