Wake Up (Now we're very quiet/Now we're very loud)

Love this, via Kendra

Wake Up!
"You can use any animal, person, or thing for this song. Ask the kids and grownups for ideas. My co-worker uses body parts even! Tap gently on the ground while you’re being quiet and pound the ground to wake everyone up."--Kendra

Dog is sleeping, don’t wake it up.
Dog is sleeping, don’t wake it up.
Dog is sleeping, don’t wake it up.
Now we’re very quiet. Shhhhh.

WAKE UP dog, it’s time to play!
WAKE UP dog, it’s time to play!
WAKE UP dog, it’s time to play!
Now we’re very LOUD!

Cat is sleeping, don’t wake it up.
Cat is sleeping, don’t wake it up.
Cat is sleeping, don’t wake it up.
Now we’re very quiet. Shhhhh.

WAKE UP kitty, it’s time to play!
WAKE UP kitty, it’s time to play!
WAKE UP kitty, it’s time to play!
Now we’re very LOUD!

The Elephants at the Zoo (tune: "Farmer in the Dell")

From Kendra:

The elephants at the zoo
The elephants at the zoo
They stomp and stomp and stomp and stomp,
the elephants at the zoo

Giraffes...stretch
Monkeys...jump
Lions...roar

(Possibly end with "People...look" wearing glasses formed with hands)


Other ideas:
The cement mixers on the road (site?)
the cement mixers on the road
They mix and mix and mix and mix
the cement mixers on the road

"Shake your Hands"--transition action rhyme

Shake your hands
up high
Shake your hands
down low
Shake your hands
real fast
Shake your hands
real slow
Show me your hands--
give a clap!
Show me your hands--
put them in your lap.

[or substitute: Shake your egg: shake your egg over your head; shake your egg, then put it to bed]

Bread & Butter (quick & easy chant)

Bread and butter,
marmalade and jam--
let's say "Hello" as
[quietly] as we can...