circle time songs
We're excited to introduce several new songs to our forest school families this season. Here are the words to some of the finger plays and songs we'll sing this season. Enjoy!
Laughing Comes the Summer
Laughing, laughing, laughing laughing
Comes the summer over the field
Over the field comes the summer, hahaha,
Laughing over the field
Johnny Appleseed Grace
Oh, the earth is good to me
And so I thank the earth
For giving me the things I need --
The sun, and the rain, and the appleseed.
The earth is good to me.
Blow, Wind, Blow
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'
Bring us a loaf in the morn'
A Little Fish
A little fish went out to play,
She wiggled her fins and swam away.
She swam and swam through the water bright
Then opened her mouth to take a bite.
Come, Follow Me
Come, follow, follow, follow
Follow, follow, follow me
Wither shall I follow, follow, follow
Wither shall I follow, follow thee
To the greenwood, to the greenwood
To the greenwood, greenwood tree
Hear the Rain
Hear the rain is falling down
On the meadow, field and town:
Drip, drop, drip, drop on the leaves,
Drip, drop, drip, drop on the eaves.
Here Is A Beehive
Here is a beehive, but where are the bees?
Hidden inside where nobody sees.
Watch as the bees fly out of their hive:
One, two, three, four, five… bzzzzz.
Morning Verse
Good morning, dear earth
Good morning, dear sun
Good morning, dear stones
And flowers every one
Good morning, dear creatures
And birds in the trees
Good morning to you
And good morning to me
Frog Song
Hear the lively song
Of the frogs in yonder pond
Crick, crick
Crick-crick-crick-crick
Brrrrrrr-rum!
Trot old Joe
Trot old Joe, Trot old Joe
You ride better than any horse I know.
Trot old Joe, Trot old Joe
You're the best horse in the country, oh.
Whoa, Joe!
Buttercup
Buttercup buttercup waking up
Catch a sunbeam in your cup
Hold it tight
Let it go
Ree-rah-ree-rah Ro
WRIGGLY WORM
Under a stone where the earth was firm
I found a wriggly wriggly worm
Good morning I said, how are you today?
But the wriggly worm, just wriggled away
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill:
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! Fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack, and come back, Jill.
Fuzzy little caterpillar
Fuzzy little caterpillar crawling, crawling on the ground.
Fuzzy little caterpillar nowhere, nowhere to be found.
Though we've looked and looked and hunted
Everywhere around
See how her cocoon is stirring; now a little head we spy.
What is this! Our caterpillar spreading lovely wings to dry.
Soon the free and happy creature
Flutters gaily by.
