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It's raining; it's pouring. 
The old man is snoring. 
He went to bed and bumped his head, 
And he wouldn't get up in the morning. 

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

Hey diddle diddle, 
The Cat and the fiddle, 
The Cow jumped over the moon. 
The little Dog laughed, 
To see such sport, 
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon 

Alternative Lyrics:

High diddle diddle,
The Cat and the Fiddle,
The Cow jump'd over the Moon,
The little dog laugh'd to see such Craft,
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon

Hints and Tips:

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

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, 
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. 
All the king's horses and all the king's men 
Couldn't put Humpty together again 

Alternative Lyrics: 

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, 
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. 
Four-score Men and Four-score more, 
Could not make Humpty Dumpty where he was before 

Alternative Lyrics:

Humpty Dumpty lay in a beck.
With all his sinews around his neck;
Forty Doctors and forty wrights
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty to rights

Hints and Tips:

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

Hickory, dickory, dock, 
The mouse ran up the clock. 
The clock struck one, 
The mouse ran down, 
Hickory, dickory, dock 

Hints and Tips:

  • Use this for teaching children the time.
  • Using a pretend clock or a real one, move the long hand onto different times. When the child sings “the clock struck....”, looks at the clock to verify the time.
  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes 
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes 
and eyes and ears and mouth and nose, 
Heads, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes! 

Alternative Lyrics: 

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

Feet and tummies arms and chins
Arms and chins
Feet and tummies arms and chins
Arms and chins

And eyes and ears
And mouth and shins
Feet and tummies arms and chins
Arms and chins

Hands and fingers legs and lips
Legs and lips
Hands and fingers legs and lips
Legs and lips

And eyes and ears
And mouth and hips
Hands and fingers legs and lips
Legs and lips

(Repeat the first verse)

Hints and Tips:

  • An action song - touch head, shoulders, knees and toes etc. in sequence while singing each word.
  • Poster of this nursery rhyme can be found in the Printables section on this site. See: Rhymes Posters

 

Baa Baa PINK (any colour) sheep 
Have You any SPOTS? 

Yes Sir Yes Sir (or child's name) 
LOTS & LOTS. 

One on my knee 
And one on my Tummy, 

One on my Nose 
And that's not funny 
(but is really is!!)

Alternative Lyrics:

Baa Baa Pink Sheep,
Have you any spots?

Yes sir, yes sir
Lots and lots!

Some on my fingers,
and some on my toes!
Some on the end of my little pink nose!

Hints and Tips:

  • Instead of spots use a different pattern (stripes, wavy)
  • Use colour flashcards to help child identify colour of the sheep

 

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Baa, baa, black sheep, 
Have you any wool? 

Yes, sir, yes, sir, 
Three bags full; 

One for the master, 
And one for the dame, 
And one for the little boy 
Who lives down the lane 

Alternative Lyrics:

Bah, Bah a black Sheep, 
Have you any Wool? 

Yes merry have I, 
Three Bags full, 

One for my master,
One for my Dame,
One for the little Boy
That lives down the lane

Alternative Lyrics:

Bah, Bah a black Sheep,
Have you any Wool?

Yes merry have I,
Three Bags full,

One for my master,
One for my Dame,
But none for the little boy who cries in the lane

Alternative Lyrics:

Moo Moo Jersey Cow
Have you any milk?

Yes sir, yes sir, three buckets full.
One for the master and one for the cat.
And one for the little boy who wants to get fat.

Hints and Tips:

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

 

 

 

Georgie Porgie, Puddin' and Pie,

Kissed the girls and made them cry,

When the boys came out to play

Georgie Porgie ran away

Hints and Tips:

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

Five little speckled frogs

Sat on a speckled log

Eating the most delicious grubs

One jumped into the pool

Where it was nice and cool

Then there were four green speckled frogs.

(The verse is then repeated, but with one fewer frog each time.)

Alternative Lyrics:

Five dumb speckled frogs

Sitting on a speckled log

Eating some some scum (Yum, yum!)

One little speckled frog

Fell off the speckled log

Now there's only four dumb speckled frogs (Glub, glub!)

Hints and Tips:

  • There are actions that allow children to participate during the song.

Line #1: By show of fingers hold up the number of frogs sitting on the log.
Line #2: Draw in your hands close to your chest and curl your fingers downward, facing the floor as though you are a frog perched atop a log.
Line #3: Mimic eating while you sing 'Eating some scum', then rub your belly delightfully while singing 'yum, yum!'.
Line #4: Hold one finger up to represent the frog who fell off the log.
Line #5: Pretend to fall over.
Line #6: By a show of fingers, hold up the number of frogs still remaining on the log while singing "Now there's only four speckled frogs". Upon singing "(glub, glub)", repeat the same movement as in the second line except look upward as though you were a frog underneath water.

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

Ding, dong, bell, 
Pussy’s in the well. 

Who put her in? 
Little Johnny Flynn. 

Who pulled her out? 
Little Tommy Stout. 

What a naughty boy was that, 
To try to drown poor pussy cat, 

Who never did him any harm, 
But killed all the mice in the farmer's barn 

Alternative Lyrics:

Ding dong bell,
Pussy's at the well.

Who took her there?
Little Johnny Hare.

Who'll bring her in?
Little Tommy Thin.

What a jolly boy was that
To get some milk for pussy cat,

Who ne'er did any harm,
But played with the mice in his father's barn.

Hints and Tips:

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