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After the Rain

Drip, drip, drip from the twigs and the leaves,
Drop, drop, drop from the drain-pipe and the eaves,
Plip, plip, plip making dimples in the sand,
Plap, plap, plap in the palm of my hand.
Driplets on the petal tips,
Droplets on the grass,
A-glistening in the sunlight
When the rain cloud has passed.   

   Paul King

Bees

Buzzing bees, buzzing bees,
Buzzing and bumbling from flower to flower,
Sucking sweet nectar out of the bloom,
To fill with gold your honeycomb bower.

 Paul King

 COUNTING RHYMES FOR CLASS ONE

Ten Tired Tortoises

One tired tortoise
Plodding in the Karoo,
He bumped into another one
And that made two.

Two tired tortoises
Resting by a tree,
Along came another one
And that made three.

Three tired tortoises
With feet feeling sore
Along came another one
And that made four.

Four tired tortoises
Just trying to survive,
Along came another one
And that made five.

Five tired tortoises
In a thirsty fix,
Along came another one
And that made six.

 

 Six tired tortoises
Wished they were in Devon,
Along came another one
And that made seven.

Seven tired tortoises
Getting quite irate,
Along came another one
And that made eight.

Eight tired tortoises
Starting to decline,
Along came another one
And that made nine.

Nine tired tortoises
Prayed and said ‘Amen’,
Along came another one
And that made ten.

Ten tired tortoises drinking at a well,
Then each one yawned and said Goodnight
And slipped into his shell.

Paul King

Twelve Tiny Tadpoles (adding 2)

 2 tiny tadpoles swimming near the shore,
up swam another two and that made 4.
 
4 tiny tadpoles playing naughty tricks,
up swam another two and that made 6.
 
6 tiny tadpoles in a giddy state,
up swam another two and that made 8.
 
8 tiny tadpoles found a little den,
up swam another two and that made 10.
 
10 tiny tadpoles in the mud did delve,
up swam another two and that made 12.
 
12 tiny tadpoles wriggling just for fun,
One called out, “There’s the stork!”,
.  .  . And then there were none. 

[because they'd all hidden, not because they were all eaten!]

Paul King

 

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A COUPLE OF POEMS FOR BEAN BAG EXERCISES

[For the exercise of circling the beanbag around the waist.   One complete circuit per line]

Round About 

Round the coppice
Round the trees,
Round the woods
With the rustling leaves;
Round the tree trunk,
Round the stem:
Round about
And home again.

Paul King

[Hold beanbag in right hand, throw in a rainbow-shaped arc over the head and catch in left hand.   4 throws for each line.]

the Rainbow

 Red, and orange, and yellow, and green:
The rainbow’s seven colours have a bright shiny sheen.
Light blue, indigo, and violet all told.
At the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold.

Paul King

 

FINGER EXERCISE RHYMES 

Hens at the Dish

Peck, peck, peck,
Peck, peck, peck,
The hens in the yard go
Peck, peck, peck.
First one, second one,
Third one, fourth one,
Pecking round the dish
Till the grain’s all gone.

Paul King

Left and Right

Left and Right were going to fight,
They crossed their swords in the middle of the night.
Left and Right were equally strong.
Left and Right were equally wrong!
Left and Right grew tired of the fight,
So they all shook hands and said Good-night.

Paul King

 

 

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