World Nursery Rhyme Week 2024
This pack is a visual accompaniment to our EYFS and KS1 World Nursery Rhyme Week Pop-Up Workshops!
HELLO SONG
Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
Hello, how are you?
How are you today?
How are we feeling?
Thumbs up/down etc
INCY WINCY SPIDER
Incy Wincy spider
Climbed up the waterspout
Down came the rain
And washed poor Incy out
Out came the sunshine
And dried up all the rain
So Incy Wincy spider
Climbed up the spout again.
Incy Wincy spider
Climbed up a big, tall tree
Down came the snow
And made poor Incy freeze
Out came the sunshine
And melted all the snow
So Incy Wincy spider
Had another go.
Make a circle and join hands.
Walk in a clockwise direction.
‘washed the spider out/washed poor Incy out’ - rush into the centre whilst still holding hands.
‘out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain’ - tiptoe back out
Walk in a clockwise direction to finish the song
STOMPING GIANTS
Giants, giants stomp, stomp, stomp
Eating bones crunch, crunch, crunch
Booming voices boom, boom, boom
Run and hide they’re in the room
Sing Song
Close eyes and listen to the instrument
Use instrument to explore rhythm and timbre
Stomp – Tap / Crunch – Scrape / Boom – Shake
(Repeat for each instrument, pass around to try)
FIVE CURRANT BUNS
5 currant buns in a bakers shop,
Sweet and sticky with a cherry on the top
Along came a boy with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away!
1, 2, 3, 4
4 currant buns in a bakers shop,
Sweet and sticky with a cherry on the top
Along came a girl with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away!
1, 2, 3
3 currant buns in a bakers shop,
Sweet and sticky with a cherry on the top
Along came a boy with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away!
1, 2
2 currant buns in a bakers shop,
Sweet and sticky with a cherry on the top
Along came a girl with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away!
1
1 currant bun in a bakers shop,
Sweet and sticky with a cherry on the top
Along came a boy with a penny one day,
Bought a currant bun and took it away!
Counting song
Finger puppets
5 cakes
GIANTS
Giants, giants in the sky
Giants, giants way up high
Hear them stomp and hear them grumble
Careful Jack don’t take a tumble!
LYCRA: sway to the beat
flick ‘jack’ in the air on tumble
SCRUNCHIE: gradually tiptoe backwards
let go on ‘tumble’
OLD MACDONALD
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O!
And on this 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 MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O!
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O!
And on this farm he had a pig E-I-E-I-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 E-I-E-I-O!
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O!
And on this farm he had a duck E-I-E-I-O!
With a quack quack here, and a quack quack there
Here a quack, there a quack,
Everywhere a quack quack!
Old Macdonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O!
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O!
And on this farm he had a sheep E-I-E-I-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 E-I-E-I-O!
Makaton actions animals
Animal puppets
e-i-e-i-o: pitch and rhythm on head,
shoulders and knees
I LOVE PORRIDGE
(extra song if needed)
Demonstration of singing bowl
I love porridge,
it’s as scrummy as can be
I love porridge
when I eat it for my tea!
TWINKLE TWINKLE
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!
Sing with actions
Star puppet
Lie down and sway the lycra above
Place sensory lights/wands amongst the children
GOODBYE SONG
Goodbye everyone,
Goodbye everyone
Glad that you were here!
(repeat)
I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, glad that you were here!
I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, glad that you were here!
KEY STAGE ONE
HELLO SONG
I say hello like this
Hello / Hola / Bonjour!
I say hello like that
Hello / Hola / Bonjour!
Let’s say hello together
Hello / Hola / Bonjour!
How are we feeling?
Thumbs up/down etc
THE BIG SHIP SAILS
The big ship sails on the ally ally oh,
The alley ally oh, the alley ally oh.
The big ship sails on the ally ally oh,
On the last day of September.
The captain said, 'It will never, never do,
Never, never do, never, never do.'
The captain said, 'It will never, never do,'
On the last day of September.
The big ship sank to the bottom of the sea,
The bottom of the sea, the bottom of the sea.
The big ship sank to the bottom of the sea,
On the last day of September.
Scrunchie: side to side to show the beat
Beat keeping on body ‘clap hands, pat head’
Use your thinking voice on different words
(‘sails’ or ‘September’)
THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
Three Billy Goats Gruff came to a pass,
On their search for greener grass.
The troll on the bridge said you can’t pass me,
Unless you solve my riddles three!
Which musical instrument can’t you see or touch, but only hear?
Two Billy Goats Gruff came to a pass,
On their search for greener grass.
The troll on the bridge said you can’t go through
Unless you solve my riddles two!
You hold me in your hand and I’m almost always round, unless you shake me, I won’t make a sound.
Using the melody for
'In the Hall of the Mountain King’
tap the beat as ‘tap knees/clap hands’ pattern
I can see three Billy goats
Billy goats
Billy goats
I can see three Billy goats
They want to cross the bridge!
One Billy Goat Gruff came to a pass,
On their search for greener grass.
The troll on the bridge said you can’t go on,
Unless you solve my riddle one!
I have four strings; I am played with a bow. I am normally made of wood and I tuck under your chin.
GOLDILOCKS, GOLDILOCKS
Sit in a circle with one child in centre with eyes closed, with an empty bowl (‘baby bear’).
Instruct another child to be ‘Goldilocks’.
During the song, ‘Goldilocks’ sneaks up and steals the empty bowl.
They must return to their place before the song ends.
If they don’t then ‘baby bear’ remains happy with their porridge and has another turn.
If they do, ‘baby bear’ has to try and guess who has stolen their porridge.
‘Goldilocks’ then becomes ‘baby bear’ in the centre of the circle and the game continues.
Goldilocks, Goldilocks
with your golden hair
Goldilocks Goldilocks
don’t upset the baby bear
I LOVE PORRIDGE
(extra song if needed)
Demonstration of singing bowl
I love porridge,
it’s as scrummy as can be
I love porridge
when I eat it for my tea!
MAGIC BEANS
Magic beans, Magic beans
Little, brown and round
Magic beans, Magic beans
Grow in the ground
Magic beans, Magic beans
Will you grow for me
Magic beans, Magic beans
What will you be
Will you be a ladder to
reach the clouds above?
Will you grant a wish so I can fly like a dove?
Magic beans, Magic beans
Shooting from the ground
Magic beans, magic beans
don’t make a sound
Magic beans, Magic beans
Will you grow up high
Magic beans, Magic beans
Touch the sky
TWINKLE TWINKLE
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!
Falling, falling autumn leaves,
Falling, falling, from the trees,
Up above and on the ground,
Swirling, twirling all around,
Falling, falling autumn leaves,
Falling, falling from the trees
Rest a teddy on a piece of lycra and gently sway to the beat to help teddy drift off to sleep.
At the end of the song, encourage the children to release the lycra carefully so it can be wrapped around the sleeping teddy.
Learn Falling Leaves verse with actions