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My Own 2 Hands 2018-2019

1. With My Two Hands - Jack Johnson (enter music) 2. Speaking parts #1-4 ROOM 1 3. Earth Pledge - spoken 4. Speaking parts #5-6 ROOM 2 5. Grow​ - Joe Reilly (student orff accompaniment) 6. Green Grass Grows All Around ​- (ukulele) 7. Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree - ​(student orff accompaniment) 8. Speaking parts #7-8 ROOM 2 9. Sun Goes Up​ - Melinda Caroll - Some students will use ribbon wand choreography 10. The Sun Shines Bright in the World​ - Melinda Caroll 11. Speaking parts #9-10 ROOM 3 12. Peace Like a River -​ folk song - (ukulele) 13. I Love the Mountains​ - Melinda Caroll 14. Like a Seashell - ​Laurie Berkner Band 15. Speaking parts #11-13 ROOM 3 16. Recycle Rap - M ​ usic K8 17. Speaking parts #14 ROOM 4 18. Green Leaf - f​ ingerplay, spoken 19. What a Wonderful World ​- Louis Armstrong - This song is performed with sign language. 20. Speaking parts #15-18 ROOM 4 21. With My Own Two Hands - Jack Johnson (exit music)

1. With Our Own 2 Hands- ​Jack Johnson (students don’t sing this, it plays as they go on risers) ROOM 1 SPEAKERS Speaker 1: Throughout this year we have learned a tremendous amount! Speaker 2: We’ve learned our ABC’s and 123’s, how to be caring friends, problem solvers, and respectful members of society. Speaker 3: When we leave Kindergarten we know it is our duty to not only take responsibility for ourselves, but also for our environment. Speaker 4: As a reminder of this, we are inviting you to join us for our Hacienda Earth Pledge. You can find the pledge in your pamphlets. 2. Earth Pledge

I pledge allegiance to the Earth To its mountains, rivers, soil, and sky One planet, irreplaceable To be cherished and protected by all. ROOM 2 SPEAKERS Speaker 5: It requires seven to eight trees to provide enough oxygen for just one person per year. Speaker 6: He that plants trees loves others besides himself. – Thomas Fuller 3. Grow - J ​ oe Reilly (12 students accompany with D/G on barred instruments) Grow little seed Don’t be afraid I know what you need Sunshine, love and rain Grow little seed Don’t be afraid I know what you need Sunshine, love and rain Sunshine, love and rain Sunshine, love and rain 5. The Green Grass Grows All Around - ​Melinda Caroll (2 part echo form: 2 classes will sing first part, 2 classes will be the echo) There was a tree. (There was a tree) Out in the woods (Out in the woods) The prettiest tree (The prettiest tree) That you ever did see. (That you ever did see) And the tree in the ground And the green grass grows all around, all around And the green grass grows all around And on that tree (And on that tree) There was a branch (There was a branch) The prettiest branch (The prettiest branch) That you ever did see. (That you ever did see) And the branch on the tree, and the tree in the ground And the green grass grows all around, all around And the green grass grows all around And on that branch, (And on that branch) There was a nest. (There was a nest) etc...

And in that nest, (And in that nest) There was an egg. (There was an egg) etc… And in that egg, (And in that egg) There was a bird. (There was a bird) etc... And on that bird, (And on that bird) There was a wing. (There was a wing) etc... And on that wing, (And on that wing) There was a bug. (There was a bug) etc... And the green grass grows all around, all around And the green grass grows all around And the green grass grows all around, all aro------und And the green grass grows all around 6. Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree - ​(12 students accompany with C/G on barred instruments) Under the spreading chestnut tree When I held you on my knee We were happy as can be Under the spreading chestnut tree ROOM 2 SPEAKERS Speaker 7: Even after all this time, the sun never says to the Earth “You owe me!” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky. – Hafiz of Persia Speaker 8: Let there be love on Earth. And let it begin with me. 7. The Sun Goes Up - ​Melinda Caroll (12 students will perform with Ribbon Wands) The sun goes up The sun goes down The world keep turning round and round I love you and you love me That’s how simple life can be (repeat) 8. The Sun Shines Bright in the World - M ​ elinda Caroll

The sun shines bright in the world Somewhere, everyday The sun shines bright in the world Somewhere, everyday It may not be in my backyard Even though I’m wishing and I’m wishing hard I remember the sun shines bright in the world And I know it’s on the way Friends make friends in the world Somewhere, everyday Friends make friends in the world Somewhere, everyday When I’m feeling all alone Wishing for a friend I can call my own I remember the sun shines bright in the world And I know their on the way Today could be the day the sun comes a shinin’ Today could be the day a friend comes a callin’ Today could be the day everything goes my way Today could be the day the sun comes a shinin’ Today could be the day a friend comes a callin’ Today could be the day everything goes my way The sun shines bright in the world Somewhere, everyday The sun shines bright in the world Somewhere, everyday It may not be in my backyard Even though I’m wishing and I’m wishing hard I remember the sun shines bright in the world And I know it’s on the way ROOM 3 SPEAKERS Speaker 9: And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. – Kahlil Gibran Speaker 10: The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. – Martin Luther King Jr.

9. Peace Like a River I’ve got peace like a river I’ve got peace like a river I’ve got peace like a river in my soul I’ve got peace like a river I’ve got peace like a river I’ve got peace like a river in my soul I’ve got joy like a fountain (etc.) I’ve got love like the ocean (etc.)

10. I Love the Mountains - ​Melinda Caroll (12 students will perform with egg shakers) I love the mountains. I love the rolling hills. I love the flowers. I love the daffodils. I love the fireside when all the lights are low. Boom-dee-ah-da. ​(pat thighs) Boom-dee-ah-da. ​(clap two times) Boom-dee-ah-da. (​thumb to the right) Boom-dee-ah-da. ​(thumb to the right) 11. Like a Seashell​ - Laurie Berkner Band (not same lyrics as original recording!) I open like a seashell And close like seashell I go to sleep and sleep well Cuz i’ve got something inside I open like a seashell And close like seashell I go to sleep and sleep well Cuz I’ve got something inside And If you wanna hold me

Wrap me with the ocean And if you look inside me You will see a beautiful bright child When i open like a seashell And close like a seashell I go to sleep and sleep well Cuz i’ve got something inside And If you wanna hold me Wrap me with the ocean And if you look inside me You will see a beautiful bright girl Or a beautiful bright boy When I open like a seashell And close like a seashell I go to sleep and sleep well Cuz I’ve got something inside Cuz I’ve got something inside ROOM 3 SPEAKERS Speaker​ 11: The golden rule ​means to treat everyone like you want to be treated. That includes the Earth. Speaker 12: Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth. – Chief Seattle Speaker 13: Three ways to live by the golden rule is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. 12. Recycle Rap​ - Music K8 Listen up, friends, you’ve got to help with our plan. Or we could all be livin’ in a garbage can. Just save your glass and your tin cans, Aluminum, too. Recycling is the thing to do. (Refrain) Recycle, recycle, recycle now! There’s nothing to it, if you just know how. So tell your mamma and your daddy and your sister too, Recycling is the thing to do. Gather up your papers. Don’t throw ‘em away! Your plastic bottles could be used again someday.

Think about your habits, try to change your point of view. Recycling is the thing to do. (Refrain) Recycle, recycle, recycle now! There’s nothin’ to it if you just know how. So tell your mamma and your daddy and your sister, too: Recycling is the thing to do! R-r-r-recycle, recycle, recycle now! There’s nothin’ to it if you just know how. So tell your mamma and your daddy and your sister, too: Recycling is the thing to do! ROOM 4 SPEAKER Speaker​ 14: I want to keep the earth shiny and bright, clean and full of delight, so I can enjoy all of its colors. 13. Green Leaf​ - Fingerplay/spoken Here is a green leaf ​(hold out one hand with palm up) And here’s a green leaf ​(hold out other hand, palm up) That, you see, makes two. (​show two fingers) Here is a bud ​(cup hands together, elbows together) That makes a flower. Watch it bloom for you! ​(slowly unfold hands and extend fingers) 14. What a Wonderful World - ​Louis Armstrong - SIGN LANGUAGE I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself what a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do They're really saying I love you I hear babies crying, I watch them grow They'll learn much more than I'll never know

And I think to myself what a wonderful world Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world ROOM 4 SPEAKERS Speaker​ 15: As we are almost first graders and leaving the kindergarten playground… Speaker​ 16: It is important for us to keep what matters most close to our heart. Speaker​ 17: Remember, one random act of kindness per day, can change 365 lives per year. Speaker​ 18: The earth doesn’t want to be saved, it wants to be loved, that’s how we save it. EVERYONE​: Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot. Nothing is going to get better. It’s not. – Dr. Seuss 15. With My Own 2 Hands (exit music)