Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.
Find more Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes here.
Five little kitty cats sleeping on the floor
One pounced away, and now there are four!
Four little kitty cats, cute as can be,
One leapt away, and now there are three!
Three little kitty cats, hunters through and through,
One caught a mouse, and now there are two!
Two little kitty cats, basking in the sun,
One slinked away, and now there’s only one!
One little kitty cat got up to stretch and yawn,
I looked away…and now he’s gone!
Five little acorns sitting in a tree
Along came Mr. Squirrel as hungry as can be.
Then the fall winds blew and rustled all the leaves.
Down came an acorn:
Mr. Squirrel was very pleased!
Four little acorns sitting in a tree
Along came Mr. Squirrel as hungry as can be.
Then the fall winds blew and rustled all the leaves.
Down came an acorn:
Mr. Squirrel was very pleased!
Three little acorns sitting in a tree
Along came Mr. Squirrel as hungry as can be.
Then the fall winds blew and rustled all the leaves.
Down came an acorn:
Mr. Squirrel was very pleased!
Two little acorns sitting in a tree
Along came Mr. Squirrel as hungry as can be.
Then the fall winds blew and rustled all the leaves.
Down came an acorn:
Mr. Squirrel was very pleased!
One little acorn sitting in a tree
Along came Mr. Squirrel as hungry as can be.
Then the fall winds blew and rustled all the leaves.
Down came the acorn:
Mr. Squirrel was very pleased!
No little acorns sitting in the tree
But Mr. Squirrel is as full as can be.
Then the fall winds blew and rustled all the leaves.
Mr. Squirrel sat down feeling very pleased!
Way up high in the apple tree (reach up high, spread fingers pretending to be a tree)
Five little apples smiled down at me (Put fingers on cheeks make smile or make circles with hands and put around eyes, like pretending to have binoculars)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (pretend to shake the tree)
Down came the apples (bring hands down wiggling fingers, like failing rain)
Mmmmm, they were good! (rub tummy)
Way up high in the apple tree
Four little apples smiled down at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmm, they were good!
Way up high in the apple tree
Three little apples smiled down at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmm, they were good!
Way up high in the apple tree
Two little apples smiled down at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmm, they were good!
Way up high in the apple tree
One little apple smiled down at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came that apple
Mmmmm, it was good!
Now the apples are all gone!
Ten red apples grow on a tree.
Five for you and five for me.
Let us shake the tree just so.
Then the apples will fall below:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Five red apples hanging in a tree
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Four red apples, hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Three red apples, hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
Two red apples, hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
One red apple, hanging in a tree,
The juiciest apple you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down.
No red apples hanging in a tree.
(Tune: “10 Little Indians“)
1 little, 2 little, 3 little hearts
4 little, 5 little, 6 little hearts
7 little, 8 little, 9 little hearts
10 little Valentine hearts!
Valentine hearts, how many do you see?
Valentine hearts, count them all with me.
One for father, one for mother
One for grandma, too.
One for sister, one for brother,
And here is one for you!
This Old Man, he played one.
He played nick nack on my thumb.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played two.
He played nick nack on my shoe.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played three.
He played nick nack on my knee.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played four.
He played nick nack on my door.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played five.
He played nick nack on my hive.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played six.
He played nick nack on my sticks.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played seven.
He played nick nack up to heaven.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played eight.
He played nick nack on my gate.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played nine.
He played nick nack on my spine.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
This Old Man, he played ten.
He played nick nack over again.
With a nick nack paddywack
Give a dog a bone.
This Old Man came rolling home.
Five little butterflies on flowers galore,
One flew off, then there were four.
Four little butterflies among the sweet peas.
One flew off, then there were three.
Three little butterflies with nothing to do,
One flew off, then there were two.
Two little butterflies resting in the sun,
One flew off, then there was one.
One little butterfly, now the only one,
She flew off, then there were none.