New Years December 31, 2008

 

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~The Program~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Opening: The More we get together

 

Sharing Time:

Tell them about the theme – Happy New Year

See who can figure out what year it will be next year

Show Sign for Happy New Year

Ask if they have anything to share (optional)

Song: Wiggles

 

Rhyme: January

 

Discussion: What is something you want to do in the new year?

 

Book: Chicken Soup with Rice – Maurice Sendak

 

Finger Play: Fireworks on New Years Day

 

Song: Hello New Year

 

Book: The Turning of the Year – Bill Martin Jr

 

Finger play: Hickory Dickory Dock

 

Action Rhyme: Clap Clap Clap your hands

 

Song: Celebrate the New Year

 

Book: Bear Child’s Book of Special Days – Anne Rockwell

 

Song: Out with the Old, In with the New

 

Activity: Bubble Wrap countdown and JUMP!

 

CD: Jim Gill: Counting and Jumping; Spin Again

 

Craft: Paper Plate Noise makers

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Songs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The More We Get Together

The more we get together, together, together.

The more we get together the happier we’ll be.

For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends.

The more we get together the happier we’ll be.

 

Wiggles

A wiggle wiggle here,

A wiggle wiggle there,

Wiggle your hands up in the air.

Wiggle your shoulders,

Wiggle your hips,

Wiggle your knees,

And move your lips.

Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle.

And wiggle some more –

And now lets sit down on the floor.

 

Clap, Clap, Clap your Hands

Clap Clap Clap your hands

Clap your hands together

Clap Clap Clap your hands

Clap your hands together.

 

Jump jump jump up high….

Spin Spin Spin around….

Wave wave wave goodbye….

 

My Hands

My hands say thank you with a clap clap clap

My feet say thank you with a tap tap tap

Clap Clap Clap

Tap Tap Tap

Turn myself around and bow.

Thank you.

 

Fireworks On New Year’s Day (PerpetualPreschool.com)

5 little children waiting to see,

Fireworks on this New Year’s Eve.

One saw the fireworks and what did she say?

“Happy New Year to you this day!”

 

You then count down like the 5 Little Monkeys. Have the numbers and 5 kids on the board. As we count down we pull the number 5 off to find the number 4 etc. . . and pull off one child each time!

 

Hello New Year (Sung to “Are You Sleeping?”)(PerpetualPreschool.com)
Hello New Year
Hello New Year
Good bye old
Good bye old
Hello New Year
Hello New Year
We’re glad you’re here
We’re glad you’re here

 

January (thebestkidsbooksite.com)
January
Now is here
A brand new start
For a brand new year!

 

Celebrate the New Year
(Row, Row, Row your boat) (thebestkidsbooksite.com)
Cheer, cheer, cheer the year,
A new one’s just begun.
Celebrate with all your friends,
Let’s go have some fun!
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
A brand new year is here.
Learning, laughing, singing, clapping, Through another year.

 

 

Out with the Old, In with the New
(Mary Had A Little Lamb) (thebestkidsbooksite.com)
This year’s drawing to an end,
To an end, to an end.
This year’s drawing to an end.
Soon we’ll start a new one.

 

Hickory, Dickory, Dock (from “Literate Beginnings” by Jeffery)

Hickory, Dickory, Dock,

The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck one and

The mouse ran down.

Hickory, Dickory dock.

 

Hickory, Dickory, Dock,

The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck two and

The mouse said Boo!

Hickory, Dickory dock.

 

Hickory, Dickory, Dock,

The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck three and

The mouse ran Weee!

Hickory, Dickory dock.

 

Art Ideas: (All PerpetualPreschool.com)

• Fireworks painting: Use coffee filters or round paper plates that fit into the bottom of a salad spinner. Make paint extra wet and have child drip paint from brush onto paper plate or coffee filter at the bottom of salad spinner. They put on the lid and let them spin. Looks like fire works when you take it out. The kids love to spin it fast, slow etc.
• Use popsicle sticks and glue pieces of colored paper at one end to make sparklers.