BIRDS FLY HIGH Sung to: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” © ee Birds fly high and bees fly low, oe Gterpillars crawl and rivers flow, c_a7 c me Cats meow and cows go "moo" et ea Puppies bark and babies ‘‘coo”” © ed ‘So many things to see and hear, or 1 Ge my ejes and | use my ears. Use as a fingerplay, 100. Barbara Robinson Glendale, AZ Bucs Sung to: “Frere Jacques” Big bugs, small buss, Big bugs, small bugs, See them craw! On the wall? Creepy, creepy, crawly, Never, never falling Bugs, buss, buss, Bug, buss, buss. trope Faas Wacbner, Onto PRETTY BUTTERFLY (METAMORPHOSIS) ‘Sung to: “Up On The House Top” E First comes a butterfly and lays an e3g, Bs F 7 Out comes the caterpillar with many legs. F ‘Oh, see the caterpillar spin and spin, ee F ic: ie A little cocoon (chrysalis) to sleep in. Be An o7 ‘Oh, oh, oh, look and see Gm oF ‘Oh, oh, oh, look and see BF Baim. ‘Out of the cocoon (chrysalis) my, oh, my, Gn cr Out comes a pretty butterfly. Seta walgron incon, NE 8Name Bees There wouldn't be sunflowers Wouldn't be peas Wouldn't be apples On apple trees If it weren't for fuzzy old Buzzy old bees Dusting pollen From off their kneesEarth Pledge I pledge allegiance to the earth And all its sacred parts, Its water, land and living things And all its human hearts. | pledge allegiance to all life And promise | shall care To love and cherish all its gifts With people everywhere.IT IS RAINING Sung to: “Frere Jacques” z Z nl, It is raining, it is raining, F F ‘On my head, on my head. F Pitter, patter raindrops, | F Pitter, patter raindrops, F F RAIN SONG Vm all wet! I'm all wet! ‘susan Wigaiield Sung to: “If You're Happy and You Know It” Poulseo, WA. s . ‘ First a little drop of rain hit the ground, (Tap, Tap) D cs Then another drop of rain hit the ground (Tap, Tap) c 6 s Then another and another and another and another, o . 6 ‘And pretty soon we heard a different sound. (Splash! Splash’) Barbara Robinson Huntington Beach, CA UNDER THE RAINBOW Sung to: “Up on the Housetop”” F F F First comes the rain cloud passing by By F c cr Dropping raindrops in my eye. F F F Then comes the sunshine up so high Bp Mies Now a rainbow in the sky. ® F f Ho, Ho, Ho, who wouldn't go. . F Ho, Ho, Ho, who wouldn’t go. F Fr 8 oF By Under the rainbow, yes siree - r coor Under the rainbow you and me. Jean Warmn 28LL PLANT A LITTLE SEED ‘Sung to: “I'm A Little Teapot” c F c WU plant a little seed in the dark, dark ground. F ¢ s c Out comes the yellow sun, big and round. c c f € Down comes the cool rain, soft and slow. . c coe Up comes the little seed, grow, grow, grow! (Good song for acting out with finger or body movements) Leora Grecian ‘San Bernardino, CA FLOWER GARDEN S\d Sung to: “The Farmer in the Dell” MY c c Wd The farmer plants the seeds ABVY : We c c The farmer plants the seeds c c Hi, Ho and Cherty-0 cg c ‘The farmer plants the seeds. (Leader pushes each child down) ¢ © The rain begins to fall... (Make rain motions) c © ‘The sun begins to shine . (Make circle with arms overhead) c c ‘The plants begin to grow (Children rise slowly) © © The buds all open up . (Hands over heads, slowly lower arms) or © The flowers smile at me... (Everyone smiles) Nancy 1, Gites Key West, FLpID YOU EVER SEE A BUNNY? Sung to: “Did You Ever See a Lassie” f r c . Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny F F © F Did you ever see a bunny, munching his lunch. a F or F He munches and crunches, and munches and crunches f F cr f Did you ever see a bunny, munching his lunch? f F c F Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny iG F F Did you ever see a bunny wiggle his nose? cr f cr F He wiggles and giggles, and wiggles and giggles F fe F Did you ever see a bunny wiggle his nose? F F c F Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny f © F Did you ever see a bunny flap his big ears? 7 F 7 F He flips them and flaps them and flips them and flaps them F Foe F Did you ever see a bunny flap his big ears? : G F c Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny r ' © f Did you ever see a bunny hop down the lane? EASTER BUNNY o F © F Sung to: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” He hips and hops and hips and hops < f ¢ r r e F Did you ever see a bunny hop down the lane? Easter anny, soft and) white, 7 6 sn Jean waren Hopping quickly out of sight. © F c o7 ‘Thank you for the eggs you bring, eee c or At Easter time we welcome spring © F c Easter Bunny, soft and white, or cs ¢ Hopping quickly out of sight. trmparé Foersges Kitshner, Onto 31BUTTERFLY, BUTTERFLY Sung to: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” © c Foc Butterfly, butterfly fly away, 7 © crc You were a caterpillar yesterday. © 7 car Butterfly, butterfly you never stay, © ogc cr Ever flying to a new day. c c rc Butterfly, butterfly fly away, 7 ee ‘ou were a caterpillar yesterday. welp FLY, FLY BUTTERFLY gp Sung to: “Skip to My Lou” ¢ © a sr Fly, fly butterfly, fly fly butterfly c c a ¢ © Fly, fly butterfly, fly up in the sky so high. ¢ c er or Flitter, flitter putterfly, flitter, flitter butterfly c c or © © Flitter, litter butterfly, flitter and fly up in the sky. © c o or Oh my butterfly, oh” my butterfly © c o © © Oh my butterfly, do you always fly so high? (an Waren 2THE LITTLE CATERPILLAR Sung to: “Itsy, Bitsy Spider" F er F The little caterpillar crawled up into a tree, F or ‘ ‘Spun his cocoon and slept so quietly, r er . All through the winter he didn't make a sound, F a f He dreamt of his new life when he'd be flying all around. . a F While he was sleeping the snow did gently fall, f a f Winter came and went, then he heard the robin’s call, r a r “Come on Mr. Butterfly, out of your cocoon = F F o F Spread your wings and fly for me, while 1 sing my tune.” (Can be used as a fingerplay or with flannelboard pieces) Basar Robinson Mundngeon Basch, CA CATERPILLAR F One caterpillar, two caterpillars, three caterpillars today. & Four caterpillars, five caterpillars eating all the day. F ‘One cocoon, two cocoons, three cocoons today. ' Four cocoons, five cocoons sleeping all the day. r One butterfly, two butterflies, three butterflies today. F Four butterflies, five butterflies, flying, flying away. Carol D, Preston fips, EX *THE GARDEN SONG Sung to: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” c c Dig, dig, dig your garden © c Make it smooth and neat, € Bush, push, push that shovel, s c Push it with your feet. © c Plant, plant, plant your seeds ¢ © Bush them down an inch ¢ c Cover your seeds with some soil s © Cover with a pinch. © c Water, water, water your seeds c c This will help them sprout, ¢ © Sprinkle lightly and let's not pour 6 c And don't let them dry out. © c ‘Sun, sun, sunshine © © It will turn them green, c c Carrots and radishes and peppers, too 6 ce ‘Tomatoes and some beans. c © Watch, watch, watch them grow c See them grow so tall € © Put a scarecrow in the ground s To protect them all. THE SEED Sung to: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star gE F c 3 Vm a little planted seed. z 7c oc z See the rain falling on me. © foc or Sun shines down through the trees. ¢ Rcaiie ever, ‘These are the things | need indeed. © F c ‘Oh, how happy they make me, @ c¢ oc I'm a little growing seed. ‘Adele Engelbracht River Bidge, LA © c Pull, pull, pull the weeds © c Keep your garden clear c To make them grow up and out c ce ‘And stretch out here and there. ‘ c Pick, pick, pick your feast ¢ c Cook some veggie soup ¢ © You'll have lots and lots to eat, « c Enough to feed the group. Kathleen M. Tosa North Wales, Ba