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Feb 23, 2008 03:31 AM5271 Views

I am sure that if it is possible, you do not wish to leave your baby in a nursery for whole day. 1 or 2 hours let him or her have some fun with other babies, that's perfectly fine. But, full time nursery? hmmm.


Most fun time actually should be go to those mummies and babies group or mummies and toddlers group. Imagine, lots of mummies, lots of babies, everyone is singing, everyone is dancing, every mummy is with her baby, every baby is with his or her mummy.


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One, two, three, four, five


Once I caught a fish alive


Six, seven, eight, nine, ten


Then I let him go again


Why did you let him go?


Because he bit my finger so


Which finger did he bite?


This little finger in my right


The Wheels On The Bus


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 day long


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 day long


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 day long


The children on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down


The children on the bus go up and down, all day long


The babies on the bus go wah wah wah, wah wah wah, wah wah wah


The babies on the bus go wah wah wah, all day long


The mums on the bus go sshh sshh sshh, sshh sshh sshh, sshh sshh sshh


The mums on the bus go sshh sshh sshh, all day long


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 day long


Old MacDonald Had A Farm


Old MacDonald had a farm(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


And on that farm he had a cow(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


With a "Moo, moo" here, and a "Moo, moo" there


Here a "Moo" - there a "Moo" - everywhere a "Moo, moo"


Old MacDonald had a farm(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


And on that farm he had a sheep(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


With a "Baa, baa" here, and a "Baa, baa" there


Here a "Baa" - there a "Baa" - everywhere a "Baa, baa"


Old MacDonald had a farm(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


And on that farm he had a dog(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


With a "Woof, woof" here, and a "Woof, woof" there


Here a "Woof " - there a "Woof " - everywhere a "Woof, woof"


Old MacDonald had a farm(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


And on that farm he had a pig(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


With an "Oink, oink" here, and an "Oink, oink" there


Here an "Oink" - there an "Oink" - everywhere an "Oink, oink"


Old MacDonald had a farm(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


Old MacDonald had a farm(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


And on that farm he had a monkey(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


With an "Ooh, ooh" here, and an "Ooh, ooh" there


Here an "Ooh" - there an "Ooh" - everywhere an "Ooh, ooh"


Old MacDonald had a farm(Ee-Aye-Eee-Aye-O)


Humpty Dumpty


Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall


Humpty Dumpty had a great fall


All the King's horses and all the King's men


Couldn't put Humpty together again


Row Row Row Your Boat


Row row row your boat, gently down the stream


If you see a crocodile, don't forget to scream


My all-time favourite nursery rhymes
Jan 22, 2006 01:01 AM12376 Views

Rough day - meetings, deadlines, work and more meetings, more deadlines and more work. What a life! In the evening, I went to meet my sister and her 1.5yr old adorable daughter.


As I entered her house, I heard a distant voice singing something that amazingly calmed me and brought a smile to my face. Trying to trace the source of this magical music, I noticed my sister's hi-fi system playing Nursery Rhymes!


Flash back! Memories! Childhood! Days of Innocence! No tension! No work! Nostalgia! poof The mere whiff of these good memories made me smile and inspired me to write this review.


I sat down and heard the entire CD and was later trying to make a mental note of my favourite nursery rhymes. Here I enumerate a few:


1. I am a Tea-Pot


I am a tea pot,


fat and stout,


this is my handle


and this is my spout.


When the water's boiling


hear me shout.


Pick me up and pour me out


I am visualizing my fat Maths teacher now who then too in those schooling days reminded me of a teapot :-)


2. Piggy on the Railway


Piggy on the railway


Picking up stones


Down came an engine


and broke piggy's bones.


'Aah' said the piggy


'That's not fair'


'Oh', said the engine driver


'I don't care'.


I used to recite this with very good expressions! I made a very good 'piggy'.


3. Rock-a-bye baby


Rock-a-bye baby, in the tree top


When the wind blows, the cradle will rock


When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall


And down will come baby, cradle and all


This is my favourite-est nursery rhyme. I sing it to my niece too. Tried singing it to my brother and it still has the same effect it had years back.


4. Twinkle, twinkle, little star


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!


I think this is everyone's favourite. Stars and diamonds in the sky...


5. Baa, baa, black sheep


Baa, baa, black sheep,


Have you any wool?


Yes sir, yes sir,


Three bags full;


One for the master,


And one for the dame,


And one for the little boy


Who lives down the lane.


This one is about a loyal black sheep. For a long time in my childhood, I used to think that may be the sheep's name was 'Baba'. Well, you know...kids!


There are many more that I simply love but these are my top 5.


poof Back to the present. Tomorrow's another day, another set of meetings, deadlines and loads of work. It's 1 am, time to hit the sack and I hum these words as I sum up -


Hickory, dickory, dock,


The mouse ran up the clock.


The clock struck one,


The mouse ran down!


Hickory, dickory, dock.


Over and Out!


yawn


Can we ever forget these?
Jan 09, 2006 04:11 PM11990 Views

A few days back, I visited my friend. Her 1.5 year old daughter started reciting twinkle-twinkle and she wanted all of us to do the actions she was doing. Imagine all of sitting and doing the pom pom action with our hands. Slowly we proceeded to Ring a ring o'roses wherein all of us had to be a part of her going round in circles. The worst part of the game was that we also had to fall. When I thought of cheating her, she patted on the floor and said aunty sit.


So when I saw this category today, I thought I should write about it. I think all the kids grow up with a good dose of nursery rhymes. It is also fun to see how they relate to most of the rhymes. They love some of them while, they refuse to recite a few others.


In my opinion, the idea to teach the little kids these verses are to assist them in the development of their vocabulary. Some verses helps in counting, some help in associating an object (or nature) with something else. In addition, the actions, motion of the head, and the little dance steps are associated with the rhymes. So believe it or not, this also helps in the development of the child.


Some of the rhymes that I have always liked are as follows (in no particular order)


1. Twinkle


Twinkle twinkle little star,


how I wonder what you are?


Up above the world so high,


like a diamond in the sky.


This is probably the fist rhyme we teach the kids. This helps in associating the word twinkle and diamond with stars. Also, the motion of the hands helps to understand the effect of twinkling.


2. Black Sheep


Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?


Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!


One for the master, one for the dame,


And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.


This rhyme associates the animal (sheep) with its sound (baa) what it gives the mankind (wool).


3. One two buckle the shoes


One two buckle my shoe


Three, four, knock at the door


Five, six, pick up sticks


Seven, eight, lay them straight


Nine, ten, a big fat hen


This is a counting based rhyme.


4. 1-2-3-4-5


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 it bit my finger so.


Which finger did it bite?


This little finger on my right.


This is one more counting based rhyme is 1-2-3-4-5 which is taught at a later stage.


5. Jack n Jill


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.


Up got Jack, and home did trot


As fast as he could caper


He went to bed and bound his head


With vinegar and brown paper.


During my days, I distinctly remember that we just had the first four lines. I have heard my daughter recite this extended nursery rhyme.


6. Chubby Cheeks


Chubby cheeks, dimple chin


rosy lips, teeth within.


Curly hair, very fair,


eyes are blue, lovely two


teachers pet is that you?


Yes, yes, yes!


This poem teaches the kids the parts of the face and probably how gives an idea how they can make a face beautiful. I know I used to like it and my daughter liked it too!


7. Ring a Ring


Ring a ring o'rose


A pocketful of posies


hasha, husha


We all fall down.


This is probably, one of the fun filled rhymes that kids love to sing and enact. Children stand in a circle holding hands. Then they either move or skip in one direction as they sing the song. At the end of the last line, the group fall down into a heap. It does not end it that, then you can hear them laugh with glee. I often wondered what this rhyme meant. A few years back, I read that this rhyme was written during the time there was plague in Europe. It seems the people were made to smell posies. Sometimes people became ok, else they died after sneezing (ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo) or after a deep breathe (hasha, husha). So hasha, husha is somethimes substituted by ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo.


8. Humpty Dumpty


Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,


Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.


All the King's horses, and all the King's men


Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again!


Apart from ''Ring a ring o'roses'' this was another fun filled rhyme.


9. Sing a song of sixpence...


Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,


Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.


When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,


Oh wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?


The king was in his counting house counting out his money,


The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey


The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes,


When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!


This is one of the rhymes that has been close to my heart for reasons unknown.


10. Mary had a Little Lamb


Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow;


And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.


It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule;


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


This is a cute one!


Nostalgic? No problem! Enjoy the child in you.


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Oct 27, 2004 10:15 AM18282 Views

Nursery rhymes are fun . They generally feature colorful characters, involved in a host of varied situations. They are resolved very simply, in a language that is identifiable and thanks to their rhythm; kids actually want to hear them repeatedly.


For ages still the same rhymes are recited in Pre –schools. I had actually forgotten all those favorite rhymes, which I had learnt whilst in kindergarten. I get nostalgic as and when my daughter recites the same in kindergarten and really enjoy the same.


Nursery rhymes are recited with actions enabling children to know the theme of the rhymes. As children do not understand the wordings, it’s the tune and actions which makes them understand the same. Most rhymes mainly deal birds, animals,small children, flowers etc. which appeal to the children.


Some of my all time favorites are :


1) Johnny, Johnny,


Yes, Papa,


Eating sugar?


No, Papa


Telling lies?


No, Papa


Open your mouth


O Ha! Ha! Ha!


This rhyme is a really interactive one. Elders normally play with the child reciting the rhymes and child would answer O Ha! Ha! Ha!


2) Chubby cheeks, dimple chin


rosy lips, teeth within,


Curly hair, very fair,


eyes are blue, lovely too,


Teacher's pet, is that you??


Yes, Yes, Yes.


This is very famous and small kids enjoy the same with actions. Elders also enjoy with the kids.


3) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little star


How I wonder what you are?


Up above the world so high,


Like a diamond in the sky.


Another traditional one, which is recited all across the globe.


4) Baa, baa, black sheep


Have you any wool?


Yes sir, Yes sir,


Three bags full:


One for my master,


And one for his dame,


And one for the little boy


Who lives down the lane


As a kid used to wonder, who the dame across the lane actually was.


5) 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 it bit my finger so.


Which finger did it bite?


This little finger on the right.


This is a very rhythmic one.


6) 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.


7) Jingle bells, jingle bells,


Jingle all the way.


O what fun it is to ride,


In a in-horse open sleigh.


This is all time favorite during Christmas time


8) Humpty Dumpty


Sat on a wall,


Humpty Dumpty


Had a great fall.


All the king’s horses


And all the king’s men,


Couldn’t put Humpty


Together again.


A very humorous one indeed.


9) Hop a little, jump a little,


One two, three;


Run a little, skip a little,


Tap one knee;


Bend a little, stretch a little,


Nod your head;


Yawn a little, sleep a little,


In your bed.


Children really love enacting this one..


10) I love you


You love me


We're a happy family


With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you


Wont you say you love me too.


I love you


you love me


We're best friends like friends should be


With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you


Wont you say you love me too.


The Barney theme song has become more or less an anthem for a well knit and happy family


I am sure the rhymes listed above have appealed and still continue to appeal to all and sundry wherever they are.


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