Monday, April 20, 2009

Ants go marching

Sorry I don't have a tune for this one.

The ants go marching One by one hurrah... hurrah..
The ants go marching One by one Hurrah... Hurrah
The ants go marching One by one the littlest one stops to (something that rhymes ex: to suck his thumb.)
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom

The ants go marching Two by Two Hurrah.. Hurrah..
The ants go marching Two by Two Hurrah.. Hurrah.
The ants go marching Two by Two the littlest one stops to (another rhyme, ex: tie his shoe)
And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom

You repeat this until you get to the number Ten
Ex:
The ants go marching 10 by 10 Hurrah... Hurrah..
The Ants go marching 10 by 10 Hurrah.. Hurrah.
The ants go marching 10 by 10 the littlest one stops
and Shouts that's the End.
Then that's the end of the song.

Let the children take turns coming up with a rhyme for each number. It's also fun to start singing the song faster and faster so that it cuts down on time. This one may or may not work depending on the ages of you kids.

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