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Hello Song: We Clap and Sing Hello
To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"
Credit: Storytime Katie

We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello!


Big Movement Song (ETM): Clap Your Hands


Action Rhyme: To Market, To Market

To market, to market to buy a fat pig;
Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;
Home again, home again, jiggety-jog.

Letter of the Week: Ii
Introduce the Letter of the Week with the magic bag.  Wondering what it is - read about it here
Magic Bag items: Ice cream (plastic play food), iguana puppet, letter I

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​"Magic Bag Song"
To the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?"
Credit: N. Lawton

Let's all look in the magic bag,
The magic bag, the magic bag.
Let's all look in the magic bag
to find out what's inside.

Caregiver Handout:

Big Movement Song (ETM): High Stepping Horses


Action Rhyme:  Over in the Barnyard
Credit: Storytime Katie

Over in the barnyard
Early in the morning
See the yellow chickies
Standing in a row
See the busy farmer
Giving them their breakfast
Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep
Off they go

Book:  Veggies with Wedgies by Todd H. Doodler

Big Movement Song (ETM): Come and Follow Me


Action Rhyme:  Farm Chores
Credit: Storytime Katie

This is the way we plant our seeds, plant our seeds, plant our seeds
This is the way we plant our seeds so early in the morning

This is the way we water our seeds, water our seeds, water our seeds
This is the way we water our seeds so early in the morning

This is the way our seeds grow up, our seeds grow up, our seeds grow up
This is the way our seeds grow up so early in the morning

This is the way we pick our plants, pick our plants, pick our plants
This is the way we pick our plants so early in the morning

This is the way we eat our plants, eat our plants, eat our plants
This is the way we eat our plants so early in the morning



Flannel:  The Cow on the Farm
To the Tune of "The Wheels on the Bus"
Credit: Baby Rhymes

The cow on the farm says moo, moo, moo
Moo, moo, moo
Moo, moo, moo
The cow on the farm says moo, moo, moo
All day long

The pig on the farm says oink, oink, oink
Oink, oink, oink
Oink, oink, oink
The pig on the farm says oink, oink, oink
All day long

The sheep on the farm says baa, baa, baa
Baa, baa, baa
Baa, baa, baa
The sheep on the farm says baa, baa, baa
All day long

The rooster on the farm says cock-a-doodle-doo
Cock-a-doodle-doo, Cock-a-doodle-do
The rooster on the farm says cock-a-doodle-doo
All day long

Action Rhyme:  Everybody Clap, Clap, Clap
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Everybody clap, clap, clap
Everybody tap, tap, tap (gently tap top of head)
Everybody pat, pat, pat (pat legs)
Everybody stomp, stomp, stomp
Everybody jump, jump, jump
Everybody twist, twist, twist
Everybody sit, sit, sit

Book:  Does a Cow Say Boo?  by Judy Hindley

Music Activity: Rhythm Sticks
We Tap Our Sticks Together
Adapted from Jbrary 

We tap our sticks together
We tap our sticks together
We tap our sticks together
Because it's fun to do

Tap them up high
Tap them down low
Tap them in the middle
Because it's fun to do

We drum our sticks together
We drum our sticks together
We drum our sticks together
Because it's fun to do

Drum them up high
Drum them down low
Drum them in the middle
​Because it's fun to do

Goodbye Song:  We Wave Goodbye Like This
To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"
Credit: Storytime Katie

We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.​

from Departmental Flannel Library 
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This little hen is red. She is very tired and won’t get out of bed.
This little hen is brown. She is feeling glad and wearing a crown.
This little hen is yellow.  She really likes to eat Jell-O.
This little hen is white.  She dances and plays, oh what a sight.
This little hen is purple.  She spends her day running around in circles.
This little hen is green.  She is the silliest hen I have ever seen.
This little hen is pink.  She does down to the pond to get a drink.
All of these hens live at the farm right inside of the big red barn.

These are the songs that we moved to with scarves.  If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

​Today's animals were dog, chicken, horse, pig

​Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, dog
How are you?
Hello, dog
How are you?
Dog says "woof"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, chicken
How are you?
Hello, chicken
How are you?
Chicken says "cluck"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, horse
How are you?
Hello, horse
How are you?
Horse says "neigh"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, pig
How are you?
Hello, pig
How are you?
Pig says "oink"

To see the songs and action rhymes for the month of March click here: Tales for 2's and 3's: Farm Animals & Jan Thomas

These are the songs that we used with the animal bells.  If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

Today's animals were horse, cow, pig, and sheep

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, horse
How are you?
Hello, horse
How are you?
Horse says "neigh"

​Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, cow
How are you?
Hello, cow
How are you?
Cow says "moo"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, pig
How are you?
Hello, pig
How are you?
Pig says "oink"

Knock on the door
Knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello, sheep
How are you?
Hello, sheep
How are you?
Sheep says "baa"

To see the songs and action rhymes for the month of March click here: Tales for 2's and 3's: Farm Animals & Jan Thomas

I Went to The Farm
Credit: Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives
*with puppets*

I went to the farm the other day.                      (march in place)
I saw a cow across the way.                             (point)
And what do you think I heard it say?             (cup hand to ear)
Moo, Moo, Moo!

I went to the farm the other day.                       (march in place)
I saw a duck across the way.                             (point)
And what do you think I heard it say?              (cup hand to ear)
Quack, quack, quack!

I went to the farm the other day.                      (march in place)
I saw a goat across the way.                             (point)
And what do you think I heard it say?             (cup hand to ear)
Bleat, bleat, bleat!

When Ducks Get Up in the Morning
Credit: Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives
*with duck puppet*

When Ducks Get Up in the Morning
When ducks get up in the morning
They always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning
They always say good day.
“Quack, quack! Quack, quack!”
That is what they say.
“Quack, quack! Quack, quack!”
That is what they say.

Come Along & Wave with Me
From Education Through Music - The Richards Institute of Education & Research
To the tune of “Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow”

Come along and wave with me
Come along and wave with me
We’ll wave and wave
and wave and wave
So come along and wave with me

Come along and hug with me
Come along and hug with me
We’ll hug and hug
And hug and hug
So come along and hug with me

Come along and twist with me
Come along and twist with me
We’ll twist and twist
And twist and twist
So come along and twist with me

Come along and stretch with me
Come along and stretch with me
We’ll stretch and stretch
And stretch and stretch
So come along and stretch with me

Come along and wiggle with me
Come along and wiggle with me
We’ll wiggle and wiggle
And wiggle and wiggle
So come along and wiggle with me

The Pigs  on the Farm
Credit: Adventures of a Bookworm
To the tune “The Wheels on the Bus”

The pigs on the farm go oink, oink, oink
oink, oink, oink, Oink, oink, oink
The pigs on the farm go oink, oink, oink
All night long

The cows on the farm go moo, moo, moo
Moo, moo, moo, Moo, moo, moo
The cows on the farm go moo, moo, moo
All night long

The sheep on the farm go baa, baa, baa
Baa, baa baa, Baa, baa, baa
The sheep on the farm go baa, baa, baa
All night long

The chicks on the farm go cheep, cheep, cheep
Cheep, cheep, cheep, Cheep, cheep, cheep
The chicks on the farm go cheep, cheep, cheep
All night long

The farmer on the farm says “Go to sleep”
go to sleep, go to sleep
The farmer on the farm says “Go to sleep”
So I can get my rest

To the Farm
Credit: Library Ann
To the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

Horses, donkeys, cows that moo,
Chickens, kittens, piglets too,
Fish that swim down in the pond,
Ducklings quacking all day long.
All these animals you can see
If you go to the farm with me.

I learned this awesome ditty from one of my co-workers at our downtown location.  We have a big soft barn with animals that I use for this.  

Knock on the door
knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello (animal name)
How are you?
Hello (animal name)
How are you?
(animal name) says (animal noise)

Today's animals were cow, horse, and hen.

Knock on the door
knock, knock, knock
Please come out
Come out!
Hello cow
How are you?
Hello cow
How are you?
Cow says "moo!"