Alice the Camel
Sometimes known as Sally the Camel, Alice the Camel is a fun counting rhyme that is excellent for teaching numbers. Finger actions and whole-body movement accompanies the song, so it’s an ideal activity for singing …
Letter A Songs and Rhymes
A Tisket A Tasket
A Tisket A Tasket is a children’s lullaby that was originally published in the US in 1879. However, it wasn’t until jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald recorded it in 1938 that it enjoyed widespread popularity and …
A Ram Sam Sam
A Ram Sam Sam is an early 20th-century Moroccan children’s song that was originally written in Arabic before spreading to other parts of the world. Most of the lyrics are nonsense and don’t make any …
Are You Sleeping, Brother John?
Are You Sleeping, Brother John? may sound familiar even if you’ve not heard the nursery rhyme before as it builds on an existing song structure from continental Europe instead of being derived from Britain or …
As I Was Going to St Ives
As I Was Going to St Ives is a fun nursery rhyme and also a tricky riddle that has sent generations of listeners and readers on a mathematical goose chase. It may be about a …
A Wise Old Owl
This rhyme about the wise old owl is always thought to be very old, but there is actually no record of it in print before 1875. While it is unknown when “A Wise Old Owl” …