Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot“)
I’m a mail carrier on your street.
Everyday at your mailbox we meet.
I deliver letters and packages, too,
Anything in the mail that comes for you
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(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot“)
I’m a police officer with my star
I help people near and far
If you have a problem, call on me
And I’ll be there in one, two, three!
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I am a fireman dressed in red
With my fire hat on my head.
I can drive the firetruck, fight fire, too
And help make all things safe for you.
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The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.
Additional Verses:
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish
The driver on the bus goes “Move on back”
The people on the bus go up and down
The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink
The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa
The mommies on the bus go shh, shh, shh
The daddies on the bus go “I love you!”
One misty, moisty, morning,
When cloudy was the weather;
I chanced to meet an old man
Clothed all in leather.
He began to compliment,
And I began to grin,
How do you do, and how do you do?
And how do you do again?
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake
{clap hands}
Baker’s man
{clap hands}
Bake me a cake
{clap hands}
As fast as you can.
{clap hands}
Roll it and pat it
{roll hands, pat stomach}
And mark it with a B
{draw letter “B” with finger}
And throw it in the oven
{throw hands in the air}
For baby and me.
With newborns and infants, hold their hands while you do the actions so their arms move too. As children get older and become more familiar with the actions, they’ll begin to do them on their own. My little ones loved to clap their hands and roll their arms.
This rhyme usually ends with kisses all over baby’s face, neck and stomach. It’s a great bonding rhyme.
This is a choo-choo train
Puffing down the track.
Now it’s going forward,
Now it’s going back.
Now the bell is ringing,
Now the whistle blows,
What a lot of noise it makes
Everywhere it goes.
“Stop,” says the red light,
“Go,” says the green,
“Wait,” says the yellow light
Blinking in between.
That’s what they say and
That’s what they mean.
We all must obey them,
Even the Queen.