A song book for a sing-a-long with your children

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A song book for a sing-a-long with
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Tohora Nui
The children practised this lovely song and sung it at our opening on June 16,
2014.
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Tohora nui
Tohora roa
Tohora tino momona
Tohora whiuwhiua
Tohora piupiua
The big whale
The long whale
The very fat whale
Whale flick your tail
Whale spout your
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Twinkle
This famous little song is sung at kai time and just recently at our mattime as a song to link with Matariki’s seven little stars
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Tirama Tirama
Twinkle twinkle little star
Nga Whetu
How I wonder where you are
Kei te pehea ra koutaou
Up above the sky so high
Tei runga, a te ra
Like a diamond in the sky
He taimana o rite
Tirama Tirama
Twinkle twinkle little Star
Nga Whetu
How I wonder where you are
Kei te pehea ra kouto
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Karakia
This is our karakia, sung before every meal.
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Haere mai
Welcome Haere mali
Welcome
Haere mai kite kai
Welcome to the table
Aporo, Arani, Panana
Apple, orange, banana
Ka pai mo tou tinana
Good for my body
Amine
Amen
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This is our lovely karakia sung before
kai
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Make The Circle
This song is an action song, sung at mat time. The children all join hands to make
a circle then follow the song. It is sung to the same music as Mary had a little
lamb.
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Make the circle big big big, small, small, small, big, big,
big
Make the circle big, big big, hello, hello, hello,
Make the circle up, up, up, down, down, down, up, up, up
Make the circle up, up, up, morena, morena, morena
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I’ve Been Driving
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Another favourite at kai ,out in the playground and just about everywhere cause
its a very favourite thing to do.
We get our sun glasses on. We start the motor. We put our safety belts on. And
then we start the car. brmmmm brmmmmm
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I’ve been driving in my little mini car
beep beep
I’ve been driving in my little mini car
beep beep
I ‘ve been driving, I’ve been driving, I’ve been driving, I’ve
been driving, I’ve been driving in my little mini car
beep
beep.
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Singing Yi Yi Yippee Yippee Yi
ee ha
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Sung to the music of She’ll be coming round the mountain.
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Wind The Bobbin Up
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull and pull and clap your hands
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull and pull and clap your hands
Point to the ceiling Point to the floor
Point to the window
Point to the door
Wind the bobbin up
Wind the bobbin up
Pull and pull and clap your hands
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