Opening Songs
Good Morning to You
Tune: Happy Birthday
Good morning to you,
Good morning to you.
Good morning dear friends.
It’s nice to see you!
Credit: adapted from Teaching Mama
I Wake Up My Hands
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap.
A clap, clap, clap.
A clap, clap, clap.
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap.
And now I’m ready to… (bounce, jump, read)
Credit: there are several versions on the web, but my favorite is by Dany Rosever
I Wake Up My Hands
Toast in the toaster
Getting very hot…
Tick tock, tick tock,
Up you pop!
Credit: Jbrary
Roll the Ball
Tune: Going to Kentucky
I roll the ball to JACK,
JACK rolls it back to me.
I roll the ball to JILL,
JILL rolls it back to me.
Credit: Whimsy Librarian
Clap Everybody and Say Hello
Clap everybody and say hello!
Clap everybody and say hello!
Clap everybody and say hello!
How are you this morning?
(repeat with other home languages or actions)
Credit: adapted from Jbrary
Bread and Butter
Bread and butter, jelly and jam.
Let’s say hello as FAST as we can!
Bread and butter, jelly and jam.
Let’s say hello as S-L-O-W as we can!
(repeat with other opposites)
Credit: Jbrary
My Hands Say Hello
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
My hands say hello,
My hands say hello.
Everytime I see my friends,
My hands say hello!
(repeat with other body parts)
Credit: I learned this song at a local guerrilla storytime.
Wake Up Toes
Wake up toes, wake up toes.
Wake up toes and wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Wake up toes, wake up toes,
Wake and wiggle in the morning!
(repeat with other body parts)
Credit: Joanie Bartels
Transitions
If You’re Ready for a Story
(to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re ready for a story, clap your hands.
If you’re ready for a story, clap your hands.
If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story,
If you’re ready for a story, clap your hands!
(repeat with other actions- stomp your feet/have a seat/look at me)
Credit: I picked this up when I was a classroom teacher. Jbrary also has a nice video to watch and learn from.
Tick Tock Cuckoo Clock
Tick tock, tick tock
I’m a little cuckoo clock.
Tick tock, tick tock
Now the time is one o’clock.
CUCKOO!
Repeat
Credit: KCLS
Dance Your Fingers Up
Dance your fingers up.
Dance your fingers down.
Dance your fingers to the side.
Dance them all around!
Dance them on your shoulders.
Dance them on your head.
Dance them on your knees.
Now put them into bed!
My Thumbs Are Starting to Wiggle
(to the tune of “The Bear Went Over the Mountain”)
My thumbs are starting to wiggle,
My thumbs are starting to wiggle.
My thumbs are starting to wiggle,
And now so are my toes!
(repeat with other body parts)
Credit: I learned this at a Guerilla Storytime. Jbrary also has a nice video to watch and learn from.
Can You Jump, Jump, Jump?
Can you jump, jump, jump?
Can you hop, hop, hop?
Can you clap, clap, clap?
Can you stomp, stomp, stomp?
Can you nod your head yes?
Can you shake your head now?
And can you sit down very slow?
Credit: adapted from KCLS
Closing Songs
Goodbye, Goodbye
Tune: London Bridge
Goodbye, goodbye.
We’ll see you soon, see you soon.
Goodbye, goodbye.
We’ll see you soon on another day!
Credit: King County Library System (KCLS)
We Wave Goodbye Like This
Tune: The Farmer in the Dell
We wave goodbye like this,
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends!
We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye really fast,
We wave goodbye really slow.
We turn around and take a bow,
And then it’s time to go!
Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie
