Ring-a-Ding – September 18, 2012

Song: It’s a Ring-A-Ding-A-Sing-Thing Time
It’s a Ring-A-Ding-A-Sing-Thing Time
It’s a Ring-A-Ding-A-Sing-Thing Time
We’re going to sing a song
And it won’t take long
It’s a Ring-A-Ding-A-Sing Thing Time

Nursery Rhyme: Row Your Boat x2

Fingerplay: This is Big Big Big x2
This is big big big
This is small small small
This is short short short
This is tall tall tall
This is fast fast fast
This is slow slow slow
This is yes yes yes
This is no no no

Nursery Rhyme/Medley: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/ABCs

Story: Make a Wish Bear (by Greg Foley)

Instrumental Free Play

Song: Happy Birthday
Played with instruments

Movement Activity: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Movement Activity: The Elephant (Hap Palmer)

Scarves Activity
First, we sang The Wheels on the Bus and then we played peek-a-boo. Finally, after rolling the scarves into a ball, we threw them up together and tried to catch them!

Free Play
The bells, parachutes and beach balls came out as the kids played

Movement Activity: Hokey Pokey

Closing Song
We wave good-bye like this
We wave good-bye like this
Let’s clap for all our friends
We wave good-bye like this