Active Rhymes
You Be The Ice Cream You be the ice cream (shiver your fingers up and down sides of child) And I’ll be the freezer (squeeze child) You be the lemon (cup child’s face in your hand) And I’ll be the squeezer (hug child) You be the hotdog (yum, yum, yum) And I’ll be the bun (hug child) You be ________ (name of child) And we’ll have some fun! (tickle child) |
When the Day is Over When the day is over And the sun goes down And the king of the valley takes off his crown Then the queen of the valley takes off her socks And she wiggles her toes as she rocks, rocks, rocks. |
The Airplane The airplane has great big wings (children stretch out arms.) Its propeller spins round and sings, Vvvvvvrrruuuummmmm. (children move right arms around in a circle.) The airplane goes up. (they lift up their arms) The airplane dips down. The airplane flies--round all of the town! (With arms outstretched, they turn around twice.) |
Wiggle Fingers Wiggle fingers, Wiggle so, Wiggle high, Wiggle low. Wiggle left, Wiggle right. Wiggle fingers out of sight! |
Two Little Blackbirds Two little blackbirds Sitting on a hill. One named Jack, One named Jill. Fly away Jack, Fly away Jill. Come back Jack, Come back Jill. |
The Little Boy Goes in the Tunnel The little boy goes in the tunnel (begin to put shirt over head) Knock, knock, knock (tap lightly on top of his head) Up he comes, and up he comes And out the top! (pull shirt down until his head emerges triumphantly!) |
Here is a Beehive Here is a beehive, But where are the bees? Hidden away where nobody sees, See them come creeping out of the hive, One, two, three, four, five Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
An Elephant Goes Like This & Like That An elephant goes like this and like that He’s very big, And he’s very fat. He has no fingers, He has no toes But goodness gracious, what a nose! (make a trunk with your arm) |
Creeping Creeping, creeping, creeping, (creep fingers up child’s arm) Comes the little cat. But bunny with his long ears Hops like that! (bounce fingers up child’s arm) |
Steamroller Here is the steamroller, rolling and rolling (roll your arms over each other) Ever so slowly because of it’s load First it goes up to the top of the hill (roll your arms upward) Puffing and panting it has to stand still - (pause) Then it rolls all the way down! (quickly roll your arms downward) |
Here is a Nest for a Bluebird Here is a nest for a bluebird Cheep Cheep Cheep Here is a hive for a bee Buzz Buzz Buzz Here is a hole for a bunny And here is a house for me. |
Choo! Choo! I’m a little choo-choo train Chugging down the track First I go forward, then I go back Now my bell is ringing Hear my whistle blow What a lot of noise I make Everywhere I go |
