Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar also known as Who Took The Cookie From The Cookie Jar is a traditional American nursery rhyme that is great for both singing aloud as a group and playing a game. There […]
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This simple counting-out rhyme originally from the United States is now popular all over the English speaking world. It is a fun game to play in kindergarten or preschool alike but older kids may enjoy it as well. How to
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Another one of the “five little” countdown songs and fingerplays, this cute song is perfect to sing during winter. As with all other similar songs, Five Little Snowmen is a great way to teach very young kids counting. “Five Little
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As with many other nursery rhymes that have five little protagonists such as Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed or Five Little Ducks, this nursery rhyme is also a countdown song. “Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree” Lyrics
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Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky is a simple and fun song that is generally sung as part of a circle game. As with most rhymes the origins of Hanky Panky are unclear but it most likely originated
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“Five little pumpkins” is a children’s Halloween and counting song. It also has an educational meaning, teaching the little ones about how to handle the fear by and choosing the have fun together over being scared or runaway. “Five Little
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“The Ants Go Marching” is a fun and easy rhyme that helps little ones count. The tune of the melody is based on the American Civil War song “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”. “The Ants Go Marching” Gesture Play When
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Alice the Camel or sometimes known as Sally the Camel is a classic nursery rhyme that teaches kids to count down. To make the song more interactive, kids can show the number of fingers on their hand with each new
Zoom Zoom is a fun song that is popular among preschoolers. It is also associated with a fun action game. Game Instructions Whenever the “zoom, zoom, zoom” part starts, hands are rubbed together while rocking them up in the air.
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One Potato, Two Potato is a popular counting song for little ones especially in Ireland and the UK. Game Instructions Hold your fists in front of you and stack them on top of each other starting with “one potato”, then
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Similar with Five little Monkeys or Five Little Speckled Frogs, Five Little Ducks is a popular counting out song. There is also a finger play associated with the song. At first the parent holds five fingers out, then waves the
“Ten in the Bed” is a counting song and lullaby, with repetitive verses. It has been popular since the early 20th century although its origins are unknown. Similar with Ten Green Bottles this song is an easy way for kids
Five Little Monkeys is a popular counting-out nursery rhyme, similar in nature to “Five Little Ducks” or Five Little Speckled Frogs. Five Little Monkeys Finger Play The song has an associated fingerplay, each verse being represented by an action. First the
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“This Old Man” is a traditional English nursery rhyme and counting song. The song was collected and published in 1937 by the nursery rhymes collector Anne Gilchrist in “Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society”, as she remembered
“Ten Little Indians” is an old Irish rhyme and counting song for children. The orginal version of this rhyme “Ten Little Injuns” dates back to 1868 and was published by irish songwriter Septimus Winner for minstrel show. Bellow there are
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Similar to Ten in the bed, “Ten Green Bottles” is a counting song and singing game with repetitive lyrics. It is more popular in United Kingdom with different versions circulating, some of them vulgar or satirical. “Ten Green Bottles” singing
The “1 2 3 4 5 Song” is part of a traditional collection of counting songs for kids. Along with “One Two Buckle My Shoe” it is another great tool for parents and teachers to help the kids recognize and
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“One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” or “1, 2 Buckle My Shoe” is a counting song dating back to late 18th century USA. It was heard for the first time around 1780 somewhere around Wrentham, Massachusetts. However the first published version
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Similar with other nursery rhymes, like Ladybird, Ladybird, One for Sorrow has its origins in a superstition. Originally, the lyrics were associated with magpies which were bringing good or bad luck. It is said that depending on how many little
“Five little speckled frogs” (also known as “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” or “Five Speckled Frogs”) is one of the most popular counting songs and singing games, together with Eeny meeny miny moe. There are no many evidences about its
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“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” also known as “Eena, meena, mina, mo” is a popular counting rhyme and singing game. It is very hard to establish the exact origin of the song as it has so many accepted forms, in different
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