


Toddler Classes 1-4 Years
Welcome to The Best Start Club
I am so pleased you have chosen to join us this term.
This page is designed to support you during the Covid 19 shutdown, a way to keep you connected to the classes. I will look to develop this for the future. Access to this page is for those only currently enrolled in our classes. Please DO NOT SHARE this access.
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Enjoy, Iris
USEFUL HANDOUTS
Here are some useful signs to get all the family involved. Please note some of these are different to what we use in class, some are the same. I cannot get access to thie images for Irish Sign Language so these are the British Sign Language images I used for my classes in England. Most of the animal sings I use in class are BSL.
A SELECTION OF CLASS SONGS
1. The Wheels on the Bus
Signs: Wheels, bus, daddy, tickle, mummy, hug, children, up, down, baby, sleep, peekaboo, work
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All day long
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep
The conductor on the bus says any more fares
The doors on the bus go open and shut
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
The daddys on the bus go tickle tickle tickle
The mummys on the bus go hug hug hug
The aunties on the bus go up and down
The uncles on the bus are going to work
The children on the bus go up and down
The children on the bus go peekaboo
The babies on the bus are fast asleep
2. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Signs: Row, boat, crocodile, scream, lion, roar
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently to and fro
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Into the water we go- SPLASH!
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile,
Don't forget to scream
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently to the shore
If you see a lion
Don’t forget to roar
3. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Signs: Twinkle, star, wonder, up, world, diamond
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
4. 1 2 3 4 5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive
Signs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, fish, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, let it go, why, bite, which
1 2 3 4 5 once I caught a fish alive
6 7 8 9 10 then I let it go again
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right.
5. Two Little Dickie Birds
Signs: Birds, sit, wall, fish, swim
Two little dickie birds sitting on a wall
One named Peter and one named Paul
Fly away Peter, Fly away Paul
Come back Peter, Come back Paul
Two little fishes swimming in a tank
One named Freddy and one named Frank
Swim away Freddy, swim away Frank
Swim back Freddy, swim back Frank
6. Horsie, Horsie, Don’t You Stop
Signs: Horse, stop, feet, tail, home
Horsie, horsie, don't you stop,
Just let your feet go clippety clop;
Your tail goes swish,
And the wheels go round—
Giddy up, we're homeward bound.
7. Five Little Peas
Signs: Peas, grow, little, fat, pop
Five little peas in a pea-pod pressed
One grew, two grew, and so did all the rest
They grew and grew and did not stop
Until one day the pea-pod POPPED!
Version 2
Five fat peas in a pea-pod pressed
One grew two grew and so did all the rest
They grew and they grew
And they grew and they grew
They grew so big and portly that the
Pea-pod POPPED!
8. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Signs: Teddy bear, nose, toes, turn around, ground, up, sky, turn out the light, goodnight (bed sign)
Teddy bear teddy bear touch your nose
Teddy bear teddy bear touch your toes
Teddy bear teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear teddy bear touch the ground
Teddy bear teddy bear reach up high
Teddy bear teddy bear touch the sky
Teddy bear teddy bear turn out the light
Teddy bear teddy bear say goodnight (bed sign)
9. I Love You, You Love Me
Signs: I love you, happy, family, hug, kiss, friends
I love you, You love me
We’re a happy family
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you
Won’t you say you love me too
I love you, You love me
We’re best friends as friends should be
With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you
Won’t you say you love me too
10. You are My Sunshine
Signs: Sunshine, happy, I love you
You are my sunshine my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You’ll never know dear how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away
11. Skinnamarink
Signs: I love you, moon
Skinnamarinky dinky dee, skinnamarinky-do,
I love you.
Skinnamarinky dinky dee, skinnamarinky-do,
I love you.
I love you in the morning and in the afternoon,
I love you in the evening, underneath the moon.
Skinnamarinky dinky dee, skinnamarinky-do,
I love you.
Copyright © Kindermusik International
12. Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes
13. Incey Wincey Spider
Signs: Spider, rain, sun, dry, tree, snow
Incey Wincy spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain
So Incey Wincy spider climbed up the spout again
Incey Wincy spider was climbing through the trees
Down came the snow and made poor Incey freeze
Out came the sunshine and melted all the snow
So Incey Wincy spider had another go
14. Little Miss Muffet
Signs: Sat, eating, spider, frightened
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away
15. How Much Is That Doggie in the Window
Signs: Dog, window, tail, friend, home
How much is that doggie in the window
The one with the waggily tail
How much is that doggie in the window
I do hope that doggie’s for sale
I must take a trip to California
And find my poor doggie a friend
If he has a friend he won’t be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home
I don't want a rabbit or a kitten
I don't want a parrot that talks
I don't want a bowl of little fishes
You can't take a goldfish for walks
16. Old Mac Donald Had a Farm
Signs: Farm, cow, sheep, pig, mouse, horse, rabbit, duck, dog, cat
Old Mac Donald had a farm eieio
And on that farm he had a cow eieio
With a moo moo here and a moo moo there
Here a moo there a moo everywhere a moo moo
Old Mac Donald had a farm eieio
Old Mac Donald had a farm eieio
And on that farm he had a sheep eieio…….
And on that farm he had a pig eieio……….
And on that farm he had a duck eieio……
And on that farm he had a mouse eieio……
Other animals: Horse, cat, dog, rabbit…
17. Dingle Dangle scarecrow
Signs: Cows, sleeping, sun, bed, up jumped, scarecrow, hat, shake, hand, feet, dog, dove(bird), hen, moon
When all the cows were sleeping
And the sun had gone to bed
Up jumped the scarecrow
And this is what he said!
I'm a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that!
When the dogs are in the kennel
And the doves are in the loft,
Up jumped the scarecrow
And whispered very soft
I'm a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that!
When all the hens were roosting
And the moon behind the cloud
Up jumped the scarecrow
And shouted very loud
I'm a dingle, dangle scarecrow
With a flippy floppy hat
I can shake my hands like this
And shake my feet like that!
18.. Little Peter Rabbit
Signs: Rabbit, nose
Little Peter Rabbit’s got a fly upon his nose
Little Peter Rabbit’s got a fly upon his nose
Little Peter Rabbit’s got a fly upon his nose
And he flipped it and he flapped it and the fly flew away
Floppy ears and curly whiskers
Floppy ears and curly whiskers
Floppy ears and curly whiskers
And he flipped it and he flapped it and the fly flew away
19. Rise Sugar Rise
Signs: Up / Rise
Sitting here together two by two
Sitting here together two by two
Sitting here together two by two
Rise sugar rise
Patting our hands now two by two
Patting our hands now two by two
Patting our hands now two by two
Rise sugar rise
Clapping our hands now two by two
Clapping our hands now two by two
Clapping our hands now two by two
Rise sugar rise
Tapping our thumbs now two by two
Tapping our thumbs now two by two
Tapping our thumbs now two by two
Rise sugar rise
Linking our pinkies now two by two
Linking our pinkies now two by two
Linking our pinkies now two by two
Rise sugar rise
Rise sugar rise
Copyright © Kindermusik International
20. Are You Sleeping
Signs: sleeping, brother, sister, bell
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding Dang Dong
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Sister ???
Morning bells are ringing
Morning bells are ringing
Ding Dang Dong
21. Hickory Dickory Dock
Signs: Mouse, clock, up, down, stop
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one the mouse ran down
Hickory dickory dock
Tick tock tick tock
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck two the mouse went boo
Hickory dickory dock
Tick tock tick tock
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck three the mouse went wee
Hickory dickory dock
Tick tock tick tock
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck four the mouse said no more
Hickory dickory dock
Tick tock tick tock
Now let’s stop the clock
22. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Signs: Moon, quick, rocket ship
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’ll get there very soon,
If you want to get there quick,
Climb aboard our rocket ship,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon,
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ZOOM!
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