Painting and Mixing Colors

Painting with Green
By CK Emanuel
Set very loosely to the tune of: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

Swish! Swish! I am painting the forest.
Swish! Swish! I am painting the woods.
Swish! Swish! I am painting the forest.
Oh wait, I just ran out of Green.

No green paint! Green paint!
How will I paint the forest?
How will I paint the woods?
How will I paint the forest?
By mixing my yellow and blue!

Optional Actions:
Swish/Painting/Paint: Move arm as if painting with a paint brush
Forest/Woods: ASL of forest
How: hands out to sides, palm up
Green: ASL green
Yellow: ASL yellow
Blue: ASL blue

Paint Movement

Paint Your Little Foot
By CK Emanuel
To the tune of: Put Your Little Foot, a variation of La Varsovienne

Paint your little foot,
paint your little foot,
paint your little foot like so…

Chorus:
Swirl the brush, get it clean
To remove any paint
Swish-n-swish. Swish-n-swish.
Swish-n-swish. Now a dab.

Optional Verses: knee, arm, hand, ear, etc.

Optional Props: Give out clean paintbrushes or scarves to pretend to “paint” with

Optional Actions:
Body Part: Touch part mentioned with the brush/scarf/hand
Swirl: Make a circle with the brush/scarve/hand
Swish: Twirl in a circle
Dab: Jump in place

Famous Paintings Fingerplay

Do You Know the Painting?
By CK Emanuel
To the tune of: Do you know the Muffin Man?

Do you know the painting of,
The painting of, the painting of
Do you know the painting of
The woman with a smile?

Do you know the painting of,
The painting of, the painting of,
Do you know the painting of
The fellow with a scream? [Kids let out a “AH!!” here]

Optional Actions
Know: Touch temple
Painting: Swoosh are through air as if using a paintbrush
Smile: Trace a smile
Scream: Put hands on checks and open mouth

Moon Phases Fingerplay

I Saw the Moon Change
By CK Emanuel

I saw the moon
and the moon was full.
I saw the moon,
and the moon was
a quarter half.
I saw the moon
and the moon was crescent.
I saw not the moon-
Where did it go?

Optional Actions
Moon: ASL for moon
Full: Make hoop with arms
Quarter half: Use arms to fashion a half circle/hoop
Where: Put hands out to sides with palms facing upwards

Lunar Landing Activity

Apollo 11 Went to the Moon
By CK Emanuel
Set loosely to the tune of: Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Apollo 11 went to the Moon,
10, 9, 8, 7, 6
Off the ship climbed Neil Armstrong
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
With a giant leap here
And a giant leap there
Here a leap, There a leap,
Everywhere a giant leap!
Apollo 11 went to the Moon,
Ready, set, blast off!

Optional Actions
Apollo 11: “fly” like a space ship
Moon: “land” the space ship
1-10: show corresponding number of fingers
Climbed: as if climbing down a ladder
Leap: leap-walk as if walking without gravity
Ready: crouch down
Blast off: Jump into the air

Day/Night Fingerplay

The Moon is Like A Clock
By CK Emanuel
To the tune of: Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock.
The Moon is like a clock.
When Moon does glow-
To bed you go!
Hickory dickory dock.

Hickory dickory dock.
The Moon is like a clock.
When Moon is gone-
You wake and yawn!
Hickory dickory dock.

Option Actions
Moon: ASL for moon OR Make hoop overhead
Clock: ASL for time/clock OR Move arms as if arms of a clock
Glow: Start hands close to body then spread outwards
Bed: Hands together with cheek touch back of hand
Wake: Stretch arms
Yawn: Over mouth
Hickory Dickory Dock: Sway side to side on the syllables

Moon Activity

Go Round the Moon
Based On the Traditional Irish Rhyme: Sally Go Round the Moon
Source found: Mama Lisa’s World: International Music & Culture
Adapted Slightly By CK Emanuel

We’ll all go round the moon,
We’ll all go round the stars,
We’ll all go round the moon
On a Sunday afternoon.

Alternatively: switch “Sunday afternoon” to “Sunday evening soon”

Additional Verses: Change the day of the week so follows the week pattern: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday

Option Actions
Group circle:
Join hands and move in a circle with varying speeds. May wish to change directions or speed for each line.
Sitting activity:
Round: Draw a circle in the air
Moon: ASL for moon OR make hoop with arms overhead
Stars: ASL for stars OR open and close hands as if twinkling star

Bedtime Shadows

Shadow Monster
By: CK Emanuel
Set loosely to the tune of: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

A silent monster slowly spreads
up the bedroom wall.
Turn on the light
to shrink it back to small.
Turn off the light
to see the moonlight glow.
Let the silent monster grow –
we’re not scared of a shadow!

Optional actions
Silent: Put index finger in front of mouth in “shh” motion
Monster: Make monster claws
Spreads: Start low then stand up and spread out arms
Light: ASL for light OR as if flicking on a switch
Shrink: Slowly crouch down
Off: as if flicking off a switch
Moon: ASL for moon OR make hoop with hands overhead

Summer Foot Hopping Activity

By: CK Emanuel
Set loosely to the tune of: Hot Potato

Hot cement!
Hot cement!
Ouchy! Ouch!
Hot cement!
Ah! Sandals!

Optional Actions
Hot/Ouchy: Hop on right foot
Cement/Ouch: Hop on left foot
Ah! Sandals: Plant both feet on ground

Read more: Summer Foot Hopping Activity

Participation Age Range: Ages 2 years to 7 years old

Skills Utilized/Reinforced: Fine motor development, Gross motor development, Knowledge of sandals, STEAM/STEM: Heat transfer (Sun warming cement/blacktop)

Themes: Summer, Shoes, Sandals, Feet, Hot

Color Activity Using Eggs

Honkity Quackity Cluck
By CK Emanuel

Honkity Quackity Cluck!
The eggs have run amuck!
Seek to find an egg that’s [color]
Honkity Quackity Cluck!

Actions:
Have plastic colored eggs spread about the room.
Have the children take turns finding a particular color.
OR, alternatively, hand the children different colored felt ovals/eggs. When mentioned a particular color, the child holding that colored “egg,” puts it on the felt board.