credit The Richards Institute of Education and Research - Education Through Music (ETM) program
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​Here we go looby loo
Here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo
All on a Saturday night

I put my hand in
I take my hand out
I give my hand a shake, shake, shake
And then I turn around

Here we go looby loo
Here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo
All on a Saturday night

I put my head in
I take my head out
I give my head a shake, shake, shake
And then I turn around

Here we go looby loo
Here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo
All on a Saturday night

I put my ear in
I take my ear out
I give my ear a shake, shake, shake
And then I turn around

Here we go looby loo
Here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo
All on a Saturday night

I put my whole self in
I take my whole self out
I give my whole self a shake, shake, shake
And then I turn around.

​Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow.
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow.
Nor you or I or anyone knows,
how oats, peas, beans and barley grow.

First, the farmer sows his seed.
Then he stands and takes his ease.
His stamps his foot, and claps his hands,
Then turns around to view the land.

​Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow.
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow.
Nor you or I or anyone knows,
how oats, peas, beans and barley grow.

From The Mailbox's Songs & Rhymes on Parade, p. 6
To the tune of "Are You Sleeping?"

Leaves are falling,
Leaves are falling.

All around,
All around.

I can see a red leaf,
I can see a red leaf.

On the ground,
On the ground.

From the Mailbox's Songs & Rhymes on Parade, p. 13

On the hill where the corn grows tall,

I see a scarecrow that is made of straw.

When the wind blows, his arms will wiggle.

And then his little legs start to jiggle.

He scares away all the crows on the hill,

And when the wind stops, he holds very still.

performed by Laurie Berkner Band from their The Best of The Laurie Berkner Band album

performed by We Kids Rock! from their Everybody Clap Your Hands album

To introduce the letter of the week, I had a star finger puppet that I greeted all of the kiddos with when they came into the room.  I asked the kids if there was a song that we could sing about the star.  We sang "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."  After we finished singing, I mentioned that the word twinkle begins with the letter T.  Then we talked about different animals and items that start with the letter T (I have pictures that I put up on the flannel board for this part).

Ten Friends
From Multicultural Storytime Magic (adapted)

One is fun
But two is better.
Three friends, four friends
Play together.

Under the Big Chestnut Tree
From Multicultural Storytime Magic

Under the big chestnut tree,
You and I play happily,
Under the big chestnut tree.

First I’ll Find a Foot
Credit:  Pierce County Library System

First I find a foot,
and I hop, hop, hop. (stand on one foot and hop)
Then when I get tired,
I stop, stop, stop. (make stop motion with hand)
Turn around and
count to ten. (turn around)
Then I find a foot,
And I hop again. (hop on other foot)

I created a handout for caregivers that have some ideas for activities that they could do at home with their child based on the letter of the week.
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​You can access the file for the Letter C handout here