Simon Says Ideas

Source: The Best Ideas for Kids

Bubble, Bubble Pop with Sharks!

One little blue shark
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
One little blue shark
Swimming in the water
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble
POP!

Source: Abby the Librarian

Two Little Sharks

Two little sharks in the deep blue sea
One named Leonard and one named Lee
Swim away, Leonard! Swim away, Lee!
Come back, Leonard! Come back, Lee!

Source: Verona Storytime

There are Noodle in My Soup

(tune “If You’re Happy”)
There are noodles*, noodles, noodles in my soup
There are noodles, noodles, noodles in my soup
There are oodles, oodles, oodles
Of the most delicious noodles
There are noodles, noodles, noodles in my soup

*carrots, onions, broccoli, potatoes (sing lines 3 & 4 regular)

Source: Storytime with Ms. Emily Library

Making Alphabet Soup

(to the tune of “Farmer In The Dell”)
We’re making alphabet soup,
We’re making alphabet soup.
Stir the pot; soup’s getting hot.
We’re making alphabet soup.

First we’ll add an A;
And then we’ll add a B.
Next we’ll add C, D, & E.
We’re making alphabet soup.

Next we’ll add an F,
And then we’ll add a G.
After that we’ll add H, I, & J.
We’re making alphabet soup.

Then we’ll add a K,
And next we’ll add an L.
After that we’ll add M, N, & O.
We’re making alphabet soup.

Next we’ll add a P,
And then we’ll add a Q.
After that we’ll add R, S, & T.
We’re making alphabet soup.

Then we’ll add a U,
Followed by a V.
And last we’ll add W, X, Y, Z.
We made alphabet soup!
SLURP – Yum,Yum!

Source: Adventures in Storytime (and Beyond)

Foxy, Foxy, Turn Around

Foxy, foxy, turn around.
Foxy, foxy, touch the ground.
Foxy, foxy, dance on your toes.
Foxy, foxy, touch your nose.
Foxy, foxy, jump up now.
Foxy, foxy, take a bow.
Foxy, foxy, turn around.
Foxy, foxy, sit right down.

Source: Storytime Sparks

Five Finger Breathing

• Start by placing one hand in front of you or on the ground.
• Spread your fingers apart.
• Using the pointer finger of the opposite hand, begin to trace up the outside of the thumb as you inhale deeply.
• Trace down the inside of the thumb as you exhale.
• Repeat this for the remaining fingers making sure to inhale as you trace up the finger and exhale as you trace down.

Source: PBS SoCal

Dinosaurs

Spread your arms, way out wide
Fly like Pteranodon, soar and glide
Bend to the floor, head down low
Move like Stegosaurus, long ago
Reach up tall, try to be
As tall as Apatosaurus eating on a tree
Using your claws, grumble and growl
Just like Tyrannosaurus on the prowl

Source: Storytime Katie

Ten Little Goslings

Ten little goslings line up in a row (stand up straight)
Honk, honk, honk (clap three times)
And away they go.

They walk behind their mother waddling to and fro (waddle walk)
Honk, honk, honk (clap three times)
And away they go.

Down to the big pond, where the water’s slow (make large circle with both arms)
Honk, honk, honk (clap three times)
And away they go.

They dive in the water above and below (bend knees up and down)
Honk, honk, honk (clap three times)
And away they go.

They swim all around, and swim right out of sight (make swimming motions)
Honk, honk, honk (clap three times)
And they say, “Good night.” (wave good-bye)

Source: Magical Library Book Bug

Goosey Goosey Gander

Goosey goosey gander,
Where did you wander?
Upstairs? Downstairs?
Or in the _________ chair?