Built my Lady a Fine Brick House
Two students create a house by taking hands. One student stands between them, inside the house.
Sing the song. At the word, “out,” the two players lift their hands and the student in the house steps out.
In the second half of the song (swing a lady uptum), the players inside the houses run to switch houses. Students may not go to the same house twice.
For an added challenge, take away one house so there is always a student in the middle trying to “steal” a house.
Bought me a Cat
Bow Wow Wow
Students stand in a circle, facing a partner.
M. 1 - stamp three times
M. 2 - shake finger at partner
M. 3 - take hands with partner and spin - each partner takes the other’s place.
M. 4 - stamp three times, turn around to face partner
Cross-Eyed Gopher
The Closet Key
Circle 'Round the Zero
Duerme Pronto (Go to Sleep)
Go to sleep my little baby, go to sleep without crying
You are in the arms of your mother who is will sing a song
Frog in the Meadow
Students create a circle with one student (the frog catcher) in the middle of the circle. One student is chosen to be the frog.
The frog catcher closes their eyes. Students sing the song and walk in a circle around the frog catcher as the frog hides somewhere in the room. When the song is over and the frog is hidden, the frog catcher searches around the room for the frog. The class sings with a louder volume when the frog catcher is close to the frog and a quieter volume when the searcher is far away from the frog.
Frog in the Mill Pond
Great Big House in New Orleans
Verse 1: Students walk in a circle
Verse 2:
m. 1 - 2: Every other player walks forward and takes hands
m. 3 - 4: Remaining players step forward, reach into the circle, and take hands
m. 5 - 6: The first group raises their joined hands over the heads of the second group
m. 7 - 8: The second group raises their joined hands over the heads of the first group
Verse 3:
m. 1 - 4: All students step left, together, right, together
m. 5 - 6: The second group lifts their hands over the heads of the first group
m. 7 - 8: The second group steps left behind the inner circle and the game begins again
