Sing a Song of Sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened, They all began to sing. Now, wasn’t that a dainty dish To set before the King?
The King was in his counting house, Counting out his money;
The Queen was in the parlor Eating bread and honey.
The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes. Along came a big black bird And snipped off her nose!
Blackbirds What was baked in the pie?
Bread and Honey. What was the Queen eating?
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, Eating her curds and whey. There came a big spider, He sat down beside her. And frightened Miss Muffet away!
Curds and Whey What was Little Miss Muffet eating while sitting on her tuffet?
Three Blind Mice
Three blind mice, See how they run! They all ran after the farmer’s wife, Who cut off their tails, With a carving knife. Did you ever see such a thing in your life, Three blind mice.
They were blind. What was wrong with the mice ?
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells, And pretty maids all in a row.
silver bells cockleshells pretty maids What is planted in Mary’s garden? (3 things)
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
All the King’s horses and all the King’s men. Who couldn’t put Humpty together again?
Jack and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down, And broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after.
Then up Jack got, and home did trot, As fast as he could caper. They put him to bed, and plastered his head, with vinegar and brown paper.
Up the hill. To fetch a pail of water. Where did Jack and Jill go? Why?
His crown. What did Jack break?
Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse did run, Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock. What did the mouse do before the clock struck one?