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Barnyard Boogie by Tim McCanna
Groovy Joe: Disco Party Countdown by Eric Litwin
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
How to Be Cooler Than Cool by Sean Taylor
I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin
Lost and Found: What’s That Sound by Jonathan Ying
Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton
Petes Go Marching by James Dean
Play This Book by Jessica Young
Plinka Plinka Shake Shake by Emma Garcia
Pots and Pans by Patricia Hubbell
Punk Farm by Jarrett Krosoczka
Tune: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
A rock n roll star played on the guitar
He was convinced that he would go far - that’s how things are.
A rock n roll star played on the bass
He thought in his heart that fame was a race - a lonely case.
A rock n roll star played on the keyboard
She thought that her talent could not be ignored - she struck a chord.
A rock n roll star played on the sax
The only way he knew how to relax - stressed to the max
A rock n roll star played on the drum
She hoped in her heart that some more friends might come…
Then these five musicians all started a band
It was the best in all of the land - give them a hand (Yayyyyy!)
Instruments in the Band
(Tune: Wheels on the Bus)
The guitar in the band goes strum, strum, strum (strum an air guitar)
Strum, strum, strum. Strum, strum, strum
The guitar in the band goes strum, strum, strum
It’s time to rock and roll.
Gradually add more instruments, and end with:
The parents at the band go shhh-shhh-shhh
Shhh-shhh-shhh. Shhh-shhh-shhh.
The parents at the band go shhh-shhh-shhh
No more rock and roll.
Alternate version to the tune of Goodnight Ladies:
Let’s start a band. Let’s start a band, Let’s start a band. What do we need?
We need a guitar. We need a guitar, We need a guitar. What else do we need?
(Repeat with other instruments, and end with: That’s all that we need.
V-I-N-Y-L
There was a record I liked to play, so I could get my dance-on…
V-I-N-Y-L, V-I-N-Y-L, V-I-N-Y-L,
So I could get my dance on!
Alternate version:
I had a song stuck in my head, so I put on some music
M-U-S-I-C, M-U-S-I-C, M-U-S-I-C,
So I put on some music!
What better way to advertise an upcoming Children's Theater production than by doing a promotional Storytime?
Pair with your favorite read-aloud about the forest, and songs like: Walking Walking, Bunny Hop and What Does the Fox Say?
Puppet Story:
We went for a walk in the woods one day, and saw a bird along the way
And what do you think we heard him say? Tweet-tweet…
We went for a walk in the woods one day, and saw a bear along the way
And what do you think we heard him say? Grrrrrr…
We went for a walk in the woods one day, and saw an owl along the way
And what do you think we heard him say? Whoo…
We went for a walk in the woods one day, and saw a wolf along the way
And what do you think we heard him say? Arooo…
We went for a walk in the woods one day, and saw Robin Hood along the way
And what do you think we heard him say? “Somebody took the cookies from the cookie jar!”
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Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar? (Flannel Story)
Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Robin Hood took the cookies from the cookie jar! Who me? Yes, you. Couldn’t be. Then who? Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Little John took the cookies from the cookie jar! Who me? Yes, you. Couldn’t be. Then who? Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Friar Tuck took the cookies from the cookie jar! Who me? Yes, you. Couldn’t be. Then who! Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Maid Marian took the cookies from the cookie jar! Who me? Yes, you. Couldn’t be. Then who! Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Prince John took the cookies from the cookie jar! Who me? Yes, you. Couldn’t be. Then who? Prince John, it was definitely YOU! (reveal the cookies)
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Five Little Foxes (Flannel Story)
Version 1:
Five little foxes standing in a row
Each had a feather on their hat, just so
The first one said I cannot stay
And he waved goodbye, and he ran away
(Count down until none are left)
Version 2:
Five little foxes standing in a row
The first one said: “It’s time to go.”
He looked to the left
He looked to the right
And then that fox was out of sight!
(Count down until none are left)
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In My Skates
(Tune of Laurie Berkner's Boots song)
In my red skates, in my red skates.
I skate around in my red skates.
In my skates. In my skates.
I skate around in my skates.
Repeat with:
