Songs and Poems
Tap Your Toe
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Tap, tap, tap your toe,
Tap your toe for T.
Tap for train and turkey and toy,
Tap, tap, one, two, three.
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I'm a Teacher
Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
I'm a teacher, can't you see?
I plan lessons every day.
I help children work and play.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
I'm a teacher, can't you see?
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The Turtle
Tune: Pop! Goes The Weasel
The turtle wears a shell on his back,
He walks so very slow.
Just put him in the water and watch.
He can really go.
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The Tapping Song
Tune: The Muffin Man
(Each child gets two tongue depressors, popsicle sticks or rhythm sticks.)
Listen while we tap our sticks,
Tap our sticks, tap our sticks.
Listen while we tap our sticks,
We will tap them (number) times.
(Tap and count.)
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The Choo-Choo Train Fingerplay
This is a choo-choo train
(Bend arms at elbows)
Puffing down the track.
(Rotate forearms in rhythm.)
Now it's going forward.
(Rotate arms forward.)
Now it's going back.
Rotate arms backward.)
Now the bell is ringing.
(Pull pretend bell cord.)
Now the whistle blows.
(Hold fist near mouth and blow.)
What a lot of noise it makes.
(Cover ears with hands.)
Everywhere it goes.
(Stretched out arms.)
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The Train
Tune: The Farmer In The Dell
Sing Along to another version of this song!
The train is on the track,
The train is on the track,
Clickity clack, oh clickity clack,
The train is on the track.
The train carries (child's name.)
The train carries (child's name.)
Clickity clack, oh clickity clack,
The train carries (child's name.)
The train is on the track,
The train is on the track,
Clickity clack, oh clickity clack,
The train is on the track.
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The Wheels on the Train
(Tune: The Wheels on the Bus )
1. The wheels on the train go clickity clack,
Clickity clack, clickity clack.
The wheels on the train go clickity clack,
All along the track.
2. The whistle on the train goes whoo-ee-whoo...
3. The people on the train go up and down...
4. The conductor on the train says, "All aboard!"
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The Baby Turtle Song
Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb
I am just a baby turtle,
Baby turtle, baby turtle,
I am just a baby turtle,
Tucked inside my shell.
I will stick my right foot out,
Left foot out, right arm out.
Then I'll stick my left arm out,
And go explore the world.
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Hello, Mr. Turkey
Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It
Hello, Mr. Turkey how are you?
Hello, Mr. Turkey how are you?
With a gobble, gobble, gobble,
And a wobble, wobble, wobble.
Hello, Mr. Turkey how are you?
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There Was A Little Turtle Fingerplay
There was a little turtle.
(Make a fist with your right hand in front of you.)
Who lived in a box.
(Place left palm under your fist.)
He swam in the puddles.
(Make a rippling motion with your hand.)
And he climbed on the rocks.
(Make right fingers walk up your left arm.)
He snapped at a mosquito.
(Bring thumb & fingers together in a snapping motion.)
He snapped at a flea.
(Bring thumb & fingers together in a snapping motion.)
He snapped at a minnow.
(Bring thumb & fingers together in a snapping motion.)
And he snapped at me.
(At yourself this time then looked surprised.)
He caught the mosquito.
(Clap hands together.)
He caught the flea.
(Clap hands together.)
He caught the minnow.
(Clap hands together.)
But he didn't catch me!
(Shake head, smile and point to self.)
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