Counting and Math Rhymes
by FCIT
Counting games are common among children in many cultures. This book collects many traditional counting rhymes and other verses that relate to basic numeracy.
Nursery Rhyme
Nursery rhymes are traditional poems for children that may include lullabies, finger plays, and counting rhymes.
Books
Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Poems
by FCIT
This collection of children's verses includes classics such as "Hickory Dickory Dock", "Jack and Jill", "Simple Simon", "The Old Woman in the Shoe", "Little Bo-Peep", and many more.
Passages
“The Owl and the Pussy-Cat”
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear
A nonsense poem about an owl and pussy-cat that get married.
“There Was a Young Lady”
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear
A limerick about a girl playing harp with her pointy chin.
“There Is a Young Lady Whose Nose”
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear
A funny poem about a woman with an extremely big nose.
“There Was an Old Man of the West”
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear
A nonsense rhyme about an old man who could not sleep.
“There Was an Old Man With a Beard”
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear
A funny poem about a man who has multiple bird nests in his beard.
“There Was an Old Person of Dean”
Poems and Limericks of Edward Lear
by Edward Lear
A fun limerick about a man very cautious about his weight.
Lullaby
Selected American and British Poems
by Christina Rossetti
A nursery rhyme that is a lullaby to a baby.
Piping Down the Valleys Wild
Selected American and British Poems
by William Blake
A poem about the speaker as a piper who writes his songs down so that every child may enjoy them.
The Sisters
Selected American and British Poems
by Christina Rossetti
A sing-song poem that focuses on three sisters dancing and then two mourning for the third.