Rhymes, Songs & Fingerplays

Rhymes, Poems, & Fingerplays

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, shut the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, a big fat hen;
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen, maids-a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen;
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting;
Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Then Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't
fuzzy,was he?

Open them, shut them
Open them, shut them
Give a little clap!
Open them, shut them
Open them, shut them
Lay them in your lap.

Hello, My Name is Joe (Sung in rap fashion)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work down at the Pizza Factory
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Hey Joe, do you mind stirring the sauce with your right hand?"
(make stirring motions with right hand - continue throughout rhyme)
I said, "Sure."

Hello, my name is Joe and I work down at the Pizza Factory
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Hey Joe, do you mind chopping the veggies with your left hand?"
(make chopping action with left hand - continue throughout rhyme)
I said, "Sure."

Hello, my name is Joe and I work down at the Pizza Factory
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Hey Joe, do you mind opening the trash can with your right foot?"
(make motion with right foot, continuing with hand motions)
I said, "Sure."

Hello, my name is Joe and I work down at the Pizza Factory
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Hey Joe, do you mind licking some stamps with your tongue?"
I said "Sure."
(now talk with tongue sticking out)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work down at the Pizza Factory
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Hey Joe, are you busy?"
I said, "Yeah, I'm a little busy right now."

Hickory, Dickory, Dock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the kings horses,
And all the kings men,
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

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.

Jump In, Jump Out (From Gullah, Gullah Island)

Jump in, jump out
Turn yourself about
Jump in, jump out
Introduce yourself
My name is ________
And I'm a _________
(some examples are Singer, Big Girl)
Gonna be a _________
(use the same word you just filled in above)
Every day of my life

Jump in, jump out
Turn yourself about
Jump in, jump out
Say it with a shout!
(Repeat and continue for each child)

Little Jack Horner

Little Jack Horner
Sat in a corner,
Eating his Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
And said, "What a good boy am I!"

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day,
That was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.

And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Mary did appear.

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry.
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,"
The teacher did reply.

Rain, Rain Go Away

Rain, rain go away,
Come again another day.
Little (name of child) wants to play.
Rain, rain go away.

Ring Around The Rosie

Ring around the rosie,
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes
We all fall down.

Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, show your shoe.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, that will do!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, go upstairs.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn off the light.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say good-night!

Teensy Weensy Spider

The teensy weensy spider
Crawled up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
So the teensy weensy spider climbed up the spout again.

Ten red apples growing on a tree,
(hold hands up high)
Five for you and five for me.
(shake one hand, then the other)
Help me shake the tree just so,
(shake whole body)
And ten red apples fall down below.
(lower hands while fluttering fingers)
One, two, three, four, five,
(count fingers on one hand)
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
(count fingers on other hand)

Three Blind Mice

Three blind mice,
Three blind mice,
See how they run!
See how they run!
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a sight in your life,
As three blind mice?

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