Guest Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Hi, does anyone know of any number rhymes about various minibeasts that go beyond 5 (speckled frogs). We will be counting to 10, 20, in 2's 5's and 10's this term!!!! Thanks
Guest Wolfie Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Well there's "One elephant went out to play, upon a spider's web one day" - a bit of a tenuous link to minibeasts I know but maybe you could substitue another animal/insect, etc for the elephant - and that rhyme could go on as far as you wanted!
Guest Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 There's an idea, thanks very much I'd forgot about that one
HappyMaz Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Well there's "One elephant went out to play, upon a spider's web one day" - a bit of a tenuous link to minibeasts I know but maybe you could substitue another animal/insect, etc for the elephant - and that rhyme could go on as far as you wanted! I'm not sure I know this one Wolfie - care to share? Mind you I learned a new version of 'down in the jungle where nobody goes' at the weekend on Brownie holiday - all about gorilla snot! Brownies are such lovely creatures! If you haven't heard of it we could do a swap... not sure its that suitable for pre-school though Maz
Susan Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 One little elephant balancing, step by step on a piece of string, thought it such tremendous fun, that he called for another elephant to come! Or there's a version about a spiders web One little elephant went out to play on a spider's web one day etc
Guest Wolfie Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 It sounds right up my street! Well here's mine... One elephant went out to play Upon a spider's web one day He had such enormous fun That he asked another elephant to come! Two elephants.....etc. I'm humming the tune as I write it but I can't place it - I don't think it's pinched from any other song - if you play the recorder (or anything else I suppose), I'll tell you the notes!! Anything to avoid getting back to compiling my EYPS documentary evidence....
Guest Wolfie Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Why don't I bother to read the posts above mine...sorry Susan!
Susan Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Not at all, Wolfie! I've been trying to think of a counting up rhyme---now if only I had linking elephants and not compare bears in my classroom!
HappyMaz Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 I'm humming the tune as I write it but I can't place it - I don't think it's pinched from any other song - if you play the recorder (or anything else I suppose), I'll tell you the notes!! Anything to avoid getting back to compiling my EYPS documentary evidence.... The notes would be good - see if I can make it out! Always one to keep my end of the bargain (those with an aversion to snotty noses should definitely look away now) :- Brownies were sitting cross legged in a circle so their knees were touching, with their hands on their knees. The palm of their left hands were facing upwards, the palm of their left hands resting on top of the hand of the Brownie next to her. The leader (who should know better frankly!) asks the first girl to hold up her hand and pretends to slosh into her hand a huge dollop of lovely, green, slimey gorilla snot. As the song begins, each brownie passes on the 'snot' from her hand to the Brownie next to her, and so on. This is accompanied by much urggghhhh-ing, squealing and laughter, with big, sweeping movements of hands through the air:- "down in the jungle where nobody goes, a great big gorilla sits, picking his nose he picks it and he flicks it and sees where it goes - who's going to catch it, who's going to catch it, who's going to catch it? nobody knows" Whichever unfortunate Brownie gets the 'snot' in her hand as the song finishes is out, and has to put her right hand behind her back. Then if she's out again, she puts the left hand behind her back and has to pass it on with her head. If she's out again she has to sit with her back to the circle, and so it carries on until one Brownie remains and she's the winner. Needless to say children of a certain age love it - nothing like singing songs about bodily functions usually frowned upon by grown ups is there? As for EYPS evidence - definitely leading practice in discussing activities which promote children's problem solving, reasoning and numeracy development, I'd say!
HappyMaz Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) I've been trying to think of a counting up rhyme---now if only I had linking elephants and not compare bears in my classroom! I'm sure I've seen some supplies catalogue offering counting/sorting elephants somewhere. If only I kept catalogues instead of putting them in the round file... Maz Edited March 31, 2008 by HappyMaz
Guest Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 five little worms on the garden lawn: five little worms on the garden lawn wriggling around at the break of dawn along came a magpie yum yum yum now that little worm is in her tum little worm little worm now that little worm is in her tum etc!!! can put finger on tune, am singing it now if that helps?!!
Marion Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 There are some in the Tom Thumb Maths books The ants came marching two by two and the centipede has 100 legs and the millipede has a 1000 shoes book is at school unfortunately
Shiny Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 What about Ladybugs Picnic it was on a salad cream advert and originally from Seasame Street Lyrics on here http://www.metrolyrics.com/ladybugs-picnic...ame-street.html Song from episode (incase you don't know tune) on Youtube here http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer...mp;search_type=
Rea Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Five little caterpillars sitting on a leaf, One little caterpillar fell asleep When it woke up it found it could fly Now theres four caterpillars and one butterfly Four little caterpillars sitting on a leaf... I think I got that from the forum
Alison Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 yeah shiny I was thinking of Lady bugs picnic too (and remembered it from sesame street too) I couldnt remember the words though we adapt 10 green bottles to all sorts on things 10 little ants crawling on a wall 10 spiders climbing on a webb 10 little dickie birds sitting in a tree you get the idea our children love the oldies (not quite a mini beasts) 1-2-3-4-5 once I cought a fish alive 6-7-8-9-10 then I lest 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
Marion Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 The ants came marching two by two hurrah hurrah The ants came marching two by two hurrah hurrah The ants came marching two by two In summer they grew wings and flew and stamped their feet and flapped their wings in the minibeast parade The ladybirds crept in four by four their little feet made no sound on the floor the crickets came hopping six by six all of them up to their jumping tricks the beetles came scuttling eight by eight hurrying so that they won't be late the bees came buzzing ten by ten buzzing this song again and again
Marion Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 centipede has lots of legs to climb up garden walls they stop him from falling off he counts them as he crawls zero ten twenty thirty...one hundred sung to jack and jill
Guest Posted April 22, 2008 Posted April 22, 2008 I got this from my daughter who learnt it at her school and pinched it for myself! 1,2,3,4,5 Bees come buzzing from the hive 6,7,8,9,10 Buzz around and back in again Please tell me Busy Bee Why you buzz so busily Peep in the hive to see We’re making honey for your tea.
Guest Posted May 19, 2008 Posted May 19, 2008 Thanks very much! My class loved them, we're going to have lots of fun with the gorilla snot next half term when we start our Rainforest topic, I also bought the Tom Thumb book with the centipede rhyme in. Thanks again!
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