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Here is a sample of the poems and chants used during the health and safety theme.

 

Thank you Lord for giving me

A body trim and fit

Help me every day I live

To take good care of it.

 

One Red Spot

My fever was high.

I felt so hot.

And on my nose

Was one red spot.

My spot grew bigger.

My face turned blue.

I asked the doctor,

"What shall I do?"

The doctor said,

"Here’s a purple pill.

Take it in the morning

so you won’t get ill."

I took that pill

And I washed it down

With a choke and a squirm

And I made a frown.

The spot went away

To my great delight

So I told everybody,

"I’m all right!"

By Sheila Malloch

 

 

My Wobbly Tooth

I bit my apple

And what do you think?

My wobbly tooth

Came out in a wink.

If I put it under my pillow tonight,

Will the tooth fairy come

When I turn out the light?

By Jean Malloch

Johnny, Get Your Hair Cut

Johnny, get your air cut

Hair cut, hair cut

Johnny, get your hair cut

Just like me.

Red Light

Red light, red light

What do you say?

I say, "Stop" and stop right away.

Yellow light, yellow light

What do you mean?

I mean "Wait" until the light turns green.

Green light, green light

What do you say?

I say "Go" but first look both ways.

Thank you, thank you

Red, yellow, green.

Now I know what traffic lights mean.