Seasonal
songs
Spring
C
Caterpillar! Caterpillar!
Caterpillars and butterflies
Cherry
blossoms
Chick,
chick, chick, chick, chicken
Chicks
grow into chickens
Chinese
dragon song
Chinese
New Year Dragon / Let's wave and say "Ni hao
Cornish
May song
Crocus,
crocus waken up
Cuckoo,
cuckoo
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Last updated: 3/28/2022
11:07 AM
The songs below are part of ‘Away we
go’ compiled, adapted and
illustrated by Dany Rosevear
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A hand play for Spring. A song written by Homer H. Harbour
from ‘140 Folk Songs’ and published in 1922 to the music from a Russian folk
song. !st verse: 1.- 4. Wiggle finger up arm. 5. Shake finger. 6. Open and close
thumb and forefinger then place them round eyes. 7. As before. 8. Cross hands
at wrists and fly. 2nd verse: 1.- 2. Wiggle finger and hide under
hand. 3.- 4. Wiggle finger, wind it and put hands together. 5. Place hands to
cheek. 6. Cross hands and flap. 7. As before. 8. Cross hands and flap up and
away. |
Caterpillar!
Caterpillar! You
are such a pretty sight. Caterpillar!
Caterpillar! Green
and yellow, black and white. Take
care what you do, Robins
are a-watching you; Take
care what you do, Sparrows
are a-chasing you! Caterpillar!
Caterpillar! Creep
away and hide you soon. Caterpillar!
Caterpillar! Spin
yourself a warm cocoon. Dark
and silent lie, Till
you are a butterfly. Dark
and silent lie, Till
you are a butterfly. |
Caterpillars
and butterflies 🔊 A perfect pairing of a hand play
and song for Spring. ‘Lets go to sleep’ / ‘Oh, butterfly’. I’ve just
seen my first butterfly of the year; the flowers have come out followed by
these beautiful creatures. ‘Lets go to sleep’ a hand play, great for fine motor skills: 1. Place fingers onto left palm. 2. Cover with right hand fingers. 3.
Open fingers slowly. 4. Cross hands at wrists and fly away. “Let's
go to sleep,” the little caterpillars said, As
they curled up tight in a chrysalis bed. They
will wake up by and by, And
each one will be - a lovely butterfly! ‘Oh, butterfly’: Use for a colour / minibeast theme. Young children can make a card
finger butterfly in a chosen colour, attached to a card ring. Place on the
forefinger moving it high and low and here, there and everywhere. Older
children can use clipart or photography to make realistic ring butterflies and
to introduce them to the variety of colours and patterns to be found on a butterfly.
|
Oh,
butterfly, Oh, butterfly, How
lovely are your colours. Oh,
butterfly, Oh, butterfly, How
lovely are your colours. You
fly so high up in the sky, You
are so light and beautiful, Oh,
butterfly, Oh, butterfly, How
lovely are your colours. |
Cherry blossoms 🔊 A poem by
Elizabeth McKinnon. You will recognise the tune! How beautiful
the trees look covered in blossom. 1. Close fists and pull to chests. 2. Throw open
fingers and gyrate hands. 3. Hands move like waves, twirl around. 4. Roll
arms downwards. |
Little cherry blossom buds Closed up oh, so tight! See them bursting into
bloom, Coloured pink and white. Along comes the spring
breeze, Blowing all around, And down fall the petals, Twirling to the ground. |
Chick, chick,
chick, chick chicken O A song composed by Thomas McGhee,
and written by Fred Holt, published in 1925. Make elbows flap each time the chorus is sung and
mime other actions. |
Chorus Chick, chick, chick, chick,
chicken, lay a little egg for me, Chick, chick, chick, chick,
chicken, I want one for my tea. For I haven't had an egg since
Easter, and now it's half past three, So, chick, chick, chick,
chicken, lay a little egg for me. Now good old Farmer Haystack is
the cleverest of men, He takes an eggcup off the shelf
and then shouts to the hen. Chick, chick, chick, chick,
chicken, lay a little egg for me… Now Rip Van Winkle woke up after
twenty years or more He found a bird's nest in his
beard and shouted out, "Oh, Lor'!" Chick, chick, chick, chick,
chicken, lay a little egg for me… |
Chicks grow into chickens O A song by David Moses. Name young
animals and plants. Some species have been allocated different names for
their young e.g. chick calves foal kitten pup lamb - while the young of other
species are just known as cubs. |
Chicks grow into chickens, Calves grow into cows, Sycamore seeds grow into trees, But cubs grow into lions and tigers, Badgers, foxes, leopards and wolves, and bears. Foals grow into horses, Kittens grow into cats, Fresh green shoots spout out of roots, But cubs grow into lions and tigers, Badgers, foxes, leopards and wolves, and bears. Pups grow into seals or dogs, Lambs grow into sheep, Bulbs can grow into daffodils, But cubs grow into lions and tigers Badgers, foxes, leopards and wolves, and bears. |
Chinese dragon song 🔊 A song for Chinese New Year for the
very young. Sung to 'Frere Jacques'. Gung Hay Fat Choy means 'Best
wishes and Congratulations. Have a prosperous and good year.' |
Chinese
dragon, Chinese dragon, Breathing
fire, Breathing fire, Happy,
happy New Year! Happy,
happy New Year! Gung
Hay Fat Choy! Gung
Hay Fat Choy! |
Chinese New Year Dragon / Let's wave and say "Ni
hao." 🔊 Music by Dany
Rosevear (First song). A follow my
leader activity for Chinese New Year. Make a Chinese dragon with boxes and
sheeting to move under for more fun and excitement; accompany with drums and
bells. You might also
like ‘Dragon of a Thousand Lanterns’ below. 1. Children form wavy lines like a dragon. 2.
Children dance and wave in line. 3. Jump up and down. |
There’s a great big dragon coming our way, A great big dragon on this holiday, Let’s grab our lanterns and follow along, Dancing and waving and singing a song. There’s a
great big dragon coming our way. Hip, hip, hooray! Let's wave and say "Ni hao (nee how)," Let's wave and say "Ni hao." Let's say "hello" to all our friends, Let's wave and say "Ni hao." |
Cornish May song 🔊 Adapted from
the words of Sir Alexander Boswell 1775-1822 to the the 17th
century Morris Dance ‘The Helston Furry dance’. It can be found in ‘This is
Music’ published in Canada 1968. Traditionally attach bells to wrist and ankles. Can
be played in a circle or freely around the room. Make two step-hops on each
measure. |
Ye country maidens, gather
dew, While yet the morning
breezes blow; The fairy rings are fresh
and new; Do not disturb them as you
go. Arise, arise, the night’s
away. The skylark hails the dawn
of day; Care, get thee hence, from
this place fly! For mirth rules here this
morn of May. |
Crocus, crocus, waken up 🔊 A hand play
set to music by Dany Rosevear. I think this
rhyme is based on the poem by Walter Crane: ‘The golden
crocus reaches up To catch a
sunbeam in her cup.’ 1. Hold palms of hand in a crocus shape, stretch
arms up. 2. Bring open palms downwards. 3. Hold palms to chest then throw
open. 4. Wave arms happily from side to side. |
Crocus, crocus, waken up To catch a sunbeam in your cup; Hold it tight, let it go, Li-la, li-la, li-lay-lo! |
Cuckoo cuckoo O A German song to welcome the Spring. |
Cuckoo, cuckoo, calls from the forest, Let us be singing, dancing and playing, Springtime, springtime, soon will be here. Cuckoo, cuckoo, never stops singing, Field, wood and meadow, answers his echo, Springtime, springtime, welcome to you. |
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