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100+ Nursery Rhymes and Song Lyrics for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Nursery rhymes and children’s songs provide a playful and meaningful way to develop foundational language. Here are over 100 classics to enjoy with your child!

The Benefits of Nursery Rhymes

Fun Fact:  This nursery rhyme originated in Morocco.

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Fun Fact:  Famed singer Ella Fitzgerald wrote this nursery rhyme.

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Fun Fact: This rhyme is typically chanted as a counting game. Begin by asking a player “How many pieces of gum do you wish?” They say a number.

You count that number of players during the rhyme. The person you land on is “out.” The last person remaining in the game is the winner.

Fun Fact:  This song is a popular Irish lullaby.

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Fun Fact: This song is also popular in the United Kingdom but has slightly different lyrics:

“For he’s a jolly good fellow, for he’s a jolly good fellow For he’s a jolly good fellow, and so say all of us!”

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Fun Fact:  This song is based on the nursery rhyme Cradle Song, but the lyrics were changed by Paul McCartney and performed by The Beatles.

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Tip: This English nursery rhyme comes with actions to make it even more fun!

Tip: This song originally went along with a dance. Players would begin by skipping hand in hand in a ring.

A player in the center would sing, “Lost my partner, what’ll I do?” as the other players passed by.

The player in the middle would then choose another partner from those passing by and their partner would move to the center.

Tip: This beloved song is from the movie The Wizard of Oz.

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Tip: This song is also known as Irish Lullaby.

Tip: This rhyme is typically done with hand gestures, with children showing their thumbs one at a time when singing “Where is Thumbkin?” and then hiding them behind their backs when singing “run away.”

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