Leslie Helakoski Bio

Big Chicken Song
Chickens use their wings to flip and flap and flop
Chickens use their beaks to pick and peck and pock
Chickens use their toes to pluck and pull and pop
Chickens use their legs to hobble and to hop
But....when chickens are afraid..........
They do it all!.....................................
........................................................
Until they go kerplop!

Chicken Walk
(Use hand motions to walk, run, swish and swim)

We're going on a chicken walk. We're not afraid.
Uh-oh. A big muddy ditch.
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Have to go through it.

We're going on a chicken walk. We're not afraid.
Uh-oh. A big cow pasture.
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Have to go through it.

We're going on a chicken walk. We're not afraid.
Uh-oh. A big cave.
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Have to go through it.
It's dark. It's scary. What's that? Its fuzzy...wuzzy...it's a wolf!

(speed up motions on return home)
There's the lake!
There's the cow pasture!
There's the ditch!
Safe at home.
We're not afraid.

Fly the Coop Fingerplay

4 big chickens came out to play. (2 fingers on each hand come from behind your back)
Looking for the farmhouse on the way. (hand to forehead searching)
Bark went the dog (clap)
Snap went the chains (snap)
And 4 big chickens ran home again. (hands behind your back)

4 big chickens came out to play.
Looking for a farmhouse on the way.
Whoo went the tractor. (pull horn)
Flap went their wings. (flap)
And 4 big chickens ran home again.

But wait! Said the chickens. (hands on hips)
Can't you see?
We're loud, wild and dirty
as we can be.
Bark
Snap
Whoo
Flap
Up
Down
4 big chickens, the farmhouse found. (bring 4 chickens/fingertips together to form 'roof' and bring hands back together for the house).