Silly Animals

OPENING SONGS
Turtle, turtle in your box.
Won't you come out?
Knock. Knock. Knock.

I have a little turtle,
His name is Tiny Tim.
I put him in the bathtub
To see if you he could swim.
He drank up all the water.
He ate up all the soap.
And now he's sick in bed,
With bubbles in his throat.
Hiccup.


Pigs make me sneeze By Mo Willems

RHYMING

Let's fill up the farm house with silly animals!
To market, to market to buy a fat pig.
Home again home again jiggety jig.
To market to market to buy a soft sheep.
Home again home again jiggety jeep.
To market to market to buy a big cow.
Home again home again jiggety jow!

Willaby wallaby wee.
An elephant sat on me.
Willaby wallaby woo.
An elephant sat on you.
Willaby wallaby wig.
An elephant sat on pig.
Willaby wallaby weep.
An elephant sat on sheep.


Literacy Tip: Use these simply rhymes for playing with language. Practicing rhyming builds your child's readiness to read. Remember that it's great to make up silly rhyming words, your child is learning through play. Dr. Seuss made up a lot of silly nonsense words!

The squeaky doorby Margaret Read MacDonald

Literacy Tip: This retelling of a folktale is great for acting out - using friends and family, puppets, or toys. Help your child narrate the story by asking questions like, "What happens next?" This builds your child's narrative skills.

MORE RHYMING
A hunting we will go.
A hunting we will go.
We'll catch a bear,
And put her in a chair.
And then we'll let her go.

Repeat this song using rhyming pairs like: "Frog - log", "Cat - hat", "Goat-boat", "Snake-cake". What else can you think of?

STORYTELLING
Sarah's version of "The Exploding Frog"

SONG
Mmm mmm went the little green frog one day.
Mmm mmm went the little green frog.
Mmm mmm went the little green frog one day.
And they all went mmm mmm ah.
But we all know frogs go,
CLAP, lah dee dah dee dah,
CLAP, lah dee dah dee dah,
CLAP, lah dee dah dee dah,
We all know frogs go,
CLAP, lah dee dah dee dah,
They don't go mmm mmm ah.

Call me gorgeous By Giles And Alexandra Milton

AND EVEN MORE RHYMING!
Abracadabra ziggety zing.
You can be anything.
Just close your eyes,
And turn yourself around.
Then make a wish with a rhyming sound.
Abracadabra, ziggety zoar
You can be a dinosaur!

Literacy Tip: This rhyme has a strong rhythm. Tap your thighs and clap your hands. Then, close your eyes, turn yourself around, and do a drum roll as you say "Abracadabra ziggety _____". Create lots of fun rhyming pairs like "Abracadabra ziggety zie, you can be a butterfly" or "Abracadabra ziggety zopper, you can be a green grasshopper"

GOODBYE SONGS