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
