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"Wonders Of Water"
Talk About Zone | Songs, Rhymes, Poems, & Finger Plays Zone | Art Zone
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Songs, Rhymes, Poems & Finger Plays Zone

What is this zone about?

Poem - Little Drops of Water

Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land.

Rain Rain

Rain rain go away (make raindrops by wiggling your finger down from the sky and then pushing them away)

Come again another day. (Circle your arm in a come back motion)

Waterdrops

Waterdrops on green grass, (point to the ground)
And waterdrops on the tree, (put hands over head to form a tree)
Waterdrops on roof tops, (put hands together to form roof tops)
But not on me. (Point to yourself)

Row, Row, Row, Your Boat

Row, row, row, your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.

This is a great song to sing in the tub. Perhaps you can make up your own verses to Row, Row, Row, Your Boat, such as;

Water, water everywhere,
A shower I will take,
Scrub away the day's dirt,
Down the drain it goes.

Splash, splash, splash around,
Bath time has finally come,
Playing with toys and making some noise,
Bath time should never end!

Fire Truck

Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. (Make motions as if ringing bell)

Hurry, hurry climb the ladder (make motions as if climbing)
Hurry, hurry climb the ladder
Hurry, hurry climb the ladder
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

Hurry, hurry squirt the water (make motions as if holding fire hose)
Hurry, hurry squirt the water
Hurry, hurry squirt the water
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

Before singing this song or reciting the words if you don't know the tune, talk about why firemen use water. Do they have special clothes to keep them dry? Pretend to get dressed like a fireman before you do the fire truck song. Put on your pants and boots. Don't forget to adjust the suspenders and put on the heavy coat and finally your fire hat.

Sing the song a second time but do it faster. The kids love this song.

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water,
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.

It's Raining It's Pouring

It's raining it's pouring
The old man is snoring
He went to bed
And bumped his head
And couldn't get up
In the morning!

Water Sounds

Sung to: "The Wheels on the Bus"

The water in the pitcher will
Splash, splash, splash,
Splash, splash, splash,
Splash, splash, splash,
The water in the pitcher will
Splash, splash, splash,
When I pour it out.

The water in the sponge will
Drip, drip, drip,
Drip, drip, drip,
Drip, drip, drip.
The water in the sponge will
Drip, drip, drip,
When I squish it out.

The water in the bottle will
Squirt, squirt, squirt,
Squirt, squirt, squirt,
Squirt, squirt, squirt,
The water in the bottle will
Squirt, squirt, squirt,
When I squeeze it out.




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