Rock and Rhyme
Have children stand and get on their "pony" by putting one foot in front of the other and rocking back and forth as they say nursery rhymes.
Flip Flop Clap
Alternate right hand and then left hand on top as you say nursery rhymes to the beat.
Count with Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory dickory dock. (Fold hands and tick tock back and forth.)
The mouse ran up the clock. (Run fingers up in the air over head.)
The clock struck one, (Clap one time.)
The mouse ran down. (Run fingers down.)
Hickory dickory dock.
Two – “Yahoo!” (Continue doing the movements above,
Three – “Whopee!” clapping the appropriate number of times.)
Four – “Do more!”
Five – “Let’s jive!”
Six – “Fiddlesticks!”
Seven – “Oh, heavens!”
Eight – “Life’s great!”
Nine – “So fine!”
Ten – “We’re near the end.”
Eleven – “We’re sizzlin’.”
Twelve – “I’m proud of myself.”
Rhyme on with Humpty
Challenge children to fill in the word that rhymes in these additional verses.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a peg.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his leg.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a bed.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his head.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a rose.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his nose.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a pin.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his chin.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a boulder.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his shoulder.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a pie.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his eye.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a deer.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his ear.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the land.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his hand.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the sea.
Humpty Dumpty fell on his knee.
Jack and Jill's Happy Ending
Jack and Jill went up the hill (Move thumbs up in the air.)
to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown, (Twirl thumbs down.)
and Jill came tumbling after.
So up got Jack (Thumbs up.)
And said to Jill
As in his arms he took her. (Thumbs hug.)
You’re not hurt, brush off that dirt.
Now, let’s go fetch that water.
So up got Jack and (Thumbs move up in they air.)
Up got Jill to fetch that pail of water.
They brought it back to mother dear
Who thanked her son and daughter. (Fold hands and hug.)
