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Say as rhyme, or sing to 'This Old Man'
Way up high, in a tree (point up)
Two little apples looking down at me (two fists up in the air)
So I shook that tree as hard as I could (two fists shake 'trunk')
Down fell the apples (fists fall to ground)
Mmmm! Were they good!(rub tummy)
Variation 1:
Way up high in the apple tree
Two lttle apples smiled at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down fell the apples
Mmmm they were good
Variation 2:
Way up high, in a tree (point up)
One little baby looking down at me (raise baby up high)
So I shook that baby, gently as I could (rock baby gently up high)
And down fell that baby (lower baby slowly to ground)
Mmmm! Was he (she) good! (nibble neck or fingers)
Variation 3: Use flannel apples with different emotional expressions
Way up high, in the apple tree (point up)
Two happy apples were smiling at me (two fists up in the air)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (two fists shake 'trunk')
Down fell the apples (fists fall to ground)
Mmmm! Were they good! (rub tummy)
Other verses:
2, sad apples were crying with me
3. angry apples were frowning at me
4. sleepy apples were yawning with me
Variation 4: Giraffe and the Tall Tall Tree
Way up high in the tall tall tree
Three little leaves looked down at me.
I stretched my neck as far as I could
I stretched out my tongue… Slurp!
Mmm, they were good!
