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A
Alphabet/Letters
Apples
Five Red Apples (fingerplay)
Five red apples hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
Along came the wind and gave an eerie sound,
And one red apple cam tumbling down.
Then there were...
Repeat with four... three... two... one...
B
Blue
Body Parts
Bounces
Bounce Me
Bounce me, bounce me on your knees.
Bounce me, bounce me if you please.
Bounce me here and bounce me there.
Bounce me, bounce me everywhere.
C
Call & Response
Cats
Cookies
Five Little Cookies in the Bakery Shop
Five little cookies in the bakery shop
Five little cookies with sugar on top
Along came a man with a penny in his hand
Along came a man with a penny in his hand
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock (sound of shoes)
He took one cookie and away he ran
He took one cookie and away he ran
Four little cookies in the bakery shop…..
Three little cookies in the bakery shop…
Two Little cookies in the bakery shop…
One little cookie in the bakery shop…
But we’re not done yet:
No little cookies in the bakery shop.
No little cookies with sugar on top.
Along came a man with a penny in his hand.
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock
He took one look
And away he ran
No little cookies in the bakery shop.
No little cookies with sugar on top.
Along came a man with a penny in his hand.
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock
He took one look
And away he ran
Counting
D
Dinosaurs
Dogs
E
Emotions
Every Child Ready to Read
Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play
Tune: Goodnight Ladies
Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play
Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play
Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play
Talk, Sing, Read, Write Play.
--Source: Counting Down to Kindergarten, R.Lynn Baker, 2015
F
Family and Friends
Farm Animals
Food
G
Goodbye
Green
H
Hats
Will you Wear a Blue Hat?
Will you wear a blue hat, blue hat, blue hat?
Will
you wear a blue hat all day long?
Response:
Yes, I’ll wear a blue hat, blue hat,
blue hat,
Yes, I’ll wear a blue hat all day long.
*Repeat
with different color hats (children with that color hat will sing the
response
each time.
Hello
Let's All Clap
Tune: Buffalo Gals
Let's all clap ‘cause
_____ is here, ____ is here, _____ is here.
Let's all clap ‘cause
_____ is here.
____ is here today!
____ is here today!
I
Insects
Herman the Worm
I was sittin' on a fence post, chewing my bubblegum (smack, smack, smack)
Playin' with my yo-yo (doo-wop, doo-wop)
When a long came Herman the worm,
And he was this big,
And I said, "Herman, what happened?"
And he said, "I ate a _________".
Well, the next day...
(repeat verses, with Herman getting large according to what he eats)
Last verse:
I was sittin' on a fence post, chewing my bubblegum (smack, smack, smack)
Playin' with my yo-yo (doo-wop, doo-wop)
When a long came Herman the worm,
And he was this big,
And I said, "Herman, what happened?"
And he said, "I burped... excuse me!"
Instruments
J
Jumping
K
Kicking
L
Leaves
Autumn Leaves
Tune: London Bridge
Autumn leaves come falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
Autumn leaves come falling down,
Autumn leaves.
Red and orange, yellow and brown
On the ground, on the ground,
Red and orange, yellow and brown
Autumn leaves.
Take a rake and pile them up,
Pile them up, pile them up,
Take a rake and pile them up,
Autumn leaves.
Take a leap and jump right in,
Jump right in, jump right in
Take a leap and jump right in.
Autumn leaves.
M
Me
Music & Movement
N
Name
Narrative Skills
O
Orange
Over, Under, Through, Around
P
Parachute Songs
Song/Parachute: These are the Colors Over You
Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle
Red and green and
yellow and blue, these are the colors over you.
Red like an apple
and green like a tree, yellow like the sun and blue like the
sea.
Red and green and
yellow and blue, these are the colors over you.
Pink
Playing
Pumpkins
Purple
Q
Question & Answer
R
Reading
Red
S
Seasons
Senses
Shapes and Sizes
T
Talking
Transitioning
Everybody Have a Seat on the Floor
Tune: "Mama's Little Baby Loves Shortening Bread"
Everybody have a seat, have a seat, have a seat,
Everybody have a seat on the floor.
Not on the ceiling, not on the door,
Everybody have a seat on the floor.
Trees
U
Umbrella
Underwater Animals
Song: One Little Red Fish
Tune: Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Firetruck
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...POP!
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...POP!
repeat with fish of various colors
V
Valentine
Vocabulary
W
Weather
Wiggle
Word Play
Writing
Write Your Name in the Air
Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It"
*Note: Give children each a name tag printed with their names and encourage them to trace the letters while singing the song.
Write your name in the air, in the air.
Write your name in the air, in the air.
Oh, hold it in the air and write your name in the air,
Write your name in the air, in the air.
--Source: Counting Down to Kindergarten / R. Lynn Baker (ALA, 2015)
X
Y
Yellow
You
Z
Zoo Animals
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