Some Winter Songs and Poems

I thought I would share some fun winter songs and poems. There's been some searches for them.

This is a fun poem, we usually do it twice in a row;

I have the children sit on the floor like they are on a sled--

Button up your coat.--pretend to button coat

Pull on your gloves.--pretend to pull on gloves

Sit on your sled--get situated on sled

And give it a shove, WHEEE!-- pretend to push sled and Whee

The following songs can be found in my favorite song books: Piggyback Songs and More Piggyback Songs:

I act out this song, pretending to build a snowman, making a sun with our arms, then melting away.

"Build A Snowman"

Sung to "Frere Jacques

Build a snowman, build a snowman

Big and round, big and round,

Sun is shining on him, sun is shining on him,

He's all gone, he's all gone

Saundra Winnett

Fort Worth, TX

Here's a good song to quiet them down--I sing it softer and softer:

"It Is Snowing"

Sung to "Frere Jacques

It is snowing, it is snowing,

All around, all around

Soft and quite snowflakes

Soft and quite snowflakes

Not a sound, not a sound.

Saundra Winnett

Fort Worth, TX

Here's another song we move to:

"Snowflakes"

Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"

Snowflakes, snowflakes dance around--arms out spin in a circle

Snowflakes, snowflakes touch the ground--touch the ground

Snowflakes, snowflakes in the air--put arms in the air and wiggle fingers

Snowflakes, snowflakes everywhere--wave arms back and forth

Snowflakes, snowflakes dance around

Snowflakes, snowflakes touch the ground.

Jean Warren

"Sliding"

Sung to: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch,

Up the hill we go--

Sliding, Sliding, sliding, sliding

Down the hill we go.

Mrs. Gary McNitt

Adrian, Michigan

Here's another you can act out. I'm not sure where this one is from:

"Snowman"

Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little snowman--point to self

round and fat--round arms in front of self

Here is my broom--pretend to hold broom

And here's my hat--pretend to put hat on head

When the sun comes out--make sun over head

It's time to say

This is the end of me today!--pretend to melt.