Hickory Dickory Dock

 

Hickory Dickory Dock Hickory dickory dock 1 
The mouse ran up the clock 

The clock struck one 

The mouse ran down 

Hickory dickory dock 5 

3 Hickory dickory dock 

The mouse ran up the clock 

The clock struck ten 

The mouse came again 

Hickory dickory dock 

Motions

1 Facing front in good standing position 

2 Turn step up on seat and then up on desk 

3 Clap once 

4 Step down from desk to seat then to floor 

5 Facing front in good standing position 

References:

1. Primary Education 1927, 1928

2.0 Traditional Nursery Rhymes Curwen Edition 5718 With their Old Tunes & New Accompaniments Collected by JOHN GRAHAM Editor of Dialect Songs of the North Lancashire and Cheshire Morris Dances Shakespearean Bidford Morris Dances etc Fourth Edition LONDON J Curwen & Sons Ltd 24 Berners Street W 1 Copyright 1911 by J Curwen & Sons Ltd PRICE THREE SHILLINGS NET CASH 

HIPPITY HOP TO THE BARBER SHOP

 

HIPPITY HOP TO THE BARBER SHOP 

Arranged by Mae Rehberg Scheuerman 

Hippity hop to the barber shop
To buy a stick of candy, 

One for you and one for me,

And one for sis ter Annie.

Motions

Formation Double circle partners clasping hands and facing in line of direction  

Hippity hop to the barber shop 

To buy a stick of candy 

Hippy hop to the barber shop 

To buy a stick of candy 

Hippity hop- forward beginning with right foot and swinging clasped hands backward and forward with each step 

Repeat 

One for you 

Face partner. Claphands and stretch arms toward partner waist high with palms facing upward

and one for me 

Clap hands and place tips of fin gers on own chest 

and one for sister Annie 

Clasp right hands and hippity hop in circle around to left and on to the next partner to the right 

The changing of partners is too difficult for children at this stage of the course and should be given at some later date Instead the partners may circle in place without the change 

References:

RHYTHMIC ACTION PLAYS AND DANCES A BOOK OF ORIGINAL GAMES AND DANCES ARRANGED PRO GRESSIVELY TO MOTHER GOOSE AND OTHER ACTION SONGS WITH A TEACHING INTRODUCTORY FOR THE KINDERGARTEN PRIMARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND AND GYMNASIUM IRENE E PHILLIPS MOSES BL University of California GRADUATE OF THE NEW YORK NORMAL SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY SPRINGFIELD MASS 1915  

 

Humpty Dumpty

 

Humpty Dumpty 

Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat1 on a wall 
Humpty Dumpty had a great 2 fall 

All3 the king's horses 

And all 4 the king's men 

Couldn't 5 put Humpty Dumpty together again 

Motions

1 Children sit on desks 

2 Children fall to floor 

3 4 Shake head slowly back and forth 

5 Jump up quickly and into correct standing position 

NOTE 

Care should be taken to have all motions carried out strictly in unison.

 At the word sat for instance, all children should sit on the desks 

Do not let any of them perform the motions before or after the exact moment, in which it should be performed 

References:

Primary Education 1928, 1927

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE BY LEWIS CARROLL NINETY TWO WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHΝ ΤΕΝΝΙEL TWELFTH THOUSAND 

Sing every living loving thing -First Rhymes-Prayer

Sing every living loving thing  -First Rhymes-Prayer

by Jones and Barbour  classic program of The USA- Childland in Song and Rhythm- 1919

Sing every living, loving thing, 

Sing every bird on every bough! 

Sing any song and anyhow 

But Sing! sing! sing!

          By James Whitcomb Riley's      

References:

1.The Kindergarten Primary 1919

2.HYMNS FOR ILTTLE CHILREN BY MRS. ALEXANDER WITH PICTURES TU BY JOAN DOROTHEA DREW LONDON SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE WC 43 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET Е С BRIGHTON 129 NORTH STREET 1903 

God is near to little children -First Rhymes-Prayer

God is near to little children -First Rhymes-Prayer

by Jones and Barbour  classic program of The USA- Childland in Song and Rhythm- 1919

God is near to little children, 

He can hear us when we pray; 

Softly we will say our "Thank You." 

For His kindness every day.     

References:

1.The Kindergarten Primary 1919

2.HYMNS FOR ILTTLE CHILREN BY MRS. ALEXANDER WITH PICTURES TU BY JOAN DOROTHEA DREW LONDON SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE WC 43 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET Е С BRIGHTON 129 NORTH STREET 1903 

A little man with orange head -First Rhymes

A little man with orange head -First Rhymes-Halloween

by Jones and Barbour  classic program of The USA- Childland in Song and Rhythm- 1919

A little man with orange head. 

Eyes and nose and mouth all red; 

Jolly Jack-o-lantern, 

Jolly Jack-o-lantern.    

References:

1.The Kindergarten Primary 1919

2.SURPRISE STORIES A FIRST READER The Child's Own Way Series BY MARJORIE HARDY Primary Teacher University of Chicago Elementary School 

Father mother sister brother -First Rhymes

Father, mother, sister, brother -First Rhymes

by Jones and Barbour  classic program of The USA- Childland in Song and Rhythm- 1919

Father, mother, sister, brother 

Put baby in the ring. 

Then dance around and sing.   

References:

1.The Kindergarten Primary 1919

2.RAGGED SCHOOL RHYMES  BY ALEXANDER MACLAGAN NEW EDITION EDINBURGH WILLIAM P NIMMO 1871 

Apples apples apples red and sweet -First Rhymes

Apples, apples, apples red and sweet. -First Rhymes

by Jones and Barbour  classic program of The USA- Childland in Song and Rhythm- 1919

Apples, apples, apples red and sweet. 

Buy them. buy them. for they're good to eat.  

References:

1.The Kindergarten Primary 1919

2. STANDARD THE CYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN AGRICULTURE AND RURAL ECONOMY THE GRESHAM PUBLISHING COMPANY 34 AND 35 SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND LONDON 1910 

Hurrah hurrah for the red white and blue-First Rhymes

Hurrah hurrah for the red white and blue-First Rhymes

by Jones and Barbour  classic program of The USA- Childland in Song and Rhythm- 1919

Hurrah, hurrah, for the red, white, and blue. 

For this is the flag for me and you  

References:

1.The Kindergarten Primary 1919

2. School Education 1900

When Mr. Rooster talks to you- First Rhymes

When Mr. Rooster talks to you-First Rhymes

by Jones and Barbour  classic program of The USA- Childland in Song and Rhythm- 1919

When Mr. Rooster talks to you, 

He says, 'Cock-a-doodle-do.' 

References:

1.The Kindergarten Primary 1919

2. THE KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN'S HOUR Edited by LUCY WHEELOCK IN FIVE VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED VOLUME Ι STORIES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN Compiled by SUSAN S HARRIMAN 1