The Insect Song
(Tune: London Bridge is Falling Down“)
Head, thorax, abdomen
Abdomen
Abdomen
Head, thorax, abdomen
6 legs on an insect!
Insect Song
5 Little Ladybugs
Five Little Ladybugs
5 little ladybugs sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
4 little ladybugs sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
3 little ladybugs sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
2 little ladybugs sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
1 little ladybug sitting on a cool leaf,
Soaking in the sunshine and the soft, warm breeze,
Along came Mr. Bird, as quiet as can be,
And snatched that ladybug off of the leaf!
No more ladybugs sitting on the leaf!
Similar Rhymes
6 Little Fireflies
Six Little Fireflies
Six little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went a red light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Five little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went an orange light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Four little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went a yellow light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Three little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went a green light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Two little fireflies blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of each other’s light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went a blue light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
One little firefly blinking in the night
Looking at the glow of his very own light.
Whoosh went the wind.
And whistle went the breeze.
Then out went his purple light
With a great big sneeze!
Aaaaaachoooooo!
Six little fireflies no longer blinking in the night
Flew off with each other in the pale moon light.
1-2-3-4-5-6
Bye, fireflies!
More Fireflies and Summer Ideas
5 Little Insects
Five Little Insects
Original rhyme by Amber Passey
Five little insects
Talking late one night,
The first one said,
You gave us quite a fright!
The second one said,
Was it when I went bright?
The third one said,
No, I don’t think that’s right.
The fourth one said,
Not when there was light.
The fifth one said,
When you were out of sight!
Oh no! Said the Firefly,
Try as I might,
I can’t stop blinking
My little light.
Fun with Insects
I’m a Little Firefly
I’m a Little Firefly
(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
Original words by Amber Passey
I’m a little Firefly
Dark and bright.
You’ll see me appear
On a warm summer night.
First I am gone and
Then I shine bright.
All because of
My blinking light.
More Firefly Fun
- Fingerplay: Fireflies
- Book: Firenze’s Light by Jessica Collaço
- Craft: Lightening Bug (uses neon band-aids!)
Butterfly Song
The Butterfly Song
(Tune: “Up on the Housetop”)
First comes a butterfly and lays an egg.
Out comes a caterpillar with many legs.
Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little chrysalis to fall asleep in.
Oh, oh, oh, wait and see!
Oh, oh, oh, wait and see!
Out of the chrysalis, my oh my,
Comes a beautiful butterfly!
Find More Butterfly Rhymes:
Butterfly Pokey
Butterfly Pokey
(Tune: “The Hokey Pokey”)
Put your right wing in.
Put your right wing out.
Put your right wing in
and you shake it all about.
You do the butterfly pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!
Additional Verses
Put your left wing in…
Put your antennae in…
Put your whole butterfly self…
Find More Butterfly Rhymes:
Color Butterflies
Color Butterflies
The first to come to the garden bed
Is a lovely butterfly of brilliant red.
Then in comes another and that makes two,
Fly right in, my friend of blue.
“The garden is fine, the best I’ve seen,”
Says the butterfly of spring time green.
Our garden needs a sunshiny fellow,
Fly in, butterfly with wings of yellow.
Little friend of purple, fly in too,
This garden is waiting for a color like you.
Orange, orange you’ve waited so long,
Fly right in where you belong.
Butterflies, butterflies you’re such a sight,
Flying in together-a summer delight!
- Butterfly, Butterfly
- 5 Little Butterflies
- Fuzzy Little Caterpillar
- Butterfly Pokey
- The Butterfly Song
5 Little Butterflies
5 Little Butterflies
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.
Find More Butterfly Rhymes:
- Butterfly, Butterfly
- Fuzzy Little Caterpillar
- Color Butterflies
- Butterfly Pokey
- The Butterfly Song
Fuzzy Little Caterpillar
Fuzzy Little Caterpillar
(Tune: “Eensy, Weensy Spider”)
A fuzzy little caterpillar,
curled upon a leaf
spun her little chrysalis,
and then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping,
she dreamed that she could fly
and when she woke up from her nap,
she was a butterfly!