Nursery Rhymes

Nursery rhymes and songs are a powerful tool in promoting early language development through repetition of language and rhythmic patterns. The majority of young children enjoy singing and quickly learn new vocabulary and phrases. Number rhymes are also highly beneficial in supporting early numeracy through counting, addition and subtraction.

These are some of the most well-known and popular Nursery rhymes and songs.....

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Grand Old Duke of York

I'm a Little Teapot

Hey Diddle Diddle

Goosey Goosey Gander

Hickory Dickory Dock

Horsey Horsey

Incy Wincy Spider

Jack and Jill

Miss Polly Had A Dolly

Polly put the Kettle on

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle, Twinkle Chocolate Bar

Wind the Bobbin Up

Baa Baa Pink Sheep

I Dig my Garden

Roly Poly

Little Green Frog

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

I Hear Thunder

Group Ring Games and Songs

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa baa black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!

One for the master,

One for the dame,

And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

The Grand Old Duke of York

The Grand old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men.

He marched them up to the top of the hill,

And he marched them down again.

When they were up, they were up,

And when they were down, they were down.

And when they were only halfway up,

They were neither up nor down.

I'm a Little Teapot

I'm a little teapot short and stout,

Here's my handle and here's my spout.

When I see the teacups here me shout,

Tip me up and pour me out.

Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey diddle diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon.

The little dog laughed to see such fun,

And the dish ran away with the spoon!

Goosey Goosey Gander

Goosey Goosey Gander where shall I wander,

Upstairs, downstairs and in my lady's chamber.

There I met an old man who wouldn't say his prayers,

I took him by the left leg and threw him down the stairs.

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock,

The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory dickory dock.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock

Hickory dickory dock,

The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck two,

The mouse went boo,

Hickory dickory dock.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock

Hickory dickory dock,

The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck three,

The mouse went whee,

Hickory dickory dock.

Horsey Horsey

Horsey horsey don't you stop,

Just let your feet go clipety clop.

The tail goes swish and the wheels go round,

Giddy up, we're homeward bound.

Incy Wincy Spider

Incy wincy spider climbed up the waterspout,

Down came the rain and washed poor Incy out.

Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain,

And Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout again.

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.

Up got Jack, and home did trot,

As fast as he could caper.

He went to bed and bound his head,

With vinegar and brown paper.

Miss Polly Had a Dolly

Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick.

So she phoned for the doctor to be quick, quick, quick.

The doctor came with his bag and hat,

And knocked at the door with a rat tat tat.

He looked at the dolly and shook his head,

And said "Miss Polly put her straight to bed."

He wrote on a paper for a pill, pill, pill.

I’ll be back in the morning yes I will, will, will.

Polly Put the Kettle on

Polly put the kettle on,

We'll all have tea.

Sukey take it off again,

They've all gone away.

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-bye baby on the treetop,

When the wind blows the cradle will rock.

When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,

And down will come baby,

cradle and all.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle Twinkle little star,

how I wonder what you are?

Up above the world so high,

like a diamond in the sky.

When the blazing sun is gone,

when he nothing shines upon,

Then you show your little light,

twinkle, twinkle all the night.

Then the traveller in the dark,

thanks you for your tiny spark,

He could not see which way to go,

if you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you keep,

and often through my curtains peep,

For you never shut your eye,

'till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark lights the traveller in the dark,

Though I know not what you are - twinkle, twinkle little star.

Twinkle, Twinkle Chocolate Bar

Twinkle, Twinkle chocolate bar,

We all drive a rusty car.

Turn on the engine,

Pull the choke,

Off we go in a cloud of smoke.

Twinkle, twinkle chocolate bar

We all drive a rusty car.

Wind The Bobbin Up

Wind the bobbin up,

Pull, Pull, Clap, Clap, Clap.

Point to the ceiling,

Point to the floor,

Point to the window,

Point to the door.

Clap your hands together now 1, 2, 3,

Put your hands upon your knees.

Baa Baa Pink Sheep

Baa Baa pink sheep,

Have you any spots,

Yes Sir, yes Sir lots and lots.

Spots on my fingers and spots on my toes,

And spots on the end of my little pink nose.

I Dig my Garden

I dig my garden dig, dig, dig,

I dig my garden,

I dig it deep.

I plant my seeds and I watch them grow,

But along came a rabbit and,

OH NO!

He eats my carrots (continue the song with different vegetables-tomatoes/radish/lettuce)

Munch, munch, munch!

He eats my carrots; he eats the whole bunch.

So, I run to my garden and I shoo, shoo, shoo!

But the rabbit will come back, so what should I do?

Roly Poly

Roly poly, roly poly. up, up, up.

Roly poly, roly poly, down, down, down.

Roly poly, roly poly, clap, clap, clap.

Roly poly, roly poly, hands behind your back

Shhh

(First verse, as above, but whispered)

Roly poly, roly poly ever so slowly.

Roly poly, faster, faster, faster

Roly poly!!! (very loudly)

Little Green Frog

Mm mm went the little green frog one day,

Mm mm went the little green frog,

Mm went the little green frog,

And the frog went mm mm ah!

But we know frogs go la, la, la, la, la,

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,

But we know frogs go la, la, la, la, la,

And they don't go mm mm ah!

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes.

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes,

And eyes and ears and mouth and nose,

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes

I Hear Thunder

I hear thunder, I hear thunder,

Hark don't you, hark don't you.

Pitter patter raindrops, pitter patter raindrops,

I'm wet through, so are you.

I see blue skies, I see blue skies,

Way up high, way up high.

Hurry up the sunshine, hurry up the sunshine,

We'll soon dry, we'll soon dry.