The Nurturing Nest - January 2024 Music

The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
January 2024 Music

Dancing with the Dinosaurs

Jump, sing and dance along! Explore new rhythms, theme-related lyrics and instruments unique to the featured musical genre of the month. While dancing along to the music, children build coordination and balance as they learn to creatively express ideas through movement.

Dinosaur Days Back to dinosaur days is where I want to be Back to dinosaur days where the animals roam free Dinosaur days, di di di di dinosaur Long, long ago, di di di di dinosaur That's where I want to go Come on now, let's be a dinosaur Come on now, let's be a dinosaur Di di di di di di di di dinosaur Di di di di di di di di dinosaur Show me show me show me a dinosaur Show me show me show me a dinosaur	Fossil Story There's a story on my rock If only rocks could talk I'd hear the story on my rock Oh fossil, how did you form? Fossil, was it after a storm? Oh fossil, buried by mud and snow Fossil from a long, long time ago
Flying Pterodactyl Flying pterodactyl Flying pterodactyl Won't you come with me And then you will see How a big reptile can fly I'm a pterodactyl in the sky Flap 2-3-4 flap, flap 2-3-4 flap SOOOOAR Divin' deep deep down Without a sound Catch a swimming fish For a tasty dish	Jurassic Jam (Instrumental)
Explode, Volcano! Explode Jump up, jump up Fire all around Rolling down Lava rolling down Explode Listen for the rumble, do you hear it? Listen for the rumble	T-Rex Attack Don't look back, ba da da da He might attack, ba da da da I said don't look back, he might attack Tuh tuh tuh tuh T-rex, Tuh tuh tuh tuh T-rex He's coming your way, run far far away Tuh tuh tuh tuh T-rex, Tuh tuh tuh tuh T-rex He's a carnivore dinosaur His body is big, ba da da da His teeth are sharp, ba da da da His body is big and his teeth are sharp. SO WATCH OUT!
Brontosaurus Green leaves, hard to find Green leaves, can't get you off of my mind I have to find green leaves Do you understand I walk the land looking for food to eat? No meat, I don't eat meat, no I don't Brontosaurus, I'm a brontosaurus My neck is long, but something is wrong I can reach the top of all the trees, but I don't see any leaves What's gonna happen to me? Brontosaurus, I'm a brontosaurus	Dino Feet Beat Shake the ground, make a loud, loud sound Stomp on the floor and be a dinosaur Now repeat the beat with your dino feet Now make your own beat And dance with your dino feet
Stop, I'm a Triceratops Please stay, don't run away You can play with me today Stop, I'm a triceratops Stop, I'm a triceratops I won't hurt you, eating grass is all I do Stop, I'm a triceratops If you were born with three horns What would you do? So I wouldn't be so scared of you	My Baby Dinosaur Uh oh, it's hard to say But I think I did something bad today I'm not sure how it happened Uh oh The egg cracked in my nest I tried to do my best I see a little leg Coming out of that egg Now it's cracking more But it's ok, it's my baby dinosaur Oh yea, I'm happy to say This was just egg hatching day today Come on out and let's play, let's play!
Paleontologist Puzzle I'm digging for a clue Something old, not something new From prehistoric times A dinosaur sign Paleontologist puzzle A paleontologist puzzle I'm dusting off some bones Five, six, seven, eight, bones I'm brushing up some teeth Tyrannosaurus teeth Well how is it possible To put together so many fossils? Placing them carefully down Look, a dinosaur is on the ground	Prehistoric Sunset (Instrumental)