Canada Goose Rhymes

Young children need to learn rhymes to develop the patterns of language.  However, most Nursery Rhyme books on the shelves today are filled with Mother Goose Rhymes which reflect a distinct European rhythm and history.  This site will attempt to collect our newly created rhymes that reflect Canadian rhythm, history and environment.  We invite you (individuals, classes, and the young-at-heart) to join us in the creation of this web site for teachers, parents, and children to use to develop literacy!

Pea Soup

Pea soup hot,
Pea soup cold,
Pea soup in the pot,
Nine days old.
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot,
Nine days old.

by Carol Vaage

Pan Pizza

Pan pizza hot,
Pan pizza cold,
Pan pizza on the plate,
Nine days old.
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it on the plate,
Nine days old.

by Melanie Mazurek

Maple Leaf (tune of I'm a Little Teapot) I'm a little maple leaf, on a maple tree Red, gold and orange as I can be When the wind blows and sets me free Just watch me float and fall gently. by Melanie Mazurek

Maple Syrup

Maple syrup on my pancakes
Maple syrup on my nose
Maple syrup in my hair
On my chin and on my clothes.

Lick it off my fingers
Lick it off my nose
But if it fell upon my feet
Should I lick it off my toes?

by Melanie Mazurek

Dandelions are Yellow

Dandelions are yellow,
With stems and leaves of green.
But you are the prettiest girl
That I have ever seen.

by Carol Vaage

Lois' Garden Lois Hole, Lois Hole How does your garden grow? With daisies and daffodils All in a row. by Melanie Mazurek

Hockey School

1, 2 Blades so new.
3, 4 Shoot and score!
5, 6 Hockey sticks.
7, 8 Play 'till late.
9, 10 Score again!

by Melanie Mazurek

Canada

1, 2 Sky so blue.
3, 4 From shore to shore.
5, 6 Cultural mix.
7, 8 Land so great.
9, 10 Canadian!

by Melanie Mazurek

Dance School

1, 2 Ballet shoe.
3, 4 Touch the floor.
5, 6 Sky high kicks.
7, 8 Legs so straight.
9, 10 Bend again.

by Melanie Mazurek

High Level Bridge
(tune of London Bridge)

High Level Bridge has a waterfall, 
Waterfall, waterfall
High Level Bridge has a waterfall,
July 1st, Canada Day. 

by Carol Vaage

Walterdale Bridge

Walterdale Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.
Walterdale Bridge is falling down. Oh, Mayor, of the town.
Build it up with steel and rivets, steel and rivets, steel and rivets,
Build it up with steel and rivets. Oh, Mayor, of the town.
Steel and rivets will rust away, rust away, rust away,
Steel and rivets will rust away. Oh, Mayor, of the town.

by Melanie Mazurek

Packed on a Ship

Hip to hip
Packed tight on a ship
And who do you think they were?
The Germans and Swedes, the French and Chinese,
Turn them out, Land-Ho! Free!

by Carol Vaage

Alberta Wild Rose

Alberta wild rose, you're a beautiful sight
You bloom in the spring when the sun is bright
You have five pink petals and a center that is yellow
Your fragrance is lovely and still quite mellow.
You are Alberta's floral emblem and grow from coast to coast
But your piping hot rosehip tea is what I like the most.

by Melanie Mazurek

Canadian Money

Five pennies make a nickel
Two nickels make a dime
Ten dimes make a dollar
Now what should I buy this time?

Four quarters make a loonie
And one loonie is a dollar
Two loonies make a toonie
Now aren't I a scholar?

by Melanie Mazurek

What Coin Am I?

I have a beaver on my back
I am silver, that's a fact.
Five pennies I do equal
My name rhymes with pickle.
What coin am I?

I have a caribou on one side
And the Queen on the other
I am round and flat
25 pennies to be exact.
What coin am I?

I am the smallest coin in size
I am silver to your eyes
A ship is on my back
Ten pennies to be exact.
What coin am I?

I am a lovely copper colour
A brown and orange sort of colour
A maple leaf is on my back
I am not worth much in fact.
What coin am I?

by Melanie Mazurek

Polar Bear
(tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little polar bear, soft and white
Catching a fish. They're a tasty bite.
When it gets cold on an Arctic night
My thick warm fur keeps me just right.

by Melanie Mazurek

I Had A Little Apple Tree I had a little apple tree, Nothing would it bear, But a bright red apple and a golden pear. My cousin from Alberta Came to visit me, And all for the sake Of my little apple tree. by Carol Vaage

See-Saw
(tune of See-Saw Margery Daw)

See-saw, black crow can caw
Pump-jacks bring oil for the master,
He gets more than a dollar a day,
But they can't work any faster.

by Carol Vaage

Ding Dong

Ding, dong, det.
The puck went in the net.
Who put it in?
Gretzky! For a win!
Who took it out?
The goalie, with a shout.
"That's the Great One", we did say,
He played hockey every day.

by Carol Vaage

Wayne Gretzky

Young king of the goals
Was a kind and humble soul
And a kind and humble soul was he.
He flew down the ice,
With grace and with ease,
His name? The Great One, Gretzky!

        by Melanie Mazurek

Clara's Cow
(tune of Little Bo-Peep)

Clara knows how
She lost the cow
And can tell you where to find her.
Go through the fence
Just to the west,
Where there is greener pasture.

by Carol Vaage

Calendar Chant

30 days are in September
April, June and November
All the rest have 31.
Except February the odd one.
It has 28 days dear
And 29 in each leap year.

by Melanie Mazurek

Penny Piper

Penny Piper popped a pile of peppered popcorn.
A pile of peppered popcorn Penny Piper popped.
If Penny Piper popped a pile of peppered popcorn,
Where's the pile of peppered popcorn Penny Piper popped?

by Melanie Mazurek

The North Wind

The North Wind does blow
And we shall have snow.
And what will poor robin do then?
Poor thing!
He'll fly to the south,
And build a new house,
He'll fly north when spring comes again.
Good thing!

by Carol Vaage

Old Auntie Lantry

Old Auntie Lantry went to the pantry
To get her good dog a treat.
But when she got there the pantry was bare,
So she gave him some luncheon meat.

by Melanie Mazurek

Old Geezer Greezer

Old Geezer Greezer went to the freezer
To find the cookie dough.
But when he got there the freezer was bare
So off to the store he did go.

by Melanie Mazurek

The Beavers in the North
(tune of Wheels on the Bus)

The beavers in the north go chew, chew, chew,
Chew, chew, chew; chew, chew, chew.
The beavers in the north go chew, chew, chew,
All day long.

The beavers in the north go swim, swim, swim...

The beavers in the north will drag, drag, drag...

The tail on a beaver goes slap, slap, slap...

The nose on the beaver goes open and shut...

The kits in the lodge go mew, mew, mew...

The beavers in the lodge will sleep all day...

Sh-sh-sh!

by Carol Vaage

Ring Around the Sun

A ring around
The sun or moon
Brings rain or snow
Upon you soon.

Anonymous

Flies and Mosquitoes

Flies and mosquitoes
Are biting and humming,
Swallows fly low...
A rainstorm is coming.

Anonymous

Gnaw, Gnaw, Gnaw Beaver
(tune of Baa Baa Black Sheep)

 Gnaw, gnaw, gnaw, Beaver, have you any wood?
Yes, oh, yes, as much as I should.
One pile's my little house,
My food pile looks the same
One for my little dam that keeps in the rain
Gnaw, gnaw, gnaw, Beaver, have you any wood?
Yes oh, yes, as much as I should.

Ruff, ruff, ruff doggy, have you any bones?
Yes sir, yes sir, as much as I own
One for my brother, one for myself
One for my sister, one on my shelf
Ruff, ruff, ruff, doggy, have you any bones?
Yes sir, yes sir, as much as I own.

by Matthew and Amber Rosborough

Beaver Cleaver

Beaver Cleaver bit through a log
Beaver Cleaver fell through the bog
All the animals and moose his friend
Couldn't pull beaver out again.

by Melanie Mazurek

Little Farmer Joe

Little farmer Joe
Come find your hoe
The corn's in the meadow
And all those weeds must go.
Where is that farmer
Who supposedly hoes?
He's under his covers
Snoring through his nose.

by Melanie Mazurek

Seasonal Poems

by Melanie Mazurek

Snow, Snow

Snow, snow, melt away
Come again some January day
Now it's spring
And the birds want to stay.

Spring, Spring

Spring, spring, go away.
Come again some cool March day.
Now it's summer
In the lake we will play.

Summer, Summer

Summer, summer, go away
See you in the month after May
Now it's fall
In the leaves we will play.

Fall, Fall

Leaves, leaves, blow away
Come again some September day.
Winter's here
In the snow we will play.

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