It's one of the best things I ever did for my daughter. Seriously, if you have preschool-age kids you should look into these classes, There is SO MUCH MORE to this song. (a slightly altered version from Let's Play Music. Similarly, a great book to alternate with the above is, Okay - so a deceptively simple and quiet book -but, if you tell it right, with a lot of suspense alternating with some snatches of playfulness-you will knock this one out of the park! Just in case you want to convert this to a storytime length program ) Now go out, enjoy some of that sunshine, be safe and I’ll see you next time! Love ya! Rock back and forth in time to your heartbeat as you sing) (stay in a slow rythm in time to your heart beat) Now I want you to rock, back and forth, back and forth (tap, tap tap - in a slow regular 'heart' beat) Now parents, do you have your child in your lap? Are you all cozy, warmed by the sun and having a good time?Ĭan you feel your heart beating softly, gently? See them all lift their heads and give their horns a blowĭo you think if you used a daffodil flower for a horn it would really make a sound? No? I think you are right ) What a LOT of bugs there are in our Garden! Or, just save this title for a storytime and move along to the following fingerplay! These littles are usually done by now and will probably zone out if you try to read this in a traditional manner. (it would be very good to have a picture of some daffodils, if not a few of the real thing here) There are some daffodils! Do you see them? ~ flip hand over to show all fingers, 'blossoming' ~ pinky fingers come up to make a tent/leaf ~ interweave fingers of both hands, fold fingers in, knuckles up Oh, LOOK! With all this sunshine our flowers are coming up. OPL Link - great to use Ribbon Streamers to 'paint' pictures in the air It's a good thing they all just fell down to the tree branch! ~ touch your thumb, or do this with your baby’s handĪnd babies three ~ touch other 3 fingers, 1, 2, 3 What do you think comes out looking for those snails and worms?. Keep tickling like a mouse running around Quickly, quickly, very quickly all around the house Quickly, quickly, very quickly runs the little mouse let your body language tell the kids something is up!) ![]() (take a deep slow anticipatory breath, arms up, fingers ready. ~ fingers slowly up to head, light and tickly at the neck Slowly, Slowly, very slowly up the wooden rail ![]() ~ start s-l-o-w-l-y creeping fingers up from ankles of your child Slowly, Slowly, very slowly creeps the garden snail Guess what comes out with the sun after all that rain? Snails and worms! ~ arms cross in front of self, ASL for ‘Love’ A nice soft rain, why don't we go outside!Įnough rain! Now our little seeds need some sun! Is the thunderstorm is over? It is still raining though. What a beautiful rainstorm that was! You know, sometimes rainstorms turn into thunderstorms! Let's make a THUNDERSTORM! ~now reverse, add a commentary as you go: My, oh my, I'm glad I'm not outside right now! Now our seeds need some very important things, the first one is water.ĭo I hear the pitter patter of some raindrops? Listen closely ![]() ~ how small seed, to sprout -fingers show height, flower -hands frame face like a flower, to fruit -hold round fruit in hands ~ stretch up, arms overhead way up and outįrom little seedling, to flower and fruit Oh, shall we work in our garden? Let's go out and plant some seeds!Īnd then my garden will grow big and tall Have you seen if there is a flower that blooms in your color? ![]() ~ I like to add the ASL signs for each color as I go
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