Body

Body Language

Hips wiggle
Tummies sag
Shoulders shrug
Tongues wag
Feet patter
Scalps tingle
Teeth chatter
Chests heave
Backs ache
Hair curls
Nails break
Arms fold
Legs jump
Ankles sprain
Hearts pump
Noses twitch
Hands clap
Elbows bend
Fingers snap
Skin wrinkles
Knuckles crack
Knees knock
Lips smack
Thumbs twiddle
Eyes blink
Heads nod
Brains think!

But Then

A tooth fell out
and left a space
so big my tongue
can touch my FACE.
And every time
I smile, I show
A space where some-
thing used to grow.
I miss my tooth,
as you may guess,
but then- I have to
brush one less.

Fun Body Part Chant

Toe dee, toe dee, tippy toe
Heely, heely, hilee bank
Shinny, shinny, shinny shank
Knee, knee, knick-a-knack
Thigh, thigh, thick-a-thack
Belly, belly, belly whack!

Growing

See me curl up very small
Like a little tiny ball.
Moving upward very slow
Up and up like people grown.
Now upon my knees I kneel,
I am growing, I can feel.
Moving upwards very slow,
Up and up like people grow.
Now I'm standing straight and tall.
I think I'd rather be a ball.
Slowly, slowly to the floor.
Now I'll do it all once more!

Head and Shoulders

Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes, knees and toes;
Head and shoulders, knees and toes;
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose.

Hopping

My shoes must go.
They're way too small
For a child like me
A child so tall.
They pinch me so.
I hop and hop.
All over the place.
I just can't stop.

Here are my fingers and here is my nose.
Here are my ears, and here are my toes.
Here are my eyes that are open and wide.
Here is my mouth with my white teeth inside.
Here is my pink tongue that helps me to speak.
Here are my shoulders and here is each cheek.
Here are my hands that will help me play.
Here are my feet that go walking each day.

When I was one, I was very small.
I was not very fat, I was not very tall.
I had tiny feet and tiny toes,
Tiny fingers and a tiny nose!
A little bit bigger, each day I grew.
I looked at me when I was two.
I could jump, I could run,
I could talk, it was fun!
I grew some more and now I'm three.
I feel so big when I look at me.
I have bigger feet and bigger toes,
Bigger fingers and a bigger nose!

My Body (tune of Where is Thumpkin?)

This is my body.
This is my body.
It's the only one I've got.
It's the only one I've got.
I'm going to take good care of it.
I'm going to take good care of it.
Yes I am. Yes I am.

My Hinges

My neck has hinges that move it so.
My shoulders have hinges, just see them go.
My hands and my arms have hinges, too.
My waist will show what hinges can do.
It bends to the front; it bends to the back.
I hope that my hinges never will crack!
My knees have hinges, just see them bend.
My legs have hinges down to the end.
My body has hinges. They do not break.
I use every hinge when I am awake.

Our Five Senses
Our ears tell us when folks are cheering.
This is called our sense of hearing.
We need our eyes for the sense of sight
To use it both in day and night.
We use our hands to feel and clutch,
We call this sense the sense of touch.
To use this sense as you can tell,
I need my nose for the sense of smell.
When eating my food, not in haste,
I use this sense, the sense of taste.
We have named each sense,
There are mainly five.
Hearing, smell, sight, taste and touch.
Tell us that we are alive.

Pairs
A pair of eyes here on my face.
A pair of eyebrows right in place.
A pair of ears to hear a sound.
A pair of legs to run around.
A pair of shoulders strong and wide.
A pair of hips, one on each side.
A pair of ankles near my feet,
A pair of hands all washed and neat.

Something About Me

There’s something about me
that I’m knowing.
There’s something about me
That isn’t showing.
I’m growing!

Tiptoeing in the Dark

Upstairs, downstairs, quiet as a mouse;
Tiptoe, tiptoe, all around the house.
Tiptoe, tiptoe, creep and creep about;
I hope the wind won't come along and blow my candle out!