Sunshine pie songs written by Dany Rosevear

Number songs

Ants in their pants

Can you count?

Don’t wake the dinosaurs!

Dragon came to tea

Five snow angels

Going down to Devon

Granny’s got the fleas

Seven little crocodiles

The little seal pup

Last updated: 3/8/2016 4:52 PM

The songs below are part ofSunshine pie

written and illustrated by Dany Rosevear

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Ants in their pants O

 

Learn to double numbers while playing this game.

 

Make a circle; two children stand in the middle.

Make a circle holding hands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Two little monsters have ants in their pants,

Ants in their pants, pesky ants in their pants.

Two little monsters have ants in their pants,

So they boogie and they woogie all the day.

 

Chorus

Yes they boogie, they woogie, they boogie woogie woogie,

They boogie, they woogie, they boogie woogie woogie,

They boogie, they woogie, they boogie woogie woogie,

They boogie those pesky ants away.

 

Four little monsters have fleas on their knees,

Fleas on their knees, pesky fleas on their knees,

Four little monsters have fleas on their knees,

So they boogie and they woogie all the day.

Chorus

 

Eight little monsters have crocs in their socks,

Crocs in their socks, pesky crocs in their socks.

Eight little monsters have crocs in their socks,

So they boogie and they woogie all the day.

Chorus

 

Other ideas: Bats in their hats

                     Flies on their ties

                     Pests on their chest

                     Kangaroos in their shoes

                     Goats in their coats

                     Bears in their hair

 

 

 

 

 

Children walk with a steady rhythm round the circle one behind the other and clapping.

The two in the middle hold the affected part and stamp.

 

 

The pair hold hands and boogie to the side and up and down moving their arms back and forth. Those in the circle boogie facing inwards.

 

 

 

Next time the game is played the original pair each choose a new partner and they move as before. This continues until all the children have a partner.


 

 

Can you count? O

 

Can you count in different ways; this song will help you. Sing this song in the car when off on a long journey; there will be plenty time to think of other series of numbers e.g. threes, fours, or fives.

 

Make lines of eight or so children, one standing behind the other with a leader at the front.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

Down the road and off to Devon.

Fingers counting eight, nine, ten,

Can you count in twos then ten?

 

Spider now he has eight legs,

Two, four, six, eight; spins a web.

Crocodile he has just four,

But a hundred teeth in a hungry jaw.

SPOKEN

Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred!

 

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

Down the road and off to Devon.

Fingers counting eight, nine, ten,

Touch your toes and start again.

The leader takes the group off round the space weaving in and out of the other lines as everyone counts using fingers.

 

 

Make circles holding hands out forward to count in twos and make a web.

Stretch arms out to snap into the centre of the circle. The child behind the first leader then becomes the new leader and takes children counting in tens off in line.

 

As before finishing with touching toes and starting off once again


 

Don’t wake the dinosaurs! O

 

Count the dinosaurs and learn their names - many will be familiar. Pterodactyls and plesiosaurs were a different type of reptile than dinosaurs but were closely related and lived in the Jurassic and Cretaceous period. If you want to know more about these dinosaurs and reptiles visit: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/

Make up more verses with appropriate descriptions.

Make a circle one behind the other – one child, the first dinosaur, crouches in the centre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chorus

Crash, bang, rumble and roar,

Don’t wake the dinosaurs!

Leave them be to snuffle and snore,

You wouldn’t want to wake a dinosaur!

 

Oh, what fun, here comes one,

Brontosaurus on the run.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

 

Oh, what fun, here comes two,

Diplodocus joins the crew.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

 

Oh, what fun, here comes three,

Stegosaurus with a creaky knee.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

 

Oh, what fun, here comes four,

Pterodactyl swoops and soars.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

 

Oh, what fun, here comes five,

Plesiosaurus dips and dives.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

 

Oh, what fun, here comes six,

Archaeopteryx up to tricks.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

 

Oh, what fun, here comes seven,

Triceratops in three horn heaven.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

The circle stamps loudly to the right for the first line then tiptoes with forefinger to lips.

Shake finger from side to side

 

Brontosaurus wakes up, moves to the outside of the circle and walks round.

The circle faces the centre, stamps then mimes digging. Brontosaurus taps 3 times on the back of a child who moves to the middle to become the next sleeping dinosaur.

 

Chorus and verse: as before.

Diplodocus wakes and moves out of the circle to hold hands with brontosaurus. He taps on the back of the next dinosaur.

 

Continue waking a new dinosaur each time. The line of dinosaurs gets longer and the circle smaller.

 

On the last verse tyrannosaurus leaps up and roars, chasing those left in the circle. The child that is caught becomes the first dinosaur in the next game.

 

Oh what fun, here comes eight,

Velocipes who’s never late.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

 

Oh, what fun, here comes nine,

Iguanodon steps in line.

Wake up bones, rattle no more,

We’ll dig up another dinosaur. Chorus

 

Oh, my goodness, here comes ten,

It’s tyrannosaurus rex so we’ll start again!

ROAR!!!

 

 

Dragon came to tea O

 

Learn to develop and easy familiarity with numbers to ten.

Enjoy moving to a steady beat and learn to stop between each phrase.

You will need to know the words well before attempting this dance. To make this activity easier just walk and mime individually or with a partner.

 

Stand in a space next to a partner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One, two, three,

Dragon came to tea.

Two, three, four,

Knocking at our door.

 

Three, four, five,

Let him in to jive.

Four, five, six,

Feed him coke and chips.

 

Five, six, seven,

Send him off to heaven.

Six, seven, eight,

Through the golden gate.

 

Seven, eight, nine,

Watch him rise and shine.

Eight, nine, ten,

Round and back again.

 

Two, four, six, eight,

Who do we appreciate?

Dragons big and small!

Walk three steps in time with partner.

Stand still and sip tea

Walk three steps in time with partner.

Knock at the door.

 

Face each other and stamp three times.

Link right arms with partner and skip round.

Face each other and stamp three times.

Link left arms with partner and skip round.

 

Two pairs meet up and stamp. Pair A make an arch and pair B walk through holding hands. After stamping three times pair B make an arch for pair A to pass through.

 

Two sets of four join together to make a circle and stamp holding hands. Circle round one way. Stamp three times and then circle round the other way.

 

Stamp firmly four times.

Walk into the circle holding hands high.

Stretch up on tiptoes and then crouch down.

 


 

 

Five snow angels O

 

 


We didn’t make snow angels when I was young, I’ve only recently discovered them with my grandchildren.

What happens to those snow angels and snowmen at the end of the day; this song will keep you guessing unless you know about the water cycle and changing weather patterns!

 

Make snow angels in the snow by lying down and moving arms up and down. You are likely to get wet so make sure you have your waterproofs on!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Five snow angels in my garden lay;

Sleeping so quietlytil the end of day.

One saw the dark’ning sky, it’s true,

Softly, gently, up and up it flew.

 

Four snow angels

One heard a barn owl hoot, it’s true….

 

Three snow angels

One saw the twinkling stars, it’s true….

 

Two snow angels

One saw a comet zoom, it’s true….

 

One snow angel

It saw the shy moon smile, it’s true….

 

The sun is up and we’d like to know,

Where, oh where, did our snow angels go?

Then five white clouds sailed silently by,

I’m sure, so sure, one cloud winked an eye!

I’m sure, so sure, one cloud winked an eye!


 

 

 

Going down to Devon O

 

March to the steady beat of this Nigerian folk tune. Adapt this song using other number sequences or other holiday destinations. Invent new rhymes or near rhymes to fit.

Doubling of numbers; 1, 2, 4, 8 etc. will help children form groups more easily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are going down to Devon one by one.

We are going down to Devon in the sun, in the sun.

We are going down to Devon, going down to Devon,

We are going down to Devon one by one.

 

We are going down to Devon two by two.

We are going down to Devon you and me, me and you.

We are going down to Devon, going down to Devon,

We are going down to Devon two by two.

 

We are going down to Devon three by three.

We are going down to Devon to the sea, to the sea.

We are going down to Devon, going down to Devon,

We are going down to Devon three by three.

 

We are going down to Devon four by four.

We are going down to Devon in the car, in the car.

We are going down to Devon, going down to Devon,

We are going down to Devon four by four.

 

We are going down to Devon five by five.

We are going down to Devon where we’ll dive, where we’ll dive.

We are going down to Devon, going down to Devon,

We are going down to Devon five by five.

 

Continue making up rhymes for each new verse

March to the steady beat around the room weaving in and out of others.

 

At each new verse add one more to the group. There will need to be some negotiation to ensure this happens smoothly, linking music between each verse will help.



 

 

Granny’s got the fleas O

 

A nonsense song with a steady beat. The inspiration comes from the old playground rhyme: ‘Oh dear me, Granny caught a flea. She salted it and peppered it and put it in her tea!’

Use the pattern below to make other nonsense rhyming verses.

The dance is similar to ‘Bow wow wow whose dog art thou?’

 

Make a circle and stand facing a partner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Oh dear me!

Granny’s got the fleas.

Wash her off in the old pig trough,

With a one, two, three!

 

Oh dear me!

Grandpa needs to sneeze.

Push him with a whoosh in the bramble bush,

With a one, two, three!

 

Oh dear me!

Dad’s got knobbly knees.

Cover them up with two teacups,

With a one, two, three!

 

Oh dear me!

Mum is such a tease.

Pull her nose and tickle her toes,

With a one, two, three!

Place hands on hips and stamp feet; left, right, left.

1. Scratch self.

2. Hold hands, walk four steps round exchanging places.

3. Stamp twice then jump to make a half turn and face new partner.

Repeat this sequence round the circle each time meeting and greeting the new partner with a smile – it comes naturally!

Second verse mime sneezing.

Third verse slap knees.


 

 

Seven little crocodiles O

 

Substitute other animals to fit your topic – pets, dinosaurs, farm animals and maybe a change of rhyme - then off you go!

 

Hold hands in a circle facing inwards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seven little crocodiles.

Were dancing in the sun.

They sang a song, it wasn’t long,

Then snip snapped just for fun.

 

Seven great big elephants,

Were dancing round and round.

They sang a song, it wasn’t long,

Then stamped upon the ground.

 

Seven little tigers fierce.

They danced with outstretched claws.

They sang a song, it wasn’t long,

Then gave a mighty roar!

 

Seven sleepy children,

Were dancing round and round.

They sang a song, it wasn’t long,

Then sat down on the ground.

‘BOO!’

 

Walk round in a circle.

 

 

Slap hands with outstretched arms.

 

Walk round in a circle one hand on the shoulder in front with the other arm waving like a trunk.

Stop and stamp feet.

 

Walk into the circle with claws showing.

Walk back out.

Turn round on the spot.

Roar with hands to mouth.

 

Holding hands walk round on tiptoes.

 

Sit down put head on arms and give a big sigh. Lift head, jump up and shout ‘BOO!’



 

 

The little seal pup O

 

What an adventure for a little seal pup I do hope he gets home safely - what if the whale is a killer whale!

 

This can be sung as a finger and hand rhyme with fists making the seal pup and fingers counting.  To imitate the fish place one hand on top of the other with palms down and thumbs to make a swimming movement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There’s a little seal pup on a huge ice floe,

Searching for his mother in the seas below.

He sheds a tiny tear and makes a wish,

Up pops mother with a great big fish, singing:

“One fish, two fish, three fish, four...

Down in the ocean you can count many more...

Five fish, six fish, seven fish, eight...

If you want another fish don’t fret when I am late!”

 

Mother slips with a splash off that huge ice floe,

Searching for the fishies in the seas below.

The little seal wails and then he cries,

Up pops mother with a great big sigh, singing:

“One fish, two fish, three fish, four...

Down in the ocean you can count many more...

Five fish, six fish, seven fish, eight...

We’ll hunt the seas together I will navigate.”

 

They slip with a splash off the huge ice floe,

Searching for the fishies in the seas below.

Out of the blue comes a great big whale,

Up pops the pup all a-quiver and a-quail, singing:

“One fish, two fish, three fish, four...

Down in the ocean you can count many more...

Five fish, six fish, seven fish, eight...

“Whales eat krill,” said mother “not seal pups with the shakes!”

 

They gambol and they frolic round the huge ice floes,

Eating lots of fishies in the seas below.

They dive down deep then zoom up high,

Up pops the pup and he flashes through the sky, singing:

“One fish, two fish, three fish, four...

Down in the ocean you can count many more...

Five fish, six fish, seven fish, eight...

Fishing is great fun but my teeny tummy aches!”

Yes, my teeny tummy’s full of haddock, cod and hake!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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