PRESCHOOL SONGS, NURSERY RHYMES AND FINGERPLAYS

• Teddy bear, teddy bear
• Turn around
• Teddy bear, teddy bear
• Touch the ground

• 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 good night

• Ring-a-ring-o'rosies
• A pocket full of posies
• A-tishoo, a-tishoo
• We all fall down.

• I'm a little teapot
• Short and stout
• Here's my handle (put your hand on your waist)
• Here's my spout (put other arm up in air)
• When I see the teacups
• Hear me shout;
• Pick me up and pour me out (bend sideways with hand in the air leading as though pouring)

The Wheels on the Bus

• The wheels on the bus go round and round(roll hands around in a circle)
• Round and round, round and round
• The wheels on the bus go round and round
• All day long.
• The people on the bus go up and down(stand up and sit down)
• The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish (move both your arms together from side to side)
• The babies on the bus go wah, wah, wah (pretend to rub eyes)
• The mommies on the bus go shhh, shhh, shhh (put finger to mouth)

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• You and your toddler or preschooler can touch the body parts as they are named.
• Head and shoulders,
• Knees and toes,
• Knees and toes.
• Head and shoulders,
• Knees and toes,
• Knees and toes.
• Eyes and ears,
• And mouth and nose.
• Head and shoulders,
• Knees and toes,
• Knees and toes.

• Here we go round the mulberry bush (Join hands and walk around in a circle_
• The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush
• Here we go round the mulberry bush
• On a cold and frosty morning.
• This is the way we brush our teeth,(do the actions)
• Brush our teeth, brush our teeth
• This is the way we brush our teeth,
• On a cold and frosty morning.
• You can add as many verses and actions as you want in this vein ie. wash your face, comb your hair etc.

• The Grand old Duke of York he had ten thousand men
• He marched them up to the top of the hill
• And he marched them down again.
• When they were up, they were up
• And when they were down, they were down
• And when they were only halfway up
• They were neither up nor down.

• Five little monkeys (put up 5 fingers)
• Jumping on the bed.
• One fell off (put up 1 finger)
• And bumped his head. (rub head)

• Momma called the doctor (hold up hand to ear as if speaking on the phone)
• And the doctor said,
• No more monkeys (point and wave finger)
• jumping in the bed
• Carry this on down until you have no monkeys left

• One two buckle my shoe
• Three, four, knock at 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

• One, two, three, four, five,
• Once I caught a fish alive.
• Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
• Then I threw it back again.

• Why did you let it go?
• Because it bit my finger so.
• Which finger did it bite?
• This little finger on my right.

• Five little speckled frogs
• Sat on speckled log
• Eating the most delicious bugs - yum, yum
• One jumped into the pool
• Where it was nice and cool
• Then there were four little speckled frogs,
• Carry this on down until you have no frogs left

• Five little cookies in the bakers shop.
• Shinning bright with the sugar on top.
• Along comes (your child's name) with a nickel to pay.
• He buys a cookie and takes it away.
• Carry this on down until you have no cookies left

• Here is the beehive, where are the bees?(clench fist)
• Hidden away were nobody sees
• Watch and you will see them come out of their hives,
• One, two, three, four, five, ( bring out fingers one at a time)
• Buzz, buzz, buzz.

• 5 little caterpillars sitting on a leaf,
• 1 little caterpillar fell asleep
• When he woke up he found he could fly
• Now there's 4 little caterpillars and 1 butterfly

• One, two, three, four,
• Mary at the kitchen door.
• Five, six, seven, eight,
• Eating cherries off a plate.

• I am a greedy crocodile
• sparkling teeth and charming smile
• come too near and in a while
• you will be my dinner
• 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3 snap snap
• now I've had my dinner

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

• The clock struck two,
• The mouse said "Boo",

• The clock struck three,
• The mouse went "Weeee"

• The clock struck four,
• Lets sing some more,

• This little piggy went to market.
• This little piggy stayed at home.
• This little piggy had roast beef.
• This little piggy had none
• And this little piggy cried "Wee, wee,wee"
• All the way home.

• Two Little Blackbirds

• Two little blackbirds (show 2 fingers)
• Sitting on a wall,
• One named Peter, (show 1 finger )
• One named Paul. (show another finger)
• Fly away, Peter. (place finger behind back)
• Fly away, Paul. (put other finger behind back)
• Come back, Peter. (bring first finger out to front)
• Come back, Paul. (bring other finger out to front)

• Five little monkeys (hold up 5 fingers)
• Swinging from a tree
• Teasing Mr. Alligator
• You can't catch me
• Along comes Mr. Alligator (make alligator mouth with your arms)
• Quiet as can be"SNAP!" (bring arms quickly together)
• Now four little monkeys are(hold up 4 fingers)
• Swinging from a tree.

• Hands on shoulders, hands on knees.
• Hands behind you if you please;
• Touch your shoulders, now your nose,
• Now your hair and now your toes;
• Hands up high in the air,
• Down at your sides, and touch your hair;
• Hands up high as before,
• Now, clap your hands, one,two,three,four!

Incy,Wincy Spider

• Incy, wincy spider climbed the water spout.
• Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
• Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain.
• Incy, wincy spider climbed up the spout again.

• Round and round the garden,(rub finger in a circle in child's palm)
• Like a teddy bear,
• One step, two steps, )creep fingers up child's arm and tickle under chin)
• Tickle under there