Knick Knack Paddy Whack

I used a new book today,  Ellen Booth Church's "Best Ever Circle Time Activities" from Scholastic.  It's written for PreK-1st and packed full of activities and games that build phonemic awareness, expand vocabulary, and strengthen listening skills.

There is a fun activity called "Tell Me A Drawing" where you draw a picture as the children direct you step by step.  We drew a dog.  The fun thing is, that after you draw each body part, you sing Knick Knack Paddy Whack.  Ours went like this:

This old dog, here's his ______ (head)
(children fill in body part)
He played knick knack on my ________(bed)
(add rhyming word)
With a knick knack paddy whack, draw another part,
This old dog is really smart!

The kids loved choosing the part I drew next, and coming up with words to rhyme with the body part.  They enjoyed it a lot, it encouraged them to think of rhyming words, and I consider it a success!