Preschool Nursery Rhymes for Transition Times

	Preschool Nursery Rhymes for Transition Times
	Transition times are often difficult for preschool children and their teachers. These early childhood rhymes and songs help children move from one activity to another. When children become familiar with just a few transitional rhymes they become secure in their knowledge of what comes next. There are also songs and rhymes that help preschoolers make the daily transiton from home to pre-k. An entire Transition Activity Theme is in the RainbowResource Room. Print this Theme
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Animal Rhymes Counting and Number Rhymes Community Helper Rhyme Theme Insect and Bug Rhymes Self and Family Rhyme Theme Special Occasion Rhymes Transportation Rhyme Theme Search the Preschool Rainbow	Let's Clean Up To the tune of "Farmer In the Dell" Let's clean up today Let's clean up today We've had our fun Our day is done. So, let's clean up today. Quiet Time This is my quiet time My feet are flat and still My hands too are still My hands are in my lap My head is limp My body is limp Now head rest on my knees My head comes up Now I am ready to listen. Jimmy Through the Forest Improvise a tune Soft-ly on his tip-tip-toes Jimmy through the for-est goes. Sh! Sh! Sh! (repeat) substitute the children's names.	It's Time To Cleanup (Tune: Frere Jacques) Are you helping, are you helping Pick up toys, Pick up toys Let us all be helpers, Let us all be helpers. Girls and boys, girls and boys. Clean-up Song Improvise a tune Clean-up, clean-up Everybody get some toys. Clean-up, clean-up All the little girls and boys. Clean-up, clean-up Everybody do your share. Clean-up, clean-up Everybody, everywhere. Hands The words describe the actions My hands upon my head I'll place. Upon my shoulders, on my face, At my waist and by my side, Then behind me they will hide. Then I'll raise them way up high, And let my fingers fly, fly, fly, Then clap, clap, clap them-- One - Two -Three! Now see how quiet they can be.
	Where Is Linda (tune: Frere Jacques) A morning song or for circle time. Teacher: Where is Linda? Where is Linda? Linda: Here I am, Here I am. Teacher: How are you this morning: Linda: Very well, I thank you. Teacher: Hop away. Hop away. (Linda hops away) Repeat using other children. Also vary the final action: walk, skip, or jump away, etc.
	It's Time To Sit On The Rug (Improvise a tune) It's time to sit on the rug; It's time to sit on the rug. It's time to sit on the rug And clap your hands! It's time to clap like this; It's time to clap like this. It's time to sit on the rug And clap like this!
	Mary's Here Today (Improvise a tune) Mary's here today, Mary's here today, We'll all clape our hands and say, Mary's here today. (Repeat with other children's names. This is a nice welcoming song after a child has been absent)
	Hola Todos A bilingual song to the tune of London Bridges Spanish-English Hola todos, si, si, si, Si, si, si; si, si, si. Hola todos, si, si, si, Si, si, si, amigos. Hello everybody, yes, yes, yes, Yes, yes, yes: yes, yes, yes. Hello everybody, yes, yes, yes, Yes, yes, yes, friends. For an entire Spanish Rhyme Theme go to the Resource Room
	If You're Wearing Red Today (Tune: Muffin Man) If you're wearing red today, Red today, red today, If you're wearing red today, Stand up and say "Hoo-ray!" Repeat: for other colors
	For Story Time Sometimes my hands are at my side hold hands at side The behind my back they hide put hands behind back Sometimes I wiggle my fingers so wiggle your fingers Shake them fast, shake them slow shake fingers fast and slow Sometimes my hands go clap, clap, clap clap hands Then I rest them in my lap Now they're quiet as can be. sit down and rest hands in lap
	I Wiggle Wiggle the body parts as they are mentioned. I wiggle my fingers, I wiggle my toes, I wiggle my nose, I wiggle my shoulders, Now no more wiggles are left in me, So I will sit as still as can be.	Two Two eyes to see the things to do Two lips to speak clearly the whole day through Two ears to hear what others say Two hands to put the toys away.
	Two Little Feet Two little feet go stamp, stamp, stamp stamp Two little hands go clap, clap, clap clap One little body stands up straight stand straight One little body goes round and round turn One little body sits quietly down. sit	Going Downstairs (Upstairs) by Connie Walters Melody: Down By the Station Hand on the handrail We'll go down together Walking very carefully All in a row We'll walk very slowly We're not in a hurry Let's be quiet As we go! (Substitute up for down)
	An entire Transition Activity Theme is in the RainbowResource Room Do you have a rhyme or fingerplay you'd like share... E-mail Gayle Search the Preschool Rainbow Or you can stop by for more activities. To the Top

Nursery Rhymes, Fingerplays, Action Poems and Songs