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Do you like numbers? Numbers are fun, especially when you can say them in rhyme. Hundreds of years ago people made up nursery rhymes with numbers and counting riddles. See how many number words you can find in these rhymes.
One, two, who knows what to do? Buckle your shoe, of course. Count along to 20 classic nursery rhymes about numbers. No matter how you add them together, you are sure to have "sum" fun.
It's time to wake up! It's time to learn! It's time to play! You can tell time with a clock, or by days, weeks, and months. There are lots of nursery rhymes about time. Can you find a rhyme about your favorite time of the day?
Tick, tock, tick, tock. The clock is ticking. Have some timely fun as you read this collection of 20 nursery rhymes about telling time.
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- FactHound is a a web portal designed to fetch a list of approved and recommended Web sites related to these and other books. Go to FactHound, choose your grade and type in the book ID located in the back of the book or browse by category. Click on “FETCH IT” and FactHound will find several links hand-picked by our editors.
- If you're looking for a way to bring these and other Mother Goose rhymes to life, check out the Mother Goose Club website for fun songs, rhymes, videos and more. Some of our favorite rhyme characters have been brought to life, including Jack B. Nimble, Mary Quite Contrary, Baa Baa Sheep, and more.
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Now that you are a rhyming expert, try and write your own, more specifically let's try writing a limerick.
- A limerick is a rhyme with five lines. The first, second and fifth lines all rhyme with each other. The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.
- Limericks also have beats, like in music. The first, second and fifth lines (which all rhyme with each other) have the same rhythmic pattern: Ba dum ba da dum da da dum (8 syllables). The third and fourth lines (which rhyme with one another) have this pattern: Ba dum ba da dum (five syllables)
- If you're having trouble getting started try a “fill-in-the-blank” method. Just take away a few of the rhyming words and try to guess the answers. Try it out with this and then write your own limerick.
There once was a _____ from the farm
Who had sixteen hairs on his ______
Dog gave them a pull
Cat laughed like a _____
They never meant him any ____.