Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you!
An early version of the poem read:
The rose is red
The violet’s blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
Hello, Friends!
Hello, Friends!
Hello, Friends
Hello, Friends
Hello, Friends
We’re glad you came today!
This song can also be adapted to introduce each child to the group. Replace “Friends” with a child’s name. Wave at the child during the lines where the name is said. For the last line, clap in rhythm.
If Wishes Were Horses
If Wishes Were Horses
If wishes were horses,
Beggars would ride.
If turnips were watches,
I’d wear one by my side.
And if “ifs” and “ands”
Were pots and pans,
There’d be no work for tinkers!
A Cat Came Fiddling
A Cat Came Fiddling
A cat came fiddling out of the barn,
With a pair of bagpipes under her arm.
She could sing nothing but “Fiddle-de-dee,
The mouse has married the bumble-bee.”
Pipe, cat!
Dance, mouse!
We’ll have a wedding at our good house.
To Market, To Market
To Market, To Market
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig;
Home again, home again, jiggety jig.
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;
Home again, home again, jiggety jog.
To market, to market, to buy a white caked;
Home again, home again, never was baked.
To market, to market to buy a plum bun;
Home again, home again, market is done!
I Can Fly
I Can Fly
I can fly here,
I can fly there,
Look at me now,
I’m HIGH in the air!
This action poem is perfect for laptime with your baby. You can move your baby “here” and “there” and then lift baby up high on the last line. These actions can also be adapted to toddler and preschooler physical abilities. Flapping arms and moving side to side shows flying. Then giving a big, two-footed jump for high in the air!
My Friends Are Here Today
My Friends Are Here Today
(Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
My friends are here today
My friends are here today
Let’s give a cheer
Let’s give a cheer
My friends are here today!
This song can also be adapted to introduce each child to the group. Replace “My friends” with a child’s name. Wave at the child during the first two lines. Fist pump in the air for the next two lines. Finish by waving again or clapping the rhythm. Be sure to cheer loudly at the end with lots of claps.
*Child’s name is here today
*Child’s name is here today
Let’s give a cheer
Let’s give a cheer
“Cause *Child’s name is here today!
Lots of Cars
Lots of Cars
There are lots of cars driving down the street
Tell me what color do you see?
Big cars, little cars
Beep! Beep! Beep!
There are lots of cars driving down the street!
Bunny Rabbit, Bunny Rabbit
Bunny Rabbit, Bunny Rabbit
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, what do you hear?
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, lift your ear!
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, hop this way.
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, nibble your hay.
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, never makes a peep.
Bunny rabbit, bunny rabbit, you’re now asleep.
My Turtle
My Turtle
This is my turtle.
He lives in a shell.
He likes his home very well.
He pokes his head out when he wants to eat.
And pulls it back in when he wants to sleep.
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