Little Fingers That Play

Preschool Song: Peas in a Peapod

2010-08-13T23:46:00.002-04:00

There were five little peas in the peapod
Sitting in a long straight row.
Then they all rolled over
And one fell out
And away he did roll!

There were four little peas in the peapod

Sitting in a long straight row.

Then they all rolled over

And one fell out

And away he did roll!

There were three little peas in the peapod

Sitting in a long straight row.

Then they all rolled over

And one fell out

And away he did roll!

There were two little peas in the peapod

Sitting in a long straight row.

Then they both rolled over

And one fell out

And away he did roll!

There was one little pea in the peapod

Sitting all alone.

Then he rolled over

And he fell right out

And away he did roll!

See this Peapod activity on Teach Preschool!

Preschool Song: Stack the blocks

2010-07-21T00:29:00.001-04:00

I wrote this little ditti after observing a group of kids playing blocks.

Preschool Song: Stack the Blocks

Tune: The Ants Go Marching In

We stack the blocks one-by-one

Hurrah! Hurrah!

We stack the blocks one-by-one

Hurrah! Hurrah!

We stack the blocks one-by-one

We are having so much fun

Then they all go tumbling down – to the ground

Boom, Boom, Boom!

Repeat and change verses to two-by-two, three-by-three and so on…

Play a Game
Set out some blocks and as you sing the song, have the children stack the number of blocks called for in each verse and when the song says the blocks come tumbling down, let the children knock their blocks over too!

See this post about how we worked together to stack those blocks!

Preschool Song: An Orange Is Appealing

2010-07-19T22:28:00.000-04:00

Orange song

An Orange is Appealing!

An orange is appealing

But you can't eat the peeling

So you better peel the peeling away!

Repeat and get faster each time!

Preschool Song: Ribbon Song

2010-07-15T07:17:00.001-04:00

Preschool: Ribbon Song

Ribbon Song

Ribbon Red

Ribbon Blue
Wave those ribbons around you.

Ribbon Yellow
Ribbon Green
Wave those ribbons so they can be seen.

Wave those ribbons up high.
Wave those ribbons down low.
Wave those ribbons so fast, fast, fast, fast,
Wave those ribbons so slow, slow, slow.

Ribbon Red

Ribbon Blue

Wave those ribbons around you.

Ribbon Yellow

Ribbon Green

Ribbon Red

Ribbon Blue

Wave those ribbons around....

Around you.

Preschool Song: Red, White, and Blue

2010-06-30T00:52:00.000-04:00

I have been working on some new songs this summer and will start posting them soon. Here is one for the Fourth of July! Grab a flag and march around the room!

Red, white, and blue

Red White and Blue

I'll make this pledge for you.

And hold up high,

In the sky,

The Red, White, and Blue.

Red, White, and Blue

I'll march around for you.

And hold up high,

In the sky,

The Red, White and Blue!

Deborah

Click here to see some Fourth of July activities!

Purchase Deborah's Children's Music CD

Roll the Ball

2010-04-30T10:04:00.000-04:00

Bounce The Ball

Bounce the Ball
A presentation from Teach Preschool

Have your little one’s stand and pretend to hold a ball. Perform each of these ball motions with your pretend ball.

This is the way we bounce the ball

We bounce and bounce and bounce the ball
This is the way we bounce the ball
All day long!

This is the way we toss the ball
We toss and toss and toss the ball
This is the way we toss the ball
All day long!

This is the way we spin the ball
We spin and spin and spin the ball
This is the way we spin the ball
All day long!

This is the way we roll the ball
We roll and roll and roll the ball
This is the way we roll the ball
All day long!

Copyright © Deborah J. Stewart

Check out this really fun creative activity with a Yellow Ball!

Deborah's New CD!

2010-04-07T22:56:00.003-04:00

Order My New CD!

Simple Songs for Preschool

Enjoy this wonderful collection of children's songs and chants written and presented to you by Deborah. Full of rhyme and repetition and content that will be meaningful to the young child.

Total of 19 Songs and 8 Chants are included on CD

Preschool Song: The Inchworm

2010-03-28T01:09:00.002-04:00

The Inchworm

The inchworm went for a walk one day
Inch by inch
The inchworm moves in a special way
Inch by inch

He goes up
and down
Up
And down

Up
and down
As he moves across the ground

The Inchworm went for a walk one day
Inch by inch
The inchworm moves in a special way
Inch by inch

See this inchworm activity!

Introducing the Inch!

Preschool Song: Little Ladybug

2010-03-26T11:06:00.003-04:00

Little Ladybug

Cut out a large red circle from felt (ladybug) and 10 black felt dots (ladybug dots). As you sing the song, place the ten dots on the red circle. Then hide the dots around the room and let your little ladybugs go and search for them!

Little Ladybug on the ground
Doesn't make a sound.
Looking for her ten black dots
She lost them on the ground.

One black dot
Two black dots
Three block dots
And four.

Five black dots
Six black dots
She's looking for some more.

Seven black dots
Eight black dots
Nine black dots
And ten.

The ladybug who lost her dots has found them all again!

Check out these cute little ladybug activities from No Time for Flashcards!
Create a class Lady Bug book !
And let your class use sticker dots to create this little lady bug counting book!

Preschool song: The turtle song

2010-03-23T02:07:00.001-04:00

The Turtle Song

View more presentations from Deborah Stewart.

The turtle strolled down to the pond one day
to take a little bath.
He jumped in the water and flipped around
and floated on his back.

Then rub-a-dub dub he washed his toes,
Rub-a-dub dub he washed his nose.
Rub-a-dub dub he washed his shell,
Rub-a-dub dub he washed his tail.

The turtle strolled down to the pond one day

to eat a little snack.

He jumped in the water and flipped around

and floated on his back.

Then snap, snap, snap he snapped at the minnow,

Snap, snap, snap, he snapped at the flea.

snap, snap, snap, he snapped at the toad,

snap, snap, snap, he snapped at me.

The turtle strolled down to the pond one day

to take a little nap.

He jumped in the water and flipped around

and rested on his back.

Preschool Song: The Train Station

2010-03-18T21:50:00.003-04:00

The Train Station

Let the children line up to make a train and roll down that track!

The train rolled into the station

and opened it's doors.

A passenger was waiting

to climb aboard.

Choo, choo

Clickety-clack

Choo, choo

Rolling down the track!

Repeat!

Let your preschoolers draw their own Trains!

Preschool Song: The seed begins in the garden

2010-03-16T02:30:00.012-04:00

I am in the final stages of finishing my first children's song CD. This is a sample of what will be on the CD and almost what the songs will sound like with instrumental from Phillip Jacoby.

This version hasn't been "mastered" yet - do you like my professional musician lingo? :)

The seed grows

As your child sings this song, have the child bend low to the ground and as the seed grows, have the child stretch up to grow too!

The Seed Begins in the Garden

The seed begins in the garden

Tiny and small

But then it grows, and grows, and grows,

Big and tall!

(repeat)

Copyright © 2010 Deborah J. Stewart

I'd love to hear what you think - but be nice! LOL!

Make the parts of a flower!
Plant your own seeds!

Check out Try and Tell!!

Look at the butterflies

2010-03-13T09:42:00.001-05:00

Look At The Butterfly

Oh, look at the butterflies in the sky.

Spread their wings and start to fly.

I'll sneak up close and try to catch,

One little butterfly in my net!

(Repeat changing the number to two, three, four, and five)

Five little cups

2010-03-12T02:54:00.003-05:00

Five Little Cups

Five little cups are empty

Sitting on a shelf

I'll take one down and fill it up

all by myself.

Pour, pour, pour,

I will not spill a drop.

More, more, more,

till it reaches to the top.

Gulp, gulp, gulp,

I'll drink it all up.

Gulp, gulp, gulp,

And leave a dirty cup!

(repeat above with four, three, two, one)

All the cups are dirty,

Sitting on the shelf.

I'll use some soap and water

And wash them all myself.

Wash, wash, wash,

I'll wash the dirty cups.

Dry, dry, dry,

And I'll put them all back up!

Check out this awesome and colorful activity from Makes and Takes!

Bucket and a Shovel

2010-03-07T23:21:00.004-05:00

Nature Pie

Take a bucket and a shovel and go outside,
Dig, Dig, Dig,

Find a pile of dirt and make dirt pie,
Dig, Dig, Dig,

Dig it up!
Stir it up!
But whatever you do
Don't eat it up!

Take a bucket and a shovel and go outside,

Dig, Dig, Dig,

Find a pile of sand and make sand pie,

Dig, Dig, Dig,

Dig it up!
Stir it up!

But whatever you do

Don't eat it up!

Take a bucket and a shovel and go outside,

Dig, Dig, Dig,

Find a pile of rocks and make rock pie,

Dig, Dig, Dig,

Dig it up!
Stir it up!

But whatever you do

Don't eat it up!

Take a bucket and a shovel and go outside,

Dig, Dig, Dig,

Find a pile of grass and make grass pie,

Dig, Dig, Dig,

Dig it up!
Stir it up!

But whatever you do

Don't eat it up!

Take a bucket and a shovel and go outside,

Dig, Dig, Dig,

Find a pile of leaves and make leaf pie,

Dig, Dig, Dig,

Dig it up!
Stir it up!

But whatever you do

Don't eat it up!

Four black tires

2010-02-28T02:24:00.009-05:00

Four Black Tires

Four black tires are on the ground

Hauling that car around the town.
They keep on rolling, and rolling, and rolling,
They keep on rolling around.

Four black tires are on the ground

Hauling that truck around the town.

They keep on rolling, and rolling, and rolling,

They keep on rolling around.

Four black tires are on the ground

Hauling that bus around the town.

They keep on rolling, and rolling, and rolling,

They keep on rolling around.

I Had a Little Red Balloon Presentation

2010-02-26T02:31:00.003-05:00

I Had A Little Red Baloon

Have your children reach deep into their "pretend" pocket and pull out their "red" balloon. Stretch the balloon this away then stretch the balloon that away before starting this fun little fingerplay.

I had a little red balloon
pretend to hold up balloon

And I blew, and I blew, and I blew!
hold both hand up near mouth and pretent to blow up the balloon
And it grew, and it grew, and it grew!
spread hands farther apart each time you say "grew"
I tossed it in the air,
hold hands palms up and pretend to toss the balloon up
And didn't let it drop.
I bounced it on the ground, hold hands palms down and pretend to bound the balloon down
And it went POP!
clap hands together to make the balloon pop.

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Fingerplay: unknown author
All other material: Copyright © 2009 Deborah J. Stewart, All Rights Reserved!

Songs in Spanish for young children

2010-02-24T01:16:00.003-05:00

Carito Gomez is a blogger and facebook friend that I have just recently met. Carito shares wonderful songs in Spanish on her blog titled Fun for Early and Elementary Spanish Teachers. Many of the words to the songs are written in both Spanish and English and also have a simple video for you to listen to the tune and words.

Here is one of the Spanish songs that I snagged from YouTube....

You can also visit their 123 Spanish Together website!

Preschool Song: Busy Bee

2010-02-23T07:00:00.007-05:00

Busy Bee

Busy, busy bee

Busy, busy bee
Buzzing round the apple tree.

Busy, busy bee
Busy, busy bee
Stay away and don't sting me!

Buzzzzzz, Ouch!
Repeat song

Play the busy bee game!

Have the children all stand in a circle and hold hands.
Lift up arms to make a big tree.
Choose one child to be the busy bee.
While you sing the busy bee song, the busy bee goes in and out of the circle tree (or around the circle).
When the song says... "buzzzz, ouch!" ... the busy bee stops and stings (tags) the child he or she is closest too and now you have a new busy bee.
Keep playing until everyone gets to be a busy bee!

Check out this busy bee activity from House of Baby Pirahna!

And this busy bee from Giggles Galore!

And the busy bee craft from Momma to Three Blessings!

Check out the MckLinky at....

Preschool Song: Three Little Birds

2010-02-21T16:21:00.003-05:00

Three Little Birds

Three little birds were taking a rest
Way up high in the baby bird nest.

One little bird said I'd like to fly
So he flapped his wings

(flap, flap, flap)

And he started to sing
(chirp, chirp, chirp)
And away he flew off into the sky!

Two little birds were taking a rest

Way up high in the baby bird nest.

One little bird said I'd like to fly

So he flapped his wings

(flap, flap, flap)

And he started to sing

(chirp, chirp, chirp)

And away he flew off into the sky!

One little bird was taking a rest

Way up high in the baby bird nest.

One little bird said I'd like to fly

So he flapped his wings

(flap, flap, flap)

And he started to sing

(chirp, chirp, chirp)

And away he flew off into the sky!

Twinkle Five Little Stars

2010-02-14T02:06:00.002-05:00

Twinkle Five Little Stars

Take this familiar tune and add a few new stars and diamonds to it....

Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are?
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are?

Twinkle, twinkle two little stars

How I wonder what you are?

Up above the world so high

Like two diamonds in the sky.

Twinkle twinkle two little stars

How I wonder what you are?

Twinkle, twinkle three little stars

How I wonder what you are?

Up above the world so high

Like three diamonds in the sky.

Twinkle twinkle three little stars

How I wonder what you are?

Twinkle, twinkle four little stars

How I wonder what you are?

Up above the world so high

Like four diamonds in the sky.

Twinkle twinkle four little stars

How I wonder what you are?

Twinkle, twinkle five little stars

How I wonder what you are?

Up above the world so high

Like five diamonds in the sky.

Twinkle twinkle five little stars

How I wonder what you are?

Valentine Guest Songs

2010-02-12T01:27:00.005-05:00

I have two cute little songs that were shared with me that I know you will enjoy!

L-O-V-E by Little Family Fun
Tune: B-I-N-G-O

Valentines is on its way
It's a day of love
L-O-V-E
L-O-V-E
L-O-V-E
It's a day of love!

See all the wonderful games and activities posted on the Little Family Fun blog!

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A Big Red Heart by Vanessa Kerr and her daughter!

I have a big red heart
It goes beep, beep, beep!

I see a little bird
It goes tweet, tweet, tweet!

I have two little feet
And they smell
Oh, so sweet!

You can listen to the grown-up voice here!

And listen to little voice version here!

Check out this cute Valentine activity!
And this cute valentine bag!

HomeSchool Hop and Beautiful Blogger Award

2010-02-12T00:37:00.003-05:00

This post has two parts I want to share....

Last week I received a wonderful award from Melissa who authors the blog Home Grown Families.

Part of accepting this award is to share at least 7 things about yourself so please click here to see what I came up with!

Thank you Melissa for sharing this award with me!

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Melissa is also taking part in the HomeSchool Hop!

Melissa writes: "Our Worldwide Classroom is hosting an awesome Homeschool hop! All you have do is post about the theme, link up on Mclinky, post the Mclinky, and meet lots of other homeschool moms! You can view all the rules etc here .

Theme 1: All About Me

This is Me!

I am a homeschooling mom as well but not in the traditional sense of the word - instead I teach teachers from home and I am a mom of a grown up daughter. But my house is always full of nieces and nephews ranging from age 15 months to 24 years old and there are days when the books are all thrown on the kitchen table and living room couch so I can help with homework!

I have been married for 26 years and have one daughter who is now age 23 and married to a wonderful young man. My husband and I own a construction company and live in Indiana. Currently, I am in the process of writing a series of children's songs along with a series of children's books to go along with my songs.

I like to hook up home school moms because it allows me to stay in touch with the priorities, values, needs, concerns, gifts, and talents that so many loving and dedicated parents bring to their children at home. I get to learn more about what I do from you and because of that, I become a better teacher and leader in the field of early childhood education.

Deborah

Missing in Action!

2010-02-09T15:29:00.005-05:00

Sorry to have been missing in action for the past week! I will be back soon but first I have to finish tons of homework for my class, get some sleep, and then write up some more songs! In the mean time, here is a picture of what it looks like at my house right now and it is still snowing!

Will be back ASAP so hang in there with me okay?

Deborah

I know where I live

2010-02-05T03:36:00.004-05:00

This is a little song that helps children remember their own name as well as the name of the street they live on. I didn't make it up rather this song was shared with me by 4 Crazy Kings. I asked her if I could share her idea with all of you and she kindly said YES!

Tune: The Muffin Man

Oh, Do you know (insert name)
(insert name)
(insert name)
Do you know (insert name)
She/He lives on (insert street name).

You can listen to a sample of the song below...

4 Crazy Kings said....

So far we've been able to insert all types of names (from her daughters class) and it still sounds alright. I am sure there are a few names that are so long they may need to be shortened to just part of the name.

I tried it too and have put a sample name in the recording to give you the idea. I hope I have sang it the way it was intended:)

Have fun!