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A big beautiful rainbow

A rain story

A walk in the mud

Ame, ame, fure, fure

Bend with the wind

Blow, wind, blow

Dog jumps through the window

Down the little raindrops fall

Footsteps on the landing / Night piece

Good morning Mr. Wind

Goodness, gracious, glory, glory be!

Happy days!

Hey, little cloud

Last updated: 3/14/2022 11:37 AM

The songs below are part of ‘Away we go’ compiled, adapted and illustrated by Dany Rosevear

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A big beautiful rainbow 🔊

A weather hand play. I have slightly adapted this rhyme ‘The Weather One Day’ by anonymous to scan musically.

Words adapted and music by Dany Rosevear.

Form the round sun with hands, wiggle fingers upwards for brightness. Move cloud hands across face. Wiggle fingers for the rain coming down. Move cloud hands to the right. Stretch both hands from the left to make a rainbow arc over your head.

One day the sun was shining bright,

Some clouds came along, it was black as night.

The rain it sprinkled on the dry ground,

Soon it was raining all over the town;

But when the clouds had passed on by,

A big beautiful rainbow had painted the sky.

A rain story 🔊

A wet weather hand play.

Raindrops plus sunbeams and what have you got? A rainbow!

Music by Dany Rosevear.

1. Tap fingers on table or floor. Make an arch with arms overhead. 2. Pound fists on floor or table to make rumbling sound. Touch fists to make clouds, pull apart to show them going away. Thumbs up.

"Pitter patter, pitter patter,"

Hear the raindrops say,

“If a sunbeam should peek out,

There'll be a rainbow on its way!”

“Rumble, tumble, rumble, tumble,”

Hear the thunder say,

“Soon the clouds will all be gone

And we'll go out to play!”

A walk in the mud 🔊

A song for a rainy day walk in the mud, always something special as long as you are wearing suitable footwear whatever you might call them where you live: wellies, wellingtons, rubbers, galoshes, gumboots, rainboots, billy boots.

Words and music by Dany Rosevear.

A walk in the mud, Squelch! Squerch!

A walk in the mud, Squelch! Squerch!

Then double the trouble, a big muddy puddle,

Oh, no! Splish! Splash! Splurch!

But I’m wearing boots, Squelch! Squerch!

My waterproof boots, Squelch! Squerch!

So I’ll have no trouble with big muddy puddles,

Hooray! Splish! Splash! Splurch!

Ame, ame, fure, fure 🔊

All over the world children love to splash in puddles. A little story about kindness and thoughtfulness.

A Japanese children’s folk song.

Translation by Dany Rosevear.

Ame, ame, fure, fure, kaasan ga,

Janome de o-mukai, ureshii na.

Pitchi, pitchi, chappu, chappu, ran, ran, ran.

Pitter, patter, pitter patter,

Down falls the rain,

Mother comes with my umbrella,

Puddle fun again.

Splishy, sploshy, splishy, sploshy,

Splish, splash, splosh!

With my bag upon my shoulder,

After mum I run;

There’s a bell a-ring-ding-dinging,

Puddle jumping’s fun.

Splishy, sploshy, splishy, sploshy,

Splish, splash, splosh!

Underneath the weeping willow

Who is crying there?

Someone getting very wet,

Who needs my help and care!

Splishy, sploshy, splishy, sploshy,

Splish, splash, splosh!

Little child have my umbrella,

It will keep you dry,

You can jump in puddles too

And then you will not cry!

Splishy, sploshy, splishy, sploshy,

Splish, splash, splosh!

Don’t you worry, mum’s umbrella

Is big enough for two;

Let’s have fun in all the puddles

We go jumping through!

Splishy, sploshy, splishy, sploshy,

Splish, splash, splosh!

Bend with the wind O

Go out, run and enjoy being buffeted by the wind, enjoy its strength and identify its direction; lick a finger and hold it up. Use a compass to name winds and discuss the sorts of weather they bring; sing ‘The North wind doth blow’.

Add the second verse when the wind is blowing leaves off the tree; whirl and twirl down to the ground.

Bend with the wind, bend with the wind,

Sway, sway and bend, bend with the wind.

Fall with the leaves, fall with the leaves,

Fall, fall, fall, fall with the leaves.

Blow, wind, blow! 🔊

A nursery rhyme, find in ‘Little rhymes for little folks’ by J.Harris published 1823.

Bread making is a wonderful activity for young children: the yeasty smell, the warm feel of the dough. Children need to know where their food comes from and there are still windmills surviving that grind corn invite young visitors.

Discuss other products made from flour.

Blow, wind, blow! And go, mill, go!

That the miller may grind his corn;

That the baker may take it

And into bread bake it,

And bring us a loaf in the morn,

And bring us a loaf in the morn.

Blow, wind, blow! And go, mill, go!

That the miller may grind his corn;

That the baker may take it,

And into rolls make it,

And send us some hot in the morn.

Dog jumps through the window 🔊

This Czech nursery rhyme is set to the tune of ‘Baa, baa black sheep’ like many nursery rhymes found all over Europe.

This translation comes from Elizabeth Poston’s ‘The children’s song book’ published in 1961; translated by Wilem Tausky.

Dog jumps through the window,

Puss hides too;

If it doesn’t rain,

We’ll keep dry too.

Down the little raindrops fall 🔊

A rainy day hand play. Slow and soft, faster and louder, faster and louder still.

This little rhyme came from ‘Merrily, Merrily’ The nursing mothers’ association of Australia published in 1979.

Second two verses and tune by Dany Rosevear.

1. Move fingers like raindrops falling quietly on the palm of the hand. 2. Move fingers like raindrops falling more quickly, use finger pads then nails to make sounds. 3. Move fingers like raindrops falling more quickly, use flat of hand , then fists.

Down the little raindrops fall,

Down, down, down, to the ground,

Falling, falling, oh so softly,

They never seem to make a sound.

Faster now the raindrops fall,

Down, down, down, to the ground,

Falling, falling, splishing, splashing,

Just hear their pitter patter sound.

Faster still the raindrops fall,

Down, down, down, to the ground,

Falling, falling, rat-a-tapping,

Just hear their drumming, thrumming sound.

Footsteps on the landing / Night piece 🔊

By Sydney Northcote and E. L. (?) Tune and words from ‘A third 60 songs for little children’ OUP 1960.

Build up to a crescendo on the last line with a loud ‘Bark!’

Footsteps on the landing,

Creeping to and fro,

Who is out there prowling,

I should like to know,

Not that I am frightened,

Frightened of the dark,

For Rover sleeps beside me,

And he'll know when to bark!

Even when the thunder

And the noisy rain

Rattle at the window,

And beat upon the pane:

I am never frightened,

Frightened of the dark,

For Rover sleeps beside me,

And he'll know when to bark!

Good morning Mister Wind O

A song from BBC’s Words and Pictures by Ian Humphris.

Good morning Mister Wind, and how are you today?

I hope you puff your cheeks and blow the clouds away.

Good morning, good morning, good morning Mister Wind. x2

Good morning Mister Sun, I hope you’re feeling fine,

The day has just begun, it’s time for you to shine.

Good morning, good morning, good morning Mister Sun. x2

Goodness gracious, glory, glory be 🔊

Do we stay inside when the rain falls down? No way! Rainboots, wellies, gumshoes or whatever you call them on and out we go. The weather is there to be enjoyed OUTSIDE!

An action game for any sort of weather. Encourage children to adapt the words to the day’s weather and to suggest other suitable activities.

Words and music by Dany Rosevear.

Watcha gonna do when the rain comes down,

The rain comes down, the rain comes down,

Gonna stamp/stomp in the puddles when the rain comes down,

Well, goodness, gracious, glory, glory be! x2

Watcha gonna do when the sun shines down,

The sun shines down, the sun shines down,

Gonna swim in the sea when the sun shines down,

Well, goodness, gracious, glory, glory be! x2

Watcha gonna do when the wind blows strong,

The wind blows strong, the wind blows strong,

Gonna fly my kite when the wind blows strong,

Well, goodness, gracious, glory, glory be! x2

Watcha gonna do when the snow floats down,

The snow floats down, the snow floats down,

Gonna build a big snowman when the snow floats down,

Well, goodness, gracious, glory, glory be! x2

Happy days! 🔊

A hand play. Outside is the place to be, whatever the season or weather.

Words and music by Dany Rosevear.

Clap three times each time ‘Happy days!’ is sung. Verse 1. Form a circle with hands and wiggle fingers upwards. Beckon. Open and close thumb and forefinger. Beckon. 2. Wiggle fingers downwards. Beckon. Wiggle fingers, finger to lips. Beckon, fingers run. 3. Wiggle fingers downwards. Beckon. Pretend to dress. Pretend to throw snowball. 4. Wiggle fingers downwards. Beckon. Form flower round face, hand to side of mouth. Beckon, sweep hand over head.

Happy days! The sun is shining,

Happy days! Now Summer’s come.

Happy days! Blackbird is singing,

“Come outside to play and have fun!”

Happy days! The leaves are falling,

Happy days! Now Autumn’s come.

Happy days! The woodlands whispers,

“Come outside to race and run!”

Happy days! The snow is falling,

Happy days! Now Winter’s come.

Happy days! We’ll wrap up warmly,

And go outside for snowballing fun!

Happy days! The showers are falling,

Happy days! For Spring is here.

Happy days! Sweet flowers are calling,

“Come outside, a rainbow’s appeared!”

Hey, little cloud 🔊

Look up and watch the clouds go by; encourage children to use their imaginations.

Life is a journey and best traveled with good companions through both the good and difficult times.

Do children still have space and time to look up at the clouds in the sky and see what shapes they can make out and imagine the stories they might tell? We used to do the same with the flames in the fireplace many years ago, that certainly has gone by the by!

The tune here is based on Beethoven’s Sonatine in G major, Romance.

Words and adapted music by Dany Rosevear.

Hey, little cloud so merrily sailing,

Up in the clear bright blue of the sky.

Where are you going, what will you see there,

As you go drifting cheerfully by?

Dear little cloud, can I come with you?

Little cloud whispers, “Come follow me,

Floating along just feel the wind blowing

As we sail over houses and trees.”

Drip, drip, drip drop, here comes the raindrops,

Down from the dark skies, splashing with glee;

Drip, drip, drip drop, we’ll follow them onwards,

Down to the rivers, out to the sea.

Drip, drip, drip drop, here comes the sunshine,

Drip, drip, drip drop, dark clouds roll away;

Two little clouds are up there still sailing,

Calling for rainbow to come out to play!

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