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Hap Palmer Educational
Children's Songs
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Hap Palmer Educational
Children's Songs
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Words,
Music and Activities by Hap Palmer
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Introduction Young children learn best by doing and
these songs invite active involvement in mastering a wealth of vocabulary.
This guide includes objectives, setting, lyrics, and activities
for each song. It also includes variations and follow up activities.
The ideas are suggestions. There are endless variations and possibilities
awaiting your creative impulse. Have fun!
Can A Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye?
Let's All Clap Our Hands TogetherWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Improve motor skills - Increase cardiovascular function (endurance) Setting: Stand in front of your chair or spread out in an open area. Activity: You can lift your spirits and increase your alertness with physical activity. Each verse features a different way to move: 1. Clap your hands. 2. Shake and bounce. 3. Alternate making yourself small and big 4. Swing your arms from side to side 5. Hop when you hear the music; freeze when the music stops. 6. Repeat verse three. 7. Jump and turn. End each verse by reaching high and lengthening your spine. Lyric: Let's all clap our hands together people everywhere Let's all clap our hands together with the joy that we can share Let's all clap our hands together; just stand up and try Then reach high, high, high - stretching for the sky Let's all shake and bounce together people everywhere Let's all shake and bounce together with the joy that we can share Let's all shake and bounce together; just stand up and try Then reach high, high, high - stretching for the sky Feel your body growing and your spirit soaring free Reach up for the highest star and all that you can be - Let's all swing and sway together people everywhere Let's all swing and sway together with the joy that we can share Let's all swing and sway together; just stand up and try Then reach high, high, high - stretching for the sky Let's all hop and freeze together people everywhere Let's all hop and freeze together with the joy that we can share Let's all hop and freeze together; just stand up and try Then reach high, high, high - stretching for the sky Feel your body growing and your spirit soaring free Reach up for the highest star and all that you can be - Let's all jump and turn together people everywhere Let's all jump and turn together with the joy that we can share Let's all jump and turn together; just stand up and try Then reach high, high, high - stretching for the sky Follow up: -Show me all the movements you remember doing in this song. -Can you think of movements we did not do in this song? -What are your three favorite movements? -Do them one after the other in any order you wish to form a short movement phrase. -Do your phrase in slow motion -Now show me the fastest speed you can do your phrase Back to Top
Put A Little Color On YouWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Recognize and identify colors - Associate colors with everyday objects - Identify body parts. Setting: Sit on the rug. (For variation #1 students sit facing each other in groups of four. For variation #2 students move freely around the room.) Activity: Follow the directions in the verses and place the color cards red, green, yellow and blue on various parts of your body. You can also use colored ribbons, yarn, buttons etc. Lyric: Chorus: Just put a little color on you Red, green, yellow or blue For a beautiful way To brighten your day Just put a little color on you Put the color blue on your shoe Color blue on your shoe Put the color green on your knee Color green on your knee Put the color yellow on your elbow The color yellow on your elbow Put the color red on your head The color red on your head Repeat Chorus Put the color of a rose on your toes Color of a rose on your toes Put the color of leaves on your sleeves Color of leaves on your sleeves Put the color of a lemon peel on your heel A lemon peel on your heel Put the color of the sky on your thigh The color of the sky on your thigh Put the color of a dollar on your collar Color of a dollar on your collar Put the color of the yolk of an egg on your leg Yolk of an egg on your leg Put the color of the sea on your knee The color of the sea on your knee Put the color of a stop sign on your spine A stop sign on your spine Repeat Chorus Variation 1: -Work in groups of four people. -Sit close together and face each other. -Each person holds one of four color cards. -As each color is called, everybody in the group shares the one color card, touching it to the body part named. For example, when you hear "touch the color red to your head, " each person puts her/his head on the one red card. You can also try this activity without color cards using instead the colors of the clothes people in the group are wearing. Variation 2: -Look around the room. -Name all the things you see that are red... blue... green... yellow... -Working individually, try this song moving freely about the room as you contact various body parts with colors. If you would like more time to explore these activities, try the "Extended Response Time" version (#8) of this song. Back to Top
Can A Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye?Words and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Recognize the difference between fantasy and reality - Think imaginatively - Develop skill in rhyming words Setting: Sit in your chair or on the rug. Activity: Listen to the questions. If it's something you might really see, nod you head and answer "yes." If it's something you would not really see, shake your head and answer "no." Lyric: Many lines we'll sing for you Some are false and some are true Can you tell if it's fact or fantasy Is it just a funny thought? Could it be or could it not? Is it something you might really see? Does a rose have toes? Does a bear have hair? Can a log chase a dog? Can you take a trip on a ship? Can a sock wind a clock? Do trees have leaves? Can a bird be heard? Can a cherry pie wave goodbye, wave goodbye? Can a cherry pie wave goodbye? (Repeat first verse) Can a snake bake a cake? Do you eat with your feet? Can a sink smile and wink? Can you sweep a room with a broom? Does a hose wear clothes? Does a phone have a tone? Can a dress play chess? Can a cherry pie wave goodbye, wave goodbye? Can a cherry pie wave goodbye? Follow up: - Show me in movement how you imagine it would look if a snake could bake a cake ... if a log could chase a dog ... if you could eat with your feet. - Which imaginary situation did you find funniest? - Draw a picture that shows what this situation would look like. - Think of other rhymes that describe both imaginary situations and situations that could happen in real life. - Sing this song again using your ideas with the instrumental version (CD#17) of this song. Back to Top
Weekly RapWords and Music: Hap Palmer. Objectives:- Identify and memorize the days of the week - Improve motor skills and endurance - Count from one to seven Setting: Stand in front of your seat or spread out in open area Activity: Learn the days of the week as you reach, run, tap, pat, stretch, bend, twist, turn and jump with the "Weekly Rap." We'll go through the days three times - on the third time get ready to speed things up! Lyric: Monday, Monday, reach and run day Tuesday, Tuesday, tap your shoes day Wednesday, Wednesday, stretch and bend day Thursday, Thursday, twist and turn day Friday, Friday, jump up high day Saturday, Saturday, pat your body day Sunday, Sunday, that's the one day We can rest and do nothing at all Now clap, clap, clap for the weekly rap Count to seven and do it again (Repeat first verse) Now clap, clap, clap for the weekly rap Count to seven and pick up speed ! (Repeat first verse with faster tempo) Now clap, clap, clap, for the weekly rap Count to seven and that's the end Follow up: - Feel your heart before you start this activity, then feel it again after doing the activity. Is it beating faster? Do you know why? - In your own time, do the motions in order. Now try it in slow motion. Now do the opposite and show me the fastest speed you can go. Back to Top
Bean Bag Alphabet RagWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Recognize letters of the alphabet - Master initial consonant sounds - Identify body parts - Improve motor skills Setting: Stand in front of your seat or in open area Activity: Get a bean bag, or put beans inside an old sock and move along with the "Bean Bag Alphabet Rag." Lyric: A - Arm, put it on your arm B - Back, put it on your back C - Catch, throw the bag and catch D - Drop, drop the bag and dance With the Bean Bag Alphabet Rag E - Ear, put it on your ear F - Foot, let it fall to your foot G - Grab, grab and grip the bag H - Hop, hold it on your head and hop With the Bean Bag Alphabet Rag I - Ice, imagine it's made of ice J - Jump, jiggle the bag and jump K - Keep, keep it on your knee L - Leg, lift it with your leg With the Bean Bag Alphabet Rag M - March, N - Neck, put it on your neck and march O - Off, let it ooze off your neck P - Pat, gently pat the bag Q - Quick, quickly make it quiver R - Run, run around the bag With the Bean Bag Alphabet Rag S - Slide, slide it up your side T - Toes, tap it on top of your toes U - Under, undulate under the bag V - Vibrate, vibrate very fast With the Bean Bag Alphabet Rag W - Waist, wipe it on your waist X - X-ray, look through it with X-ray vision Y - You, you make something up Z - Zoom, zoom around the bag With the Bean Bag Alphabet Rag Follow up: - Show me all the things you recall doing with your bean bag. - Do the movements which go with the letters in your first name. - Using your bean bag, find other movements you can do with each letter. - Play the song again and see if you can find a way to do the activities sharing one bean bag with your partner. Back to Top
Animal Quiz Part 1Words and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Identify animals based on characteristics - Respond in language and movement Setting: Sit in your chair or on rug. (For variation, students stand in front of chairs or in an open area.) Activity: This song has phrases that describe different animals. If you know the animal, call out the answer. Lyric: (Part 1) Chorus: Deep in the jungle or down by the sea Playing in the grass or hanging in a tree Down in the ground or high in the air There are animals everywhere My trunk is long and my skin is gray I hang in a cave and I sleep in the day I have a coat that's woolly and white I crow loudly at day's first light I slide through the grass; I'm long and thin I have horns on my head and hair on my chin The farmer feeds me and gathers my eggs My neck is long and so are my legs I have powerful jaws and a rough, tough hide There's a pouch on my stomach where baby can ride I scamper through the house and nibble on cheese With my long arms I swing through the trees Repeat Chorus Animal Quiz Part 2Lyric
(Part 2) Variation:
Move like the animal and make the sound of the animal described.
Parade Of ColorsWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Identify and recognize ten colors - Perform basic motor actions - Develop spatial awareness Materials: This activity uses ten colors: red, green, yellow, blue, orange, pink, purple, black, brown and white. You can hold a color card, ribbon or scarf, or pick a color out of the clothes you are wearing. Setting: Move around the room or in a large open area. Activity: When the music begins, march around the room. When the bell rings, stop and stand still. When your color is called, do the action described. Lyric: Make way for the parade of colors They are marching all around There is purple and pink, red and green Yellow, orange, blue and brown Make way for the parade of colors, They are marching near and far At the sound of the bell, they will stop And stand right where they are Purple and pink, slowly shrink Yellow, shake like Jello Brown and green, do a sideways lean Orange and black, jump back White and pink, wiggle and wink Red and blue shake a shoe Purple, black, orange and brown, All tiptoe and turn around Make way for the parade of colors, They are marching all around There is purple and pink, black and white Yellow, orange, blue and brown Make way for the parade of colors, They are marching near and far At the sound of the bell, they will stop And stand right where they are Red, nod your head; yellow, wave hello Blue and black, both clap White, reach high; Yellow, reach low Green, reach somewhere in between Pink, blue, green and purple, Hop and turn in a circle Orange and white, side step right Red and brown, spin around Make way for the parade of colors They are marching all around At the sound of the bell, they will stop And all sit down Variation 1: Try this activity balancing your color card on your head as you march. Variation 2: With large groups divide the group into ten lines and use just one set of color cards. Each line represents one color and the line leader holds the color card. When a color and action are called, the whole line responds. During the chorus each group follows its leader. Variation 3: Work in partners. One person has a complete set of color cards and holds up the correct cards as they are called; the other person performs each action as it is described. Follow up: - In this song, each color was given three motions. Can you name the three your color was called to do? - Put the three motions together in any order you wish to form a short movement phrase. - Can you do your phrase in slow motion? Show me the fastest speed you can do your phrase. Back to Top
A Pocket Full Of B'sWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Learn initial consonant sounds of B, J, T, P, and hard C - Improve motor skills - Recognize that words which describe actions are called verbs Setting: Stand in front of your seat or spread out in an open area. Activity: The first verse of this song features four words that begin with the letter "B." Each word is a verb the describes an action. Sing each word after you hear it and at the same time do the movement described by the word. In the verses that follow, you will sing and move with verbs that begin with the letters "T, P, J, and C." Lyric: Got a pocket full of B's, a pocket full of B's A pocket full of "bees" like the kind that sting? No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "B" you get from the alphabet It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like: BEND, BOUNCE, BRUSH, BALANCE I've got a pocket full of B's Woo - I've got a pocket full of B's. Got a pocket full of J's, a pocket full of J's A pocket full of "jays" like a flock of blue jays? No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "J" you get from the alphabet It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like: JUMP, JOG, JERK, JIGGLE I've got a pocket full of J's Woo - I've got a pocket full of J's. Got a pocket full of T's, a pocket full of T's A pocket full of "tees" like a golf player needs? No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "T" you get from the alphabet It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like: TAP, TURN, TWIST, TIPTOE I've got a pocket full of T's Woo - I've got a pocket full of T's Got a pocket full of P's, a pocket full of P's A pocket full of "peas" like the things you eat? No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "P" you get from the alphabet It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like: POINT, PULL, POUNCE, POLISH I've got a pocket full of P's Woo - I've got a pocket full of P's Got a pocket full of C's, a pocket full of C's "Seas" like the oceans that ripple in the breeze? No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "C" you get from the alphabet It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like: CRAWL, CATCH, CLIMB, CARRY I've got a pocket full of C's Woo - I've got a pocket full of C's. Follow up: - Can you think of other words that begin with the letter 'B'? ...'T' ? ...'P' ? ...'J' ? ... 'C' ? ... - Choose other letters, and find words that begin with these letters. - Using your ideas, sing along with the instrumental version (CD#16) of this song. - To make it more challenging, pick a category such as: foods, places (cities, states, countries ) names of people, or animals. Back to Top
Following YouWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Understand movement vocabulary and create actions. - Work cooperatively with a partner - Observe and mirror actions of partner Setting: Stand in an open area facing a partner Activity: One person leads and the other follows. Decide which role each of you will take. The leader moves first for 8 beats, then the follower moves in the same way. Each verse ends with a traveling movement where the follower imitates and trails the leader around the room. Lyric: Stand facing me; make a shape I can see I'll do the same; that's how we play the game Hop up and down, and turn all around Now watch me do the same thing as you Now walk where you want to, and I'll follow you Chorus: I'm following you Doing whatever you do Following you Following you Now can you make a part of you shake? I'll do it, too; see me shaking like you Now stretch and bend again and again I'll stretch and bend like you did, my friend Now jump where you want to, and I'll follow you Repeat Chorus Now can you show me a way to move slowly? I'll do it, too; just as slowly as you Now can you pick me a way to move quickly? I'll do it, too; just as quickly as you Do anything you want to, and I'll follow you Repeat Chorus Variation: Trade roles each time you hear the chorus. Back to Top
Everyone Can Be A HelperWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Learn the names of various occupations. - Understand what people do in the workplace - Recognize the value of different jobs and how they contribute to a community Setting: Sit in your chair or on the rug Activity: We'll start by singing a simple chant which is followed by pairs of questions based on descriptions of what various workers do. If you can identify either or both occupations, call out the answers during the pauses that follow each set of two questions. Lyric: Chorus: Everyone can be a helper There's something everyone can give When we learn to work together The world's a better place to live Who grows the food we eat each day? Who comes to haul the trash away? Who totes a sack and brings the mail? Who takes a robber off to jail? Who treats the sick to make them well? Who helps us learn to read and spell? Who hauls goods from town to town? Who makes repairs when a car breaks down? Repeat Chorus Who cuts hair and keeps it neat? Who cooks the food when we're out to eat? Who mows lawns and pulls out weeds? Who writes the words in the books we read? Who moves dirt with a big machine? Who sews pants, a dress or blouse? Who saws wood and builds a house? Who cleans pipes and clears a drain? When we travel by air who flies the plane? Who designs radios, roads and cars? Answers: Follow
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Say The OppositeWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objective: Demonstrate understanding of opposites by verbal and movement responses.Setting: Sit in your chair or on the rug. (For variation, students move in front of seats or in an open area.) Activity: The verses of this song consist of a series of words. After you hear each word you have three counts to say the opposite. If you don't know the opposite of a word, don't worry - just go on to the next word. Lyric: Chorus: Say the opposite; make a quick call You have three counts and that's all If you know, tell us so Ready, set, here we go! Front Quick Up Thick Smile Strong Soft Long Sit Small Throw Tall Near Low Heavy Slow Repeat Chorus Shut Down Loose Frown Back Thin On In Far Pull Out Full Hard Top Under Stop Repeat Chorus Big Tight Left Right High Bend Over End Variation: Show the opposite of a word by creating a movement... for example, the opposite of "quick" could be shown by moving slowly. The opposite of "small" could be shown by making oneself large. If you would like more time to explore these movements, try the "Extended Response Time" version (CD#8) of this song. Back to Top
Stepping Out On The TownWords and Music: Hap Palmer Objectives:- Count from one to twelve - Perform basic loco motor actions - Use space cooperatively without interfering with others. Setting: Spread out and stand in open area Activity: Pick a spot somewhere in the room and call it home. Each verse of this song will give you a way to travel around the room and tell you the time you should arrive back home. As the numbers are called, move all around the room changing directions whenever you wish. The challenge is to plan your trip so you arrive home on time. Lyric: Stepping out on the town; stepping out on the town But you must me home by eight Stepping out on the town; stepping out on the town Have a good time but be home by eight (Spoken) One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight It's eight o'clock! Hope you made it back home (Similarly) Jumping out on the town; jumping out on the town But you must me home by ten ... Tiptoe out on the town; tiptoe out on the town But you must me home by nine ... Hopping out on the town; hopping out on the town But you must me home by three ... Running out on the town; running out on the town But you must me home by twelve ... It's twelve o'clock! Hope you made it back home 'Cause it's midnight, its midnight, and everyone should be back home. Follow up: - Can you name the five ways you traveled around the room? - What other ways could you travel that were not named in this song? (examples: skip, gallop, slide, roll, crawl) - Show me your three favorite ways to travel. - Create a short movement phrase using your three favorite ways of traveling. Make a "getting ready" shape before you begin. When you are finished, make an ending shape. Back to Top
Put A Little Color On You (Extended Response Time)Words and Music: Hap Palmer This version provides more time to respond to the directions. It can be used as a lead up to the original version (CD#2) or to give you more time to participate in the variation activities described for the original version.Lyric: Chorus: Just put a little color on you Red, green, yellow or blue For a beautiful way To brighten your day Just put a little color on you Put the color blue on your shoe Color blue on your shoe Put the color green on your knee Color green on your knee Put the color yellow on your elbow The color yellow on your elbow Put the color red on your head The color red on your head Put the color of the sea on your knee Color of the sea on your knee Put the color of a lemon peel on your heel A lemon peel on your heel Put the color of leaves on your sleeves The color of leaves on your sleeves Put the color of a stop sign on your spine A stop sign on your spine Repeat Chorus Back to Top
Can A Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye? (Instrumental-Create Your Own Lyric)Think of other phrases that begin with
Can a, Can you, Does a, or Do you. They can describe
both situations that are imaginary and situations that could really happen.
Using this instrumental version, sing the song using your ideas. (Older
children can use words that rhyme, write out their ideas, and read them as
they sing.)
A Pocket Full Of B's (Instrumental-Create Your Own Lyric) Can you think of four words that
begin with the letter 'B'? ... 'T' ? ... 'P' ? ... 'J' ? ... 'C' ? ... Using
your ideas, sing along with the recorded background music. To make it more
challenging, pick a category such as: foods, places (cities, states, countries
) names of people, or animals. You can also choose other beginning
letters. For Example: "A pocket full of Q's like pool players use? "
or "A Pocket full of I's like the kind that see?"
Say The Opposite (Extended Response Time)This version provides additional time between the words. It gives you more time to create movements that show the opposite. It is also valuable as a lead up to the faster version.Lyric: Chorus: Say the opposite; make a quick call You have three counts and that's all If you know, tell us so Ready, set, here we go! Long Strong Quick Thick Small Tall Slow Low Down Frown Thin In Pull Full Top Stop Tight Right Throw Go Back to Top
Arranger, Recording Engineer,
Keyboards, Bass, Guitars: Bob Summers Lead and Harmony Vocals, Acoustic
Guitar, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone: Hap Palmer Background Vocals:
Jacie Berry, Juanice Charmaine, Karen Wilson Harper Children's Chorus
Director: Penny Summers Children's Chorus: Amy Ainsworth,
Sarah Ainsworth, Lauren Askey, Eddie Aragon, Marina Aragon, Melanie Aragon,
Melissa Aragon, Danielle Elmore, Tai Elmore, Debbie Forfar, Andrew Garkow,
Lacey Garkow, Manuj Kamineni, Wesley Palmer,Bren Price, Nicole Price, Mike
Summers Mastering Engineer: Ron Lewter Educational Consultant:
Angelia Leung Designer and Illustrator: Cheryle Robinson
Guidebook Editors: Paula Benjamin Little, Betty Williams (Additional
Material for Revised Expanded Version) Recording Engineer: John
Slattery Producer: Miriam Mayer Piano: Steve
Kaplan Acoustic Bass: Jim Garafalo Drums:
Joe Correro |
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