Musical Monday X: ETM in Tales for 2's and 3's

Happy Musical Monday and Earth Day!  This is our 10th  Musical Monday!
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Today I am going to talk about how I used ETM in my Tales for 2’s and 3’s storytime programming and I am also going to reveal the fancy Booklist that I have been curating on Pearltrees!

Past Musical Monday Posts:

• Education Through Music
• The Song Experience Game
• Early Literacy in ETM
• Every Child Ready to Read and ETM
• Sing
• Play
• Talk
• Write
• ETM in Lapsit

Fall Tales for 2's & 3's

In the fall my themes were Marvelous Me, Fall, and Favorites.  These are the ETM songs that I incorporated into my Fall Tales for 2’s and 3’s storytime.

Sing with Me
Sing with me altogether
Sing with me altogether
Sing with me altogether
Won’t you be my darling?

Stomp with me altogether
Stomp with me altogether
Stomp with me altogether
Won’t you be my darling?

Twist with me altogether
Twist with me altogether
Twist with me altogether
Won’t you be my darling?

High Stepping Horses
High stepping horses
High stepping horses
High stepping horses
Go jiggety-jiggety-jog

Looby Loo
Here we go looby loo, here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo, all on a Saturday night

I put my nose in, I take my nose out
I give my nose a shake, shake, shake
and turn myself around

Here we go looby loo, here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo, all on a Saturday night

I put my arm in, I take my arm out
I give my arm a shake, shake, shake
And turn myself around

Here we go looby loo, here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo, all on a Saturday night

I put my tongue in, I take my tongue out
I give my tongue a shake, shake, shake
And turn myself around

Oats, Peas, Beans
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow
Nor you (point to the crowd)
Nor I (point to self)
Nor anyone knows (shrug)
How oats, peas, beans, and barley grow

First the farmer (hold up index finger for 1st)
Sews the seed (pretend to scatter seeds)
Then he stands and takes his ease (stand with arms folded like you are relaxing)
He stamps his foot (stamp foot)
And claps his hands (clap hands)
And turns around (turn around)
To view the land (have hand above eyes like you are shielding your eyes from the sun)

Come Along and Walk with Me
Come along and walk with me
Come along and walk with me
We’ll walk and walk and walk and walk
So come along and walk with me

Come along and jump with me
Come along and jump with me
We’ll jump and jump and jump and jump
So come along and jump with me

Come along and twist with me
Come along and twist with me
We’ll twist and twist and twist and twist
So come along and twist with me

Come along and bend with me
Come along and bend with me
We’ll bend and bend and bend and bend
So come along and bend with me

*You can add in other actions like tickle, wiggle, hop, and creep

Spring Tales for 2's and 3's

In the Spring, my themes were love, farm, and favorites.  These are the ETM songs that I incorporated into my Spring Tales for 2’s and 3’s.

Come Along and Wave with Me
Come along and wave with me
Come along and wave with me
We’ll wave and wave
and wave and wave
So come along and wave with me

Come along and hug with me
Come along and hug with me
We’ll hug and hug
And hug and hug
So come along and hug with me

Come along and twist with me
Come along and twist with me
We’ll twist and twist
And twist and twist
So come along and twist with me

Come along and stretch with me
Come along and stretch with me
We’ll stretch and stretch
And stretch and stretch
So come along and stretch with me

Come along and wiggle with me
Come along and wiggle with me
We’ll wiggle and wiggle
And wiggle and wiggle
So come along and wiggle with me

Old MacDonald Had a Farm
I chose to sing and play Old MacDonald as a flannel.
I would hide the animal behind my back and have the kids guess what animal it was before the "grand reveal"

Clap Your Hands Duo, Duo
Clap your hands duo, duo
Clap your hands duo, duo
Clap your hands duo, duo
Shake those fingers down

Wiggle your hands duo, duo
Wiggle your hands duo, duo
Wiggle your hands duo, duo
Shake those fingers down

Stomp your feet duo, duo
Stomp your feet duo, duo
Stomp your feet duo, duo
Shake those fingers down

Tap your knees duo, duo
Tap your knees duo, duo
Tap your knees duo, duo
Shake those fingers down

Rub your tummy duo, duo
Rub your tummy duo, duo
Rub your tummy duo, duo
Shake those fingers down

Looby Loo
Here we go looby loo, here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo, all on a Saturday night

I put my elbow in, I take my elbow out
I give my elbow a shake, shake, shake
and turn myself around

Here we go looby loo, here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo, all on a Saturday night

I put my belly in, I take my belly out
I give my belly a shake, shake, shake
and turn myself around

Here we go looby loo, here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo, all on a Saturday night

I put my bottom in, I take my bottom out
I give my bottom a shake, shake, shake
and turn myself around

Here we go looby loo, here we go looby light
Here we go looby loo, all on a Saturday night

Booklist

​Last year I put together a booklist for the ETM literacy team and conference participants.  I initially used Google Docs.  I was happy with having an electronic list of books that can be used to extend the play of an SEG.  This semester, I decided that I wanted to create an updated version of the list as part of my final project for my independent study of ETM.

I examined various curation platforms before I finally settled on Pearltrees.  I liked that it wasn’t as busy as Pinterest and that I could create collections for various SEGs.

This booklist is a “living document” so I will continue to add titles to the list. I hope that this will be a valuable resource to the ETM literacy team and the conference participants this summer.

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