The ants go marching
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
(March on the spot holding up one finger)
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
(Continue…)
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to...
Who is wearing…?
Sung to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell."
Oh, who is wearing red?
(Hold out both hands on either side of your body, palms facing up)
Oh, who is wearing red?
(Hold out both hands on either...
Five little ducks
Five little ducks
(Hold up five fingers)
Went swimming one day
Over the hill and far away
(Using one hand gesture over a hill across your body and then stretch your arm out)
Mother duck said
(Form a beak with...
Five in the bed
There were five in the bed
(Hold up 5 fingers)
And the little one said,
"Roll over! Roll over!"
(Spin around in a circle)
So they all rolled over and one fell out...
(Drop to the ground)
Who bumped his head...
Yo te amo (I love you)
Verse in Spanish
Yo te amo, yo te amo
All day long I sing this little song to you
Yo te amo, yo te amo
Darling, I love you
French
Je t’aime, je t’aime
All day long I sing this little...
Hokey pokey
All children stand in a circle, or parents stand in a circle with babies on their hips.
You put your right foot in,
(Raise right foot towards centre of circle)
You put your right foot out;
(Move right...
The wheels on the bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
(Hold your arms out by your sides, with your elbows bent at a right angle and move your hands in repeated circles)
Round and round,
(Repeat…)
Round and round.
The...
The vowel song
Sung to the tune of "B..I..N..G..O..."
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
a-e-i-o-u
a-e-i-o-u
a-e-i-o-u
I know them all by name, oh!
The vowels of the alphabet
I know them all by name, oh!
(clap)-e-i-o-u
(clap)-e-i-o-u
(clap)-e-i-o-u
I know them...
Peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo
(Cover and uncover eyes with your hands)
Peek-a-boo
(Cover and uncover eyes with your hands)
I see you
(Point to your eyes, and then point to baby)
I see you
(Point to your eyes, and then point to baby)
I see...
These are baby's fingers
These are baby’s fingers
(Fingerplay and tickle)
These are fingers
(Point to baby’s fingers)
These are toes
(Point to baby’s toes and give a little tickle)
This is baby’s belly button
(Point to baby’s belly and give a little...
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