Poems and Songs

*Poems and Songs will be added to this section of the blog on a weekly basis. Please encourage your child to read, sing, and chant the Poems and Songs with you and other family members. This will promote their oral language, reading, and writing skills. Have fun with the Poems and Songs by doing the actions. Print them out and look for letters and high-frequency words within the text.* 

Happy reading and singing!

Week 1

 Back to School Fingerplay
Two little houses all closed up tight 
(make fists) 
Open up the window and let in the light 
(open fist) 
Ten little finger people tall and straight 
(ten fingers) 
Ready for school at half past eight 
(walk with fingers)

Five Little Ducks

Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.
 
Four little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only three little ducks came back.
 
Three little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only two little ducks came back.

Two little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only one little duck came back.

One little duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But none of the five little ducks came back.

Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back.

Five Little Monkeys

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor,
And the doctor said
No more monkeys jumping on the bed

Four little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed

Three little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed

Two little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
No more monkeys jumping on the bed

One little monkey jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said,
Put those monkeys right to bed

Source: http://www.dltk-kids.com/school/mschool_song.htm