Five Chocolate Bunnies [chant]

Five chocolate bunnies sitting in a store.
The first one says, "Look at the door."
The second one says, "It's a boy and his mom."
The third one says, "Let's run, run, run."
The fourth one says, "They're just looking at some shoes."
The fifth one says, "But their shoes are new."
And then, the little boy's mouth, opens very wide.
And the five chocolate bunnies, all hide, hide, hide.

(You can role-play this chant. 
Call 5 students to the front of the 
class to play the chocolate bunnies. 
Choose another two to play the
 boy and mother. The teacher (with the 
help of the remaining students) 
can say the narrative parts.

To start, the boy and mother walk
 in through the classroom door
 (as if it were a store). The first rabbit
 notices them and says his lines. The
 boy and mother pretend to walk around
the classroom looking at shoes and books
 and so on. The teacher helps to cue the
 other 4 rabbits by saying the narrative parts
 and pointing if necessary to the 2^nd, 3^rd, 
4^th, etc. child). After the penultimate line 
is narrated the boy opens his mouth and pretends
 to want a bite of the chocolate bunnies. The 
5 bunny children run and hide behind a desk.)

Here Comes Peter Cottontail [song]

Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hopping down the bunny trails,
Hopping, hopping,
Easter is today.

Colored eggs for you and me.
Chocolate too, and jelly beans.
Hopping, hopping,
Easter is today.

Here comes Peter Cottontail,
Hopping down the bunny trail.
Hopping, hopping,
Happy Easter day!

The Easter Bunny [chant]

The Easter Bunny,
Easter Bunny,
Hops, hops, hops.
He jumps to my knees,
And hops, hops, hops.
He jumps to my shoulders,
And hops, hops, hops.
He jumps to my head,
And hops, hops, hops.
He jumps to the wall,
And…
Oh, no.
The Easter Bunny,
Easter Bunny,
He falls, falls, falls.

(Make little rabbit figures or use this one.
 Give one to each student. Now crouch 
down and make the rabbits hop on the 
ground. Start the chant. Make the rabbit
 jump to your knees and hop a few times.
 Then make him jump to your shoulders 
and again, hop a few times. Then make the 
rabbit jump to your head and hop. Finally, 
make the rabbit jump to the wall and tries 
to hop. Say, "Oh, no!" and make the rabbit 
fall down to the ground. Quickly jump up
and say, "I'm okay.")

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