Traditional poems and nursery rhymes with actions help children develop rhyme, fine motor skills, phonemic awareness, and rhythm, all of which are key for pre-reading development. The ABCJesusLovesMe 2-5 Year Curricula include a nursery rhyme or fingerplay in each weekly lesson plan to focus on the beginning and ending sounds of words. Check out the fun poems below and bring these valuable learning tools into a child's day!
Help the child by performing the actions to the poems and reciting them slowly at first so they can learn the words accurately. Repeat the poem throughout the day—while driving, before meals, during line-up, or even in the bathtub or while washing hands. Simple motions are included with some poems to engage children in the rhyme and enhance their learning experience.
Below is a list of just some of the rhymes used in the ABCJesusLovesMe 2-5 Year Curriculum.
One, two, three, four five! (count with your fingers)
Once I caught a fish alive; (place palms together to make a swimming fish)
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten. (count with your fingers)
Then I let it go again. (throw hands in the air)
Why did you let it go? (shrug shoulders)
Because it bit my finger so. (one hand bite pinkie finger on right hand)
Which finger did it bite? (shrug shoulders)
This little finger on my right. (wiggle pinkie finger on right hand)
Baa, baa, black sheep, (hammer fists together)
Have you any wool? (shrug shoulders)
Yes sir, yes sir, (shake head)
Three bags full. (raise three fingers)
One for the master, (one hand out)
One for the dame, (other hand out)
And one for the little boy (hands show little)
Who lives down the lane. (sway hands to create a lane)
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hand in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest (put thumb and fingers up one by one)
They grew and grew (raise hands in the air very slowly)
And did not stop, Until one day
The pod went POP! (clap)
Give your preschooler a head start on pre-reading skills with age-appropriate poems that your child or students will enjoy. Colorfully created packet contain recognizable images and fun actions for the pre-reading activities.
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny
Hot cross buns
(View YouTube video for tune)
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!
It’s raining, it’s pouring
The old man is snoring
He went to bed and bumped his head
And he couldn’t get up in the morning
The itsy, bitsy spider, climbed 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 itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout 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
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Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
And doesn't know where to find them;
Leave them alone, And they'll come home,
Wagging their tails behind them.
Mary had a little lamb
Little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow
Mary, Mary quite contrary
How does your garden grow
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row
Tune of: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, it's time to end
Next time, let’s do it again
This little piggie went to market. (wiggle thumbs)
This little piggie stayed at home. (wiggle index fingers)
This little piggie had roast beef. (wiggle middle fingers)
This little piggie had none. (wiggle ring fingers)
And this little piggie cried “wee, wee,” all the way home. (wiggle pinky fingers)
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old;
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot, nine days old.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, wink one eye.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your nose,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your toes.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, shut the door,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, count to four.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, climb the stairs,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say your prayers.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn out the light,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say goodnight.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
All nursery rhymes are "Traditional" unless otherwise noted.
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