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Tap, Rap, Snap a Tin Can

Tap on a tin can.

It does not open.

Rap on a tin can.

It does not open.

Snap the lid to open the can.

Snap the lid to shut the can.

Snap the lid open and shut.

Wrap and Wrap Then Tap a Nap

Wrap a cap, a map, some straps, some snaps.

Wrap a cap in your lap.

Get a scrap.

Slap the cap on the scrap.

Slap the scrap down to make it lay flat.

Make a flap with the scrap.

Wrap the cap with a scrap.

Tap the cap and the scrap as you wrap.

You wrapped a cap!

Now wrap the map, the straps, and some snaps.

Clap, clap, clap!

Now take a nap.

Let's Wrap a Snap and a Cap

We put a scrap of paper in our lap.

We put the snap and the cap on the paper.

Let the paper lap over the snap and cap.

Then we make a flap.

Then we make another flap.

That’s how to wrap a snap and cap!!

Zap a Cap

Look! I see a cap!
I see a map and a strap.

Tap the cap to zap the cap.
Tap, tap, tap.
Zap the cap!
Zap the map!
Zap the strap!
The cap, map, and strap go away.

Now tap again to bring them back!

Tap and Zap Words

Tap and zap to make words change!
Tap and zap the word cap to make nap.
Tap and zap the word map to make clap.
Tap and zap the word strap to make trap.
Tap, tap, tap.
Zap, zap, zap.
Now tap and zap to change the words back.

Ap Map Directions

Dialogue	Action
Look on our Ap Map for Flap Street. Do you see Flap Street in Ap Town? Tap, tap, tap to Flap Street!	Have students tap their feet while walking to Flap Street. At Flap Street have students flap their arms saying, “Flap, flap, flap.”
It was fun to flap on Flap Street! Look on our Ap Map for Cap Street. Do you see Cap Street in Ap Town? Let’s tap, tap, tap to Cap Street.	At Cap Street hand out bottle caps for students to tap together saying, “Tap, tap, tap, the cap.”
It was fun to tap a cap on Cap Street! Look on our Ap Map for Lap Street. Do you see Lap Street in Ap Town? Let’s tap, tap, tap to Lap Street.	At Lap Street, have students sit cross legged and clap and tap on their laps saying, “Tap, tap, tap my lap. Then clap, clap, clap.”
It was fun to tap and clap on Lap Street! Look on our Ap Map for Rap Street. Do you see Rap Street in Ap Town? Let’s tap, tap, tap to Rap Street.	At Rap Street turn on upbeat music (optional) and let students snap, tap, or clap to the beat or make your own beat.
It was fun to snap, tap, and clap on Rap Street! Look on our Ap Map for Gap Street. Let’s tap, tap, tap to Gap Street. Oh no! Gap Street is just a gap. Jump over the gap!	Pretend to jump over the gap in the road.
We are almost to the end of our Ap Map. Look on our Ap Map for Nap Street. Let’s tap, tap, tap to Nap Street. It’s time to take a nap.	Pretend to take a nap.

Rap a Tap Tap

Let’s do a little rap,
A rap, tap, tap.
Do a little rap.
Just think of that!

A rap, tap, tap,
And a rap, tap, tap.
Rap a tap, rap a tap,
Just like that!

*Emphasize bolded words by clapping hands or tapping feet.

Tap Clap Rap

Tom* in the middle and tap, tap, tap.
Hands up high and clap, clap, clap.
Arms out wide and flap, flap, flap.
Now give your lap a slap, slap, slap!
Tap, tap, tap
Clap, clap, clap
Flap, flap, flap
And slap, slap, slap.
Tap, tap, tap
Clap, clap, clap
Now Amy* in the middle for a Tap Clap Rap!

*Replace the names Amy and Tom with the names of the children in the middle of the circle.

Make a Cap

Make a cap.

Put on flaps, straps, and snaps.

Snap flaps on the cap.

Snap straps on the cap.

Snap snaps on the straps.

A cap with flaps, straps, and snaps!

Caps Caps Caps

(based on Esphyr Slobodkina's Caps for Sale)

A man sells caps.
Caps! Caps! Caps!
Come get caps!

The man takes a nap.
Monkeys take the caps.

The man gets mad.
The man taps his cap.
The monkeys tap their caps.
The man snaps his fingers.
The monkeys snap their fingers.
The man claps his hands.
The monkeys clap their hands.
The man flaps his arms.
The monkeys flap their arms.
The man slaps his leg.
The monkeys slap their legs.

The man throws down his cap.
The monkeys throw down their caps.
The man picks up his caps and yells,
Caps! Caps! Caps!
Caps for sale!