Celebrate summer in your in-home family daycare or daycare center through fun songs and finger plays with a summer theme. Consider teaching the following summer songs, poems and finger plays in your child care center. They are great activities for circle time in your daycare:
Summer Sun [1]
The summer sun in the sky
Shining, shining up so high
Makes it warm for outside fun
To play at the park and run
To swim hike and fish
And go on a picnic, if you wish!
Sand Castle by Jean Warren [2]
(Sung To the Tune of “The Hokey Pokey”)
You put some sand in.
You take some sand out.
You put some sand in
And you shape it all about.
You make a sand castle
With towers all around.
That’s what it’s all about!
You put some shells in
You take some shells out.
You put some shells in
And you place them all about.
You make a sand castle
With shells all around.
That’s what it’s all about!
Summer’s Here [3]
(Sing to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)
Days are longer, sunshine’s stronger.
Summer’s here! Summer’s here!
Lets jump through the sprinkler,
Lets make lemonade,
Summer’s here! Summer’s here!
Mister Sun [4]
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Hiding behind a tree…
These little children
Are asking you
To please come out
So we can play with you
Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mister Golden Sun,
Please shine down on me!
Summer Bugs [5]
(Sing to the Tune “Do you know the Muffin Man”)
Do you know a Butterfly, a butterfly, a butterfly?
Do you know a Butterfly who loves a summers day?
Yes we know a Butterfly, a butterfly, a butterfly.
Yes we know a Butterfly who loves a summers day!
(Continue changing butterfly to other summer bugs such as:
Caterpillar, house fly, dragonfly, lady bug, spider, moth, glow bug etc.)
5 Little Hotdogs [6]
5 little hotdogs in the fry pan, (hold up all your fingers and wiggle them)
The grease got hot and one went bam (clap loudly)
4 little hotdogs in the fry pan, (hold up four fingers and wiggle them)
The grease got hot and one went bam (clap loudly)
3 little hotdogs in the fry pan, (hold up three fingers and wiggle them)
The grease got hot and one went bam (clap loudly)
2 little hotdogs in the fry pan, (hold up two fingers and wiggle them)
The grease got hot and one went bam (clap loudly)
1 little hotdog in the fry pan, (hold up one finger and wiggle it)
The grease got hot and it went bam (clap loudly)
No little hotdogs in the fry pan, (hold up a fist and shake it)
The pan got hot and it went bam (clap loudly)
Answer July by Emily Dickinson
Answer July—
Where is the Bee—
Where is the Blush—
Where is the Hay?
Ah, said July—
Where is the Seed—
Where is the Bud—
Where is the May—
Answer Thee—Me—
Nay—said the May—
Show me the Snow—
Show me the Bells—
Show me the Jay!
Quibbled the Jay—
Where be the Maize—
Where be the Haze—
Where be the Bur?
Here—said the Year—
Resources
[1] Our Day Our Journey
[2] Preschool Express
[3] Preschool Education
[4] Our Day Our Journey
[5] Perpetual Preschool
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