Songs

Little Songs For Language Arts, Seasonal Fun, and Singable Books Handmotions

© Heidi Butkus 2008 www.heidisongs.com

(Rig-A-Jig-Jig and Away We Go- Verse 1)

Wave your hands back and forth in time to the music..

Letters and Words

Letters are the ABC’s,

Wave your hands back and forth in time to the music..

ABC’s, ABC’s,

Wave your hands back and forth in time to the music..

Letters are the ABC’s,

Form an Y with your hands over your head. Form an X with your hands over your head. Draw a Z in front of you with your finger.

Like X and Y and Z!

© HeidiButkus 2008

(Rig-A-Jig-Jig and Away We Go- Second Verse)

Start with hands out and then bounce them together in time to the music.

Letters and Words

p! Cla

Bounce Hands Together

Clap hands on the word, “word.”

Letters together can make a word,

p! Cla p! Cla

Pull hands away each time you say, “make,” and clap each time you say, “word.”

Make a word, make a word,

Start with hands out and then bounce them together in time to the music.

Bounce Hands Together

p! Cla

Clap hands on the word, “word.”

Letters together can make a word,

Re a bo d a ok !

Open your hands as if you are reading a book.

A word that you can read!

© HeidiButkus 2008

(Rig-A-Jig-Jig and Away We Go- Verse 3)

Jump up and down in time to the music.

Letters and Words

Jump is a word! Jump is a word!

Run in place in time to the music.

! mp Ju

! mp Ju

n! Ru

n! Ru

Run is a word! Run is a word!

Start with hands out and then bounce them together in time to the music.

Bounce Hands Together

p! Cla

Clap hands on the word, “word.”

Letters together can make a word,

Open your hands as if you are reading a book.

Re a bo d a ok !

A word that you can read!

© HeidiButkus 2008

The Sentence Song

Starting with the left hand, lay your hands out one after another in a row.

(Down By The Station)

Put them in a row!

Point to someone!

Point to someone on...