Five Fat Peas

Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (children hold hand in a fist)

  One grew, two grew, so did all the rest. (put thumb and fingers up one by one)

  They grew and grew
 (raise hand in the air very slowly)

  And did not stop, Until one day

  The pod went POP! (children clap hands together)

Clap, Slap, Tap, Lap

Clap, clap, clap, clap
(clap hands)

Slap, slap, slap, slap
(slap legs)

Tap, tap, tap, tap
(tap hands on head)

Lap, lap, lap, lap
(lay hands on lap)

Clap Clap Clap Your Hands

Clap, clap, clap your hands

Clap them just like me

Clap, clap, clap your hands

Clap them just like me

Horses in the pasture

Horses in the pasture
(point ot side)

Horses in the hay
(point to other side)

Horses like to run and jump,
(run and jump in place)

Each and every day.
(clap along with words)

We can Jump

We can jump, jump, jump

We can hop, hop, hop

We can clap, clap, clap,

We can stop, stop, stop,

We can stretch up both our arms,

We can reach and touch our toes,

We can bend our knees a little bit,

And sit down slow.

Five Fat Sausages

Five fat sausages
(hold up 5 fingers)
frying in a pan


All of a sudden, one went BANG
(clap hands)

Four fat sausages
(hold up 4 fingers)
frying in a pan

All of a sudden, one went BANG
(clap hands)

Three fat sausages
(hold up 3 fingers)
frying in a pan

All of a sudden, one went BANG
(clap hands)

Two fat sausages
(hold up 2 fingers)
frying in a pan

All of a sudden, one went BANG
(clap hands)

One fat sausage
(hold up 1 finger)
frying in a pan

All of a sudden, it went BANG
(clap hands)

Then there were no sausages left!
(hold up closed fist)

Pop Go the Bubbles

All around the story room
(roll one hand/arm)

The children chased the bubbles.
(roll both hands/arms)

The children laughed and had such fun.

Pop! go the bubbles
(clap on Pop!)

Love to Blow Bubbles

I love to blow bubbles,
(place hands over heart)

I just can't stop.
(shake head)

I blow them and blow them
(blow bubbles)

And watch them go POP!
(clap hands together)

Matzah Man

Clapping Rhyme

Pat a cake,

Pat a cake,

Matzah Man

Bake me an afikomen as fast as you can.

The afikomen is the piece that Daddy hides,

so I can find it and get a prize.

Two Things Make a Pair

Two things make a pair.
(Hold up two fingers.)

And on me, I'll show you where.
(Point to self.)

I have two ears, and I have two eyes.
(Point to your ears and eyes.)

Both are important to make me wise!

I have two holes in my nose.
(Point to your nose.)

That lets me smell a beautiful rose.
(Pretend to smell a rose.)

I have two hands that clap a beat.
(Clap hands to words.)

I have two feet that are really neat!
(Jump when saying the word neat!)

Wooden Soldiers

Wooden soldiers, red and blue,


Tramp, tramp, tramp, we march for you,

(march in place)


Wooden soldiers, here we come


Boom, boom, boom, we beat the drum

(clap hands for drum beat)

Busy Hands

(perform actions indicated)

Hands on shoulders, hands on knees

Put them behind you if you please

Raise them up high in the air

Down at your sides, now touch your hair

Hands at the side now you may place

Touch your elbows, now your face

Raise hands high up as before

Now you may clap 1,2,3,4

Now sit down, hands folded once more

Eyes to the front, feet on the floor

Bakery

Down around the corner

(point to the right)

In the bakery shop

There were 10 little doughnuts

(hold up ten fingers)

With sugar on top

Along came Katie all alone

She grabbed a big one and ran on home.

(clap hands)

Roll your Hands

Roll your hands so slowly,
(roll hands)
As slowly as can be.

Roll your hands so slowly,
Then fold them just like me.


Roll your hands so quickly,
As quickly as can be.
Roll your hands so quickly,
Then fold them just like me.


Clap your hands so softly,
(clap hands)
Softly as can be.
Clap your hands so softly,
Then fold them just like me.


Clap your hands so loudly,
Loudly as can be.
Clap your hands so loudly,
Then fold them just like me.

Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie

Runs through the town,

Upstairs and downstairs

In his nightgown.

Rapping at the windows,

Crying through the lock,

"Are the children all in bed?

For it's now eight o'clock.

Five Fire Fighters

Five little fire fighters sit very still
(hold up five fingers)

Until they see a fire on top of the hill

Number one rings the bell, ding-dong.
(bend down thumb)

Number 2 pulls his big boots on.
(bend down pointer finger)

Number 3 climbs on the truck right away.
(bend down middle finger)

Number 4 joins him, no one can wait.
(bend down ring finger)

Number 5 drives the truck to the fire.
(bend down little finger)

The big yellow flames go higher and higher.
(spread arms)

Whooo-ooo! Whooo-ooo! Hear the fire truck sway
(imitate siren )

As all of the cars get out of the way.

Shhh! goes the water from the fire hose spout,
(rub palms together)

And quicker than a wink the fire is out!
(clap hands)

Peas Porridge

Peas Porridge hot,
(clap hands in rhythm)

Peas Porridge cold,

Peas Porridge in the pot
(cup hands to make pot)

Nine days old.

Some like it hot,
(cup one hand, dip hand from other hand into, pretend eating)

Some like it cold,

Some like it the pot
(cup hands again)

Nine days old.

Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns,
(clap hands in rhythm)

Hot Cross Buns

One a-penny, two a-penny.
(Count out two fingers)

Hot Cross Buns
(clap hands)

This Little Squirrel

This little squirrel said, Let's run and play
(point to each finger following rhyme)

This little squirrel said, Let's hunt nuts today

This little squirrel said, Yes, nuts are good

This little squirrel said, Yes, they are our best food

This little squirrel said, Come climb this tree
(hold up arm with open hand, run fingers of other hand upwards quickly)

And crack these nuts, one,two, three
(clap hands)

Hands up High

(follow the action of the rhyme)

Hands up high

Hands down low

Hide those hand now where did they go?

One hand up, the other one too

Clap them, fold them, now we're through.