Drumbeats Resources for you to use: List of books and their songs

Below you'll find a list of the books we use at Drumbeats and the songs we sing for the different pages. There's also a link for a full session plan for each book, you can download the word document version and edit for your usage.

Four quick comments before we start:

• •You’ll see below a few examples of me applying the 'use a familiar tune and change the words’ principle in action. (See this blog on the 6 principles that make Drumbeats great) I’ve put a note in brackets about the familiar tune we use.
• •Use actions for some of the songs, but keep them simple .For other songs they can shake eggs or drum. Don’t feel any pressure to baby-signing. Parents do it if they want to.
• •Invite different kids to lift the flaps of the books on each page and before you sing. Go to where they are sitting.
• Stick with one book for half a term, as the repetition helps the kids feel safe

 Book: Noisy Farm by Rod Campbell (full session plan available here)

• Tractor – Bouncing Up and Down on a Big Red Tractor
• Rabbit – See the Sleeping Bunnies
• Cow – (vs 1) Cow in the Barn goes Moo moo moo,(vs 2) Chew, chew chew, (vs 3 Poo, poo, poo. (To the tune of ‘The Wheels on the Bus Go Round & Round)
• Pig – This Little Piggy went to market
• Hen – Chick, chick, chick, chick, chickie, lay a little egg for me..
• (optional) Sheep - Baa, baa Black Sheep –
• (optional) Duck – 3 Little Ducks
• Puppy Dog –Can a Puppy Dog hop, tickle, jump (to the tune, Can an elephant hop, no he can’t)

Book: Rabbit’s Nap by Julia Donaldson (full session plan available here)

• •Bear - Round & round the Garden…
• •Band of Mice - I am the music mouse – shaker, drum, hands
• •Fox - This is the way fox chops, saws, hammer the wood.
• •Tortoise- I like to ride my bicycle
• •Friends - If you’re happy and you know it (vs1) shake an egg, (vs 2) wave an egg, (vs 3) clap an egg (This makes sense if you have a bundle of egg shakers)
• •Rabbit – See the sleeping bunnies

Book: There’s An Owl in my Towel by Julia Donaldson (full session plan available here)

• Hare – see the sleeping rabbits
• Mole in my bowl – This is the way mole… (vs 1) digs a hole… (vs 2) builds a hill…(vs 3) tickles his tummy (actions are great for this)
• Lamb- Baabaa black sheep
• Owl – (Vs 1) Flaps your wings and fly around, fly around, fly around, (repeat) just like an owl, (Vs 2). Turn your head and say ‘hoot, hoot’, (vs 3) Open your eyes big and wide…
• Ted – Round and round the garden, like a teddy bear.

Book: Oh Dear by Julia Donaldson (full session plan available here)

• •Cow - The Cow in the barn goes - moo, moo, moo; (vs 2) chew chew chew, (vs 3) poo poo poo (To the tune of The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round
• •Pig - This little piggy went to market
• •Baa - Baa Black Sheep
• •Bunny rabbit - Sleeping Bunnies
• •Duck - 3 little ducks
• •Hen - Chick chick chick, chicken , lay a little egg for me.

Book: Peekaboo Tractor DK Series (full session plan available here)

• •Hay bale and tractor: Bouncing Up and Down on a Big Red Tractor
• •Cat and Front Loader: The Wheels on the Loader go Forward & Back, (vs 2) the arms on the loader go up & down, (vs 3) the bucket on the loader goes tip, tip, tip. (To the tune: The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round)
• •Scarecrow and Combine Harvester: Dingle, dangle scarecrow
• •Horse & Milk  Cart: Horsey, horsey don’t you stop…
• •Barn: Fred and Flora had a farm, ee-iy, ee-iy, oh (To the tune of Old Macdonald)

Book: Peekaboo Meow DK Series (full session plan available here)

• •Puppy – ‘Can a Puppy dog hop? No he can’t (vs 2)… tickle? No he can’t, (vs 3) jump? Yes he can (Use the tune: Can an elephant hop?)
• •Bunny – Sleeping Bunnies
• •Frog – Three little speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log
• •Sheep – Baa, baa black sheep have you any wool?
• •Stripy Cat – If you’re happy and you know it shake an egg,(vs 2) wave an egg, (vs 3) clap an egg. (great to use egg shakers)

Book: Pop-up Peekaboo Farm DK series (full session plan available here)

• •Mummy Hen - Chick chick, chick,chickie
• •Horse - Horsey horsey ,don’t you stop.
• •Duck - 3 little ducks went swimming one day
• •Doggy – ‘Can a puppy dog hop…no he can’t’, (vs 2) ‘…tickle? no he can’t’, (vs 3) …jump? Yes he can’ (to the tune, Can an elephant hop, no he can’t)
• •Tractor - Bouncing Up & Down on a big blue tractor

Book: Peekaboo Bedtime (full session plan available here)

• •Ted- Round and round the garden, like a teddy bear
• •Elephant – Can an elephant hop? No he can’t, (vs 2) jump? No, (vs 3) Trump? Yes
• •Owl – Flap your wings and fly around, just like an owl (vs 2) turn your head and say ‘hoot, hoot’, (vs 3) open your eye big and wide.
• •Chick – Chick, chick, chick, chicken, lay a little egg for me.
• •Everyone – See the sleeping bunnies