Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
Five spring flowers, all in a row.
The first one said, “We need rain to grow!”
The second one said, “Oh my, we need water!”
The third one said, “Yes, it is getting hotter!”
The fourth one said, “I see clouds in the sky.”
The fifth one said, “I wonder why?”
Then BOOM went the thunder
And ZAP went the lightning!
That springtime storm was really very frightening!
But the flowers weren’t worried–no, no, no!
The rain helped them to grow, grow, GROW!
Yellow, yellow daffodil, dancing in the sun.
Oh yellow, yellow daffodil, you tell me spring has come.
I can hear a blue bird sing, and hear a robin call.
But yellow, yellow daffodil, I love you most of all.
Little flowers swaying in the breeze,
Turning our faces up to sun and trees,
When the night comes each one nods and sleeps.
If I were a little flower
Sleeping underneath the ground,
(Curl up)
I’d raise my head and grow and grow
(Raise head and begin to grow)
And stretch my arms and grow and grow
(Stretch arms)
And nod my head and say,
(Nod head)
“I’m glad to see you all today.”
Seeds are buried deep, deep, deep.
In the sun they sleep, sleep, sleep.
Yellow sun is bright, bright, bright.
Raindrops falling light, light, light.
Gentle breezes blow, blow, blow.
Seed, the little seed, grow, grow, grow
(Tune: “Do You Know the Muffin Man“)
Curl up like a tiny seed,
A tiny seed, a tiny seed.
Warm sun is what you need.
Now you can start growing,
Drink the rain and start to rise,
Start to rise, start to rise.
Stretch up tall, arms open wide,
Now a flower’s showing.
Butterfly, butterfly, flutter around.
Butterfly, butterfly, touch the ground.
Butterfly, butterfly, fly so free.
Butterfly, butterfly, land on me!
Butterfly, butterfly, reach the sky.
Butterfly, butterfly, say good-bye.
This rhyme is in the style of Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear and works well with a butterfly or spring theme.
(Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star“)
Special, special, special me
How I wonder what I’ll be.
In this big world I can be
Anything I want to be.
Special, special, special me
How I wonder what I’ll be.
Download this instrumental version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to listen and practice offline.
(Tune: “London Bridge Is Falling Down“)
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Falling down,
Falling down.
Autumn leaves are falling down
All over town.
The cold wind blows them all around
All around
All around.
The cold wind blows them all around
All over town.
They’re drifting gently to the ground
To the ground
To the ground.
They’re drifting gently to the ground
All over town.
Take a rake and rake them up
Rake them up
Rake them up.
Take a rake and rake them up
All over town.
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(Tune: “London Bridge Is Falling Down“)
I am special. Yes, I am!
Yes, I am!
Yes, I am!
I am special. Yes, I am.
I’m very special.
No else has hair* like mine.
Just like mine.
Just like mine.
No one else has hair* like mine.
I’m very special.
*Additional verses: a face like mine, eyes like mine, nose like mine, mouth like mine.
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