Appendix E

Session 1

"The More We Get Together"
Finger Plays and Songs for Preschoolers from the University of Minnesota Lab School; See Lynn Galle at the Institute of Child Development
The more we get together, together, together;
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
'Cause your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends.
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
"Special is Each One"
To the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat, New words by Julie Penshorn, 1997
Special is each one, every color too.
Together we celebrate me and you, celebrate me and you.
"The Sharing Song"
RAFFI Singable Songbook, pg 76. Words and music by RAFFI. 1976 Homeland Publishing
(CAPAC) Chappell Music Company Limited.)
Chorus:
It's mine, but you can have some.
With you I'd like to share it.
'Cause if I share it with you
You'll have some, too.
If I have a cake to eat;
If I have a tasty treat;
If you come to me and ask
I'll give some to you.
Chorus
"Love is Something"
traditional Christian song
Chorus:
Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away,
Love is something if you give it away.
You end up having more.
It's just like a magic penny,
Hold it tight and you won't have any
Lend it, spend it, you'll have so many,
They'll roll all over the floor.
Session #2
"If You're Happy and You Know it"
Copyright 1985 Ardee Music Publishing Inc. Printed in The Reader's Digest Chidren's Songbook
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands (clap, clap),
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands (clap, clap),
If you're happy and you know it then your face will surely show it,
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands (clap, clap).
Additional Verses:
2. If you're sad and you know it, shed a tear (sniff, sniff). . .
3. If you're weary and you know it, heave a sigh (whee-hoo) . . .
4. If you're joyous and you know it , shout "Hooray"! (Hoo-ray!) . . .
"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"
Author Unknown. Found in Wee Sing and Play. Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp, Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, Los Angeles
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. (Repeat 2 times)
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes.
"This Little Light of Mine"
Traditional, Christian origin
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Additional Verses:
2. We've got the light of freedom, We gotta let it shine.
3. Everywhere I go, I've gotta let it shine.
Session #3
"Looking Under the Mask"
Looking under my mask, who do I see?
I see _____looking at me.
Hello ______.

"Punchinello"

What can you do Punchinello, friendly fellow ?

What can you do Puncinello, friendly you?

"Shake Hands With Friends"

by Ella Jenkins

(Sing this as you go around the circle shaking everyone's hand. Repeat the verse until you have shaken everyone's hand.)

Shake hands with friends and say, "hello,"

I hope that we can be friends today.

Session #4

"Name Chant"
(_____) is here today! (_____) is here today! (_____) is here today! Yeah!
"Stand Up Tall"
This is an adaptation of a traditional song. Origin unknown.
If your name is ______ stand up tall. (3 times)
Now everybody stand up tall.
"This Land is Your Land"
This land is your land; this land is my land.
From California to the New York Island,
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters,
This land was made for you and me.
As I was walking that ribbon of highway,
I saw above me that endless skyway.
I saw below me that golden valley.
This land was made for you and me.
I've roamed and rambled, and I followed my footsteps,
To the sparkling sands of her diamond desserts.
And all around me a voice was sounding,
This land was made for you and me.
When the sun came shining and I was strolling,
With the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling,
As the fog was lifting, a voice was chanting,
This land was made for you and me.
Nobody living can ever stop me
As I go walking that freedom highway.
Nobody living can make me turn back
This land was made for you and me.
Color Flag Game: "Colors"
From Hap Palmer record: Learning Basic Skills Through Music, AR 514 Vol. 1. Original words and music by Hap Palmer (Use red, green, blue, and yellow paper flags. Each participant gets one.)
Chorus:
This is a song about colors (colors). You see them all around.
There is red on a stop sign, green on a tree, blue in the sky and sea.
This is a song about colors (colors). You see them all around.
It's about the happiest song in town.
All you have to do is stand up and sit down.
All you have to do is stand up and sit down.
Red stand up, blue stand up, green and yellow stand up.
Red sit down, blue, sit down, green and yellow sit down.
Chorus

Session #5

Found in Wee Sing, Children's Songs and Fingerplays by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp, Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, Los Angeles, 1981. This is an adapted version.
"Little Cabin in the Woods"
In a cabin in the woods (place index fingers to each other and thumbs to each other to make a cabin).
Little man by the window stood (place hand over your eyes and look about).
Saw a rabbit hopping by, knocking on his door (use two fingers held up for rabbit ears, and hop them along, then knock in air).
"Help me! Help me! Help!" he said, "for the rain is on my head" (throw hands up in the air on each "Help").
"Little rabbit come inside, warm by fireside" (motion to come, then cradle arms and rock them).
"Little Turtle"
Found in Clap Your Hands Finger Rhymes by Sarah Hayes and Toni Goffe, Lothrop, Lee and Shepard books, New York, 1988. This is a Mother Goose nursery rhyme.
I have a little turtle. He lives in a box.
He swims in the puddle and he climbs on the rocks.
He snapped at the minnow, he snapped at the flea,
He snapped at the mosquito, and he snapped at me.
He caught the minnow, he caught the flea,
He caught the mosquito, but he didn't catch me!
"Houses"
This is a nursery rhyme. Origin unknown.
This is a nest for the bluebird (cup hands, palms up).
This is a hive for the bee (put fists together palm to palm).
This is a hole for the bunny rabbit (make a "hole" with fingers).
And this is a house for me (put fingertips together to make a peak).
"Apples and Bananas"
From One Light One Sun album (or cassette) by Raffi. All songs arranged by Raffi. Management:
Original Artists/Linda Goldstein, 60 West 58th Street, Suite 9188, New York, NY. 10019.)
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas. . .
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas. . .
I like to ate, ate, ate ayples and banaynays. . .
I like to eet, eet, eet, eeples and baneenees. . .
I like to ite, ite, ite iples and baninis. . .
I like to ote, ote, ote oples and banonos. . .
I like to ute, ute, ute uples and banunus. . .
"Peanut, Peanut Butter"
Origin not found.
Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
First you take the peanuts and you crunch 'em, crunch 'em you crunch 'em, crunch 'em, crunch 'em.
"Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
Then you take the peanuts and you spread 'em, spread 'em, you spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em.
Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
Then you take the berries and you pick 'em, pick 'em, you pick 'em, pick 'em, pick 'em.
Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
Then you take the berries and you smash 'em, smash 'em, you smash 'em, smash 'em, smash 'em.
Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
Then you take the berries and you spread 'em, spread 'em, you spread 'em, spread 'em, spread 'em.
Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
Then you take the sandwich and you eat it, eat it, you eat it, eat it, eat it.
Peanut, peanut butter - Jelly!
Session #6
"Here are Grandma's Glasses"
From Wee Sing by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp.
Here are grandma's spectacles (make circles around eyes with thumbs and second finger)
Here is Grandpa's cap (make hands come together in peak on top of head)
And this is how they fold their hands (fold hands)
And lay them in their lap (lay hands in your lap).
"You Gotta Sing"
Traditional. See RAFFI Singable Songbook, p. 100.
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing,
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing,
When your spirit says sing, you gotta sing right along,
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing.
Additional Verses:
You gotta shout when your spirit says shout. . .
You gotta wiggle when your spirit says wiggle. . .
You gotta shake when your spirit says shake. . .
You gotta dance when your spirit says dance. . .
You gotta sing when your spirit says sing. . .
"Skin-a-ma-rink"
Adapted: Found in print in Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp. Price/ Stern/ Sloan, Los Angeles. 1981.
Skin-a-ma-rink, a dink, a dink.
Skin-a-ma-rink, a doo.
I love you.
Skin-a-ma-rink, a dink, a dink.
Skin-a-ma-rink, a doo.
"I love you.
I love you in the morning
and in the afternoon
I love you in the evening
Underneath the moon.
Oh, skin-a-ma-rink, a dink, a dink.
Skin-a-ma rink, a doo.
I love you!
Session #7
Vivala Company
Wee Sing Singalongs by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp, Price/ Stern/ Sloan, Los Angeles, 1990.
Chorus
Vivala, vivala, vivala more. Vivala, vivala, vivala more.
Vivala vivala, vivala more. Vivala company!
Verses
Let every good fellow now join in our song.
Vivala company.
Success to each other and pass it along
Vivala company.
Chorus
A friend on your left and a friend on your right
Vivala company.
In love and good fellowship let us unite
Vivala company.
"Bluebird, Bluebird, Go Through My Window"
Wee Sing and Play by Pamela Conn Beall & Susan Hagen Nipp, p. 26)
Bluebird, Bluebird, go through my window (3 times)
Oh, Johnnie what a day.
Choose a partner and tap her on the shoulder (3 times)
Oh, Johnnie what a day.
(Repeat until all children are going in and out the "windows".)
Session #8
"Cobbler, Cobbler, Mend My Shoe"
Wee Sing and Play by Pamela Conn Beall & Susan Hagen Nipp.
Cobbler, Cobbler, mend my shoe
Mend it up by half past two.
Mend it up and mend it down
Have it done when I come back from town.
(Pass a shoe around the circle behind your back with eyes closed. When rhyme is completed, at "back from town," a designated person guesses who has the shoe. If person guesses correctly, that person gets to begin the next turn. If guess is incorrect, the person who has the shoe begins again.)
""Ring Around the Rosie"
Traditional
Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, all fall down.
Cows in the meadow, eating butter cups
Ashes, ashes, all stand up.
"Pat-a-Cake"
Traditional
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Pick 'em, pat 'em, mark 'em with a B
Throw 'em in the oven for baby and me.
Session #9
"Pease Porridge Hot"
Traditional. Found in Wee Sing and Play, p. 58.
Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold
Peas porridge in the pot, nine days old.
Some like it hot, some like it cold
Some like it in the pot nine days old.
"Miss Mary Mack"
Found in Wee Sing and Play by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp, p. 61)
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black.
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back.
She asked her mother, mother, mother for fifty cents, cents, cents
To see the elephant, elephant, elephant, jump the fence, fence, fence.
He jumped so high, high, high, He reached the sky, sky, sky.
And he didn't come back, back, back, 'til the fourth of July, ly, ly.
Session #10
"London Bridge"
London bridge is falling down, failing down falling down,
London bridge is falling down, my fair lady.
Verses:
2. Take a child and hold her tight, hold her tight, hold her tight. . .
3. Take a child and hold him tight, hold him tight, hold him tight. . .
4. Take a child and give her love, give her love, give her love. . .
5. Take a child and give him love, give him love, give him love. . .
"Every Little Soul Must Shine"
Mr. rabbit your ears are mighty long.
Yes, my Lord. They were put on wrong.
Every little soul must shine, shine.
Every little soul must shine alone.
Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit, your tail is mighty white.
Yes, my Lord. They're out of sight.
Every little soul must shine, shine.
Every little soul must shine alone.
Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit, your coat is mighty grey.
Yes, my Lord. It was made that way
Every little soul must shine, shine.
Every little soul must shine alone.
Session # 11
"All for Freedom"
Sweet Honey In The Rock, All For Freedom, album.
(to the tune of "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain")
If you're all for freedom clap your hands.
If you're all for freedom clap your hands.
If you're all for freedom, if you're all for freedom, if you're all for freedom, clap your hands.
"Follow the Drinking Gourd"
In Follow the Drinking Gourd, by Jeanette Winter, The Trumpet Club, New York, 1988)
Chorus:
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd.
For the old man is a-waitin' for to carry you to freedom
If you follow the drinking gourd.
When the sun comes back, and the first quail calls,
Follow the drinking gourd.
For the old man is a waiting for to carry you to freedom,
if you follow the drinking gourd.
Repeat chorus:
The riverbank makes a very good road,
The dead trees will show you the way.
Left foot, peg foot, traveling on,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Session # 12
"What A Wonderful World"
by Louis Armstrong, found on Louis Armstrong Greatest Hits, George David Weiss/ Bob Thiele, Herald Square Music, Inc. on behalf of Range Road Music, Inc. and Quartet Music, Inc. ASCAP
I see trees of green; red roses, too.
I've seen them bloom for me and you.
And I think to myself , "What a wonderful world."
I see skies of blue and clouds of white,
The bright blessed day, the dark sky, "Good Night."
And I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."
The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the skies;
Are also in the faces of people going by.
I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do."
They're really saying, "I love you."
I hear babies cry; I've watched them grow.
They've learned much more than I'll ever know,
And I think the myself, "What a wonderful world"
Yeah, I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."
OOOHYeah!