I Love Colors!

RHYMES
The More We Get Together
The more we get together,
together, together,
the more we get together,
the happier we'll be.
‘Cause your friends are my friends,
and my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
the happier we'll be.
(Repeat from the beginning)
Two Little Black Birds
Two little black birds
sitting on a hill.
One named Jack and
one named Jill.
Fly away Jack-
fly away Jill.
Come back Jack-
come back Jill.
We Hit the Floor Together
We hit the floor together, 3xs
because it’s fun to do.
We clap our hands together, 3xs
because it’s fun to do.
We wave our arms together, 3xs
necause it’s fun to do.
We wiggle our fingers together, 3xs
necause it’s fun to do.
We sway from side to side, 3xs
because it’s fun to do.
And we all say “Hello.”
We all say “Hello.”
We all say “Hello.”
Because it’s fun to do.
Book Babies
I Love Colors!
Read to your baby 15 minutes a day!
BODY RHYMES
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Head, shoulders, knees & toes
knees & toes.
Head, shoulders, knees & toes
knees & toes.
Eyes & ears & mouth & nose,
head, shoulders, knees & toes,
knees & toes.
FINGERPLAYS
Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them, open, shut them,
give a little clap.
Open, shut them, open, shut them,
put them in your lap.
Creep them, creep them,
creep them, creep them,
way up to your chin.
Open wide your little mouth, “ahhhhh!”
But do not let them in!
Pop Corn, Pop Corn
Popcorn, popcorn,
sizzling in the pan.
Shake it up,
shake it up,
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Popcorn, popcorn,
now it’s getting hot.
Shake it up,
shake it up,
Pop! Pop! Pop!

TICKLE
Here’s a Bunny
Here’s a bunny with ears so funny.
Here’s his hole in the ground.
When a noise he hears.
He perks up his ears,
And jumps in his hole in the ground!
(Hold two fingers up slightly curled as bunny ears.
Round your arm to make a hole. Pop fingers straight
upon “perks. ”Ears jump through arm and tickle baby.)
KNEE BOUNCES
Little White Rabbit
Little white rabbit,
hop on one foot, one foot.
Little white rabbit,
hop on two feet, two feet.
Little white rabbit,
hop on three feet, three feet.
Little white rabbit,
hop on no feet, no feet.
(Bounce slowly at first, and then bounce
faster and faster)
Bumpin’ Up & Down in My Little Red
Wagon
Bumpin' up and down
in my little red wagon, 3xs
won't you be my darlin'!
One wheel's off and
the axel's broken, 3xs
won’t you be my darlin'!
LULLABY
Lavender’s Blue Dilly Dilly
Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly,
lavender's green.
When I am king, dilly, dilly,
you shall be queen;
Who told you so, dilly, dilly,
who told you so?
T’was my own heart, dilly, dilly,
that told me so.
INTERACTIVE RHYMES
Scarves
Wind, oh wind, oh wind, I say.
What are you blowing away today?
Scarves, oh scarves, oh scarves, I say.
I am blowing the scarves away.
Peek-a-boo, I see you,
I see you hiding there.
Peek-a-boo, I see you,
I see you hiding there.
Color Books
BIG YELLOW SUNFLOWER. Barry, Frances.
DUCKIE’S RAINBOW. Barry, Frances.
LITTLE GREEN FROGS. Barry, Frances.
CAT’S COLORS. Cabrera, Jane.
PEEK-A-BLOOM. Camarusti, Marie Torres.
I LIKE BLACK AND WHITE. Hicks, Barbara Jean.
I LIKE COLORS. Hicks, Barbara Jean.
WALKING THROUGH THE JUNGLE. Lacome, Julie.
BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU
SEE? Martin, Bill.
LITTLE WHITE DUCK. Whippo, Walt.
PIGGIES. Wood, Audrey.

COLOR THEMED BOOK LIST:
Balan, Bruce. Cows going past.
Blackstone, Stella. Cleo’s color book.
Barry Frances. Duckies Rainbow.
Boynton, Sandra. Blue hat, green hat.
Cabrera, Jane. Cat’s colors.
Carle,Eric. The mixed-up chameleon.
Cousins,Lucy. Maisy’s colors.
Crews,Donald. Freight train.
Dewan, Ted. Bing: paint day.
Emberley, Ed. Go away big, green monster.
Ehlert, Lois. Color farm.
Ehlert, Lois. Color zoo.
French, Vivian. Oh no, Anna!
Martin, Bill. Brown bear, brown bear, what
do you see?
Miller, Margaret. I love colors. *
Lionni, Leo. A color of his own.
Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse magic.
Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse paint.
* Board Book
GOODBYE SONG
From CD: “Tiny Tunes music for the very
young child”
Say Goodbye! To tune: London Bridge
Now it’s time to touch your toes, (3xs)
Touch them now.
Now it’s time to touch your nose, (3xs)
Touch them now.
Now it’s time to touch your Knees, (3xs)
Touch them now.
Now it’s time to touch your Shoulders, (3xs)
Touch them now.
Now it’s time to say goodbye (3xs)

Say goodbye.
Now it’s time to
Blow a kiss (3xs)
Now it’s time to Blow a kiss,
Say goodbye.