The Nurturing Nest Family Child Care & Preschool November 2023 Music Dancing in the Rainforest    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.   Rainforest Explore Rain rain rainforest Rain rain rainforest Rainforest, rainforest Fresh air ev'rywhere I will take care of the rainforest, rainforest Trop, trop, tropical rainforest trees Look at all the green, green leaves Trop, trop, tropical birds and butterflies The forest is alive! Look! Snake eyes!    Flutter, Butterfly I am a butterfly, I'm the color blue  I fly in the sky, how about you? Flutter free, flutter free Float on the wind Flutter free, flutter free, butterfly Give it a try, point your head up high Stand on your tippy toes and fly to the sky I am a butterfly, I'm the color blue I fly in the sky, now you can too, oh    Jaguar Crawl He creeps and crawls but never falls Squats and leaps, swims in the deep Come on now Creep and crawl but never fall Squat then leap, swim in the deep Be a jaguar, be a big, big cat With spots on your back, be a jaguar Be a jaguar, make a loud, loud roar Roll on the floor, be a jaguar     Rain Comes Down (Instrumental) Bugs of the Rainforest Tiptoe cha cha cha Tiptoe cha cha cha Sneaky spider cha cha cha Tiptoe cha cha cha One at a time (bum bum bum) A bug crawls up the vine (bum bum bum) One at a time (bum bum bum) A bug sides down the vine Wiggle cha cha cha Wiggle cha cha cha Caterpillar cha cha cha Wiggle cha cha cha Hop, hop cha cha cha Hop, hop cha cha cha Beetle bop cha cha cha Hop, hop cha cha cha Crawling way up high, high as my eye Crawling way down low, low as my toe, Yeah, yeah, yeah Crawling way up high, high as my eye Crawling way down low, low as my toe   Slithery Snake The snake says S S S S S The snake says S S S S S The snake says S S S S S Slithery snake, sliding on his tummy Slithery snake, hunts for something yummy Slithery snake, hiding in the trees Slithery snake, he's really hard to see Slithery snake, swimming in the river Slither snake, likes the chilly water    Rainforest Rhythm (Instrumental) Layers of the Rainforest Dance with me through the rainforest layers Come on, let's begin on the floor Floor, understory Canopy, emergent layer Floor, understory Canopy, emergent layer   Swinging Monkey Swing from trees Swing from vines Swing and swing So many, many times Reach up, grab the vine Reach up, grab the vine I'm a little monkey I'm a little monkey Jump up, life your knees Jump up, life your knees I'm a little monkey I'm a little monkey Peek-a-boo Gecko Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo I see you, do you see me too? Gecko, gecko, hiding in the tree Gecko, gecko, come out and play with me Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo Please don't be scared of me Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo Stretch your neck and look around  Weave a Basket Weave a basket Weave a basket Weave a basket Livin' in the rainforest Catch a fish Catch a fish Catch a fish Livin' in the rainforest Climb a tree Climb a tree Climb a tree Livin' in the rainforest Pick a banana Pick a banana Pick a banana Livin' in the rainforest   Slow, Silly Sloth Slow, silly sloth, moving slowly Claws open up, claws slowly shut Why are you so slow? Slow, silly sloth, hanging upside down Reach to the ground, reach so slowly Why are you so slow? Slow, silly sloth, lying on the ground Slowly stretching stretch so slowly Why are you so slow? I don't know       Copyright - The Nurturing Nest All Rights Reserved