Posts Tagged ‘animals’

The Mouse and the Clock

Hickory, dickory, dock!
{Swing arm like the pendulum on a grandfather clock}
The mouse ran up the clock.
{Run fingers up your arm or up in the air}
The clock struck one
{Hold up 1 finger}
And down he run.
{Also said, “The mouse ran down”}
{Run fingers down your arm or down in the air}
Hickory, dickory dock!
{Swing arm like the pendulum on a grandfather clock}

Pussy-Cat and Queen

“Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat,
Where have you been?”
“I’ve been to London
To look at the Queen”

“Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat,
What did you there?”
“I frightened a little mouse
Under her chair.”

The Cat and the Fiddle

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 sppon.

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day
That was against the rule.
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.

And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near;
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.

“Why does the lamb love Mary so?”
The eager children cry.
“Why Mary loves the lamb, you know!”
The teacher did reply.

Here is the Beehive

Tune: “Rock-a-bye Baby“

Here is the beehive
{hand in a fist}
Where are the bees?
{shrug shoulders}
Hidden inside
{point to fisted hand}
Where nobody sees
{shake head and wag finger in “no”}
Watch as the bees
Come out of the hive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
{open fist one finger at a time till all 5 are showing}

Then tickle your child. This is a great one for all ages and helps build anticipation in the littlest ones.

Fireflies

Winking, blinking, winking, blinking,
{wink eyes and blink hands}
See that little light.
Now it’s here,
{point one direction}
Now it’s there,
{point in another direction}
Now it’s out of sight.
{shrug shoulders and raise hands up}
Winking, blinking, winking, blinking,
{wink eyes and blink hands}
Fireflies at night.

BINGO

There was a farmer, had a dog
And BINGO was his name-o

B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
And BINGO was his name-o

There was a farmer, had a dog
And BINGO was his name-o

{Clap} I-N-G-O
{Clap} I-N-G-O
{Clap} I-N-G-O
And BINGO was his name-o

There was a farmer, had a dog
And BINGO was his name-o

{Clap} {Clap} N-G-O
{Clap} {Clap} N-G-O
{Clap} {Clap} N-G-O
And BINGO was his name-o

There was a farmer, had a dog
And BINGO was his name-o

{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} G-O
{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} G-O
{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} G-O
And BINGO was his name-o

There was a farmer, had a dog
And BINGO was his name-o

{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap} O
{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap} O
{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap} O
And BINGO was his name-o

There was a farmer, had a dog
And BINGO was his name-o

{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap}
{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap}
{Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap} {Clap}
And BINGO was his name-o

And BINGO was his name-o

Mooly Cow

This mooly cow switched her tail all day,
And this mooly cow ate the sweat meadow hay,
And this mooly cow in the water did wade,
And this mooly cow chewed her cud in the shade,
And this mooly cow said, “Moo, the sun’s gone down!
It’s time to take the milk into town.”

Robin Redbreast

Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a rail,
Niddle, naddle went his head,
Wiggle, waggle went his tail.

Robin’s Nest

Here’s a nest for a Robin Redbreast.
{cup hands to form nest}
Here’s a hive for a Busy Bee.
{form fist for beehive}
Here’s a hole for a Jack Rabbit-
{make circle with thumb and forefinger}
And a house for me.
{fingertips together to form roof line}