I’m putting together my songs and handplays for the forest kindergarten class I will be teaching for Earthroots in the fall. That’s only a few weeks away!<\/p>\n
This list includes all the transition songs as well as the opening and closing circle songs and handplays.<\/p>\n
Fall Circle Time Sept 2011<\/strong> Follow, Follow Me<\/strong> Now Look Around<\/strong> Morning Song<\/strong> from Betty Jones\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s A Child\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Seasonal Treasury<\/em> [youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eX7NwaHTW2M]<\/p>\n Tree Poem<\/strong> i’d want a quick i’d want the cub i’d want a katydid and down by my roots Shepard\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hey<\/strong> The Squirrel<\/strong> Whirly, twirly, round and round (Twirling hands down) Furly, curly, what a tail (Hands waving as tail behind) Where\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s his supper? In the shell. (Hands cupped in front) My Horses<\/strong> My brown horses merrily My black horses gallop (Children enact horse movements described, moving in one directon around circle. Repeat in opposite direction.)<\/p>\n Finger Fairies<\/strong> by Betty Jones Repeat verse using other hand.<\/p>\n The Squirrel Song<\/strong> The Back Song<\/strong> The Story Song<\/strong> Handwashing Song<\/strong> Welcome, welcome Snack Time Blessing<\/strong> Goodbye Circle<\/strong> The earth stands firm beneath my feet. The sun shines high above. Here I stand, so straight and strong \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all things to know and love<\/p>\n I can turn myself and turn myself and stop me when I will. I can reach high on my tippy toes and hold myself quite still.<\/p>\n Goodbye now, goodbye now. Rainbow Bridge Song<\/strong> I’m putting together my songs and handplays for the forest kindergarten class I will be teaching for Earthroots in the fall. That’s only a few weeks away! This list includes all the transition songs as well as the opening and … Continue reading
\n Forest Kindergarten<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFollow, follow me
\nTo the ring of the fairies
\nFollow, follow me,
\nWhere the fairies dance and sing.
\nGather with you now
\nAll the magic you can carry,
\nAs we circle \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcround the dancing fairy ring.<\/p>\n
\nNow look around
\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve made a ring
\nBy holding hands you see.
\nYes, here I am,
\nAnd there you are,
\nTogether we are we.<\/p>\n
\nGood morning dear earth. (Crouch, touch ground)
\nGood morning dear sun. (Rise and extend arms to sky)
\nGood morning dear rocks and the flowers every one. (Crouch and knock fists on ground, then wave fingers and sway hands for flowers)
\nGood morning dear beasts. (Remain crouching, put hands on head for horns)
\nAnd the birds in the trees. (Flap arms while rising to stand)
\nGood morning to you and good morning to me. (Bow to others twice, then stand upright and cross arms over chest.)<\/p>\n
\nif i were a tree
\ni’d want to see
\na bird with a song
\non a branch of me.<\/p>\n
\nlittle squirrel to run
\nup and down
\nand around, for fun.<\/p>\n
\nof a bear to call,
\nand a porcupine, big,
\nand a tree toad, small.<\/p>\n
\nout of sight
\non one of my leaves
\nto sing at night.<\/p>\n
\ni’d want a mouse
\nwith six little mouselings
\nin her house.
\n~ by aileen fisher<\/p>\n
\nI can whistle, I can sing, (Take 7 steps forward clapping, stop)
\nI can do most anything! (Clap 7 times)
\nI can dance and I can play, (Take 7 steps backward clapping, stop)
\nI can do the shepherd’s hey! (Clap 7 times)
\nShepherd’s hey (3 claps to the right of the body and up)
\nShepherd’s hey (3 claps to the left of the body and up)
\nI can (clap under right leg, clap above right leg)
\ndo the (clap under left leg, clap above left leg)
\nshep (clap behind body)
\nherd’s (clap front of body)
\nhey! (clap above of head)<\/p>\n
\nWhisky, frisky, hippity hop (Twirling hands up)
\nUp he goes, to the treetop (Clap above head)<\/p>\n
\nDown he scampers to the ground (Clap the ground)<\/p>\n
\nTall as a feather, broad as a snail.<\/p>\n
\nSnap, crack, out it fell. (Clap twice and show open hands)<\/p>\n
\nMy white horses like to step
\nPeaceful and slow,
\nOver mountains, through valleys,
\nSo upright they go.<\/p>\n
\nTrot in the sun,
\nWith their silver hoofs beating
\nThe ground as they run.<\/p>\n
\nWith courage around,
\nAnd they throw up their heads
\nAs they hammer the ground.<\/p>\n
\nFairies funny, five are we.
\nLaughing, happy as can be.
\nHA-HA-HA
\nHEE-HEE-HEE
\nHO-HO-HO
\nWEE-WEE-WEE
\nAnd away we go!<\/p>\n
\nAutumn time is busy time for little Mister Squirrel
\nI see him working in my yard in his coat of soft brown fur.
\nHe holds an acorn in his mouth and digs a hole with his front feet in wintertime
\nwhen he is hungry he will dig it up to eat.
\nAnd if he has not eaten it when winter turns to spring
\nA little tree will grow from it so straight and strong and green.<\/p>\n
\nDot, dot, dot
\nAnd a big question mark.
\nLittle spiders crawl up your back
\nLittle spiders crawl down your back
\nLittle spiders crawl up your arms
\nLittle spiders crawl down your arms
\nCool breeze, tight squeeze.
\nEgg on the head and the yolk drips down.
\nCreepy crawlies, creepy crawlies\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\nGotcha.<\/p>\n
\nAnything can happen
\nIn a fairy tale or rhyme
\nWhen you say the magic words
\nOnce a upon a time<\/p>\n
\nTime to wash our hands,
\nTime to wash our hands<\/p>\n
\nWelcome to our table
\nWelcome, welcome
\nWe all join hands together. (We sing this until every one is at the table)<\/p>\n
\nEarth who gives to us this food.
\nSun who makes it ripe and good.
\nSun above and earth below,
\nOur loving thanks to you we show.
\nBlessings on our meal.<\/p>\n
\nWho will come to my wee ring?
\nMy wee ring
\nMy wee ring
\nWho will come to my wee ring?
\nAnd make it a little bit bigger?<\/p>\n
\nWe leave you now
\nAnd off we go
\nGoodbye now
\nGoodbye to all of you.
\nThank you for coming.<\/p>\n
\nGoodbye, goodbye
\nBlessings on your way.
\nMay the sun shine bright
\nIn your hearts today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"