Storybook songs

Activity songs in this article:

1. One finger, one thumb, keep moving
2. Here we go round the mulberry bush
3. The wise man built his house upon the rock
4. Frère Jacques
5. She’ll be coming round the mountain
6. A pizza hut

1. ‘One finger, one thumb, keep moving’

Personal, social and emotional development

Sing this song as part of dress-up events such as World Book Day.

Welcome to our circle,

welcome to our circle;

Welcome to our circle

– who can we see today?

Ask the children to identify a character they can recognise and pick one feature about the character that’s extra special – perhaps a hat or a prop. Then carry on singing, for example:

We can see Harry Potter,

we can see Harry Potter;