Author: Ford

Snowball
I made myself a snowball,
As perfect as can be.
I thought I’d keep it as a pet,
And let it sleep with me.
I made it some pyjamas
And a pillow for it’s head.
Then last night it ran away,
But first, it wet the bed.

Rain
Pitter patter pitter patter
Listen to the rain,
Pitter patter pitter patter
On the window pane.
Rain on the roof top,
Rain on the tree,
Rain on the green grass,
But don’t rain on me.

The Storm
In my bed all safe and warm
I like to listen to the storm
The thunder rumbles
loud and grand
The rain is splashing
on the land.
The lightning is so sharp
and bright
It sticks its fingers
through the night.

Autumn
In Autumn when
the leaves turn brown,
the golden leaves come
tumbling down.
They do not make the
slightest sound,
But rest so gently
on the ground.

Take your bucket, and take your spade,
And come to the sea with me,
Building castles upon the sand
Is the game for you and me !
Races run with the tumbling waves,
Then rest awhile in the cool, dark caves.
Oh, the greatest joy in summer time
Is the sea, the sparkling sea !
By E.M. Adams

I Swim
I splash, I flop,
I tread, I hop.
My arms go in a spin,
My legs are kicking
up and down.
Then - suddenly !

I swim !

Easter eggs are big and small
And some big eggs are hollow
Little eggs are filled right up
with sticky sweet marshmallow
Some have chocolate buttons
or toys and treats inside
They’re the ones i like the best
An Easter egg surprise !

Here comes
a bunny
with long ears
and legs.
He carries a basket filled with eggs.
He leaves a colourful egg
by my door.
Yes, it’s the time
we’ve all been waiting for !

MY CANDLE
My candle burns
at both ends.
It will not
last the night.
But ah my foes
and oh my friends,
It gives a lovely light.
Such a beautiful light.

A tooth fell out, and left a space,
So big my tongue could touch my face.
And every time I smile, I show a space where something used to grow.
I miss my tooth as you can guess But then,
I have to brush
ONE LESS !

Doris
Doris the dragon
Had a bad cold in the head.
And when she blew flames
She puffed steam instead.
But Doris tried hard
To contain that bad cold.
By using a hanky
The way she’d been told !

Hey there,
What do you wear
when you go out to play ?
Wear your sun hat,
Yes your sun hat,
In a hat, hat, hatty way.
You wear your sun hat,
Yes your sun hat,
In a hat, hat, hatty way.
hat, hatty way.

See you later alligator. In a while crocodile.
See you later, hot potato. If you wish, jelly-fish. Toodle-oo, Kangaroo
Bye – bye Butterfly.

A peanut was
sitting on a railway track
His heart was all a flutter
Along came a train -
Toot-Toot ! Peanut Butter !

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.
Humpty Dumpty sat in a chair,
While the barber cut his hair,
He cut it long.
He cut it short.
He cut it with a knife and fork !

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet
Eating a chocolate ice-cream
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And said,
“Give me some or I’ll scream.”

My shoes are new and squeaky shoes
They’re very shiny shoes,
I wish I had my leaky shoes
That Mummy threw away.
I liked my old brown leaky shoes
Much better than these creaky ,
squeaky shoes,
These shiny, creaky, squeaky shoes
I’ve got to wear today.

Wake Up Shadows
The stars wink out
They blink out
one by one.
The sky is pearly
now that night
is done.
The light gets bold,
grows gold
here comes the sun!
Wake up, people.
Wake up, shadows.
Day’s begun.

A mouse’s tail is long and thin,
So is a nail,
and so is a pin.
Spaghetti
with its sauce
and meat,
Is thin and
slippery to eat.

I got an apple
from the apple tree,
but the apple had a hole
and I didn’t see.
I bit
the apple
and
it made
me squirm,
for the apple had a hole,
and the hole had a worm !

Buster McCluster dug up the ground.
Dig, dig, dig.
Buster McCluster dug some holes.
Big, big, big.
Buster McCluster planted sprouts.
Small, small, small.
Buster McCluster’s sprouts grew up.
Tall, tall, tall.
When Buster McCluster went away -
Bugs, bugs, bugs.
When Buster McCluster stayed away -
Slugs, slugs, slugs.
When Buster McCluster
cooked the sprouts,
Mrs. McCluster
gave a shout !
‘Cause all of the bugs
and slugs
popped out !

Veggie Bunch
Every day make sure you munch
Something from the veggie bunch
Each one helps to make you grow
Keeps you healthy top to toe
If you are feeling rather slow
They pick you up and help you go
So think before you have your lunch
Try something from the veggie bunch

Squirting Lemon Juice
If you squash and squeeze a lemon
And the lemon juice then squirts
On a little cut or scratch
You’ll squeak or squeal
Because it hurts !

Food
Food makes you big
Food makes you grow
Food gives you energy
to go, go, go !
Food keeps you healthy
Food keeps you well
Food’s good to taste
And good to smell !
Food makes you happy
Food makes you strong
Food’s what you need
Your whole life long !

My Friend Ted
My best friend is a teddy bear,
Ted’s old
and worn,
but I don’t care.
Because,
you see,
he likes to play
With me at any time of day.
Ted sits beside me at each meal,
He always knows just how I feel.
And when it’s time to go to bed,
I always sleep beside old Ted !

I know a fruit that grows on trees,
An apple is it’s name, Oh !
A-P-P-L-E A-P-P-L-E A-P-P-L-E
An apple is it’s name, Oh !
In summer and in early fall
it’s time to pick an apple.
A-P-P-L-E A-P-P-L-E A-P-P-L-E
An apple is it’s name, Oh !
It may be sweet
or may be tart,
it’s red or green
or yellow !
A-P-P-L-E A-P-P-L-E
A-P-P-L-E
An apple is it’s name, Oh !
Make apple sauce
or apple juice
Or apple pie with apples.
A-P-P-L-E A-P-P-L-E
A-P-P-L-E An apple is it’s name, Oh !
(To the tune of BINGO)

I Want A Cat
I want a cat
I want a cat
now,
But Mum
said “no!”
Cat’s just meow.
Cats just sleep.
Cats just eat
And get under your feet !
Have a fish !
My mum said.
But…
I can’t take a fish to bed !

Old Mc Vowel had a farm
A-E-I-O-U
And on this farm he had
a cat A-E-I-O-U
With an a-a here, an a-a there.
Here an a, there an a,
everywhere an a-a.
Old Mc Vowel had a farm
A-E-I-O-U
hen (e) pig (i) dog (o) duck (u)

Wriggly Worm
Under a stone where the
earth is firm,
I found a wriggly worm.
“Good morning”, I said
“How do you do today ?”
But wriggly, wriggly worm
just wriggled away.

It Doesn’t Fit
“Uh-oh,” said the lizard.
My skin’s too tight. It doesn’t fit.
It’s going to split.
Time for me to get rid of it.”
“Ah! That’s better!”
By Jill Brasell

My Cat
When I was very small
I had a little cat.
One day he got so dirty
He made marks
upon the mat.
I scrubbed him in the wash tub.
He clawed me and he spat.
But when I put him
through the wringer
he came out rather flat !

Bugs
I like crawlers,
I like creepers,
hoppers, jumpers,
fliers, leapers,
walkers, stalkers, chirpers, peepers.
I wonder why my mother thinks that finders
can’t be keepers ?

Tale of A Frog
At first I was a tadpole
With a big head and a tail
And swam about in water
Like a sardine or a whale
But soon I grew some fine
back legs
then nice front legs as well
So if you ask “were you a fish?”
It’s really hard to tell !

Water sits still in a bucket
or a cup all day
Waiting for the chance
to run away.
Silently
it squeezes
its way outside
Through any
crack or hole
it can find.
Water likes best
to be running free
Down a river
into the sea.

January is the first, February's heart might burst! March right on 'til April's here; May and June you're half-way there. Lots of skiing in July Don't let August pass you by. September sees the start of spring; October can sun do bring. Then November comes our way. In December we can say: One whole year has come and gone. Now we know the 12-month song!

I lie in bed awake
As the world begins to shake
Will my house come tumbling down?
Now I lie on the ground
I get up and look around
Everything is not lost
Everything is found
We are all safe and sound
So now I never lie in bed awake
In case of an earthquake

Mother is such a simple word,
But it's meaning seldom heard.
For who I will be and am today,
My mother showed me the way.
She will be my mother all my days,
She fills my life in so many ways.
She sets me straight, then sets me free,
My mother means so much to me.

I have a special blanket
To snuggle under at night.
I wrap it all over me
And pull Teddy in tight.
Outside the wind may blow
Or down the rain may fall,
If I'm under my blanket,
I do not mind at all.

3D Shapes
Bobby Ball is round and hard,
His shape is called a sphere.
Dan Dice's shape is a cube,
His faces flat and clear.
I am Ollie the oval,
A football shape is mine.
Some people think that I'm an egg,
But I think I look fine!

Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.
Hickory, dickory dock.
Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck two, the mouse said,
"Boo!"
Hickory, dickory dock.
Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck three, the mouse said, "Whee!"
Hickory, dickory dock.
Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck four, the mouse said,
"No more!"
Hickory, dickory dock.

Thirty days has September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, But February, which is fun: With twenty-eight, it does just fine 'Til Leap Year makes it twenty-nine!

Time
60 seconds make a minute,
Not a lot can be done in it!
60 minutes make an hour,
Time for fun and time for shower.
24 hours in a day,
Time for work, sleep and play.
7 days in a week,
Time to listen, time to speak.
4 weeks, and a month has gone,
Things go right and things go wrong.
12 months pass and it’s a year,
Time for sadness, time for cheer.

Little lambs in the fields at play
Little birds singing songs all day
Little flowers among the grass
Tell us Spring is here at last!

I like the flowers I like the daffodils I like the mountains I like the rolling hills I like the fireside When the lights are low Boom de-ah-da Boom de-ah-da Boom de-ah-da Boom de-ah-da

Spring is here at last!

Keep Fit
Are you ready? Let’s begin:
Bend your knees out and in.
Swing your arms, round and round.
Touch the sky. Touch the ground.
Shake your left foot, right foot too.
Exercise is good for you!

Cross country, cross country
Off we go!
Running around tall trees
All in a row.
Cross country, cross country
I can see my friends,
Running up and down hill
Will it ever end?
Cross country, cross country
I’ve had enough!
Running to the finish line
Puff, puff, puff!

A circle is like a clock, A circle is like a clock, Round and round It never stops. A circle is like a clock!
A square is like a frame, A square is like a frame, It has four sides, They are the same. A square is like a frame!
A triangle has 3 sides, A triangle has 3 sides, Up the mountain, Down, and back. A triangle has 3 sides!
An oblong has 4 sides, An oblong has 4 sides, Two are long, and Two are short. An oblong has 4 sides!
(to the tune of: "The Farmer in the Dell")

A sphere is like a ball, A sphere is like a ball, Round and round It rolls and rolls. A sphere is like a ball!
A cube is like a box, A cube is like a box, It has six sides, They are the same. A cube is like a box!
(to the tune of: "The Farmer in the Dell")

Friends are friends forever.
They are helpful,
they are true.
Oh, I am so happy that
I can say,
that I have a friend like you!

We say “Thank you.”
We say “Please,”
And “Excuse me,”
when we sneeze.
That’s the way we do it right.
We have manners.
We’re polite.

Spring, spring, spring,
you are here.
Spring, spring, spring,
sky so clear.
Spring, spring, spring,
time to cheer.
Spring, spring, spring,
everywhere!

Twelve little apples
hanging on a tree,
Twelve little apples smiling at me.
I shook the tree as hard as I could,
And down came the apples.
Mmmm they were good!

I look in the mirror
And what do I see,
I see the me
No one else can be.

Crunching, munching
every day
Fruit and vegetables
help you stay
Full of energy
all day long
Keep you growing
big and strong!