Pat-a-cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man, Bake me a cake as fast as you can. Pat it and prick it, and mark it with B And put it in the oven for baby and me. Do simple hand-clapping with your child as you say the rhyme.
One, two, three, four, five
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 my right!
Diddle diddle
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his trousers on, One shoe off and one shoe on, Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John.
Polly, put the kettle on
Polly, put the kettle on, Polly, put the kettle on, Polly, put the kettle on, Let’s all have tea. Sukey, put it off again, Sukey, put it off again, Sukey, put it off again, They’ve all gone away!
Five currant buns
Five currant buns in the baker’s shop, Big and round with a cherry on top. Along came a boy with a penny one day, Bought a currant bun and took it away. Replace five with four, three, two, one. Replace boy with girl.
Ring-a-ring o’ roses
Ring-a-ring o’ roses, A pocketful of posies. A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down!
Five little monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on a bed, One fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” Replace five with four, three, two. When you get to one, replace the last line with: “Put those monkeys straight to bed!” Replace Mama with […]
Round and round the garden
Round and round the garden, Like a teddy bear. One step, two steps, Tickle you under there. Trace your finger in a circle on child’s palm. Walk two steps up arm and then tickle child under chin, arm, or on tummy.
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!
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
