5 Brown Muffins In the Bakery Shop (each child gets a penny, there is a bank and 5 paper muffins in front of the teacher) 5 brown muffins in the bakery shop, You know the kind with the honey (motion to pour honey on your head) And the sugar on top (motion to sprinkle sugar on your head) Along came (insert name) with a penny to pay (put penny in bank), He/she took a muffin (pick up a muffin,hand to teacher), and he/she ran away (go sit). (repeat with 4,3,2,1 muffins then start over)

We’re Glad Your Here Today! (slap knees while singing) We’re glad you’re here today, we’re glad you’re here today, Give a cheer (raise a fisted hand then continue to slap knees) we’re glad you’re here, We’re glad you’re here today! (pass pom-pom so student can cheer their name, then the whole group raises a fisted hand and says the name to cheer the student. Continue until everyone has had a turn)

If Your Name Is…

If your name is ______stand up! (child stands) If your name is ____ jump up and down (child jumps) If your name is _____ turn all around (child turns around) If your name is ______sit down (child sits) (continue for every child)

Higity, Pigity Bumblebee

Higity, pigity bumblebee, Won’t you say your name for me! (child says name and everyone repeats it) Whisper it! (everyone whispers the name) Clap it! (everyone says name while clapping out the syllables) (continue for each child) Will-a-bee, Wall-a-bee, Woo

Will-a-bee, Wall-a-bee, Woo An elephant sat on you, Will-a-bee, Wall-a-bee, Wee An elephant sat on me! Will-a-bee, Wall-a-bee, (everyone says students name but substitutes a “w” for the first letter. For example Jason would be Wason) An elephant sat on (child’s name ie.Wason) (go around the circle until all names have been said with the “w”)

Will-a-bee, Wall-a-bee, Weverybody An elephant sat on everbody!

Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar? (slap knees and clap) Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? (pick a child to start and give them the plastic cookie) ______stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Who me? (child says) Yes you! (group says) Couldn’t be! (child says) Then who? (group says) ______(child names person sitting next to them) stole the cookie from the cookie jar! (repeat phrases until everyone has had a turn, usually the last teacher is the one who stole the cookie)

Hello Song (wave hello and everyone says hello to the first three students) Hello Jenny, Hello Billy, Hello Sally We’re glad you came to school! (repeat for everyone) Garbage Song (stand up, driving motion with arms) We’re on our way to Jonny’s house, to Mary’s house, to Susan’s house, We’re on our way to Bobby’s house to pick up the garbage cans! We’ve got to jump down (jump and touch floor), turn around (turn around), pick-up the garbage (picking up motion with hand) Jump down, turn around, pick it on up (repeat body motions while singing) Jump down, turn around, pick up the garbage (repeat body motion) And put it in the garbage truck! We’re on our way to ……(song repeats for all children)