Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays for Kids
There once was a turtle who lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle and he climbed on some rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito, he snapped at a flea,
He snapped at a minnow and he snapped at me!
He caught the mosquito, he caught the flea,
He caught the minnow
BUT HE DIDN’T CATCH ME!
Five Little Ducks with Actions
(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m the Easter Bunny soft and white
Here are my ears
And my tail so light.
I hide Easter eggs all over town,
Just watch me hop and hop around.
I’m the Easter Bunny soft and white
(point to self)
Here are my ears
(wiggle 2 fingers behind head)
And my tail so light.
(hold fist behind back)
I hide Easter eggs all over town,
(pretend to hide eggs)
Just watch me hop and hop around.
(hop)
(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot“)
I’m a puff of wind,
Just watch me blow.
I make kites and sailboats go.
You can see me working in the sky,
Making all the clouds float by.
Download this instrumental version of I’m a Little Teapot here.
Looking for more Spring rhymes?
5 Green and Speckled Frogs
5 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled logs
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there are 4 speckled frogs (GLUB, GLUB!)
4 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled logs
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there are 3 speckled frogs (GLUB, GLUB!)
3 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled logs
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there are 2 speckled frogs (GLUB, GLUB!)
2 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled logs
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
One jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there is 1 speckled frog (GLUB, GLUB!)
1 green and speckled frog
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs (YUM, YUM!)
He jumped into the pool
Where he was nice and cool
Now there are no speckled frogs (GLUB, GLUB!)
I’m a little jumpy frog
I hop from log to log
I like to jump and jump all day
‘Cause that’s the way I play
(Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star“)
Red and orange, green and blue
Shiny yellow, purple, too.
All the colors that we know,
Live up in the rainbow.
Red and orange, green and blue
Shiny yellow, purple, too.
Download this instrumental version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to listen and practice offline.
Little Tommy Tittlemouse
Lived in a little house.
He caught fishes
In other men’s ditches.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle-shells
And pretty maids all in a row.
Rain, rain go away
Little Sammi wants to play
Rain, rain go away
Come again some other day
Switch out Sammi for your child’s name. Little ones love hearing their name in a song or rhyme. They feel very special. They are also more attentive because it connects to them personally.
Tune: “Rock-a-bye Baby“
Here is the beehive
{hand in a fist}
Where are the bees?
{shrug shoulders}
Hidden inside
{point to fisted hand}
Where nobody sees
{shake head and wag finger in “no”}
Watch as the bees
Come out of the hive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
{open fist one finger at a time till all 5 are showing}
Then tickle your child. This is a great one for all ages and helps build anticipation in the littlest ones.