Nursery rhymes and poemsNursery rhymes and poems

Maths and counting.

Five crispy pancakes…Five crispy pancakes…

• Five crispy pancakes in a frying pan, Flip them and toss them and catch them if you can. Along came (choose a child), For a pancake one day Sprinkled it with sugar and took it away.

Four crispy pancakes in a frying pan...

Five currant buns…Five currant buns…

• Five currant buns in a bakers shop, Round and fat with a cherry on the top. Along came (choose a child), With a penny one day. Bought a currant bun and took it away.

Four currant buns in a bakers shop...…

Five green speckled frogs…Five green speckled frogs…

• Five green and speckled frogs, Sat on a speckled log. Eating the most delicious worms YUM, YUM. One jumped into the pool, Where it was nice and cool. Then there were four green speckled frogs GLUG, GLUG.

Four green and speckled frogs…

Five little ducks…Five little ducks…

• Five little ducks went swimming one day, Over the pond and far away. Mummy duck said, Quack, quack, quack, quack. But only four little ducks came back.

Four little ducks went swimming one day, Over...........etc

Five little monkeys…Five little monkeys…

• Five little monkeys swinging from a tree, Teasing Mr crocodile, "You can't catch me" Along came the crocodile, as quietly as can be and SNAP! Went the crocodile, and then there were:

Four little monkeys swinging from a tree… •

Continue until there are no little monkeys.

Instead of a crocodile a tiger can be used who goes GRRRR instead of snap.

One, two three, four, five…One, two three, four, five…

• One, two, three, four, five, Once I caught a fish alive. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Then I let it go again. Why did I let it go? Because it bit my finger so. Which finger did it bite? The little finger on the right.

Ten fat sausages…Ten fat sausages…

• Ten fat sausages, sizzling in the pan, Ten fat sausages, sizzling in the pan, And if one went POP! and the other went Bang! There'll be eight fat sausages, sizzling in the pan, Eight fat sausages, sizzling in the pan.

And if one went POP! and the other went BANG!

•Continue counting down until all the sausages have gone. Sung to the tune of Ten Green bottles

Ten green bottles…Ten green bottles…

• Ten green bottles, hanging on the wall, Ten green bottles, hanging on the wall. And if one green bottle, Should accidently fall. There'll be, nine green bottles, hanging on the wall.

Nine green bottles, hanging on the wall. And if one green bottle, Should accidently fall. There'll be, eight green bottles, hanging on the wall.

Eight green bottles, hanging on the wall. And if one.........

There'll be one green bottle, hanging on the wall, One green bottle, hanging on the wall. And if that green bottle, Should accidently fall, There'll be no green bottles, hanging on the wall.

Ten in the bed…Ten in the bed…

• There were ten in the bed, And the little one said, 'Roll over, roll over'. So they all rolled over, And one fell out,

There were nine in the bed, And the little one said, 'Roll over, roll over'. So they all rolled over, And one fell out.

There were eight in the bed etc...

There was one in the bed, And the little one said, 'Roll over, roll over'. So he rolled over, And he fell out, There were none in the bed, So no one said, Roll over, Roll over

The pirate song…The pirate song…• When I was one,

I banged my drum. The day I went to sea. I jumped aboard a pirate ship, And the captain said to me. We're going, this way, that way, Forwards and backwards, Over the Irish Sea. A bottle of rum, to warm my tum, And that's the life for me.

When I was two, I buckled my shoe.....

When I was three, I banged my knee....

When I was four, I knocked on the door....

When I was five, I learned to dive.....

There’s a cow on the mountain…There’s a cow on the mountain…

• There's a cow on the mountain, the old saying goes, On her legs are four feet, on her feet are eight toes. Her tail is behind on the end of her back, And her head is in front on the end of her neck.

The little frog…The little frog…

• This little frog has two eyes, Four legs, One mouth, no tail, Says croak, croak and Plops into the water. These little frogs have four eyes, Eight legs, Two mouths, no tails, Say croak, croak and Plop into the water.

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•Action songs

Five little peas…Five little peas…

• Five little peas in a pea-pod pressed, One grew, two grew, and so did all the rest. They grew and they grew ...and did not stop, Until one day the pod went ...POP!

•Line one - Clench all the fingers on one hand. Line two - Slowly open out the fingers. Line three - Stretch fingers wide apart. Line four - -When it says POP! clap loudly

Grandma and Grandpa…Grandma and Grandpa…• Here are Grandma's spectacles,

And here is Grandma's hat, And here is the way she folds her hands, And puts them in her lap.

Here are Grandpa's spectacles, And here is Grandpa's hat, And here's the way he folds his arms, And takes a little nap.

Alternative ending to Grandma's verse Grandma claps her hands like this, and folds them in her lap.

•To show Grandma and Grandpa's spectacles put thumb and forefinger together on each hand and bring them up to your eyes. With your hands make the shape of a hat on top of your head. For Grandma put one hand on top of the other to 'fold her hands' and then place them on your lap. For grandpa, just fold your arms and tilt head forward, eyes closed.

Hands upon your head…Hands upon your head…

• Hands upon your head, Hands upon your head. Up and down and up and down, Hands upon your head.

Hands upon your face, Hands upon your face. Up and down and up and down, Hands upon on your face.

Hands upon your ears. . .

Hands upon your chin. . .etc • (Sung to the tune of jelly on a plate)

Head, shoulders, knees and toes…Head, shoulders, knees and toes…

• Heads and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. Heads and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. And eyes and ears, and mouth and nose. Heads and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

•A simple action song where children just touch the parts of the body that are mentioned as they sing the song. Once the children are confident the song can gradually get faster.

Bees Buzz …Bees Buzz …

• Here is the beehive But where are the bees? Hidden away Where nobody sees. Look and you'll see them Come out of the hive, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Bzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Kentucky…Kentucky…• I'm going to Kentucky,

I'm going to the Fair. To see a senorita, With flowers in her hair. Shake it baby, shake it, Shake it all around. Shake it like a milk shake And pour it in a can. Rumble to the bottom, Rumble to the top. Twirl around and twirl around, Until I holler STOP!

•Walk quickly on the spot or around in a circle for the first four lines. 'Shake it' by standing and wiggling your hips before shaking your hands and arms like you were holding and shaking a bottle before pouring the milkshake in to a can. Rumble by rolling your arms round each other in front of you down to the ground and then up in the air. Finish by twirling around before shouting STOP.

Miss Polly…Miss Polly…• Miss Polly had a dolly, who was sick, sick, sick.

So she called for the doctor to be quick, quick, quick. The doctor came with his bag and his hat, And he knocked on the door, with a rat-a-tat-tat.

He looked at the dolly and he shook his head, And he said, " Miss Polly put her straight to bed". He wrote on a paper for a pill, pill, pill. That will make it better yes it will, will, will.

An alternative ending is: I'll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill.

•For the first line fold your arms and rock them as if you were holding the dolly. Then put one hand to your ear and use the other to dial. Pat your head to show your hat and then pretend to knock on the door.

Shake you head and then point your finger to show sending dolly to bed. Write with a finger on the palm of your hand for the pill and then nod again to show that dolly will get better.

JemimaJemima

• Oh Jemima, look at your Uncle Jim, He's in the duck pond learning how to swim. First he's doing the breaststroke, Now he's doing the side, Now he's under the water, Swimming against the tide.

Oranges and lemons…Oranges and lemons…

• 'Oranges and lemons', say the bells of St Clements.

'You owe me five farthings', say the bells of St Martins:

'When will you pay me', say the bells of Old Bailey.

'When I grow rich', say the bells of Shoreditch,

'When will that be?' say the bells of Stepney.

'I do not know', says the great bell of Bow.

Here comes a candle to light you to bed;

Here comes a chopper to chop off you head.

Chop! chop! chop! chop! Chop

Tall shops in the town…Tall shops in the town…

• Tall shops in the town, Lifts going up and down. Doors going in and out, People walking all about.

•Lift both arms up high for the tall shops, then with out stretched arms move them up and down, to show the lifts moving. Curve arms around in front and move them in and out for the doors, then wiggle hands round to show the people moving.

Teddy bear, teddy bear..Teddy bear, teddy bear..

• Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn around. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Touch the ground. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Tie your shoe. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Goodbye to you.

Cross the road…Cross the road…

• This is the way we cross the road, We cross the road, we cross the road. This is the way we cross the road, We stop ,we look we listen.

We stand at the kerb and we look both ways, Look both ways, look both ways. We stand ant the kerb and we look both ways, Before we cross the road.

If the road is clear we cross the road, Cross the road, cross the road. If the road is clear we cross the road, We follow the green cross code.

•Sung to the tune of 'Here we go round the Mulberry bush'. By Green cross code

Two fat gentlemen…Two fat gentlemen…• Two fat gentlemen met in the lane,

Bowed most politely, bowed once again. How do you do? How do you do? How do you do again?

Two thin ladies met in the lane, Bowed most politely, bowed once again. How do you do? How do you do? How do you do again?

Two tall policemen met in the lane, Bowed most politely, bowed once again. How do you do? How do you do? How do you do again?

Two little schoolboys met in a lane, Bowed most politely, bowed once again. How do you do? How do you do? How do you do again?

Two little babies met in a lane, Bowed most politely, bowed once again. How do you do? How do you do? How do you again?

•This is a simple rhyme that uses your thumbs and all your fingers. Two fat gentlemen - thumbs Two thin ladies - forefingers Two tall policemen - middle fingers Two little school boys - ring fingers Two liitle babies - little fingers

Start with your thumbs held up, facing each other so that they can bend towards each other to bow. Bow, twice and then alternately when you say 'How do you do?' and then together again for the last line. Repeat using other fingers.

Two little dickie birds…Two little dickie birds…

• Two little dickie-birds sitting on a wall, One named Peter, one named Paul. Fly away Peter, fly away Paul, Come back Peter, come back Paul.

•Stick a small piece of paper onto each forefinger to represent the two birds. Place the two fingers out in front. Wiggle one finger for each bird. For the birds to fly away raise each hand in turn but return it to starting position but with the middle finger out, so the pieces of paper look like they have gone. Then when you call the birds back repeat the hand movements but bring back the forefingers instead of the middle fingers and the pieces of paper will reappear.

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•Minibeasts

Fire-fly…Fire-fly…

• Fire-fly, fire-fly, Come from the hill, Your father and mother Are waiting here still. They've brought you some sugar, Some candy, and meat, For baby to eat.

Bees buzz …Bees buzz …

• Here is the beehive But where are the bees? Hidden away Where nobody sees. Look and you'll see them Come out of the hive, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Bzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Hong ching-ting…Hong ching-ting…

• Hong ching-ting. Ching ching ting. Shih shang ching ching ting, Shui shang ching ching ting, Feng li ching ching ting.

•Traditional Chinese nursery rhyme

Translation to English:

Red dragonflies Gently stop. On the rocks gently they stop, On the water gently they stop, In the breeze gently they stop.

Incy Wincy Spider…Incy Wincy Spider…

• Incy Wincy spider, climbed up the spout, Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sunshine, And dried up all the rain. Incy Wincy spider, climbed up the spout again.

Ladybird…Ladybird…

• Ladybird, ladybird, Fly away home. Your house is on fire, And your children all gone. All except one, And that's Ann, For she has crept under, The frying pan.

Little frog…Little frog…

• This little frog has two eyes, Four legs, One mouth, no tail, Says croak, croak and Plops into the water. These little frogs have four eyes, Eight legs, Two mouths, no tails, Say croak, croak and Plop into the water.

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•Food

An apple a dayAn apple a day

• An apple a day Sends the doctor away

Apple in the morning Doctor's warning

Roast apple at night Starves the doctor outright

Eat an apple going to bed Knock the doctor on the head

Three each day, seven days a week Ruddy apple, ruddy cheek.

Chick, chick, chick chick chicken…Chick, chick, chick chick chicken…

• Chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken, Lay a little egg for me. Chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken, I want one for my tea. I haven't had an egg since Easter, And now it's half past three. So, chick, chick, chick, chicken, Lay a little egg for me.

Five crispy pancakes…Five crispy pancakes…

• Five crispy pancakes in a frying pan, Flip them and toss them and catch them if you can. Along came (choose a child), For a pancake one day Sprinkled it with sugar and took it away.

Four crispy pancakes in a frying pan …..

Hot cross buns…Hot cross buns…

• Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns. One a penny, Two a penny. Hot cross buns.

If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons. One a penny, Two a penny. Hot cross buns.

•Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter celebration food

Ice-cream, a penny a lump!Ice-cream, a penny a lump!

• Ice cream, a penny a lump! The more you eat, the more you jump. Eeper, Weeper, Chimney sweeper, Married a wife and could not keep her. Married another, Did not love her, Up the chimney he did shove her!

Pat-a-cakePat-a-cake

• Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, bakers man, Bake me a cake as fast as you can. Pat it and prick it, And mark it with B. Put it in the oven, For baby and me.

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•Transport

Down at the station…Down at the station…

• Down at the station Early in the morning See the little engines All in a row - The man inside the engine Turns a little handle Poop-poop, choof-choof Off we go!

Five little spacemen…Five little spacemen…

• Five little men in a flying saucer, Flew around the world one day. They looked left and right, But they didn't like the sight. So one man flew away. ZOOOOOOOOOM!

Four little men in a flying saucer......

Traffic lightsTraffic lights

• Stop says the red light Go says the green Be careful says the yellow light Twinkling in between.

The train…The train…

• Tickerty-tack Over the track Far, far away Puffing all day Tickerty-too Hurry up do! Trains cannot wait Must not be late Tickerty-tock Nickerty-nock Speeding along Singing this song Tickerty-tackerty Nickerty-nackerty Tickerty-tackerty Tock!

Crossing the road…Crossing the road…

• This is the way we cross the road, We cross the road, we cross the road. This is the way we cross the road, We stop ,we look we listen.

We stand at the kerb and we look both ways, Look both ways, look both ways. We stand ant the kerb and we look both ways, Before we cross the road.

•If the road is clear we cross the road, Cross the road, cross the road. If the road is clear we cross the road, We follow the green cross code.

•Sung to the tune of 'Here we go round the Mulberry bush'. By Green cross code

Traffic lights…Traffic lights…

• Red light, red light, what do you say? I say stop, and stop right away Yellow light, yellow light, what do you mean? I mean wait till the lights turn green Green light, green light, what do you say? I say cross, but please look each way Thank-you, thank-you: red, yellow, green Now we know what the traffic lights mean.