Poems and Songs

Here’s a list of age-appropriate poems and songs for the different age groups in All Greetings Home Child Care:

Infants (Newly Born to 2 Years)

Focus on simple, repetitive songs and rhymes that include gestures, soothing rhythms, or interactive play.

Songs

1. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
2. Baa Baa Black Sheep
3. Itsy Bitsy Spider
4. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
5. Rock-a-Bye Baby
6. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
7. Five Little Ducks
8. Hickory Dickory Dock

Poems/Nursery Rhymes

1. Humpty Dumpty
2. Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake
3. This Little Piggy
4. Hey Diddle Diddle
5. Jack and Jill
6. Round and Round the Garden

Toddlers (2 to 4 Years)

Use songs and rhymes with actions, fun themes, and easy-to-learn verses. Include opportunities for movement and imaginative play.

Songs

1. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
2. If You’re Happy and You Know It
3. Wheels on the Bus
4. Baby Shark
5. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
6. Do You Know the Muffin Man?
7. ABC Song
8. Shake Your Sillies Out

Poems/Nursery Rhymes

1. Mary Had a Little Lamb
2. Little Miss Muffet
3. Rain, Rain, Go Away
4. The Ants Go Marching
5. I’m a Little Teapot
6. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
7. London Bridge Is Falling Down

School-Age Kids

Introduce songs and poems with longer narratives, humor, and opportunities for learning through play.

Songs

1. This Land is Your Land
2. Down By the Bay
3. The Green Grass Grows All Around
4. Apples and Bananas
5. There’s a Hole in the Bucket
6. Oh, Susanna
7. She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain
8. A Ram Sam Sam

Poems

1. The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
2. A Rocket in My Pocket by Carl Sandburg
3. Eletelephony by Laura E. Richards
4. Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne
5. My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson
6. There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
7. I’m Glad I’m Me by Jack Prelutsky

These poems and songs can engage each age group, support language development, and create a joyful atmosphere in “All Greetings Home Child Care”