Free nursery rhymes songs for children
25 Popular Nursery Rhymes Songs for Kids (Lyrics)
Table of Contents
- 1 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Lyrics
- 2 The Wheels on the Bus Lyrics
- 3 Old MacDonald Had a Farm Lyrics
- 4 Itsy Bitsy Spider Lyrics: Nursery Rhymes Songs
- 5 One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I Caught A Fish Alive Lyrics
- 6 Five Little Speckled Frogs Lyrics
- 7 Three Little Kittens Lyrics (Traditional Rhymes)
- 8 Pat a Cake Lyrics
- 9 Jack and Jill Lyrics
- 10 Baa Baa Black Sheep Lyrics (Classic Nursery Rhyme)
- 11 It’s Raining, It’s Pouring Lyrics
- 12 Row, Row, Row Your Boat Lyrics
- 13 A Tisket, A Tasket Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
- 14 Mary Had a Little Lamb Lyrics
- 15 If You’re Happy and You Know It Lyrics
- 16 ABC Songs Lyrics
- 17 I’m a Little Teapot
- 18 Five Little Ducks
- 19 Are You Sleeping
- 20 Five Little Monkeys
- 21 Three Blind Mice
- 22 Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
- 23 Down at the Station
- 24 Rock-a-Bye, Baby
- 25 Where is Thumpkin
- 26 Printable Nursery Rhymes for Kids
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Nursery rhymes songs for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and school age children are a powerful tool to build strong language development. Furthermore, nursery rhymes songs also build skills such as rhyming, memory, articulation, communication vocabulary, and early reading skills. If you are looking for printable nursery rhymes song lyrics, scroll down to the bottom of the post, where you will find a collection of printable nursery rhymes for kids.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Lyrics
Mothers and caregivers often associate this popular nursery rhyme with little baby rhymes. It is great for that, but is also great for preschool and kindergarten aged children.
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.
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The Wheels on the Bus Lyrics
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 through the town.
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep, beep beep beep, beep beep beep.
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep, all through the town.
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish, swish swish swish, swish swish swish.
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish, all through the town.
The babies on the bus go waa waa waa, waa waa waa, waa waa waa.
The babies on the bus go waa waa waa, all through the town.
The kids on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down.
The kids on the bus go up and down, all through the town.
The driver on the bus says “move on back, move on back, move on back”.
The driver on the bus says “move on back”, all through the town.
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm Lyrics
Old Mac Donald 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 Mac Donald had a farm.
E I E I O
(Continue with other farm animals and sounds, such as pig, horse, sheep, ducks, etc)
Itsy Bitsy Spider Lyrics: Nursery Rhymes Songs
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
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One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Once I Caught A Fish Alive Lyrics
One, two, three, four, five.
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because he bit my finger so.
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on the right.
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Five Little Speckled Frogs Lyrics
Five little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs (yum, yum!)
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs
Four little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs (yum, yum!)
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool
Now there are three green speckled frogs
Three little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs (yum, yum!)
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool
Now there are two green speckled frogs
Two little speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs (Yum, yum!)
Now there are how many frogs? ONE!
ONE little speckled frog sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs.
(Yum, yum!)
He jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool
Then there were no speckled frogs! Glug, glug!
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Three Little Kittens Lyrics (Traditional Rhymes)
Three little kittens,
they lost their mittens,
and they began to cry.
“Oh, mother dear,”
we sadly fear,
that we have lost our mittens.
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Pat a Cake Lyrics
Pat a cake, pat a cake bakers man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it and pat it and mark it with a B.
But it in the oven for baby and me.
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Jack and Jill Lyrics
Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down, and broke his crown,
and Jill came tumbling after.
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Baa Baa Black Sheep Lyrics (Classic Nursery Rhyme)
Baa, baa, black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags full.
One for my master
And one for the dame
One for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring Lyrics
It’s raining, it’s pouring.
The old man is snoring.
Went to bed, and bumped his head
and couldn’t get up in the morning.
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat Lyrics
Row, row, row your boat
gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
life if but a dream.
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A Tisket, A Tasket Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
A Tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket.
I wrote a letter to my friend, and on the way I dropped it.
I dropped it, I dropped it,
and on the way I dropped it.
The little boy, he picked it up,
and put it in his pocket.
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Mary Had a Little Lamb Lyrics
Mary had a little lamb,
it’s fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
the lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day
and broke the teacher’s rule
And what a time did they have
that day at school.
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If You’re Happy and You Know It Lyrics
This classic nursery rhyme is mother goose’s melody that is great for preschool songs, or the perfect song to do with new friends . Little boys and little girl will love the movement used throughout this traditional nursery rhyme.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet.
If you’re happy and you know it, jump up and down.
If you’re happy and you know it, jump up and down.
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, jump up and down.
If you’re happy and you know it, spin around.
If you’re happy and you know it, spin around.
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, spin around.
ABC Songs Lyrics
As a former kindergarten teacher, I can’t stress enough the importance of teaching kids the alphabet ABC song before starting kindergarten.
With that being said, please don’t assume your kids “know their ABC’s” just because they know how to sing the song.
Reciting the song and recognizing the letters and producing their sounds are completely different skills. However, if they know the song before entering kindergarten, they will already have an interest in learning the letter sounds, and know the sequence of letters in the alphabet. Therefore, when it comes time to teach the letters, the kids who know the ABC’s alphabet song, will do better at tracking and pointing to the letters as they sing along – building letter recognition naturally.
If you are looking for ways to teach letter sounds and beginning sounds, check out the blog post: 5 Engaging Activities for Beginning Sounds.
A B C D
E F G
H I J K
L M N O P
Q R S T U V
W X Y Z
I’m a Little Teapot
Year after year, my students love acting out this fun nursery rhyme.
Mother goose nursery rhymes inspire kids to be silly as they act out and recite the nursery rhyme songs.
I’m a little teapot
short and stout.
Here is my handle,
here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up,
hear me shout.
Tip me over, and pour me out.
Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But only four little ducks came back
One, two, three, four
Four little ducks went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But only three little ducks came back
One, two, three
Three little ducks went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But only two little ducks came back
One, two
Two little ducks went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But only one little duck came back
One
One little duck went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack”
But none of the ducks came back.
Are You Sleeping
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.
Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Four little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Three little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Two little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
One little monkey jumping on the bed
He fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“Put those monkeys right to bed!”
Three Blind Mice
Three blind mice,
three blind mice,
See how they run,
see how they run.
They all ran after the farmer’s wife
who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such
a sight in your life,
as three blind mice?
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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
Knees and toes.
Down at the Station
Down by the station
Early in the morning
See the little pufferbellies
All in a row
See the station master
Turn the little handle
Puff, puff, toot, toot
Off we go!
Rock-a-Bye, Baby
Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetops,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Where is Thumpkin
This nursery rhyme song for kids is a great way to incorporate fine motor skills, as the kids use hand muscles to hold up one finger at a time.
Where is Thumbkin? Where is Thumbkin?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, sir?
Very well, I thank you
Run away, Run away
Where is Pointer? Where is Pointer?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, sir?
Very well, I thank you
Run away Run away
Where is Tallman? Where is Tallman?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, sir?
Very well, I thank you
Run away, Run away
Where is Ringman? Where is Ringman?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, sir?
Very well, I thank you
Run away, Run away
Where is Pinkie? Where is Pinkie?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, sir?
Very well, I thank you
Run away, Run away
Printable Nursery Rhymes for Kids
As your kids learn the best nursery rhymes songs, use these printables to start teaching concepts of print (pointing to words as you sing the poem together).
Keep them all together in a special binder to make a personalized poetry notebook, and revisit them frequently. Popular rhymes such as the ones shown on this post are great practice for rhyming words.
If you’re looking for more of the popular English Nursery rhymes, such as Hot Cross Buns, There Was an Old Woman, Humpty Dumpty, Hey Diddle Diddle, Three Little Pigs, Hickory Dickory Dock, check out my other blog post, 34 Favorite Nursery Rhymes for Kids.
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Table of Contents
- 1 Free Nursery Rhymes for Kids
- 2 A Tisket, A Tasket Lyrics
- 3 Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Lyrics
- 4 Hey Diddle Diddle Lyrics
- 5 Hickory Dickory Dock Lyrics
- 6 Humpty Dumpty Lyrics
- 7 I’m a Little Teapot Lyrics
- 8 It’s Raining, It’s Pouring Lyrics
- 9 Itsy Bitsy Spider Lyrics
- 10 Jack and Jill Lyrics
- 11 Jack Be Nimble Lyrics
- 12 Little Bo Peep Lyrics
- 13 Little Boy Blue Lyrics
- 14 Little Miss Muffet Lyrics
- 15 Mary Had a Little Lamb Lyrics
- 16 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Lyrics
- 17 Polly Put the Kettle On Lyrics
- 18 Rain, Rain Go Away Lyrics
- 19 Row, Row, Row your Boat Lyrics
- 20 Star Light, Star Bright Lyrics
- 21
- 22 The Wheels on the Bus Lyrics
- 23 There Was An Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Lyrics
- 24 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Lyrics
- 25 Wee Willie Winkle
- 26 A Wise Old Owl Lyrics
- 27 Hot Cross Buns Lyrics
- 28 One, Two, Three, Four, Five (Once I caught a fish alive) Lyrics
- 29 Little Jack Horner Lyrics
- 30 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Lyrics
- 31 Old Mother Hubbard Lyrics
- 32 Pat a Cake Lyrics
- 33 Pease Porridge Hot Lyrics
- 34 Roses are Red Lyrics
- 35 Three Blind Mice Lyrics
- 36 Three Little Kittens Lyrics
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Nursery Rhymes for kids lay the foundation to early language and reading skills. Children who are frequently read and sang to early on, are much more likely to develop strong reading skills.
After using poems to teach kids how to read over the past 17 years, I have found nursery rhymes to be the most effective tool. I’m so excited to share this list of the nursery rhymes for kids with you. They will build vocabulary, fluency, expressive and receptive language, rhyming skills, and expand the kids’ imagination.
Free Nursery Rhymes for Kids
In this blog post, you will find the some of the best nursery rhymes lyrics and suggested activities. Before you start scrolling, grab your FREE poetry guide with checklists, activities, and printables.
A Tisket, A Tasket Lyrics
A Tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket.
I wrote a letter to my friend, and on the way I dropped it.
I dropped it, I dropped it,
and on the way I dropped it.
The little boy, he picked it up,
and put it in his pocket.
A Tisket, A Tasket Suggested Activities:- A Tisket, A Tasket Build a Poem activity for in the classroom or at home.
- Have the kiddos write or draw a letter to a friend, then act out the poem.
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Lyrics
Baa, baa, black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags full.
One for my master
And one for the dame
One for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Suggested Activities- Color a sheep template black, then use cotton balls to incorporate a sensory craft
- Estimate how many cotton balls it will take to fill three lunch bags
- Baa, Baa Black Sheep Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Hey Diddle Diddle Lyrics
Hey diddle, diddle,
the cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
and the dish ran away with the spoon.
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Hey Diddle, Diddle Suggested Activities
- Introduce a fiddle, and let the kids have turns acting out the cat’s role
- Paint a picture of a cow jumping over the moon.
- Have a jumping contest
- Do a sight word hunt using the printable Hey Diddle Diddle Poem.
- Hey Diddle Diddle Build a Poem
Hickory Dickory Dock Lyrics
Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.
Hickory dickory dock.
Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck two, the mouse said “BOO!”
Hickory dickory dock.
Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck three, the mouse said “WHEE!”
Hickory dickory dock.
Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck four, the mouse said “No more!”
Hickory dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory Dock Suggested Activities:- Use with a Teaching Time kit to integrate lessons about clocks and time.
- Talk about and act out position words: up, down, etc.
- Come up with a list of rhyming words for mouse.
- Hickory Dickory Dock Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Humpty Dumpty Lyrics
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the Kings horses, and all the king’s men,
couldn’t put Humpty together again.
Humpty Dumpty Suggested Activities
- Grab your FREE Humpty Dumpty Printable and Build a Poem when you sign up to my Little Learning Corner Newsletter, HERE.
Get Humpty Dumpty, HERE or on TPT
I’m a Little Teapot Lyrics
I’m a little teapot short and stout.
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up, hear my shout.
Just tip me over, and pour me out!
I’m a Little Teapot Suggested Activities:
- Have a tea party using a kids Tea set
- Integrate lessons on measurement. Compare compacity and weight of a teapot verves a teacup
This printable poem is exclusive to the Poem of the Day Bundle, HERE or on TPT.
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring Lyrics
It’s raining, it’s pouring.
The old man is snoring.
Went to bed, and bumped his head
and couldn’t get up in the morning.
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring Suggested Activities:- Act out the poem (the kids love being the old man who snores
- Integrate a lesson on weather
- It’s Raining, It’s Pouring Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Itsy Bitsy Spider Lyrics
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
Itsy Bitsy Spider Suggested Activities:- Integrate Spider Facts for Kids sentence building activities.
- Use hand movements to reinforce the poem or song.
- Focus on positional words
- Make a paper plate spider craft
- Add the Itsy Bitsy Spider printable poem to the kids’ poetry notebook
- Itsy Bitsy Spider Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Jack and Jill Lyrics
Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down, and broke his crown,
and Jill came tumbling after.
Jack and Jill Suggested Activities:
- Get a class set of plastic pails, and let the kids act out this popular nursery rhyme for kids.
- Jack and Jill poetry packet
- Jack and Jill Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Jack Be Nimble Lyrics
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick.
Jack jump over the candlestick.
Jack jumped high. Jack jumped low.
Jack jumped over, and burned his toe!
Jack Be Nimble (Nursery Rhyme for Kids) Suggested Activities:- Get a cheap candlestick mold and candle making kit to make candles with your kids. (This is great to do with a parent volunteer)
- Let the kids practice jumping over a candlestick while reciting the nursery rhymes for kids.
- Jack Be Nimble Build a Poem – replace the Jack card with the students names to personalize this fun nursery rhyme for kids (see video above)
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Little Bo Peep Lyrics
This traditional nursery rhyme is one I like to include in my farm themed lesson plans.
For example, the introduction of sheep allows for the talk of other farm animals. It’s great a bridge into more mother goose nursery rhymes naturally occurs. For example, you can then teach more English nursery rhymes such as “This Little Piggy”, “Five Little Ducks”, “Three Little Pigs”, “Five Little Speckled Frogs”, “Old MacDonald”, and more popular rhymes.
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Little Bo Peep lost her sheep,
and doesn’t know where to find them.
Leave them alone, and they’ll come home,
bringing their tails behind them.
Little Bo Peep Suggested Activities:- Grab this set of 3 Sheep stuffed animals to let the kids act out the nursery rhyme for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade.
- Little Bo Peep Build a Poem
Little Boy Blue Lyrics
Little Boy Blue come blow your horn.
The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn.
But where’s the boy who looks after the sheep?
He’s under a haystack fast asleep.
Will you wake him? No – not I.
For if I do, he’s sure to cry.
Little Boy Blue Suggested Activities:- This a great nursery rhyme for kids to incorporate your favorite farm animal lessons.
- Set up a farm pretend area
- Little Boy Blue Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Little Miss Muffet Lyrics
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,
eating her curdy and whey.
Along came a spider who sat down beside her,
and frightened Miss Muffet away.
Little Miss Muffet Suggested Activities:- Do a nursery rhyme for kids comparison with Little Miss Muffet and Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Introduce vocabulary, such as tuffet, curds and whey, and frightened.
- Swap out frightened for another word to describe emotions and act them all out.
- Little Miss Muffet Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Mary Had a Little Lamb Lyrics
Mary had a little lamb,
it’s fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
the lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day
and broke the teacher’s rule
And what a time did they have
that day at school.
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Mary Had a Little Lamb Suggested Activities:- Swap out the name “Mary” for the kids’ names. It’s a great way to personalize nursery rhymes for preschoolers.
- Send home a little lamb stuffed animal with the kids and have them recite the poem to their family. Rotate through all of the kids.
- Mary Had a Little Lamb Build a Poem
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Lyrics
One, two, buckle my shoe.
Three, four, shut the door.
Five, six, pick up sticks.
Seven, eight, lay them straight.
Nine, ten, a big fat hen.
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
One Two Buckle My Shoe Suggested Activities:- Work on number word recognition – highlighting the number words in the printable poem.
- Identify the rhyming patterns throughout the nursery rhyme for kids.
- Act out the poem
- Try to come up with new lyrics
- One Two Buckle My Shoe Build a Poem
Polly Put the Kettle On Lyrics
Polly put the kettle on.
Polly put the kettle on.
Polly put the kettle on.
We’ll all have tea.
Sukey, take it off again.
Sukey, take it off again.
Sukey, take it off again.
They’ve all gone away.
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Polly Put the Kettle On Suggested Activities:- Do a compare and contrast with “I’m a Little Teapot”
- Set up a kitchen area with a toy kettle
- Let the kids role play as Polly and Sukey
- Polly Put the Kettle On Build a Poem
Rain, Rain Go Away Lyrics
Rain, rain, go away.
Come again another day.
Little Johnny wants to play.
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
Rain Rain Go Away Suggested Activities:- Integrate with your lessons about weather.
- Replace “Johnny” with your kid’s name.
- Rain Rain Go Away Build a Poem
Row, Row, Row your Boat Lyrics
Row, row, row your boat
gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
life if but a dream.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat Suggested Activities:- Sink or float activities
- Water table
- Row Row Row Your Boat Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Star Light, Star Bright Lyrics
Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
Star Light, Star Bright Suggested Activities:- Get a telescope for kids and let them look at the stars
- Integrate this nursery rhyme for kids with your lessons about shapes.
Making Words Shapes and Write the Room Shapes are two popular activities. - Star Light Star Bright Build a Poem
The Wheels on the Bus Lyrics
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 through the town.
The Wheels on the Bus Suggested Activities:- Sing with hand motions
- Each kid and be a part of, or people on, the bus (wheels, wipers, babies, mommy, etc) and act out their part.
- The Wheels on the Bus poetry packet
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Some may debate that The Wheels on the Bus is an American Folk song, while others claim it to be a classic Mother Goose song for kids. Either way, it was published in 1939, and remains a popular song for kids of all ages.
This nursery rhyme for kids has variations, changing “wheels” to wipers, kids, babies, bus driver, mommies, daddies, and horn – to name a few.
Each variation has a different hand motion or sound effect, making this a very engaging and interactive song for kids.
There Was An Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Lyrics
This fun, classic nursery rhyme, inspires young children to use their imagination. The kids say this is a funny nursery rhyme because how can an old lady actually live in a shoe. They ask questions such as “how many little boys live in the shoe?”, and “Is there a little girl?” While you may want to work on more thorough reading comprehension questions, and focus on learning new words, this is a fun poem for kids of all ages.
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.
She gave them some broth without any bread.
Then, whipped them all soundly, and put them to bed.
There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Suggested Activities:- Free coloring page of There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
- Practice tying shoes with kids
- There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Lyrics
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.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Suggested Activities:- Put up glow in the dark stars throughout the room
- Work on shape identification: Making Words Shapes and Write the Room shapes are two great resources to learn shapes.
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Wee Willie Winkle
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Upstairs and downstairs, in his nightgown;
Rapping at the window, crying through the lock,
“Are the children in their beds?
Now it’s eight o’clock.
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
Wee Willie Winkie Suggested Activities- Have a pajama day with the kids.
- Integrate learning to tell time.
- Have the kids graph when their nap time is.
- Wee Willie Winkie Build a Poem
A Wise Old Owl Lyrics
A wise old owl sat in an oak.
The more he heard,
the less he spoke.
The less he spoke,
the more he heard.
Why aren’t we all like
that wise old bird?
A Wise Old Owl Suggested Activities- A Wise Old Owl Build A Poem
- Make a cute set of Owl Eyes as a STEM project
- Foam Owl Art Crafts
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
Hot Cross Buns Lyrics
Hot cross buns,
Hot cross buns,
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns
If your daughters
Don’t like them,
Give them to your sons.
Hot cross buns.
Hot Cross Buns Suggested Activities- Hot cross bun taste testing and graph
- Make fresh buns with the kids.
- Play a money game from Learning Resources
- Hot Cross Buns Build a Poem
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
One, Two, Three, Four, Five (Once I caught a fish alive) Lyrics
One, two, three, four, five.
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because he bit my finger so.
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on the right.
One, Two, Three, Four, Five Suggested Activities | Nursery Rhymes for Kids
- Go fishing for sight words! Put a small magnetic dot on the back of sight word cards, attach a paper clip to a string on the end of dow rod, and fish for sight words.
- One, Two, Three, Four, Five Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Little Jack Horner Lyrics
Little Jack Horner
sat in a corner
eating a Christmas pie.
He put in his thumb
and pulled out a plumb
and said, “What a good boy and I?”
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
Little Jack Horner Suggested Activities
- Pie tasting and graphing your favorite pie
- Plumb tasting
- Little Jack Horner Build a Poem
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Lyrics
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells
and cockle shells,
and pretty maids all in a row.
Get this poem on TPT
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Suggested Activities
- Kids Plant and Flower Growing Kit
- Make paper flower patterns
- Intro to flower facts for kids
- Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Build a Poem
Old Mother Hubbard Lyrics
Old Mother Hubbard
went to the cupboard
to get her poor dog a bone.
But when she got there,
the cupboards were bare,
so the poor dog had none.
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
Old Mother Hubbard Suggested Activities
- Fun printable and digital pet activities
- Sew your own pet craft for kids
- Old Mother Hubbard Build a Poem
Pat a Cake Lyrics
Pat a cake, pat a cake bakers man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it and pat it and mark it with a B.
But it in the oven for baby and me.
Pat a Cake Suggested Activities
- Integrate your lesson about community helpers
- Set up a bakery dress-up area with a cake pretend playset.
- This is the perfect song to integrate hand movements and support kinesthetic learners.
- Pat a Cake Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Pease Porridge Hot Lyrics
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold.
Pease porridge in the pot
nine days old.
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot
nine days old.
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
Pease Porridge Hot Suggested Activities
- Do a nursery rhyme for kids comparison with Little Miss Muffet, and with the fable, Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Pease Porridge Hot Build a Poem
Roses are Red Lyrics
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet
and so are you.
Get this poem HERE or on TPT
It’s the simplest nursery rhymes for kids that often stick out the most!
Roses are Red Suggested Activities
- Do a nature walk and collect wild flowers, then sort them by color or type
- Plant roses
- Roses are Red Build a Poem
Three Blind Mice Lyrics
Three blind mice,
three blind mice,
See how they run,
see how they run.
They all ran after the farmer’s wife
who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such
a sight in your life,
as three blind mice?
Three Blind Mice Suggested Activities
- Blindfold three students, and have them run a short distance (if there is an open, safe, area)
- Integrate 5 Senses activities
- Three Blind Mice Build a Poem
Get this printable poem HERE or on TPT
Three Little Kittens Lyrics
Three little kittens,
they lost their mittens,
and they began to cry.
“Oh, mother dear,”
we sadly fear,
that we have lost our mittens.
Three Little Kittens Suggested Activities
- Incorporate a pretend pet area in the classroom to support these traditional rhymes.
- Read “The Mitten” by Jan Brett
- Do a poem comparison with Three Blind Mice
- Three Little Kittens Build a Poem
Get this printable HERE or on TPT
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Collection of children's songs. Songs online
A collection of children's songs to listen to online and download. Children's songs with lyrics and backing tracks.
- Songs from cartoons
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- Dance music
- White noise for sleep
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- Cold heart 2
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- Music from the Nutcracker
- Logorhythmics
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- Fairy Patrol
- Ladybug and Super Cat
- Rapunzel
- Barboskins
- Four hedgehogs
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- Goodbye Mary Poppins!
- Mermaid
- Birthday disco
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- Aladdin
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- MONSTER HAI
- LOOPLE LOOPOLDA
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- Adventures Electronics
- Little Pony
- Music for meditation and classes on Shichid
- Gravity Folz
- Blue Puppy
- Songs about kindergarten and for graduation
- Lullabies up to a year
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Listen to children's songs comfortably
Children's songs are easy to listen to online on our website.
On the page with the song you will find a convenient player that allows you to listen to your favorite melody as many times as you like.
Sing children's songs
Are you organizing a children's party? Want to sing karaoke? Download the backing tracks of songs for children or sing along right on the site!
Lyrics for children
Need to brush up on the words to your favorite children's songs? No problem! Each song has original lyrics.
Notes for children's songs
The section of Soviet children's songs provides up-to-date information for educators and teachers teaching kids to play the piano. Sheet music in pdf format can be downloaded for free.
Songs for babies | listen online
Favorite songs for the smallest children with funny melodies, simple words and cute performers. Listen to songs for kids right on the site and sing along with pleasure!
Listen songs for kids online
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