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Five Autumn Leaves

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Five autumn leaves  hanging from a tree (hold up 5 fingers)
The first one said "Very soon we'll be free."
The second one said, "I'm 
falling to the ground." 
The third  one said, "I'll sail to
                         town."
               The fourth one said, "lets not
               wait."
               The fifth one said,Fall sure is
               great! (hold up respective
               fingers)


Scarecrow

Picture
Scarecrow (tune of twinkle twinkle little star)
Scarecrow, scarecrow turn around,
Scarecrow scarecrow touch the ground.
Stand up tall and blink your  
eyes.
Raise your hands up to the sky.
Clap your hands then tap your knees.
Turn around and tap your feet.
Scarecrow, scarecrow touch your toes.
Scarecrow, scarecrow tap your nose.
Swing your arms
so very slow, 
Now real fast to scare the crows
Raise your head, jump up and down.
Now sit down without a sound.

Scarecrow

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Scarecrow, scarecrow how scary can you be?
You scared ______ (say a child's ncme) but you cant scare me!

Taking A Walk

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Taking A Walk
Taking a walk is so much fun.
We don't hurry;
we  don't run.(move finger sideways)
              We watch for birds; we watch
              for bees.(point to eye)
              We look for all the falling
              leaves.
              (flutter fingers)
                                           ~Mary Jackson Ellis


A Little Red Apple

Picture
A Little Red Apple
A little red apple
(form circle with
hands)

Hung  high in a tree.
(reach up)
I looked  up at it, (look up)
And it looked  down at me.
                          "Come down, please," I  called.
                          And what do you suppose?
                          That little red apple 
(form circle  
                          with hands)
                          Dropped right on my nose!
(point to
                          nose)
                                                ~Marguerite Gode

Apple Seed

Picture
Tune to :Insey Weensy Spider 
The tiny little apple seed
was planted in the ground,
down came the rain,
falling all around, 
out came the sun, 
                             as bright as bright can be, 
                             and the tiny little appleseed 
                             became an apple tree!

Five Little Acorns

Picture
Five little acorns, lying on the ground,
The first one said "oh my
I'm getting round."
The second one said "I think I'm  fat,"
he third one said "I have a
                           nice hat,"
                           The fourth one said "There's
                            a squirrel over there.
                                      
The fifth one said "well I
                           don't care."
                           Down came the squirrel and
                           swept them all away, up to his
                           nest for a cold winter day.
                                                   ~Debby Hill

Scarecrow

Picture
The floppy, floppy scarecrow (flop around waving arms)
Guards his field all day.
(stand at attention, arms straight out)
He waves his floppy, floppy
hands
(arms extended,  
waving hands)
To scare the crows away.
                           
(flap arms like a bird)


Scarecrow

Picture
The old scarecrow is such a funny man.
He flops in the wind as hard
as he can.
He flops to the right,
He flops to the left.
He flops back and forth
Till he's almost out of
                             breath.
                  His arms swing out; his legs
                  swing, too.
                  He nods his head in a How-
                  do-you-do?
                          See him flippity flop when
                  the wind blows
hard,
                  The funny scarecrow in our 
                  backyard.



Farmer Brown Had 10 Red Apples

Picture
Farmer Brown had 10 red apples hanging from a tree (hold up ten fingers) 
He picked one apple 
and ate it hungrily         
(hold hand up to mouth like
eating an apple)
          
(Continue by counting down the number of apples)


Squirrel

Picture
Squirrel
Whisky,frisky,hippity hop:
Up he goes to the tree top. (hold up  arm)
Whirly,twirly,round and round:  (move arm in circle)
Down he scampers to the ground (bring arm down)
Furly, curly, what a tail:                   
Tall as a feather, broad as a snail. (extend
arms vertically and horizontally)
Where's his supper?
It's in the shell.
Snippity, crickity, out it fell.

Here We Go Round The Apple Tree

Picture
Here we go round the apple tree,
The apple tree, the apple tree.
Here we go round the apple tree,
So early in the morning.


Verse 2:

This is  the way we plant the seeds.
Verse 3:
This is the way the little seed  sprouts.
Verse 4:
This is the way it grows to a tree.
Verse 5:
This is the  way the flowers blossom.
Verse 6:
This is the way the apples grow.
Verse  7:
This is the way the apples are picked.

Way Up High

Picture
Way up high in the apple tree (hands above head)
Two little apples smiled at me.
(form apples with hands still raised)
I shook that tree as hard
as I could (shaking motion)
Down came the apples.
                              (drop hands)
                              Ummmmmmmmm. Were
                              they good! (rub 
stomach)


Picking Apples

Picture
Picking apples
picking apples
one by one
one by one
Put them in a basket
Put them in a basket
Oh what fun! 
Oh what fun!

Five Fat Turkeys

Picture
Five Fat Turkeys
Five fat Turkeys are we,
we slept all night in a tree
When the cook came
around we couldn't be found,
so that's why we're here you
                            see.


Turkey

Picture
Turkey
The Turkey is a funny  
bird
It's head goes bobble-bobble,
and all he knows is just 
one word...and that is gobble-gobble!


Thanksgiving

Picture
The year has turned its circle,
the seasons come and go.
The harvest is all gathered in,
and chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,the fields, their 
              yellow grain.
              So open wide the doorway,
              Thanksgiving comes again!


Five Little Skeletons

Picture
Five little skeletons dancing in the door,
One tripped and fell, and now there's only four.
Four little skeletons happy as can be,
One fell apart, and now there's only three.
Three little skeletons stirring up some brew,
One fell in, and now there's only two.
Two little skeletons looking for some fun,
One got lost, and now there's only one.
One little skeleton, nothing left to do,
It's Halloween, and he's coming for you!
Boo!
            ~Author Unknown

Five Little Apples Hanging from a Tree (tune to "Five Little Monkeys Hanging from a Tree")

Picture
5 Little Apples hanging from a tree,
Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't Pick Me,"
Along came Farmer Brown as quiet as can be,
And he picked one apple right
out of that tree!
                 4 Little Apples hanging in a
                 tree, 
                 Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't
                 Pick me,"
                 Along came Farmer Brown as
                 quiet as can be,
                 And he picked one apple right
                 out of that tree!
                 3 Little Apples hanging from a
                 tree,
                 Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't
                 pick me,"
                 Along came Farmer Brown as
                 quiet as can be,
                 And he picked one apple right
                 out of that tree!
                 2 Little Apples hanging in a
                 tree,
                 Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't
                 pick me,"
                 Along came Farmer Brown as
                 quiet as can be,
                 And he picked one apple right
                 out of that tree!
                 1 Little Apple hanging in a
                 Tree,
                 Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't 
                 pick me,"
                 Along came Farmer Brown as
                 quiet as can be,
                 And he picked that apple
                 right out of that tree!
                 No more apples hanging in the
                 tree,
                 Farmer Brown picked them
                 and shared one with me,
                 The rest are in a pie, as
                 warm as can be,
                 Topped with yummy ice cream
                 and served with tea!
      ~Debby Hill                          

Have You Ever Seen An Apple?

Picture
Have You Ever Seen An Apple (tune of Have you ever seen a Lassie)

                 
Have you ever seen an apple,
                  an apple,an apple
                  Have you ever seen an apple
                  that grows on a tree?
                  A Red one, a Yellow one, a 
                  Green one, a 
Golden one.
                  Have you ever seen an apple
                  that grows on a tree?
                                           

Apples

Picture
Apples here (point to yourself)
Apples there (point away)
Apples are  growing everywhere (hands form a circle the world)
Some are high (point up)
Some are low (point down)
You will see apples wherever you go (point to eyes)
Apples on the left (extend left arm)
Apples on the right (extend  right arm)
You will see (point to eyes again)
Both day and night (Hands  together and head down on them)


Apple Tree

Picture
This is the tree With leaves so green.(make leaves with fingers outstretched)
Here are the apples That hang in between
.(make fist)
When the wind blows
(blow)
The apples will fall,
(falling  motion with
hand)
Here is the basket to gather them all.
(use arms to form basket) 


Five Little Turkeys

Picture
Five little Turkeys by the front door,(hold up 5 fingers)
One waddled off,and then there were four (put one finger down)
Four little Turkeys out under 
a tree,one waddled off and
                  then there were three (put another
                  finger down)
                  Three little Turkeys with nothing to 
                  do, 
                  one waddled off and then there were
                  two (put down another finger)
                  Two little Turkeys in the noonday
                  sun,one waddled off then there was
                  one (put down another finger)
                  One little Turkey, he better run
                  away,for soon it will be
                  Thanksgiving Day!! (hide finger
                  behind back)


Two Little Blackbirds

Picture
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little  blackbirds
sitting on a hill. (lift pointer finger)
One named Jack. (wiggle 
pointer)
                    One named Jill. (wiggle 
                    other pointer)
                    Fly away Jack. (put first 
                    pointer behind  back)
                    Fly away Jill. 
                    (put other pointer behind 
                    back)
                    Come back Jack. (bring 
                    first pointer in front 
                    again)  
                    Come back  Jill (bring
                    second pointer in front 
                             again.

Eat An Apple!

Picture
Eat an apple,
Save the core.
Plant the seeds,
And grow some more!
       ~Author Unknown

Five Little Pumpkins

Picture
Five Little Pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The First one said "Oh my it's getting late!"
The second one said "There's a chill in the air."
The Third one said "But we
don't care!"
                   The Fourth one said "let's
                   Run and Run and Run."
                   The Fifth one said "I'm
                   ready for some fun."
                   Oooooooo went the wind.
                   and Out went the lights!
                   And the five little pumpkins
                   rolled out of sight!


Leaves Are Dancing (Tune to "Are you sleeping")

Picture
Leaves are Dancing. Leaves are dancing
All around, all around
All the leaves are dancing,
All the leaves are dancing.
On the ground, On the
ground

Mr. Turkey

Picture
This is Mr. Turkey (hold hand up)
His feather's are so bright (wiggle last four fingers)
This is Mr. Turkey (Keep hand up)
Hiding late at night (close hand)
This is Mr. Turkey on Thanksgiving Day (hide hand behind back)
Hiding from the farmer far far away!