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Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down Tune London Bridge, Lyrics 2009 Laurie Story Vela
Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down!
Autumn leaves are falling down, yellow, red, orange & brown!
Autumn leaves fall on my head, on my head, on my head!
Autumn leaves fall on my head, orange, brown, yellow & red!
Autumn leaves are dancing mellow, dancing mellow, dancing mellow!
Autumn leaves are dancing mellow, red, orange, brown & yellow!
Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down!
Autumn leaves are falling down, yellow, red, orange & brown!
All colors now are on the ground!
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Hands On Activity!
Look for fall leaves and their colors!
Use fingers or whole body as wiggly leaves falling down!
Use scarves, feathers, leaves of any kind to play with falling down,
picking up, raking up, piling up!
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No, Yes
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No, No, Yes, Yes
(Traditional/Tune: Reveille)
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Sing with mom/dad or hot/cold or anything you like!
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Hands On Activity!
Shake your head no and yes while you sing this song!
Play with singing yes and no, mom and dad or any words you are wanting to focus on!
It can be a fun way to learn a word by repeating it.
You can also use it for any struggles with no and yes situations!
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If You're Happy
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If You’re Happy
(Traditional + New Lyrics by Laurie Story)
If you’re happy and you know it, smile wide!
(Spoken: Let me see those big, beautiful smiles!)
If you’re happy and you know it, smile wide!
(Spoken: Beautiful smiles!)
If you’re happy and you know it,
well your face will surely show it!
If you’re happy and you know it, smile wide!
(Spoken: Beautiful! Sometimes, we don't feel happy, we feel sad.)
If you’re sad and you know it, cry, “Boo hoo!”
(Spoken: Sometimes we feel angry)
If you’re angry and you know it, growl, “I’m mad!”
(Spoken: Sometimes we feel scared)
If you’re scared and you know it, scream like a teeny tiny mouse! (“Eeee!”)
(Spoken: Well sometimes we just feel surprised and we say, "Oh my!")
If you’re surprised and you know it, say "Oh my!"
(Spoken: Sometimes, after feeling all those things in 1 day,
or sometimes one hour, we just feel so tired!)
If you're tired and you know it, yawn real big… (Yawn)
(Spoken: Wake up! Wake up happy!)
If you’re happy and you know it, shout, “Hooray!”
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Hands On Activity!
Play with singing about feelings! There are so many feelings that come up throughout the day so singing about them in any given moment helps a young child to have more language and understanding about what they are feeling.
You can use the traditional version of 'If You're Happy' to clap hands, stomp feet, etc and/or you can use this Laurie Story version with facial expressions and sounds! Focusing on emotions in these playful ways is an invitation to explore them more fully while increasing the language and ability to express in healthy ways. Of course it is important to always be mindful to honor emotions and one way to do this is to simply mirror the emotion in the moment. You can even substitute 'you' for 'I' by saying something like, "Oh I see you feel sad. When i feel sad, I cry too.: Then sing, "When I feel sad and i know it, I cry boo hoo! ... " The use of song will help lesson the intensity of the moment and can lead to an easier transition as well as the empowerment of having more emotional literacy to employ next time.
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