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Relaxing Flowers

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Relaxing Flowers

Five little flowers standing in the sun (hold up five fingers)
See their heads nodding, bowing one by one? (bend fingers several times)
Down, down, down comes the gentle rain (raise hands, wiggle fingers and lower arms to simulate falling rain)
And the five little flowers lift their heads up again! (hold up five fingers)

Filed Under: Fingerplays, Lyrics Tagged With: actions, flowers, preschoolers, R, Spring, Summer, toddlers

Ring Around the Rosy

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Ring Around the Rosy

Ring around the rosy,
A pocket full of posies.
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: actions, infants, preschoolers, R, toddlers, traditional

Rub-A-Dub-Dub

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Rub-A-Dub-Dub

Rub-a-dub-dub,
Three men in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick-maker,
Turn ’em out, knaves all three.

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: infants, newborns, people, preschoolers, R, toddlers, traditional

Ride the Train

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Ride the Train

(Tune: “Row Your Boat“)

Ride, ride, ride the train
Quickly down the track.
Clickety, clickety, clickety clack
When will you be back?

http://laptimesongs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Row-Row-Row-Your-Boat.mp3

Download this instrumental version of Row Your Boat to listen and practice offline.

More rhymes using the Row Your Boat tune:

Dinosaurs

Love Your Pets

Scrub the Germs

Sing With Me

Leaves, Leaves

The Dentist’s Song

Hug Your Bear

Filed Under: Lyrics, Modern Rhymes Tagged With: preschoolers, R, toddlers, traditional song, trains, transportation

Row Your Boat

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Row Your Boat

(Traditional Tune)

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.

http://laptimesongs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Row-Row-Row-Your-Boat.mp3

Download this instrumental version of Row Your Boat here.

Variations Using Row Your Boat

The Dentist’s Song

Leaves, Leaves

Sing With Me

Scrub the Germs

Love Your Pets

Dinosaurs

Ride the Train

Hug Your Bear

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes, Songs Tagged With: actions, infants, newborns, preschoolers, R, toddlers, traditional song, transportation

Rock-A-Bye

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Rock-A-Bye

Rock-a-bye, Baby,
Upon the tree top,
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks
The cradle will fall,
Down tumbles cradle,
Baby and all.

Also known as Hush-A-Bye, this song can be either a lullaby (though slightly disturbing at that) or an action song (much more fitting). As an action song, hold the infant or child cradled in your arms. Gently rock the little one back and forth as the wind blows. The when the cradle falls and down tumbles baby, gently lower your arms quickly, and “catch” your little one. Older preschoolers love this song and you can be a little more active in your actions.

Other rhymes that use this melody:

Here is the Beehive

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes, Songs Tagged With: actions, infants, lullabies, newborns, preschoolers, R, toddlers, traditional, traditional song

The Rainbow Song

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The Rainbow Song

(Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star“)

Red and orange, green and blue
Shiny yellow, purple, too.
All the colors that we know,
Live up in the rainbow.
Red and orange, green and blue
Shiny yellow, purple, too.

http://laptimesongs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Twinkle-Twinkle-Little-Star.mp3

Download this instrumental version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to listen and practice offline.

Filed Under: Modern Rhymes Tagged With: colors, preschoolers, R, seasons, Spring, toddlers, traditional song, weather

Reindeer Pokey

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Reindeer Pokey

(Tune: “The Hokey Pokey”)

Reindeer PokeyYou put your antlers in. You put your antlers out.
You put your antlers in and you shake them all about.
You do the Reindeer Pokey and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
You put your hooves in…
You put your red nose in…
You put your fluffy tail in…
You put your reindeer body in…

Looking for more Christmas songs and poems?

5 Little Christmas Trees

Santa Claus

12 Days of Christmas

5 Little Candles

Here is the Chimney

Filed Under: Lyrics, Modern Rhymes Tagged With: actions, animals, Christmas, holidays, preschoolers, R, toddlers

Ride Away, Ride Away

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Ride Away, Ride Away

Ride away, Ride away,
Johnny shall ride,
And he shall have pussycat
Tied to one side.
And he shall have little dog
Tied to the other;
And Johnny shall ride
To see his grandmother.

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: infants, newborns, people, preschoolers, R, toddlers, traditional, transportation

Robin Redbreast

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Robin Redbreast

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

Filed Under: Lyrics, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: animals, infants, newborns, preschoolers, R, Spring, Summer, toddlers

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