Songs

Nursery Rhymes

Poems

Fingerplays

for Preschoolers
Edited by,
Chee Sook Ching
 One Little Flower,
One Little Bee

One little flower, one little bee.

One little blue bird, high in the tree.

One little brown bear smiling at me.

One is the number I like!

(Tune: Ten Little Indian boys)

 Flies in the Buttermilk

Flies in the buttermilk,

Two by two

(3x)
Chorus:

Skip to my lou my darling!

Lou, lou skip to my lou (3X)

Skip to my lou my darling!

(Substitute with *three by three, four by four, five by five…. )

One, Two, Three, Four, Five

One, two, three, four, five,

Once l caught a fish alive.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then l let it go again;

"Why did you let it go?"

"Because it bit my finger so."

"Which finger did it bite?"

This little finger on my right.

 Where is Thumbkin?

Where is Thumbkin, where is Thumbkin?

Here I am, here I am,

How are you this morning?

Very well, I thank you

Run away, run away

Repeat with:

 Pointer

 Tall Man

 Ring Man

 Pinky
 Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

knees and toes.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

knees and toes.

And eyes and ears and mouth and nose,

Head, shoulders, knees and, toes!

Rain, Rain, Go Away.

 Rain, rain, go away,

Come again another day.

Rain, rain, go away,

Little Johnny wants to play!

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

 Old MacDonald had a farm,
e, i, e, i, o
and on his farm he had a cow,
e, i, e, i, o
With a moo, moo here
and a moo, moo there,
here a moo, there a moo,
everywhere a moo, moo!
Old MacDonald had a farm,
e, i, e, i, o

duck –quack

horse- neigh

cat-miao

sheep-baa

Mary Had a Little Lamb

 Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb;
Mary had a little lamb
Its fleece was white as snow.

Everywhere that Mary went,

Mary went, Mary went;
Everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
 London Bridge

London bridge is falling down,

falling down, falling down,
London bridge is falling down,
my fair lady.

Build it up with iron bars,

iron bars, iron bars

Build it up with iron bars,

my fair lady.
Humty Dumty

Humty Dumty sat on the wall,

Humty Dumty had a great fall,

All the king’s horses

and all the king’s men,

Could not put Humty together again.

 I’m A Little Teapot

I’m a little teapot, short and stout

Here is my handle

And here is my spout

When I get all steam up

Hear me SHOUT! Peep….

Tip me over and pour me out

Just tip me over and pour me out

Hokey Pokey
 You put your *right hand in
You put your right hand out
You put your right hand in
And you shake it all about
You do the Hokey Pokey
And you turn around
That’s what it’s all about (clap, clap)
Ooo… The Hokey Pokey
Mmm… The Hokey Pokey
Ooo… The Hokey Pokey
Knees bent
Arms stretched
Rah! Rah! Rah!

* Repeat with:

 Left hand

 Right leg

 Left leg

 Whole self

The Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus

go round and round,

round and round,

round and round.

The wheels on the bus

go round and round,

All Day Long!

• The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish

• The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep

• The people on the bus go up and down

• The babies on the bus go weh, weh, weh

• The mommies on the bus go shhh, shhh, shhh

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water

Jack and Jill mak iloi, iloi

Went up the hill mak ilai, ilai

Jack fell down and broke his crown

And Jill came tumbling after

Jack fell down oh aduh, aduh

And Jill came saying sayang, saying!

(Tune: Ikan Kek Kek)

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for my master,
And one for my dame,
and one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

* Substitute with any colours

THERE WAS A FROG

 There was a frog,

Rukutuk,rukutuk.

By the river side,

Rikitik,rikitik.

He had a fall,

Rukutuk,rukutuk.

That’s how he cried!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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?

Let’s sing
Do,a deer a cute nice deer,

Re,a drop of golden sun,

Mi,a name I call myself,

Fa,a long long way to run,

So,a little pulling trill,

La,a note to follow so,

Ti,a drink with jam and bread,

That will bring us back to…

Do,mi,mi.

Mi,so,so.

La,fa,fa.

La,ti,ti. (2x )

Do,Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do, So, Do!

Are you sleeping

Are you sleeping?

Are you sleeping?

Brother John,

Brother John,

Morning bells are ringing,

Morning bells are ringing,

Ding dong bell,

Ding dong bell.

You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine

My only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are grey

You never know dear how much I love you

Please don’t take my sunshine away

The other night, dear,

As I lay sleeping

I dreamed I held you in my arms.

When I awoke, dear,

I was mistaken

So I hung my head and cried.

We will go to a band

I play a maracas,
 Shake ka,shake ka,shake ka.

She plays a drum,

Bom, ba, bom, ba, bom, ba.

He plays a
piano,

Do,re,mi,fa,so,la,ti,do,so,do.

Incy Wincy Spider

Incy Wincy spider

climbing up the sprout

Down came the rain

and washed the spider out

Out came the sun

and dried up all the rain

Now Incy Wincy spider

went up the sprout again!

 Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake.

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,

Bake me a cake as fast as you can.

Roll it and pat it and mark it with a 'B',

Put it in the oven for baby and me.

QUE SERA, SERA

When I was just a little girl (boy)

I asked my mother, what will I be?

Will I be pretty (handsome), will I be rich?

This is what she said to me.

Chorus:

Que sera, sera

Whatever will be, will be

The future’s not ours to see

Que sera, sera

What will be, will be

When I was just a child in school

I asked my teacher what should I try?

Should I paint pictures should I sing songs

This was her wise reply

*Chorus

TWO LITTLE BLACKBIRDS

Two little blackbirds

Sitting on a hill,

One named Jack,

One named Jill.

Fly away, Jack,

Fly away, Jill.

Come back, Jack.

Come back, Jill.

 The Little Bird

The little bird went

Hop, hop, hop

The farmer’s gun went

Pop, pop, pop

The little bird cried

“Will you stop, stop, stop

Until I fly to the

Top, top, top

To my little nest at

the top of the tree.”

TEN LITTLE MONKEYS

Ten* little monkeys,

were jumping on the bed.

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mummy called the doctor,

and the doctor said,

“No more monkey jumping on the bed!”

*Repeat with: nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one

A Sailor Went to Sea

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea

To see what he could see, see, see

But all that he could see, see, see

Was the bottom of

the deep blue sea, sea, sea

Ladybird, Ladybird
Ladybird, Ladybird, fly away home.

Your house is on fire

and your children all gone;

All except one, and that's little Ann.

And she has crept under the warming pan.

New Year

A year to be glad in,

And not to be sad in;
To gain in, to give in,
A happy new year.
A new year for trying,
And never for sighing,
A new year to live in,
Oh! Hold it most dear!

I'm a Fairy Doll

I'm a fairy Doll,

On the Christmas tree.
Boys and girls come and look at me.
Look at me,
See what I can do.
Then all of you can do it too.

Five Little Teddy Bears

Five little teddy bears dancing on

the floor,
One fell down and then there
were four.
 Four little teddy bears climbing up a tree,
One found a bee hive and then there were three.

Three little teddy bears wondering what to do,

One chased a bunny rabbit, then there were two.

Two little teddy bears looking for some fun.

One took a swim and that left one.

One little teddy bear sitting all alone,

He looked all around and then went home.

Rainbow fish
 Rainbow fish, Rainbow fish,

Swimming in the sea,

Will you please,

Share a scale with me?

Rocket
A tall silver rocket

Is standing on the ground.

Now it's nearly ready,

Here comes the sound.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,

Blast off!

One, Two, Tie My Shoe

Nursery Rhyme

1,2 Tie my shoe

3,4 Shut the door
 5,6 Pick up sticks
7,8 Lay them straight
9, 10 A big fat hen.
Let's get up and count again!

Ten Fingers
A fingerplay
I have ten fingers hold up both hands, fingers spread

And they all belong to me point to self

I can make them do things

Would you like to see?

I can shut them up tight make fists

I can open them wide open hands

I can put them together place palms together

I can make them all hide put hands behind back

I can make them jump high hands over head

I can make them jump low touch floor

I can fold them up quietly fold hands in lap

And hold them just so.

Three Balls
A fingerplay
Here's a ball make ball with thumb and index finger

And here's a ball make ball with other thumb and index

A great big ball, I see put arms up and touch fingers

over head

Shall we count them?

Are you ready?
One, Two, Three make all three balls in succession

Here is a Beehive
 A fingerplay

Here is the beehive, where are the bees?

clench fist and bring out fingers quickly one by one
Hidden away were nobody sees
Watch and you will see them come out of their hives,
One, two, three, four, five,
Buzz, buzz, buzz.

Counting Apples
 A fingerplay

Five red apples

Hanging on a tree five fingers held up

The juiciest apples you ever did see!

The wind came past
And gave an angry frown shake head and look angry

And one little apple came tumbling down.

Repeat with: four, three, two, one