The author’s song box

Sing a song of seasons

Pick up a leaf

Round go the seasons

Six little acorns

Tick tock change the clocks

 

Last updated: 10/6/2015 5:15 PM

 

The songs below are part ofAway we go! Round and about

written and illustrated by Dany Rosevear

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Pick up a leaf O

 

 


It’s time to go on a leaf hunt!

Encourage children to identify and name the different kinds of leaves they find on Autumn walks or just during outdoor play when leaves are flying all about; every child should be able to do this – a skill that seems to have got lost since I was a child when weekly nature walks along country lanes were common.

You will need a decent chart, book or online aid such as: https://www.tescoliving.com/~/media/files/kids%20zone%20downloadable%20pdfs/woodland%20trust/hunt_leaves.pdf for effective identification.

 

Making leaf rubbings and paint printing should also help children become aware of the diversity of leaf shapes that can be found at this time of year. Autumn is also a great time for sorting leaves according to shape, colour or size.

You will need to change the words of the song to take account of common trees in your neighbourhood or country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Pick up a leaf and put it in your pocket,

Pick up a leaf and put it in your pocket,

Pick up a leaf and put it in your pocket,

Autumn time is here!

 

Oak leaf, sycamore, horse chestnut and maple,

Silver birch, beech, ash, hawthorn, holly, hazel;

Name each leaf if you are able,

Autumn time is here!

 


 

 

Round go the seasons O

 

 


Learn the four names and orders of seasons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Round go the seasons, seasons all four,

Winter, spring, summer, now autumn’s at my door.

Sing a song of conkers, glossy, smooth and brown.

Thread them through with strong string,

Whirl them round and round.

Crick! Crack! Summer’s gone, autumn greets the day,

Wild winter brings the frost and snow,

‘Till spring comes out to play.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Six little acorns O

 

 


A song for autumn. Learn to subtract from six.

 

1.     Hold up fingers to show the number of acorns. Make hands move like the wind.

2.     As above

3.     Show empty hands. Wiggle finger upwards and point to self.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six little acorns in an old oak tree,

The autumn winds began to blow and down came three.

 

Three little acorns in an old oak tree,

The autumn winds began to blow and down came three.

 

No little acorns in an old oak tree,

But underneath I saw one sprout, just for me!

 


 

Tick tock change the clocks O

 

 


Remembering what happens when the clocks change is not easy; this song should help you. Explain the words ‘clockwise’ and ‘anticlockwise’. Illustrate by moving the clock’s minute hand. How many minutes are passed when moving this hand forward or back one hour.

 

Year

Clocks go forward

Clocks go back

2013

31 March

27 October

2014

30 March

26 October

2015

29 March

25 October

Hold hands and stand in a circle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Tick tock, tick tock!

Remember, remember, retain and recall,

The clocks turn back one hour in the Autumn or Fall,

The mornings are lighter, the afternoon’s dark,

REMEMBER!

Spring forwards, Fall back,

Rise up with the lark.

 

Tick tock, tick tock!

Remember, remember, it’s a difficult thing,

The clocks are turned forward one hour in the Spring,

The mornings are darker, the afternoon’s light,

REMEMBER!

Spring forwards, Fall back,

Then you’ll get it right.

Stamp round clockwise.

 

Walk anticlockwise.

Skip round.

Stop.

Move into the circle and then back.

Bend knees then stretch up high.

 

Move as before but walk anticlockwise and then clockwise.


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