Up in the Sky

Way up in the sky is where you'll be looking with this poem! Your preschooler will have fun learning more about the world above them. Teaching children the differences between up and down will become fun and easy with this little ditty. Preschoolers of any age can easily follow along with the suggested movements. To make things a bit more challenging, there are the American Sign Language signs given in the alternative movements section below.

Up in the Sky

I love to see the stars, (put your open hands above your head and shake them like twinkling stars)
They twinkle in the sky. I
 love to see the birdies, (Flap your arms on your side, like a bird trying to fly)
Look how high they fly.

I love to see a rainbow, (Move your arms from one side to the other, like a rainbow over your head)
When the sun peaks through the clouds.
I love to see new snowflakes, (With your hands above your head,slowly bring them towards the ground)
As they fall gently to the ground.

I love to see the airplanes, (Put your hands out to your sides, like an airplanes wings, and fly back and forth)
Flying way up high.
I love to see all the things,
That happen in the sky.

ASL Movements to Up in the Sky.

I love to see the stars, (Make fists with your hands and point your pointer fingers up to the sky and move them up and down.)
They twinkle in the sky.
I love to see the birdies, (Make a bird beak with your pointer and thumb and put it next to your mouth-just like a birds beak, and open and close them)
Look how high they fly.

I love to see a rainbow, (With open hands and palms facing you, stack them tip to tip and then “draw” a rainbow in an arc in front of you.)
When the sun peaks through the clouds.
I love to see new snowflakes, (Put your hands palms out and at forehead level, then move them from side to side wiggling your fingers bringing them down, falling like snow.)
As they fall gently to the ground.

I love to see the airplanes, (Put your pointer and pinkie up and fly it through the air. Just like an airplane!)
Flying way up high.
I love to see all the things,
That happen in the sky.

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