Father Time by Edmund Dulac, 1906 |
I hope you will find something to use with your little ones. If you do, please let me know how much fun you had!
FINGERPLAYS/ACTION RHYMES
January
January's a very cold month,Shiver, shiver, shiver, (Hug yourself and pretend to shiver.)
Button up and cover your ears, (Pretend to button coat: cover ears with your hands.)
Or quiver, quiver, quiver. (Shake all over)
Five Little Snowmen (Tune: Little
Monkeys Jumping on the Bed)
Five
little snowmen riding on a sled,
One fell off and bumped his head,
Frosty called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more snowmen riding on that sled!
One fell off and bumped his head,
Frosty called the doctor and the doctor said,
No more snowmen riding on that sled!
Count
down from four to one…
No
more snowmen riding on the sled
Mother
but them all to bed!
SONG
Cheer the Year (Tune: Row,
Row, Row Your Boat)
Cheer, cheer, cheer the year,
A new one's just begun.
Celebrate with all your friends,
Let's go have some fun!
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
A brand new year is here.
Learning, laughing, singing, clapping,
Through another year.
A new one's just begun.
Celebrate with all your friends,
Let's go have some fun!
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
A brand new year is here.
Learning, laughing, singing, clapping,
Through another year.
STORY STRETCHERS
The People on the Bus (Tune: The
Wheels On The Bus)
Oh, the people on the bus wear party
hats,
Party hats, party hats. (Children place hands together in a point over their heads)
Oh, the people on the bus wear party hats,
All through the town.
Party hats, party hats. (Children place hands together in a point over their heads)
Oh, the people on the bus wear party hats,
All through the town.
Oh, the people on the bus are
blowing horns,
Blowing horns, blowing horns. (Children place fist over their mouth)
Oh the people on the bus are blowing horns,
All through the town.Blowing horns, blowing horns. (Children place fist over their mouth)
Oh the people on the bus are blowing horns,
Oh, the people on the bus say,
“Happy New Year”,
“Happy New Year”, “Happy New Year”.
Oh, the people on the bus say, “Happy New Year”,
All through the town.
“Happy New Year”, “Happy New Year”.
Oh, the people on the bus say, “Happy New Year”,
All through the town.
STORY STRETCHERS
A new year has begun -- clap your
hands! {clap} {clap}
A new year has begun -- clap your hands! {clap} {clap}
A new year has begun; a new year has begun;
A new year has begun -- clap your hands! {clap} {clap}
A new year has begun -- clap your hands! {clap} {clap}
A new year has begun; a new year has begun;
A new year has begun -- clap your hands! {clap} {clap}
A new year has begun -- stomp your
feet! {stomp} {stomp}
A new year has begun -- stomp your feet! {stomp} {stomp}
A new year has begun; a new year has
begun;A new year has begun -- stomp your feet! {stomp} {stomp}
A new year has begun -- stomp your feet! {stomp} {stomp}
A new year has begun -- give a shout! HURRAH!
A new year has begun -- give a shout! HURRAH!
A new year has begun; a new year has begun;
A new year has begun -- give a shout! HURRAH!
A new year has begun -- give a shout!
For additional New Year’s Day resources visit Preschool Express. http://www.preschoolexpress.com/music_station05/music_station_jan05.shtml
BOOKS
Apples4theteacher.com – A lovely list of children’s books to celebrate the New Year.
CRAFTS
Redtedart.com - A number of cute,
easy and inexpensive crafts for the small ones.
MISCELLANEOUS
Enchanted Learning – Say "Happy New
Year" in many languages.
Karen Chace 2013 ©
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