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Puddles

Category Rhymes and Songs

This counting song is about puddles and enables children to count from 1 to 12. 

Wiggle Worm Colour and Number Rhyme Posters is a great group time activity for children to learn about numbers and colours through a fun engaging rhyme.

The Number Formation Rhymes Posters are rhymes on how to write each individual number. These are great for teaching children how to write numbers in a fun and engaging way.

Pizza Shop Song

Category Rhymes and Songs

This simple pizza song is a great way for preschoolers to learn subtraction as they buy a pizza and run away. 

This pizza song is a fun and easy song for children to sing. Children are also introduced to ordinal numbers in each verse. 

It's time to sleep. 
It's time for bed
Get jammies on then lay down my head

But I'm not tired,
Can't fall asleep
What shall I do?
Let's count some sheep!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Now we counted up to 10,
Still not asleep.
Let's count again!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Night Night!
Sleep Tight!

Hints and Tips: 

  • Use flashcards of each number when singing the song. 
  • Create actions for each verse. 
  • Create felts of sheep to count. 

Reference: 
Laugh and Learn "Counting Sheep To Sleep", Fisher-Price, YOUTUBE 27 September 2016

Johnny works with one hammer (children hammer with one hand)
One hammer one hammer
Johnny works with one hammer,
Johnny works with two.

Johnny works with two hammers (children hammer with two hands)…
Two hammers two hammers
Johnny works with twp hammer,
Johnny works with three.

Johnny works with three hammers (children hammer with two hands and one leg)…

three hammers three hammers
Johnny works with three hammers,
Johnny works with four

Johnny works with four hammers (children hammer with both hands and both legs)
Four hammers four hammers
Johnny works with four hammers,
Johnny works with five

Johnny works with five hammers (children hammer with both hands, both legs, and head)
Five hammers five hammers
Johnny works with five hammers
Johnny’s work is DONE!

Hints and Tips 

  • Do the corresponding actions for each verse. 

Ten fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Ten fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went ‘pop’ and the other went ‘bang’

Now there’s eight fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Eight fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Eight fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went ‘pop’ and the other went ‘bang’

Now there’s six fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Six fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Six fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went ‘pop’ and the other went ‘bang’

Now there’s four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Four fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went ‘pop’ and the other went ‘bang’

Now there’s two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Two fat sausages sizzling in a pan
One went ‘pop’ and the other went ‘bang’

Now there’s no fat sausages sizzling in a pan
No fat sausages sizzling in a pan
No fat sausages sizzling in a pan
Ten went ‘bang’, ‘bang’, ‘bang’, ‘bang’
Now there’s no fat sausages sizzling in a pan

Hints and Tips: 

  • Do the corresponding actions for each verse. 
  • Use a visual display 

This Old Man

Category Rhymes and Songs

This old man, he played one, 
He played knick-knack on my thumb; 
With a knick-knack paddywhack, 
Give the dog a bone, 
This old man came rolling home. 

This old man, he played two, 
He played knick-knack on my shoe; 
With a knick-knack paddywhack, 
Give the dog a bone, 
This old man came rolling home. 

This old man, he played three, 
He played knick-knack on my knee; 
With a knick-knack paddywhack, 
Give the dog a bone, 
This old man came rolling home. 

This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack on my door;
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on my hive;
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack on my sticks;
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack up in heaven;
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate;
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played nine,
He played knick-knack on my spine;
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten,
He played knick-knack once again;
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

Hints and Tips:

  • Poster for this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

 

Ten In A Bed

Category Rhymes and Songs

There were ten in the bed (Hold up 10 fingers.) 
and the little one said, (Hold your hands close together, indicating 'small.') 
"Roll over, roll over" (Roll hands around each other, or each student turns to the right and says, "Roll over! Roll over!") 
So they all rolled over and one fell out. (Everyone rolls to the right and the student in the first chair 'falls out' of the bed.) 

Nine! (Hold up 10 fingers and then take one away, leaving 9.) 

There were nine in the bed (Hold up 9 fingers.) 
and the little one said,"Roll over, roll over" 
So they all rolled over and one fell out. 

Eight! (Hold up 9 fingers and then take one away, leaving 8.) 

There were eight in the bed (Hold up 8 fingers.) 
and the little one said,"Roll over, roll over" 
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Seven! (Hold up 8 fingers and then take one away, leaving 7.)

There were seven in the bed (Hold up 7 fingers.)
and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Six! (Hold up 7 fingers and then take one away, leaving 6.)

There were six in the bed (Hold up 6 fingers.)
and the little one said,"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Five! (Hold up 6 fingers and then take one away, leaving 5.)

There were five in the bed (Hold up 5 fingers.)
and the little one said,"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Four! (Hold up 5 fingers and then take one away, leaving 4.)
There were four in the bed (Hold up 4 fingers.)
and the little one said,"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Three! (Hold up 4 fingers and then take one away, leaving 3.)

There were three in the bed (Hold up 3 fingers.)
and the little one said,"Roll over, roll over"
So they all rolled over and one fell out.

Two! (Hold up 3 fingers and then take one away, leaving 2.)

There were two in the bed (Hold up 2 fingers.)
and the little one said,"Roll over, roll over"
So they both rolled over and one fell out.

One! (Hold up 2 fingers and then take one away, leaving 1.)

There was one in the bed (Hold up 1 finger.)
and the little one said, "I'm lonely...(sigh)" 
(The one remaining student lays down on the chair, then everyone shouts "WAKE UP!" and the student falls out of bed.)

Alternative:

  • For last line, you can replace "I'm lonely...(sigh)" to "Good Night!".

Hints and Tips:

  • Poster for this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters
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