Mother Goose Rhymes

WHO?

WHAT?

SHE IS A MYTHShe is a personification of well- loved storytellers who have existed since the world began.

Charles Perrault

• 1697• French Writer

• Comtes de Ma mere l ‘Oye or Tales of My Mother Goose

John Newberry

• Mother Goose Melody

John Bellendenker & Katherine Elwes Thomas

• In 1834, and 1930• RESEARCHERS

John Newberry

• 1765• Mother Goose Melody

or sonnets for the Cradle

Joseph Ritson

• Gammer Gurton’s Garland or the Nursery Parnassus

James Orchard Halliwell

• 1842• Nursery Rhymes of

England • Nursery Rhymes and

Nursery Tales of England

Andrew Lang• 1897• Nursery Rhymes• A collection of over

three hundred rhymes and additional Halliwell rhymes

Iona and Peter Opie• 1952• Oxford Dictionary of

Nursery Rhymes• The latest and most

complete collection

Qualities of a Mother Goose Rhymes

1. Musical Quality

Children are captivated by their sounds, rhyme, and rhythm.

Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat,Gently down the stream.Merrily, merrily, merrily,

merrily,Life is but a dream.

2. ActionChildren like action

I Have Two Hands

I have two hands' the left and the right

Hold them up high' so clean and bright

Clap them softlyOne' two' three

Clean little hands are good to see

3. HumorChildren laugh at the sound or the unusual combination of words.

4. Story Interest

Children love the story element

5. Variety of SubjectChildren enjoy the different subject matter of rhymes.

Animal

Old Macdonald

Old MACDONALD had a farmE-I-E-I-O

And on his farm he had a cowE-I-E-I-O

With a moo moo hereAnd a moo moo there

Here a moo, there a mooEverywhere a moo moo

Old MacDonald had a farmE-I-E-I-O

Pig – Oink OinkDuck – Quack QuackHorse – Neigh Neigh

Lamb – Baa BaaChickens – Cluck Cluck

Alphabets

A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y and Z

Now you know your ABC come and play with me.

Dialogue

Pussy cat, Pussy Cat

Counting Rhymes

One little, two little, three little IndiansFour little, five little, six little IndiansSeven little, eight little, nine little IndiansTen little Indian boys.Ten little, nine little, eight little IndiansSeven little, six little, five little IndiansFour little, three little, two little IndiansOne little Indian boy.

10 LITTLE INDIANS

ONE TWO BUCKLE MY SHOE

One, twoBuckle my shoe,

Three, fourOpen on the door,

Five, sixPick up sticks,Seven, eight

Lay them straight,

Nine, tenA good fat hen,Eleven, twelveDig and delve,

Thirteen, fourteenMaids a-courting,

.

Fifteen, sixteenMaids in the kitchen,Seventeen, eighteen

Maids a-waiting,Nineteen, twentyMy plate's empty

Games

London BridgeLondon Bridge is falling

down,Falling down, falling down.

London Bridge is falling down,

My fair lady

People

Do you know the muffin man,

The muffin man, the muffin man,

Do you know the muffin man,

Do you know the muffin man?

Who lives in Drury Lane?Yes, I know the muffin man,The muffin man, the muffin man,Yes, I know the muffin man,Who lives on Drury Lane?

Two of us know the muffin man,The muffin man, the muffin man,Two of us know the muffin man,Who lives on Drury Lane?

Now we know the muffin manThe muffin man, the muffin man,Now we know the muffin man,Who lives on Drury Lane?

Tongue Twister

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper,

a peck of pickled pepper Peter Pipper picked

if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, where’s the peck of pickled pepper

Peter Piper picked

Leaping lizards like to

lick lively lemon lollipop

for lunch

Weather

Rain, Rain Go Away

Rain, rain go awayCome again another day.

Rain, rain go awayLittle Johnny wants to play. 

Rain rain go away,Come again another day.

Little Johnny wants to play;Rain, rain, go to Spain,

Never show your face again!

Accumulative Stories

Little Peter Rabit

Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,Little Peter Rabbit had a fly upon his nose,And he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.

Powder Puffs and Curly Whiskers,Powder Puffs and Curly Whiskers,Powder Puffs and Curly Whiskers,And he flipped it and he flapped it and it flew away.

Humpty DumptyHumpty Dumpty sat on a wallHumpty Dumpty had a great fallAll the King’s men cannot put Humpty Dumpty back as he was before

Singing Rhymes

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are.Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky.Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are!

Baa, baa, black sheep,Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir,Three bags full.

One for my master,One for my dame,

And one for the little boyWho lives down the lane.

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP

Baa, baa, black sheep,Have you any wool?Yes sir, yes sir,Three bags full.

One for my master,One for my dame,And one for the little boyWho lives down the lane.

Prepared by:Sherwin D. Daquioag

II- BEE