Hats on police officers starchy and blue (salute) Fireflies flicker in a friendly way (flicker your hands) With a knick-knack, paddy-whack (tip) Ouch, it stung me! But Uncle John went on and on Four little, five little, six little monsters Five little bunnies went out to play. Buzzzzzzzzzzzz! Watch, watch, watch them grow Im going to take a sweater, when I go out today The April rain-drops tinkle In cuckoo-cups of gold, And warm south winds unwrinkle The buds the peach-boughs hold. Head, shoulders, knees, and toes, knees and toes // Repeat with other colors. Now Supermans putting his suit away (bring arms down slowly) Toot, toot, toot (make train noises) I can wash my hands and wash my face (All by myself!) Oh, mister sun, sun, mister golden sun, hiding behind a tree Going for a swim Out jumps good old Santa Claus (jump) Credit: Mels Desk // Used: Cookies Storytime, Song: Down By the Station Its some long, wavy grass! He had ten thousand men (shake parachute) Save the core (close right hand in fist) What a way to spend the day, Dance round and round? Credit: SurLaLune Storytime (No longer available) // Used: Red Storytime, Action Song: This Is the Way popped he! He stays out all summer in sunshine and heat. Heres the way I like to goHELLO! Peanut, peanut butter and jelly (more verses can include: clap my crazies out, jump my jiggles out, Credit: Modified from Childhood // Used: Superheroes Storytime, Song: Did You Ever See a Llama? (Tune of Did You Ever See a Lassie?) Its time to get up now. Reach up high to the sky The old gray cat is sleeping in the house Three, four, shut the door (palms together, pleading) And when Im tired I turn and float (spin and hold arms out) Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Credit: Kididdles // Used: Family Storytime, Action Rhyme: My Five Senses Magic finger on my lips Im as happy as I can be. The name train is coming And a little white whale on the go. Loudly, loudly, stamp and clap (stamp and clap) Into a great big hump (pretend to pile leaves) / GRR GRR GRR, A bear is what I found! Everybody dance around, Credit: Miss Mary Liberry // Used: Picnic Storytime, Flannelboard: Five Little Alligators Now its going back, One fell off and bumped his head He led the others with a quack, quack, quack A handsome prince came riding by, riding by, riding by (gallop) And then some flower seeds (Plant motion), Ill plant in there. (make Santa belly, shrug shoulders) Did you ever see a penguin, a penguin, a penguin Credit: Modified from A to Z Kids Stuff // Used: Names Storytime, Action Rhyme (Parachute): The Noble Duke of York And they all go marching down, to the ground, to get out of the rain. But when next fall comes around Green scarves fly, fly, fly. Credit: Greatest Resource Education Child Care (No longer available) // Used: Birds Storytime & Birds Storytime & Big & Little Storytime, Fingerplay: Little Bunny Four little ocean friends living in the sea Toss it (pretend to toss in air) Youll hear the colors of the rainbow. Bake them and count them, 1 2 3, and serve them to your friends for tea! And I can sit down very slow. Credit: Los Angeles Public Library (No longer available) // Used: Cats Storytime & Number Four Storytime, Flannelboard: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (roll hands) Riding on my bike today A screech owl sitting in a tree, tree, tree Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Heaven above and the sea below, Sail, sail, sail your ship Theres a rooster in the barn, saying, Cock-a-doodle-do! All the rhymes are written using very simple and meaningful rhyming words which makes rhymes more interesting and will draw kids interest in learning. Credit: Childhood // Used: Counting Storytime & Clothes Storytime & Number Two Storytime & Socks and Shoes Storytime, Song: One, Two, Three, Four, Five Lets Keep Kids Learning REALLyrics of Nursery Rhyme Butterfly Butterfly Flying High : Butterfly Butterfly Flying High ! Monkey see, monkey do Early in the morning at eight oclock Credit: Childhood // Used: Family Storytime, Fingerplay: Where Is Thumbkin? And one little snowman melted away. This is how I go (swing arm back and forth) And only four little ducks came back This is mama, kind and dear. He wiggled his ears and crinkled his nose Wibble wobble, wibble wobble to and fro Reach back down, touch the ground Pedal, pedal all the way First you take the peanuts and you crunch em, you crunch em He lived in a box (make box) This is the way we mail a letter, Theres a horse in the barn, saying, Neigh, neigh, neigh. Counting cherries on her plate. (shrug) (LogOut/ Now were ready to munch, munch, munch! Shake hands with friends cause its time to go Floating in the spring sky Five pirates on a treasure chest, one jumped off and four are left. Do not let it stay Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground The rain is falling down (flutter fingers down) Whirling, twirling snowflakes Car, Car, Car c c c Ready for a picnic, We can jump, jump, jump If I were a sad monster, Id go boo, hoo, hoo! Tip your hat. Can you do what this butterfly does in this rhyme except for flying up in the sky, of course! Where is mommy? Up, up, up so very high Curtsy like a princess just like so Here is a door (pretend to open a door) . Credit: Everything Preschool // Used: Tools Storytime & Construction Storytime & Construction Storytime & Tools Storytime, Action Rhyme: Choo-Choo Train Mama fell off, Papa fell off N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z, Puppets: Ah-Choo! Credit: Step By Step Friendship Theme // Used: Friends Storytime, Fingerplay: Lets Count Valentines Five green peas in a peapod, pressed (make fist) Who live down by the sea, The second one said, There are witches in the air! Sit back down, sit back down Youre just a little white whale on the go. And heart is its name-o! Sing along with me I have a chin, and very near, Where is bear? Over the Irish Sea. Lets count valentines four, five, six And the captain said to me. -Author Unknown. Baa! Credit: Childhood // Used: Cities Storytime, Action Rhyme: Loud and Quiet (Stomp, wave arms.) (Insert childs name) at the cottage door. Of its hum hmm as it darts all around. Lets count valentines, all for me! Credit: Best Kids Book Site(No longer available) // Used: Apples Storytime & Pumpkins and Apples Storytime, Song: Apples and Bananas All covered with snow (raise hands up, bring down in snow motion) Then stomp your feet. He wraps himself in covers tight (wrap hands across body) Roar like a lion, growl like a bear Wheres the bear? He went to bed and bumped his head Credit: Childhood // Used: Bugs Storytime & Letter A Storytime & Bugs Storytime & Music Storytime & Bugs Storytime, Action Rhyme: Apple Roll These are the colors that we know, way up high in the great rainbow. It will turn them green, I will be using one of the rhymes on this page and linking to your site in a new monthly toddler book club Im starting on my blog. What begins with x? Give them rain and lots of sunshine Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Two little kittens sitting on a hill All black and white I kick my feet with all my might (kick feet) To see what he could see, Close your eyes (close eyes and tilt head) Credit: Songs and Rhymes (LAMP CHC) (No longer available) // Used: Me Storytime, Action Rhyme: Alphabet Beat Baby beluga, baby beluga, OH! (grab air with hand) In the mud beneath the lake. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Were little orange crabs Ahhhh! (Make cup of hands for flowers) Two little pillows on my head, Credit: Mrs. Jones Room // Used: Number Seven Storytime, Song: Shake Hands Cook some veggie soup The airplane goes down (lower arms) With a pinch, pinch here and a snap, snap there I came to the zoo to see zebras. Some dogs wiggle their tails! Go! How are you today, maam? Credit: Mels Desk // Used: Opposites Storytime & Letter Y Storytime & Big & Little Storytime, Flannelboard: This Is the Pizza That Sally Made Credit: Preschool Education // Used: School Storytime & Back to School Storytime, Song: Construction Worker Song On the vine, on the vine (wiggle arms) The penguin went over the iceberg, Credit: Addison Public Library (No longer available) // Used: Farm Storytime & Letter O Storytime, Action Rhyme: Open the Truck Door He stared at the duck. Skinnamarinky, doo, I love you! Its time for my piggies to go to bed, the great big mother piggy said. Apple, Apple, Apple a a a, Nine, ten, begin again // 2nd time: thats the end (make snore sounds) Splashin up and down in my little red rowboat Floating by for all to see, ha! How are you today, sir? (You can sing with a friend, you can shout with a friend, you can hum with a friend, you can jump with a friend, you can clap with a friend, you can hop with a friend) Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, Swim so wild and you swim so free. Little birds, little birds, jump up and down Open up the barn door before the clock strikes two. Quack, quack, quack! One pirate on a treasure chest, he climbed down and none are left. Two little penguins, having lots of fun, Ring goes the bell This is the family, one and all! Credit: Hummingbird Educational Resources (No longer available) // Used: Summer Storytime & Summer Storytime, Song: Take Me Out to the Ballgame One is the number I like, Credit: Modified from Childhood // Used: Letter L Storytime, Song: Did You Ever See a Penguin? (Tune of Did You Ever See a Lassie?) (climb in, seat belt, blast off) During the spring, it often showers (flutter fingers down) Now you are a great big ball (make a big circle overhead) Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arms up high) Pizza man, pizza man, sit down, please! This one was so quiet, he never made a sound. The starfish walks away and now there are four Credit: Ms. Hegnas Storyroom // Used: Owls Storytime & Letter O Storytime & Owls Storytime, Song: Owl In the Tree Hat on astronauts when they land (float) Monster, monster, touch your knees Ill make a wish. (rub hands together) One elephant in the bathtub It keeps right on beating, Come on in! Can you ________ like me? Did you ever see a llama, go this way and that? Fly to the left, now fly to the right (lean to your right, then left) Go to sleep. And I catch the mosquitoes (catch bugs again), Credit: Mels Desk // Used: Zoo Storytime, Flannelboard: Campfire Hokey Pokey So they are rolled over and one fell out. One little octopus sad and all alone (make buzzing noise) Zoom, zoom, zoom, well be there very soon! Enough to feed the group. A bear eats honey (pretend to eat) Shake, shake, shake my sillies out I saw a little bunny go hop, hop, hop Blue scarves tickle your nose, April. Kids, Lets Play, Learn And Enjoy The Rhymes ! (putting on their cape, saving the day, going home) What is that?! Summers here! Way down yonder where the dolphins play, Thats the way to make a 7! Ready with a lunch, Early in the morning And wiggled, wiggled, wiggled right down to his toes. The first one said, Im red, you know! The sun will shine (Make circle with hands) Five pretty sandcastles standing on the shore, Five brave firefighters Arm #7 can grab and tug (open and close hands) Did you ever see a penguin, swim this way and that? And she lived in a big high tower, big high tower, big high tower (hands above head in triangle) This little frog stubbed his toe (point to each finger, following the rhyme) Credit: SurLaLune Storytime (No longer available) // Used: Moon and Stars Storytime & Space Storytime, Fingerplay: Mouse Fingerplay How are you today, sir? Clap, clap, clap. As I look around (hold hands out asking why) First star I see tonight Mr. Credit: Perpetual Preschool // Used: Beach Storytime, Action Rhyme: Seasons Credit: Storytime Secrets // Used: Dirt, Sand, and Mud Storytime, Song: Were Little Orange Crabs (Tune: Farmer in the Dell) I thought only one (Hold up one finger) (point to pointer finger) Here is a house built up high (hands over head to make a roof) Credit: Family! In the rain and snow Credit: Modified from King County Library System (No longer available) // Used: Rainy Days Storytime & Clouds and Rainbows Storytime & Spring Storytime & Letter R Storytime & Weather Storytime, Scarf Rhyme: Rainbow Dancers One, two, three, four, five, and that is all! I can see a circle shape, circle shape, circle shape Childhood: Preschool Education // Used: Fruits and Veggies Storytime & Letter V Storytime, Fingerplay: Watch It Bloom Credit: SurLaLune Storytime (No longer available) // Used: Hugs and Kisses Storytime, Song: I Can See Shapes (Tune: London Bridge) Credit: Perry Public Library (No longer available) // Used: Houses and Homes Storytime & Letter H Storytime, Action Rhyme: How Do You Say Hi? (Do actions as they are said.) You put your claws in, you take your claws out No more monsters jumping on the bed! The alphabet beat has come to the end! Credit: Step by Step Winter Theme // Used: Winter Storytime & Snow Storytime & Letter W Storytime, Song & Puppets: You Can Hear (Tune: Shell Be Coming Round the Mountain) Credit: Loons and Quines // Used: Pirates Storytime, Fingerplay: Pizza Man Sometimes he opens his mouth wide Here goes a turtle up a hill, creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy (crawl up arm) (wiggle pinky finger) First clap your hands. Credit: Mega Storytime // Used: Pirates Storytime, Flannelboard: Five Pretty Sandcastles Here I am! Very tired, thank you. Move them all around Credit: Step by Step Bubble Theme // Used: Bubble Party, Fingerplay: My Family Lions, tigers, elephants, zebras, and bears, and bears! One little flower, one little bee. Credit: Modified from Childhood // Used: Superheroes Storytime, Song: Ten Little Leaves You shake your egg up, and you shake it all around (Trees, River, Storm, Cave, etc. And four are much better still Hippity, hoppity, Easter Bunny Rocking, rocking, to and fro Youre doing the monster stomp. Go down and around, then you stop The little mice go scampering, scampering, scampering (children run in place) Open up the barn door, the spring goes Boink. The first one said, My, its getting late! One fell off, then there was one. I need lunch, he said (rub stomach) This little squirrel said, Yes, nuts are good. And she gave me a neigh. Little monkeys swinging in the tree Three little babies crawling on the floor (three fingers/crawl fingers on knee) Credit: Toddler Storytime // Used: Stop and Go Storytime, Action Song: Grey Squirrel (Tune: Brother John) Have to wash my blanket and hang it out to dry Youll have lots and lots to eat, Thats what its all about He took his sword and cut the trees, cut the trees, cut the trees (make chopping motions) Roll them and cut them, nice and neat, put them on a cookie sheet (as says) Off they go (remove finger puppet) He swam in a puddle (swimming motion) When were in the bathtub. Mother duck said, Quack, quack, quack, quack Purple scarves touch your toes. This is the way she folds her hands Peeking down with yellow eyes Fly like Pteranodon, soar and glide Fly fly fly butterfly Fly fly fly butterfly Fly high up in the sky. The third one said, I dont care! Off he/she flies up, up, and away! (shoot hooray!) That makes it a flower (slowly open hands) This is Grandmas hat And lays them in her lap Seven trucks with heavy stacks. (Other verses include hotdog, potato, popcorn, etc.) We can clap, clap, clap (continue with four, three, two, and one) If youre ever in the forest, Movie Info. I ride it to and fro (rolls hands) The leaves are falling down Whirling, twirling snowflakes This poem begins with a reference to the butterfly as the "spark of life". And heres a hill (tilt right arm so that it forms a hill) Down to the water they did go Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out Riding on my bike I go One little, two little, three little dinosaurs Five little apples hung in a tree M-e-oooow, see those kittens run! The forest, the forest, Peek, peek, peek The yellow one said, Were up so high That was a mistake! Theres something in my garden The waves on the sea go up and down, up and down, up and down With his golden eyes. Shake green (Clap your hands) He stared at the tree. Could it be? 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