Thanksgiving Songs and Fingerplays

I am now babysitting once a week. This body can no longer handle sitting on the floor for extended periods of time even though the heart is willing. Soooo, the teacher in me says I need some activities to break that playtime.  I bring my ipad with me so I'm thinking this blog would be a perfect place to store those ideas. Little H loves to sing and dance so I'll start with some fingerplays and songs.

Turkey on the Loose

Gobble, gobble, gobble! Flap elbows up and down like wings.
What's all the fuss?  Hand up, questioning.
Clever Mr. Turkey is hiding from us! Hands cover eyes.
Let's look all around. Hand to brow, look around
Don't let him get away! Shake index finger
We need that turkey on Thanksgiving Day!    Pat stomach.

Five Fat Turkeys

Five fat turkeys are we. Hold up five fingers
We spent all night in a tree. Make a tree with your arms
When the cook came around, Put one hand up over your eye like you are looking
We couldn't be found. Shake your finger back and forth
And that's why we're here you see! Point down with both hands

 

Be sure to check out this puppet printable which matches the fingerplay here: moms have questions too.

You Tube had a slightly different version you can check out below.

Fat Turkey's Song

Sung to the tune of "Did You Ever See a Lassie"

Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,
Fat turkeys, fat turkeys.
Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble,
Fat turkeys are we.
We walk very proudly and gobble so loudly,
Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble.
Oh, gobble, gobble, gobble.
Fat turkeys are we.

Five Little Turkeys

5 little turkeys standing by door,
One waddled off, and then there were 4.
4 little turkeys under a tree,
One waddled off , and then there were 3.
3 little turkeys with nothing to do,
One waddled off, and then there were 2.
2 little turkeys in the noon day sun,
One waddled off, and then there was 1.
One little turkey better run away,
For soon will come Thanksgiving day.

We Eat Turkey
(sing to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin")

We eat turkey we eat turkey
Yum, yum, yum
Yum, yum, yum
Always on Thanksgiving 
Always on Thanksgiving 
Yum, yum, yum
Yum,yum,yum
(can be extended by adding other verses for foods eaten on Thanksgiving)

Sometimes we just have to move and be silly. "A Turkey Named Bert" is perfect for that and the words are on the screen for you in this video.

Little H loves stories and she is lucky to have quite the home library already. But there's always room for more!