Over In the Meadow (Traditional Tune - Silly
Songs CD)
Over
in the meadow in the sand and the sun
Lived an old mother froggie
and her little froggie one. (Hold
up 1 finger.)
“Hop,” said the mother. “I hop,” said the one. (Pretend to hop finger around.)
So they hopped and were glad
in the sand and the sun.
Over
in the meadow where the stream runs blue
Lived an old mother fishie
and her little fishies two. (Hold
up 2 fingers.)
“Swim,” said the
mother. “We swim,” said the
two. (Pretend to swim fingers.)
So they swam and were glad
where the stream runs blue.
Over
in the meadow in the nest in the tree
Lived an old mother birdie
and her little birdies three.
(Hold up 3 fingers.)
“Fly,” said the mother. “We fly,” said the three. (Fly fingers over your head.)
So they flew and were glad
in the nest in the tree.
Over
in the meadow by the old apple core
Lived an old mother wormie
and her little wormies four. (Hold
up 4 fingers.)
“Squirm,” said the
other. “We squirm,” said the
four. (Wiggle fingers.)
So they squirmed and were
glad by the old apple core.
Over
in the meadow by the big beehive
Lived an old mother bee and
her baby bees five. (Hold up 5
fingers.)
“Buzz,” said the
mother. “We buzz, “ said the
five. (Fly fingers in front of
you.)
So they buzzed and were glad
by the big beehive.
Activities: Assign children to be the different animals
in the song. Have them move hop,
swim, fly, wiggle, and buzz around the room when their verse is sung.
Fold 3 sheets of paper in
half. Staple. Let children illustrate a number book
to go with the song.
Make up additional verses
for numerals 6-10. For example,
“Over in the meadow in a nest made of sticks lived an old mother beaver and her
little beavers six…”
The ants go marching one by
one, hurrah, hurrah. (Hold up 1
finger.)
The ants go marching one by
one, hurrah, hurrah. (Put fist in
the air and cheer.)
They all were red and the
first one said:
“You’d better catch up, I’m
way ahead.”
And they all went marching
one by one by one.
The spiders go crawling two
by two hurrah, hurrah… (Crawl 2
fingers.)
They were side by side and
the second one cried,
“I wish I had someone to
give me a ride.”
And they all went crawling
two by two by two.
The birds go flying three by
three hurrah, hurrah… (Hold up 3
fingers and
Their feet were bare as they
flew through the air and
pretend to fly.)
The third one said, “I’d
like shoes to wear.”
And they all went flying
three by three by three.
The rabbits go hopping four
by four hurrah, hurrah… (Pretend
to hop 4 fingers.)
They hipped and hopped and
bounced and bopped—
The fourth one got tired and
down she plopped.
And they all went hopping
four by four by four.
The horses go galloping five
by five hurrah, hurrah… (Gallop 5
fingers
The fifth in line said “I
feel fine; tapping them
on your thigh.)
“I love to gallop all the
time.”
And they all went galloping
five by five by five.
The fish go swimming six by
six hurrah, hurrah… (Pretend to
swim 6 fingers.)
Their tails went swish and the sixth one wished
He wouldn’t end up as a
tasty dish.
And they all went swimming
six by six by six.
The mice go creeping seven
by seven hurrah, hurrah… (Creep 7
fingers up the
The seventh was meek, he let
out a squeak:
front of your body.)
“I can’t see a thing; I’m
afraid to peek!”
And they all went creeping
seven by seven by seven.
The worms go wiggling eight
by eight hurrah, hurrah…(Wiggle 8 fingers.)
The eighth one thought,
“It’s awfully hot—
I’d like to rest in a shady
spot.”
But they all kept wiggling
eight by eight by eight.
The monkeys go swinging nine
by nine hurrah, hurrah… (Swing 9 fingers.)
The ninth one called to one
and all,
“I hope you’ll catch me if I
fall!”
And they all went swinging
nine by nine by nine.
The kids go walking ten by
ten hurrah, hurrah… (Hold up 10
fingers and
The tenth one knew they were
so cool,
pretend to walk.)
‘Cause they were on their
way to school.
And they all went walking
ten by ten by ten.
You can download a free book
that goes with this song at drjean.org June. Click “Free Activities” and scroll down to Number March.
Activities: Let children take different verses and
illustrate them. Put their
pictures together to make a class book.
Five Little Hot Dogs (“Five Little Ducks” - Just for Fun CD)
Five little hotdogs frying
in the pan. (Hold
up five fingers.)
The grease got hot, and one
went BAM! (Clap.)
Four little hotdogs… (Four
fingers.)
Three… (Three
fingers.)
Two… (Two
fingers.)
One… (One
finger.)
No little hotdogs frying in
the pan. (Hold up fist.)
The pan got hot and it went
BAM!
Cut hotdogs out of paper and
glue them to spring clothespins.
Draw a pan similar to the one shown on a file folder and make a slit
along the middle of the pan. Attach
the hotdogs and remove one at a time as you sing the song. When the pan goes “Bam!” close the file
folder.
*Change the words to: “Five little kernels sizzling in the
pot. When the oil got hot one went
‘POP’!”
Five Little Monkeys (Totally Math CD)
Five little monkeys jumping
on the bed. (Hold up 5 fingers.)
One fell off and broke her
head. (Touch palm to head.)
Momma called the doctor, and
the doctor said, (Hold hand to
ear.)
“That’s what you get for
jumping on the bed.” (Point
finger.)
Four…three…two…one…
No little monkeys jumping on
the bed. (Shake head “no.”)
They’re all sick with broken
heads! (Hold palms up
in the air.)
Activities: Choose five children to act out the
rhyme.
Ten in the Bed and Ten
in the Sled
There were ten in the bed
and the little one said,
“Roll over! Roll over!”
So they all rolled over
and one fell out.
There were nine in the bed
and the little one said…
Activities: Choose ten children and let them “roll”
out of the bed one at a time as you sing the song.
*In the winter you can do
“Ten in the Sled.”
One Small Noodle
One small noodle on my
noodle plate. (Hold
up one finger.)
Salt and pepper, tastes
just great. (Pretend
to shake salt.)
Mother’s going to the
store.
Mother, mother, get some
more.
Two…Three…Four…
Five small noodles on my
noodle plate.
Salt and pepper, tastes
just great.
Mother, mother, I am
stuffed.
I think that I have had
enough!
Activities: Take a paper plate and cut out five
holes as shown. Stick fingers in
the holes to match the noodles in the rhyme.
Matching
Paper Plates
