ANIMALS MY ANIMAL FRIENDS I know a mouse that lives in a house. I know a bear that has no hair. I know a pig that is very, very big. I know a dog that was lost in a fog I know a sheep that drives a jeep. I know a rat that lives in a flat. I know a frog that sleeps like a log. I know a duck that drives a truck. A RED FOX IN A SQUARE BOX A red fox in a square box. A black bat on a grey cat. A big frog on a brown dog. A blue fish in a green dish. A small snake under a cake. A white mouse in a small house. A big fly. Ow! In my eye! THE HEN HAS A CHICK The hen has a chick. What does it say? Cheep, cheep, cheep, All the day. The duck has a duckling. What does it say? Quack, quack, quack, All the day. The cat has a kitten. What does it say? Miaow, miaow, miaow, All the day. The snail has a baby. What does it say? It doesn t say anything all the day. WHAT S THIS? What s this? It s a fish. What s this? It s a dog. What s this? It s a bird with a very loud song. What s this? It s a rabbit. What s this? It s a cat. What s this? It s a spider. And it s big and fat. A TREE RHYME One, two, three, I can see four cats in this tree. One, two, three, I can see five snakes in this tree. One, two, three, I can see six tigers in this tree. One, two, three, I can see eight bees in this tree. Oh, no! It s falling down! - 1 - AN1/2
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ACTION GAMES RABBIT IN THE HOLLOW Rabbit in the hollow sits and sleeps. Hunter in the forest nearer creeps. Little rabbit sitting there, have a care, quickly, little rabbit, you must run, run, run! A MOUSE A mouse lived in a little hole, lived softly in a little hole. When all was quiet as quiet can be, (Sh. sh) When all was quiet as quiet can be, - out popped he! MOUSE & CAT I am a mouse - I am a cat One two three, you catch me! FOX AND RABBIT Can I come in? - No, you can t. When can I come in? - At three o clock. KNOCK KNOCK Knock, knock! Good morning. Come out! Let s fly (like a bird), run (like a dog/a horse), walk (like a bear/an elephant), swim (like a fish/duck) A GOAT IN THE GARDEN Whose is the goat in our garden? It s (child s name s) goat. Get out of here, goat! THE BLACK CAT Who is afraid of the black cat? - I am not. So, I am coming! WOLF AND SHEEP Sheep, sheep, come home! - No, no, we can t! Why can t you? - We are afraid! Who are you afraid of? - The great big wolf. There isn t any wolf here. Sheep, sheep, come home! GEESE Geese, geese, come here! - We can t! Why? - The wolf is there! Run, run, home! BEAR Isn t it funny that a bear likes honey? Buzz, buzz, buzz, I wonder why he does! Go to sleep, Mr Bear! Wake up, Mr Bear! SUGAR, COFFEE, LEMONADE Sugar, coffee, lemonade, tea, rum, bang! - 3 - AN1/2
HOLIDAYS HOLIDAY CHANT January s here! Hooray! Happy, Happy New Year s Day. 1.1. February s here! Hooray! Happy, Happy Valentine s Day. 14.2. March is here! Hooray! Have a nice St. Patrick s Day. 17.3. April s here! Hooray! The Easter bunny s coming! Have a wonderful day. May is here! Hooray! Happy, Happy Mother s Day. 2 nd Sunday June is here! Hooray! Happy, Happy Father s Day. 3 rd Sunday July is here! Hooray! The fourth of July! Have a wonderful day! 4.7. August is here! Hooray! Have a wonderful holiday. September s here! Hooray! Back to school! Have a wonderful day. October s here! Hooray! Halloween s coming! Have a wonderful day. 31.10. November s here! Hooray! Have a nice Thanksgiving Day. 4 th Thursday December s here! Hooray! Santa Claus is coming! Have a wonderful day. 25.12. I SENT A VALENTINE TO SUE I sent a valentine to Sue. She sent a valentine to you. You sent a valentine to Lee, but you didn t send one to me! I bought a valentine for Bill. He bought a valentine for Jill. She bought a valentine for Sue, but she didn t buy one for you! I made a valentine for Kim. She made a valentine for Lee. He made a valentine for you, but he didn t make one for me! - 4 - AN1/2
HALLOWEEN WALKING OUT ON HALLOWEEN Walking out on Halloween, what did I see? A little black cat purring at me. a little brown rat squeaking at me. a fat yellow pumpkin smiling at me. HALLOWEEN COLOURS Black cat. Orange pumpkin. White ghost. Green-eyed monster. Black, orange, white, green. These are the colours of Halloween! Black cats. Witches hats. Jack-o-lanterns. Jack-o-lanterns. Black, orange, white, green. These are the colours of Halloween! HALLOWEEN PARADE Black cats, here they come! Black cats, one by one. Leaping, howling, having fun. Black cats, here they come! Skeletons dancing, here they come!... Shaking, rattling, having fun.... Witches flying, here they come!... Witches on broomsticks, having fun.... Spiders crawling, here they come!... Creeping, crawling, having fun.... - 5 - AN1/2
MOTHER S DAY I LOVE YOU, MUMMY I love you, mummy, I love your eyes You are so lovely, you are so nice. - 6 - AN1/2
FATHER S DAY GOOD MORNING, PAPA (Good morning, mama) Good morning, Papa. I want to say, Happy Father s Day! (Boom, boom, boom) Good morning, Papa. I want to say, Happy Father s Day! (Boom, boom, boom) Good morning, Papa. I m going to say, Happy Father s Day! I m so happy that you re my papa. Happy Father s Day! I m so lucky that you re my papa. Happy Father s Day! FATHER, DADDY, PAPA, DAD (Mother, mommy, ) Father, Daddy, Papa, Dad. Father, Daddy, Papa, Dad. He s my father. He s my daddy. He s my papa. He s my dad. FLOWERS FLOWERS Flowers, flowers, flowers, all of them are ours. The red are yours, the blue are mine. Whose are the yellow smelling fine? How many are they? Look at them and say. - 7 - AN1/2
ANIMALS - birds WHO ARE THESE Who are these? And who are those? These are sparrows. Those are crows. BLACKBIRDS Two little blackbirds, sitting on a hill. One named Jack and one named Jill, Fly away, Jack. Fly away, Jill. Come back, Jack. Come back, Jill. FIVE LITTLE SPARROWS Five little sparrows are sitting in a row. One says: Cheep, cheep, I must go, One little, two little, three little, four little, four little sparrows are sitting in a row. Four little sparrows are sitting in a row. One says: Cheep, cheep, I must go, One little, two little, three little, three sparrows are sitting in a row. Three little sparrows Two One No ANIMALS - insects HERE IS THE BEEHIVE Here is the beehive, where are the bees? Hidden away where nobody sees. Watch and you ll see them come out of the hive. One, two, three, four, five,...bzzzzzzz. I HAVE A LITTLE SPIDER I have a little spider and I m very fond of him. He climbs on to my shoulder and then up to my chin. He crawls down my arm and then down my leg. Now he s a tired spider so I put him into bed. SEVEN LITTLE SPIDERS Seven little spiders, all of them in bed. Six of them are yellow, one of them is red. BUTTERFLY Butterfly, butterfly, where do you fly? So quick and so high in the blue, blue sky? BUTTERFLY Butterfly, butterfly, where do you go? Where the sun shines and where the buds grow. - 8 - AN1/2