Five Pretty Gourds
Copyright 2003 Nancy Stewart
Decorative gourds are easy to find at this time of year, and are truly
beautiful! I’ve been having a lot of fun with this song with 2-5 year-olds.
PROPS:
Set
the gourds out in a row, and “pick” and place them in the basket as the
lyrics direct. Or you can purchase enough gourds for all of the children in
your class and extend the song, giving every child a turn to “pick” the gourds and place them in the basket.
Five Pretty Gourds
Five pretty gourds,
growing on the ground
(hold up five fingers,
then spread flat hands on imaginary ground)
Some are long and some
are round
(arms straight over head,
hands, then make circle with arms)
Mama said those look
mighty fine
(hands on hips, shake
finger at gourds on “mighty fine”)
Please come pick a pretty
gourd from the vine
(Pick up a gourd, or
point to a child to do it)
And put it in a basket to
decorate our table
(put in the basket)
Repeat with 4,3,2, and 1
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