Music and Movement - Welcome

Music and Movement is a nine week group of preschool storytimes that last from 35-45 minutes with an emphasis and keeping the kids extra active.  There is no craft at the end.  Ideally each class will use two hand outs such as shakers, scarves, drums, bells, ribbon wands and rhythm sticks. 

Music and Movement - Welcome
Music and Movement - Water
Music and Movement - Plants/Trees
Music and Movement - Animals
Music and Movement - Patriotic
Music and Movement - Farm

Music and Movement - Bugs

Music and Movement - Construction/Transportation
Music and Movement - Favorites

Opening 
I know a New Way to Say Hello by Big Jeff for Exercise Party 

I know a new way to say hello
Say hello say hello
I know a new way to say hello
All you do is wiggle your ears

Stomp your feet 

Move your hips

But I still like the old way to say hello
Say hello say hello
All you do is wave your hands

Books 
Dance With Animals :Shake Your Tail and Stomp Your Feet by Susan Kelly

Like a Windy Day by Devin Asch  - read in with scarves and have the children act out the motions 

Tap to Play by Salina Yoon

Songs
Windy Day by Carole Peterson for HUM Highly Usable Music
What Are You Wearing by Carole Peterson for Baloney

Hula Mula for Exercise Party + egg shakers
Milkshake for Songs for Wiggle Worms+ eggs shakers

Tube Cube
Song
Stand Up Sit Down Song by Rick Goldin
Everybody stand up
Everybody sit down
now stand up again, and turn around
you can keep standing up, but not for long
cause this is the stand up, sit down,
stand up, sit down song

stand up if you're ___ years old
and sit back down again

stand up if you're ___ years old

and sit back down with your friends
(repeat until I get everyone)

Felt board
Five Little Fish Velcro Glove

We used the fish with three activities listed below.

Five Little Fish by Dr. Jean from her album Dr. Jean Sings Silly Songs. 
One Little red fish 
swimming in the water
swimming in the water
swimming in the water
bubble bubble bubble bubble Pop

(repeat with all colors)

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a crab alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.

One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught an eel alive,
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.

Yoga – You Are a Lion! and Other Fun Yoga Poses by Taeeun Yoo  – Lion Pose 

Closing
First we go up, up, up (rise and reach up)
Then we go down, down, down.  (reach down)
Then we go up, up, up, (reach up)
Then we spin round and round (spin around)
Then we all clap, clap, clap. (clap)
Then we all touch the sky. (reach up)
Then we all take a bow (bow)
Then we all say "Goodbye!"  (wave goodbye)

Storytime with Ms.Kelly Opening and Closing Songs

Laura
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