Fall Poems, Songs and Fingerplays

Five Autumn Leaves

Five autumn leaves hanging from a tree (hold up 5
fingers)
The first one said "Very soon we'll be free."
The second one
said, "I'm falling to the
ground."
The third one said, "I'll sail to
town."
The fourth one said, "lets not
wait."
The fifth one said, Fall sure is
great! (hold up respective
fingers)

Scarecrow

Scarecrow (tune of twinkle twinkle little star)
Scarecrow, scarecrow turn around,
Scarecrow scarecrow touch the ground.
Stand up tall and blink your
eyes.
Raise your hands up to the
sky.
Clap your hands then tap your
knees.
Turn around and tap your feet.
Scarecrow, scarecrow touch
your toes.
Scarecrow, scarecrow tap your
nose.
Swing your arms so very
slow,
Now real fast to scare the
crows
Raise your head, jump up and
down.
Now sit down without a
sound.

Scarecrow

The old scarecrow is such a funny man.
He flops in the wind as hard as he can.
He flops to the right,
He flops to the left.
He flops back and forth
Till he's almost out of breath.
His arms swing out; his legs
swing, too.
He nods his head in a How-do
-you-do?
See him flippity flop when the
wind blows hard,
The funny scarecrow in our
backyard.

Squirrel

Squirrel
Whisky,frisky,hippity hop:
Up he goes to the tree top. (hold up arm)
Whirly,twirly,round and round: (move arm in circle)
Down he scampers to the
ground (bring arm down)
Furly, curly, what a tail:
tall as a feather, broad as a snail.
(extend arms vertically and
horizontally)
Where's his supper?
It's in the shell.
Snippity, crickity, out it fell.

Farmer Brown Had 10 Red Apples

Farmer Brown had 10 red apples hanging from a tree
(hold up ten fingers)
He picked one apple
and ate it hungrily (hold hand
up to mouth like eating an
apple)
(Continue by counting down the number of apples)

A Little Red Apple

A Little Red Apple
A little red apple (form circle with hands)
Hung high in a tree. (reach up)
I looked up at it, (look up)
And it looked down at me.
"Come down, please," I
called.
And what do you suppose?
That little red apple (form
circle with hands)
Dropped right on my nose!
(point to nose)
~Marguerite Gode

5 Little Apples Hanging In A Tree (sung to tune of "Five Little Monkeys")

5 Little Apples hanging from a tree,
Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't Pick Me,"
Along came Farmer Brown as quiet as can be,
And he picked one apple right out of that tree!
4 Little Apples hanging in a tree,
Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't Pick me,"
Along came Farmer Brown as quiet as can
be,
And he picked one apple right out of that
tree!
3 Little Apples hanging from a tree,
Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't pick me,"
Along came Farmer Brown as quiet as can be,
And he picked one apple right out of that
tree!
2 Little Apples hanging in a tree,
Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't pick me,"
Along came Farmer Brown as quiet as can be,
And he picked one apple right out of that
tree!
1 Little Apple hanging in a Tree,
Teasing Farmer Brown "Can't pick me,"
Along came Farmer Brown as quiet as can be,
And he picked that apple right out of that
tree!
No more apples hanging in the tree,
Farmer Brown picked them and shared one
with me,
The rest are in a pie, as warm as can be,
Topped with yummy ice cream and served
with tea!
~Debby Hill

Five Little Turkeys

Five little Turkeys by the front door,(hold up 5 fingers)
One waddled off,and then there were four (put one finger down)
Four little Turkeys out
under a tree,
one waddled off and then
there were three (put
another finger down)
Three little Turkeys with
nothing to do,
one waddled off and then
there were two (put down
another finger)
Two little Turkeys in the
noonday sun,
one waddled off then there
was one (put down another
finger)
One little Turkey, he better
run away,for soon it will be
Thanksgiving Day!! (hide
finger behind back)

Five Fat Turkeys

Five Fat Turkeys
Five fat Turkeys are we,
we slept all night in a tree
When the cook came
around we couldn't be found,
so that's why we're here
you see.

What Am I?

I See something Big and Round,
I see something on the ground.
It's Orange and Smoothe,
It harvests in the Fall.
Their sometimes big,
medium, and yes small.
Can you guess what I
can see?
Raise your hand and tell
it to me!
~Debby Hill

Five Little Acorns

Five little acorns, lying on the ground,
The first one said "oh my I'm getting round."
The second one said "I think I'm fat,"
The third one said "I have a
nice hat,"
The fourth one said "There's
a squirrel over there.
The fifth one said "well I
don't care."
Down came the squirrel and
swept them all away, up to
his nest for a cold winter day.
~Debby Hill

Scarecrow

The floppy, floppy scarecrow (flop around waving arms)
Guards his field all day. (stand at attention, arms straight out)
He waves his floppy, floppy hands
(arms extended, waving
hands)
To scare the crows away.
(flap arms like a bird)

Scarecrow

Scarecrow, scarecrow how scary can you be?
You scared ______ (say a child's ncme) but you cant scare me!

Taking A Walk

Taking A Walk
Taking a walk
is so much fun.
We don't hurry;
we don't run.(move finger
sideways)
We watch for birds; we watch
for bees.(point to eye)
We look for all the falling
leaves. (flutter fingers)
~Mary Jackson Ellis

Two Little Blackbirds

Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds
sitting on a hill. (lift pointer finger)
One named Jack. (wiggle
pointer)
One named Jill. (wiggle
other pointer)
Fly away Jack. (put first
pointer behind back)
Fly away Jill. (put other
pointer behind back)
Come back Jack. (bring
first pointer in front
again)
Come back Jill (bring
second pointer in front
again.

Turkey

Turkey
The Turkey is a funny bird
It's head goes bobble-bobble,
and all he knows is just one
word...and that is gobble-
gobble!

Way Up High

Way up high in the apple tree (hands above head)
Two little apples smiled at me. (form apples with hands still raised)
I shook that tree as hard as I
could (shaking motion)
Down came the apples.
(drop hands)
Ummmmmmmmm. Were
they good! (rub stomach)

Picking Apples (tune to "Are You Sleeping")

Picking apples
picking apples
one by one
one by one
Put them in a basket
Put them in a basket
Oh what fun!
Oh what fun!

Apple Seed

Tune to :Insey Weensy Spider
The tiny little apple seed
was planted in the ground,
down came the rain,
falling all around,
out came the sun,
as bright as bright can be,
and the tiny little appleseed
became an apple tree!

Thanksgiving

The year has turned its circle,
the seasons come and go.
The harvest is all gathered in,
and chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
the fields, their yellow grain.
So open wide the doorway,
Thanksgiving comes again!

Have You Ever Seen An Apple?

Have You Ever Seen An Apple (tune of Have you ever seen a Lassie)

Have you ever seen an
apple,an apple, an apple
Have you ever seen an
apple that grows on a tree?
A Red one, a Yellow one, a
Green one, a Golden one.
Have you ever seen an
apple that grows a on a
tree?

Five Oak Leaves

Five beautiful leaves in an Oak tree,
One fell down to see what he could see.
The second one held on with all his might,
The third one said
"This is quite a sight!"
The fourth one cried
"I want to fly!"
The fifth one said "I
can't imagine why."
Wooooo came the
wind and swept them
all away,
Taken from their
home on this cold,
windy day.
~Debby Hill

Five Little Skeletons

Five little skeletons dancing in the door,
One tripped and fell, and now there's only four.
Four little skeletons happy as can be,
One fell apart, and now there's only three.
Three little skeletons stirring up some brew,
One fell in, and now there's only two.
Two little skeletons looking for some fun,
One got lost, and now there's only one.
One little skeleton, nothing left to do,
It's Halloween, and he's coming for you! Boo!
~Author Unknown

Apples

Apples here (point to yourself)
Apples there (point away)
Apples are growing everywhere (hands form a circle the world)
Some are high (point up)
Some are low (point down)
You will see apples wherever you go (point to eyes)
Apples on the left (extend left arm)
Apples on the right
(extend right arm)
You will see
(point to eyes again)
Both day and night
(Hands together and head down on them)

Eat An Apple

Eat an apple,
Save the core.
Plant the seeds,
And grow some more!
~Author Unknown

Here We Go Round The Apple Tree

Here we go round the apple tree,
The apple tree, the apple tree.
Here we go round the apple tree,
So early in the morning.
Verse 2: This is the way we plant the seeds.
Verse 3: This is the way the little seed sprouts.
Verse 4: This is the way it grows to a tree.
Verse 5: This is the way the flowers blossom.
Verse 6: This is the way the apples grow.
Verse 7: This is the way the apples are picked.

Mr. Turkey

This is Mr. Turkey (hold hand
up)
His feather's are so bright (wiggle last four fingers)
This is Mr. Turkey (Keep hand
up)
Hiding late at night (close hand)
This is Mr. Turkey on Thanksgiving Day (hide hand behind back)
Hiding from the farmer far far away!

Debby Hill

Apple Tree

This is the tree With leaves so green.(make leaves with fingers outstretched)
Here are the apples
That hang in between.(make fist)
When the wind blows (blow)
The apples will fall, (falling motion with hand)
Here is the basket to gather them all. (use arms to form basket)

Leaves Are Dancing (tune to "Are You Sleeping")

Leaves are Dancing. Leaves are dancing
All around, all around
All the leaves are dancing, All the leaves are dancing.
On the ground, On the ground

Five Little Pumpkins

Five Little Pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The First one said "Oh my it's getting late!"
The second one said "There's a chill in the air."
The Third one said "But we
don't care!"
The Fourth one said "let's
Run and Run and Run."
The Fifth one said "I'm
ready for some fun."
Oooooooo went the wind.
and Out went the lights!
And the five little pumpkins
rolled out of sight!