Some Activities, Songs, and Ideas from Lead Teacher Tamar

"The more we get together" song
The more we get together, together, together
the more we get together the happier we'll be
cause you're friends are my friends and my friends are your friends
the more we together the happier we'll be
(sing again and faster)

The children love the song "row row your boat" and we hold hands and rock back and forth!
 
A New Game Suggestion for Infants: We place pre-made shamrocks on the floor covered by contact paper for fun floor play and exploring. Or, place an object (ie: a block) in a colorful sock to guess what it may be.

Bowling:

Save soda or water bottles. Use them as pins to play bowling.

Rhyme:

Two little eyes to look around

Two little ears to hear each sound

One little nose to smell what's sweet

One little mouth that likes to eat

Our babies have been enjoying..

Scarf peek-a-boo

Children love when you cover yourself with a scarf or give the scarf to them and they do the peek-a-boo to you. Different colored scarves are helpful to teach colors.

 Puppets:

Of all kinds! Elmo has been very popular and we make our own Elmo with coloring pages. Simply color the pages and glue on paper plates or paper bags.

Rolling Pin Game:

To play this game, lay your baby down on the bed or on a carpeted floor. Gently roll him back and forth. Repeat this motion, telling him he's rolling out the cookies.

Nursery Rhyme:

A Diller, A Dollar

A diller, a dollar,

A ten o'clock scholar,

What makes you come so soon?

You used to come at ten o'clock,

But now you come at noon

More lyrics for "Baa Baa Black Sheep"

Cluck cluck red hen have you any eggs

yes sir yes sir as many as your legs

one for your breakfast

one for your lunch

come back tomorrow, I'll have another bunch

Moo Moo brown cow have you milk for me

yes sir yes sir tasty as can be

churn it into butter

make it into cheese

freeze it for some ice-cream

or drink it if you please

buzz buzz busy bee

is your honey sweet

yes sir yes sir sweet enough to eat

honey on your muffin

honey on your cake

honey by the bag full

as much as I can make

baa baa black sheep have you any wool (sing last line faster to finish)

yes sir yes sir 3 bags full

Popular Spanish Songs We Sing in Class: 

Twinkle twinkle little star in Spanish

Estrellita, donde estás?

Me pregunto que serás.

En el cielo y en el mar,

Un diamante de verdad.

Estrellita, donde estás?

Me pregunto que serás..

Itsy Bitsy Spider in Spanish

Itzi, bitzi araña,

tejió su telaraña.

Vino la lluvia,

y se la llevo.

Salió el sol,    

se seco la lluvia.

Y Itzi, bitzi araña,

otra vez subió

A popular song for our ocean theme:

Song: I’m a little fishy

Sung to: I’m a little teapot

I’m a little fishy

I can swim

Here is my tail and here is my fin

When I want to have fun with my friends

I move my tail and dive right in

A popular song all of the babies love:  Alligator Farm

(Name of child) went down to the alligator farm sat on the fence ‘till the fence broke down, Alligator bit him/her on the seat of the pants, Made him/her do the alligator dance. Dance, Dance, dance (name of child) dance (name of child) dance and then we’ll shout Hooray!

One of our games we play in the Little Cherubs Classroom:

The wonder ball goes round and round

To pass it quickly we are bound

If you’re the one to hold it last

The game for you will quickly pass

And you are out!

A game to enhance knowledge of textures:

Cover an old glove with different textured materials.  Flannel, silk, velvet work well.  Try attaching large buttons also.

A popular song:

(Sung to the tune of "She'll be coming 'round the mountain")

And we'll have chocolate pizza when she comes (eww yuck!).  She'll be riding in a hot rod when she comes (vroom! vroom!).  She'll be riding on a turtle when she comes (plop! plop!).  She'll be riding a giraffe when she comes (lift chin and say "tall necks!").

We are the dinosaurs:

Chorus: We are the dinosaurs, marching marching.  We are the dinosaurs.  What do you think of that.  We are the dinosaurs, marching marching.  We are the dinosaurs, we make the earth flat.  We make the earth flat.  Verse 1: We stop and eat our food when we're in the mood, we stop and eat our food and then we march around cause CHORUS  Verse 2: We stop to take a rest over in our nest, we stop and take a rest at the end of our day cause CHORUS  And then we roar - we are the dinosaurs!

Counting buttons:

Wear a shirt that has three or more buttons. Say the following words:  1 button, 1 button let's touch 1 button.  1 button, 2 buttons, let's touch 2 buttons (and so forth, touch 1 button then go to 2 and 3, etc.)

Red wagon:

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon, 2 more x's, won't you be my darlin' (name) going to fix it with a hammer, 2 more x's, so that we can ride it!

“Black and Brown Horses”

Recite verses repeatedly – beginning with mouths closed and just using hands, next to moving mouth but no sound, whispering, and gradually louder & louder.

Begin and end each round with hands behind back.  Open fingers with each “five were . . .” and both hands up and then down as verse states.

10 horses came galloping into town (bring hands to front)

5 were black (right hand) and 5 were brown (left hand) They galloped UP, they galloped DOWN And then they galloped out of town.

Game Suggestion: Put a picture of something (we used a turkey) onto trucks and play along with your child while moving it around.
 
Song:
The Leaves are Falling Down
(To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell")
The leaves are falling down
The leaves are falling down
School is here and fall in near
The leaves are falling down.
The leaves are falling down
The leaves are falling down
Some are red and some are brown
The leaves are falling down.

If you have any questions about these games or songs please feel free to email Tamar at WeCare@SaferStart.com or call (401) 334-2626.