Guest Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Does anyone know any good ring game songs. We currenly play isn;t it funny but i know there is one somethin about posting a letter and dropping it does anyone know the full song? and another one about going to tea???? I would be very gretaful if anyone knew how these went plus any other good ones???
Beau Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 I sent a letter to my love And on the way I dropped it Someone must have picked it up And put it in their pocket There was a great thread some time ago about Circle Games which had alot I had forgotten about. Its late now but I'll try and find a link for it tomorrow. Would be good to see if anyone else has anymore ideas too.
Posy Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 I'm a spider and I'm waiting for a fly If you come into my web you're going to die. Do not struggle do not shout I will never let you out, I'm a spider and I'm waiting for a fly. Fly was caught so first of all she gave a shout (HELP) Struggled hard and turned her body round about With her leg she gave a kick Where the web was not so thick Fly was lucky she was soon seen flying out I can't think what the tune is, I can hum it if you want! Very similiar to Bear and honey to play-child in middle, chooses second child, both run round circle and it all starts again Posy
Guest Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 Hi all my deputy and the children like to sing.... see the little sandy girl we change the words for a boy children sit in a circle, one child in the middle, we sing the rhyme see the little sandy girl, sitting by the shore shes been crying because shes all alone stand up sandy girl, and wipe your tears away choose the one you love the best and off you go to play and then the child picks someone to dance with while we all repeat the tune with la la la lar lar la la lar etc sitting here singing it to myself and unless you know the tune you will not have a clue what i'm on about perhaps we need to find a way of adding attachments so we call all sing to each other! Jo
Beau Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 perhaps we need to find a way of adding attachments so we call all sing to each other! You've obviously never heard me sing then.
Marion Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 Or me Carol Our children love This is the way the teacher stands this is the way she folds her hands
Posy Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 My fly tune is vaguely 'She'll be coming round the mountain' Thought you'd all sleep easy knowing that! Barb
mundia Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 Our children also love sandy girl only our words are a bit diferent see the little sandy girl/boy sitting on the shore sighing crying until her/his eyes are sore. Stand up sandy girl/boy, wipe your tears away choose the one who sings the best and ask them out to play lalalal etc
Jackie A. Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 Our version is slightly different again: See the little sandy girl/boy, sitting on a stone, Crying, weeping because s/he's all alone, Stand up sandy girl/boy, wipe your tears away, Choose the one you like the best and dance and dance away. La la, etc My children love it, and I now can't get the damn tune out of my head!
Susan Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 But Ive always wondered what a sandy boy/girl is?
Guest Posted October 7, 2006 Posted October 7, 2006 Mine love doing Charlie over the ocean: The 'charlie' walks round the circle of seated children and sings: Charlie over the ocean Charlie over the sea Charlie caught a big fish You can't catch me As each line is sung it is repeated by the circle. As it finishes 'Charlie' taps someone on the shoulder and they chase around the circle with Charlie aiming to get back to that place first. You'll have to make up your own tune! AOB
Guest Posted October 7, 2006 Posted October 7, 2006 To the tune of I hear thunder: Where is ......... (insert name) Where is ......... Please stand up Please stand up Run around the circle Run around the circle Please sit down Please sit down - the action word can be changed to any type of movement. It's a good one for helping the children to learn each other's names and for finding out who is listnening!
Susan Posted October 7, 2006 Posted October 7, 2006 I like that one ASPK andIve not heard that or the Charlie over the ocean one. I always find Duck, duck, goose goes down well but I dont play it until I feel the children are secure within their group. It can be very interesting to see the group dynamics when playing this.
Rea Posted October 7, 2006 Posted October 7, 2006 This is one I remember from when I was little, a girl was chosen as the princess and lay in the middle of the circle and a boy marched around the outside of the circle waiting for his cue, the rest of us stood holding hands and played out the actions of the fairy waving her wand, the forest growing, the prince cutting it down. The rest you might need to make up it was a long time ago now. The only reference I can find is this so you'll have to be patient... This is the verses in full here and this is the sequence... There was a princess long ago... And she lived in a big high tower... One day a fairy waved her wand... The princess slept for a hundred years... A great big forest grew around... A gallant prince came riding by... He took his sword and cut it down... He took her hand to wake her up... There could be a verse missing about them living happily ever after but I couldnt find it.
Sue R Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 Our children enjoy duck, duck, goose, too, but we don't play it much anymore since one little boy tripped and fell in his excitement at being chased, breaking his arm in two places! He was very brave and mum and dad very understanding, but the staff member involved was distraught, even though we and the parents reassured her it was just an accident! Sue
Guest Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 As non-pc as it may be our children really love The Farmer's in the Den! They don't seem to mind that it may be a girl farmer with a boy wife or whatever! If you have This Little Puffin there is a whole section of ring games
Marion Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 There are a few suggestions in the Playing with Sounds folder most have been suggested already I think In and out the dusty blue bells Here we go round the mulberry bush The big ship sails on the alley alley o Oranges and Lemons Ring a ring of rose Tracey my class love The farmers in his den also there was a princess long ago
Guest Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 I used to love a ring game called 'dree, dro dry droppit, I found a picture in my pocket, I lost it, I found it, dree, dro, dry , drop it' If I remember rightly, we used to sit down in a circle and a child would walk around the outside of the circle carrying a beanbag...when we got to the last 'drop it' we would continue saying that until the child going around dropped the beanbag behind somebody. When the beanbag was dropped, the child who it is behind had to chase the other person and race to see who could get back to the space first. It was brill but obviously there were some falls!
Marion Posted October 8, 2006 Posted October 8, 2006 Its free from the DFEs http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/defa...+0280+2004&
Elfy Posted October 10, 2006 Posted October 10, 2006 i remember playing in and out the dusty blue bells as a child, but can only remember some of the words and can't really remember what you did. Can someone remind me? Elfy x
Guest Posted October 10, 2006 Posted October 10, 2006 There are diff versions of rhyme: In and out the dusky bluebells In and out the dusky bluebells In and out the dusky bluebells I am the master Pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat on my shoulder Pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat on my shoulder Pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat on my shoulder I am the master. 2.Bluebells This is the game we like to play. We all stand in a ring and one person goes in and out of the ring tapping the others on the shoulder and singing: Bluebell, Bluebell in and out your window Bluebell, Bluebell in and out your window Bluebell, Bluebell in and out your window Johnny, I am tired Take a little girl (boy) and tap her on the shoulder Take a little girl (boy) and tap her on the shoulder Take a little girl (boy) and tap her on the shoulder Oh, Johnny I am tired. 3. In and out the Scottish Bluebells (x3) I am the leader Tappa-rappa-rappa on your shoulder (x3) I am the leader There are others too! Got these via internet
Beau Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 The dusty bluebells I know is In and out the dusty bluebells (x3) Who will be my partner? (This sung whilst one child weaves in and out of the circle of children with their hands held up in arches) Tippity Tappity on your shoulder (x3) You will be my partner (This child chooses someone and taps them on the shoulders from behind whilst singing this verse) Then the first child holds the second child round the waist and the verses are repeated with the second child this time choosing someone. You continue until there are just 2 children left to form an arch.
Guest Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Hi all my deputy and the children like to sing.... see the little sandy girl we change the words for a boy children sit in a circle, one child in the middle, we sing the rhyme see the little sandy girl, sitting by the shore shes been crying because shes all alone stand up sandy girl, and wipe your tears away choose the one you love the best and off you go to play and then the child picks someone to dance with while we all repeat the tune with la la la lar lar la la lar etc sitting here singing it to myself and unless you know the tune you will not have a clue what i'm on about :wacko: perhaps we need to find a way of adding attachments so we call all sing to each other! Jo We have a similar song to this called 'Mary is a weeping' ( we use childs name) We've adapted the words a bit from the original Child in middle of circle pretends to cry, we sing Poor ..........is a weeping, a weeping, a weeping ( you can use the term crying) Poor ..........is a weeping, on this cold rainy day ( or bright sunny day etc) :rolleyes: adults asks "....Why are you weeping? Child replies "I'm weeping for a playmate" all sing "She/He's weeping for a playmate a playmate a playmate, He's weeping for a playmate, on this cold rainy day :unsure: Adult says, "Choose a playmate", Child chooses a playmate and they skip around the circle holding hands. all sing and clap " Now ..........has got a playmate, a playmate, a playmate, Now ..........has got a playmate, We've cheered up her/ his day" Then it is the turn of the chosen 'playmate' to sit in the circle. The children do love this song though and join in readily until everyone has had a turn, at the end we all stand up and skip round singing, we've all got lovely playmates, playmates, playmates, We've all got lovely playmates, We're having a lovely day. We've adapted the words a bit from the original I do wait until all children are securely settled in before doing this song, last year a child pretended to cry so well that she actually started crying and rushed off under a table, surprised and bemused about her emotional reaction. The children do love this song though and join in readily until everyone has had a turn. Peggy
Guest Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 DFES site says Playing with Sound is out of stock but can be downloaded.
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