Table of Contents

Part 1 Fingers, feet, numbers, beat: bits of the body - heads, shoulders, knees and toes, put your finger on your head, nicky, knacky, knocky, noo, Looby Loo; fingers for counting - six little ducks, five little monkeys, ten fat sausages, ten little squirrels, the ants go marching, this old man, Alison's camel; feet on the beat - have you any bread and wine?, the prehistoric animal brigade; hands on the beat - the animal fair, Miss Mary Mac, the wild oak tree. Part 2 Acting out songs: songs about doing things - Johnny taps with one hammer, cousin Peter, I jump out of bed in the morning, can you tell me?, of, we can play on the big bass drum, the music man; songs with simple actions - the wheels on the bus, this way, that-a way, bobbing up and down like this, 'neath the spreading chestnut tree, fishing; songs with lots to mime - I'm a little teapot, eat brown bread, the galloping major, let's all play at Indians, Mister Banjo, the grand old Duke of York; tell me a story - the three bears, the wise man and the foolish man, okki-tokki-unga, the princess, old Roger, Miss Polly, in a cottage in a wood, 'neath the lilacs. Part 3 Fun songs: how ridiculous! - do your ears hang low?, after the ball was over; actions to catch you out - a sailor went, to sea, sea, sea, my hat it has three corners, John Brown's baby, someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, one finger, one thumb, keep moving. Part 4 Game songs: can you copy me? - everybody do this, did you ever see a lassie?, join in the game; whose turn is it now? - one elephant, Sally Saucer, a-tisket, a-tasket, the no-laugh race.

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Best selling collection of action songs for children Hilariously illustrated by David McKee (Elmer, King Rollo) For everyone who loves doing and singing silly things at the same time Serious if you want it to be - great for literacy and phonics The definitive collection for all early years and primary settings - and it's fun to have at home too.