Is Everybody Happy?
Activities from Dr. Jean to go with songs

Money Song
(Tune: "Shortnin' Bread")

Chorus:
I like money to buy things at the store.
Money, money, money, I always want more!

A penny's worth one cent.
A nickel's worth five.
A dime's worth ten cents.
A quarter's twenty-five.       Chorus

Lincoln's on one cent.
Jefferson's on five.
Roosevelt's on ten cents.
Washington's on twenty-five.       Chorus

A building's on one cent.
A building's on five.
A torch is on ten cents.
An eagle's on twenty-five.       Chorus

The Gummy Bear Song
(Tune: "Six Little Ducks That I Once Knew")

Down at the candy store, what did I see?

Five little gummy bears smiling at me.

Along came child's name with a penny one day.

They bought a red one and they took it away.


Continue singing children's names as you call out
orange, yellow, green, and purple.

Rules Rap

Chorus:
The rules, the rules, the rules of the classroom.
The rules, the rules, the rules of the classroom.

Follow, follow, follow directions,
Follow, follow, follow directions.

Feet and hands, feet and hands,
Feet and hands to yourself.

Small voices inside, tall voices on the playground. Small voices inside, tall voices on the playground.

Work together, don't fight, or you'll get in trouble.
Work together, don't fight, or you'll get in trouble.
YEAH!



(Snap fingers.)


(Point index fingers.)
Chorus

(Point to feet and hands.)
Chorus

(Quiet voice, then loud voice.)
Chorus

(Clasp hands, then hold nose.)
Chorus

Planet Poem

I bought a MERCURY
To visit friends on VENUS.
But how on EARTH
Can I ever get to MARS?
Jumping JUPITER,
SATURN's party is Saturday.
URANUS and NEPTUNE
Will ride in PLUTO's car.

Oh, dear, oh, my.
The planets in the sky.
Let's learn them all in order
Everybody try!

Lettercise

All right! Everybody up so we can lettercise.
We're going to say each letter, then punch the sound like a boxer. In between we'll get in shape by jogging, jumping, and exercising our bodies and brains.

A /a/, B /b/, C /c/, D/d/, E/e/, F/f/, G/g/
Now run in place.
H/h/, I/i/, J/j/, K/k/, L/l/, M/m/, N/n/
Let's pretend to jump rope.
O/o/, P/p/, Q/q/, R/r/, S/s/, T/t, U/u/
Time for jumping jacks.
V/v/, W/w/, X/x/, Y/y/, Z/z/
Super job! Now wave your arms in the air
and dance around like the winner you are!


Activities from Dr. Jean to go with songs

 

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