Round and round the haystack

Round and round the haystack

Went the little mouse

One step

Two step

In his little house!

ACTIVITY and DEVELOPMENT same as Round and Round the garden

Round and round the garden

Round and round the garden

Like a teddy bear

One step

Two step

Tickle me under there!

ACTIVITY:

Parent and child activity: massage childs palm with your thumb in circular movements.

On 'One step, Two step' take finger steps up arm then tickle under arm or on neck.

DEVELOPS:
Sense of anticipation

Sense of touch

This little piggy

This little piggy went to market.
This little piggy stayed home.
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none.
This little piggy cried, "Wee, wee, wee, wee."
All the way home.

ACTIVITY: massage toes or fingers individually

DEVELOPS: Body awareness

Little Arabella Miller

Little Arabella Miller found a fuzzy caterpillar
First it crawled upon her mother
Then upon her baby brother
"YUK" said, "Arabella Miller,
take away that caterpillar.

ACTIVITY: massage/tickle as you say the rhyme
DEVELOPS: bonding

This little froggy

This little froggy broke his toe
This little froggy said, "Oh, oh, oh!"
This little froggy laughed and was glad.
This little froggy cried and was sad,
This little froggy did just what he should
He ran for his mummy as fast as he could.


ACTIVITY: massage toes or fingers individually

DEVELOPS: Body awareness