Nursery Rhyme of the Week!

This ones for Yuko ;)

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.

One for my master,
One for my dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

January 26th is Australia Day!!

This week in playschool we are celebrating Australia Day! It is celebrated annually on January 26th to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet of ships that sailed from Great Britain to establish the first European colony in Australia.

Below is a famous nursery rhyme that comes from Australia.
It is about the Kookaburra (an Australian Kingfisher).

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey that's me.

*This is a slower version of the song.

Nursery rhyme of the week!

This is a rather strange nursery rhyme, however, I thought it would be nice as it has a pumpkin in it and it's autumn season.

What a great song!

This is a classic song and video from my childhood!

I know a few of our younger students like to look at this blog and I hope they enjoy it as much as I use to!

This week in play school we are exploring the Zoo!!

Here is a great video song I found about going to the zoo.
It's a catchy song! Enjoy :D

Nursery Rhyme of the Week!

This is a cute video of the song The Wheels on the Bus. We are learning this song in preschool classes this month. There are lots of cute actions to go along with it as well. :)

Nursery Rhyme of the Week

The Ants Go Marching
(Traditional action song)

The ants go marching one by one,
Hurrah, hurrah.
The ants go marching one by one,
Hurrah, hurrah.
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to such his thumb,
And they all go marching down
Into the ground to get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Two...tie his shoe...
Three...climb a tree...
Four...shut the door...
Five...take a dive...
Six...pick up sticks...
Seven...pray to heaven...
Eight...shut the gate...
Nine...check the time...
Ten...say "THE END"

Nursery Rhyme of the Week!

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,
His name is my name too.

Whenever I go out,
The people always shout,
There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt.

Dah dah dah dah, dah dah dah



Enjoy the clip below with the really excited crazy lady! :)

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

This is an introduction to our new Super Simple Songs CD that we will be incorporating into our preschool and early learner's classes when the new school year begins in April. I thought this was an appropriate choice given the very rainy week we have had. Enjoy!

Here We Go 'round the Mulberry Bush

Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush.
Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,
So early in the morning.

This is the way we brush our teeth,
Brush our teeth,
Brush our teeth.
This is the way we brush our teeth,
So early in the morning.

This is the way we wash our face,
Wash our face,
Wash our face.
This is the way we wash our face,
So early in the morning.

This is the way we comb our hair,
Comb our hair,
Comb our hair.
This is the way we comb our hair,
So early in the morning.

This is the way we put on our clothes,
Put on our clothes,
Put on our clothes.
This is the way we put on our clothes,
So early in the morning.

Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush.
Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,
So early in the morning.

Nursery Rhyme of the week!

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!!

5 little monkeys jumping on the bed.
1 fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
'No more monkeys jumping on the bed!'

4 little monkeys jumping on the bed.
1 fell off and bumped her head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
'No more monkeys jumping on the bed!'

3 little monkeys jumping on the bed.
1 fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
'No more monkeys jumping on the bed!'

2 little monkeys jumping on the bed.
1 fell off and bumped her head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
'No more monkeys jumping on the bed!'

1 little monkey jumping on the bed.
She fell off and bumped her head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
'No more monkeys jumping on the bed!'

Nursery Rhyme of the Week!

One 1 , two 2, buckle my shoe;
Three 3, four 4, shut the door;
Five 5, six 6, pick up sticks;
Seven 7, eight 8, lay them straight;
Nine 9, ten 10, a big, fat hen!!

This poem is a useful way to remember the number of days in each month. As we are just starting a new year I thought it would be useful to show it to you now :)

Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
February has twenty-eight alone,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Except in Leap Year, that's the time
When February's Days are twenty-nine.

Nursery Rhyme of the week!

Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck 1,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory dickory dock.

Nursery Rhyme of the Week!!

Little Jack Horner

Sat in the corner,

Eating a Christmas pie:

He put in his thumb,

And pulled out a plum,

And said, ''What a good boy am I!''

Nursery Rhyme of the Week!!

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,



Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.



All the kings horses and all the kings men,



Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Nursery Rhyme of the Week!!

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.


It followed her to school one day,

school one day,school one day.
It followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rules.


It made the children laugh and play,

laugh and play, laugh and play.
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school.

This Week's Theme Class

Do you recognize any of the characters in the photo below? They are from the lyrics of popular Nursery Rhymes! The most famous nursery rhymes are Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Sing a song of sixpence, and Hey diddle diddle. These have been past down from generation to generation up to thirty times. Nursery Rhymes are traditional songs for children in many English Speaking countries that aid in learning the rhythm, intonation and pronounciation of the English language.

Nursery Rhymes are this week's theme class topic! In class students will not only listen to and learn the rhymes but also practice the pronounciation and present what they have learned to the class. It's going to be a lot of fun! Call to reserve your spot in class today!