Сборник английских рифмовок для детей (2–6 класс)

Пояснительная записка

Появление рифмовок на уроке английского языка не случайно. С помощью небольшого стихотворения можно заинтересовать учащихся в начале урока, подвести их к формулировке темы занятия, обогатить словарный запас, ввести грамматическую структуру и т.д. К тому же работа со стихами и рифмовками совершенствует воображение, мышление и память, развивает речь.

Данный сборник небольших стихов и рифмовок будет полезен как учителям английского языка начальной школы, так и учителям среднего звена.

Rhymes for kids

I like

I like to read,

I like to play,

I like to study

every day,

I like to jump,

I like to run,

I like to play,

It’s very fun.

* * *

I want

I want to live

And not to die,

I want to laugh

And not to cry,

I want to fly

Into the blue,

I want to swim

As fishes do.

* * *

What can’t you do?

Without your tongue

You cannot talk.

Without your feet

You cannot walk

Without your eyes

You cannot see.

Without your heart

You cannot be.

* * *

Grasshopper

Little Grasshopper

lives in the fields,

He is a nice,

funny fellow.

His coat is green,

his hat is blue.

His trousers are

brown and yellow.

* * *

I love English

I love learning English,

I can read,

I can write,

I can speak English too.

I love learning English,

And what about you?

* * *

“In winter we ski and skate,”

says little Kate.

“In summer we like to swim,”

says little Jim.

“What do you do in spring?”

“In spring we play and sing.”

* * *

I live here

I live here, you live near,

Tom lives so far

That he goes in a car.

We live near, you live here,

Tom and Ray live far away.

* * *

Marry Numbers

One, one, one,

Little dogs run.

Two, two, two,

Cats see you.

Three, three, three,

Birds in the tree.

Four, four, four,

Rats on the floor.

* * *

Meals

Breakfast in the morning,

Dinner in the day,

Tea comes after dinner,

Then it’s time to play.

Supper in the evening

When the sky is red,

Then the day is over

And we go to bed.

* * *

Pretty Maid

- Pretty maid, pretty maid,

Where have you been?

- Gathering a rose

To give to the Queen.

- Pretty maid, pretty maid,

What did she give you?

- She gave me a diamond

As big as my shoe.

* * *

Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle little star,

How I wonder what you are!

* * *

Lately, ever, never, since –

Learn what each word here means!

Just, already, not yet, yet –

Present Perfect will be glad!

* * *

Why?

When once I was a child,

I had a lot of toys!

I had a lot of toys!

I said a lot of nonsense

And made a lot of noise.

I went when parents took me

And saw there quite a lot!

I ate what parents gave me

Why did I grow, my God?

* * *

A Poem

I’ve now done my homework

And outside I go.

I want to go for a walk

With friends whom I well know.

I went then outside and saw

There many people were playing

And running quickly to and fro.

Some other near staying.

We played a lot of funny games,

Played hide-and-seek, were merry.

I do, I know all the lanes,

Each got an empty belly.

* * *

* * *

Why?

When once I was a child,

I had a lot of toys!

I said a lot of nonsense

And made a lot of noise.

I went when parents took me

And saw there quite a lot!

I ate what parents gave me

Why did I grow, my God?

* * *

Lately, ever, never, since –

Learn what each word here means!

Just, already, not yet, yet –

Present Perfect will be glad!

* * *

I have two legs with which I walk,

I have a tongue with which I talk,

And with it too I eat my food,

And tell if it is bad or good.

* * *

I like to skip

I like to skip,

I like to jump,

I like to run about.

I like to play,

I like to sing,

I like to laugh and shout.

* * *

Can you?

Can you speak English?

Can you spell your name?

Can you make snowballs?

Can you play the game?

Can you write a letter?

Can you draw a man?

Yes, I can! Yes, I can!

Yes, I can, can, can!

* * *

Lucky me

I can skip and I can run,

I can play games in the sun,

I can hear and I can see,

Lucky me! Oh, lucky me!

* * *

Jump, jump, jump,

Jump over the moon.

Jump all the morning

And all the noon.

* * *

Mind the clock

And keep the rule,

Try to come

In time to school.

* * *

What are you doing?

What are you doing, Joe? –

Said I.

“Oh, nothing, Sir,” was Joe’s reply.

“And you then, Tom? Pray let me know?”

“I’m busy, Sir. I’m helping Joe!”

* * *

My poor elephant is so fat,

He cannot wear his Sunday hat.

* * *

I love my mum

I love my mummy,

She is kind and she is gay,

She reads me books

And helps me to play.

* * *

This is my brother,

His name is Paul,

He plays with his toys,

He is very small.

* * *

This is my sister,

Her name is Ann,

She goes to school,

She is already ten.

* * *

When I am ten, I’ll get a pen,

Then I shall write like brother Ben.

* * *

Why do you cry, Willy?

Why do you cry?

Why, Willy? Why, Willy?

Why, Willy? Why?

* * *

She sells sea shells

On the sea shore. The shells

That she sells are

Sea shells, I am sure.

* * *

Early to bed,

Early to rise,

Makes a man

Healthy, wealthy

and wise.

* * *

Red and yellow,

White and blue,

The gayest flowers

Are just for you!

* * *

Red, red, red the rose,

Blue, blue, blue the dress,

Grey, grey, grey the cat,

And so is the rat.

* * *

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,

Had a wife and couldn’t keep her;

He put her in a pumpkin shell

And there he kept her very well.

* * *

If all the world were Paper,

And all the see were Ink;

If all the trees were

Bread and Cheese,

What should we have to drink?

* * *

If bees stay home,

Rain will soon come;

If they fly away

Fine will be the day.

* * *

* * *

Little fishes in the brook

Father caught them on a hook.

Mother fried them in a pan,

Johnny ate them like a man.

* * *

To leap like a lamb,

To climb like a cat,

To swim like a fish,

To hop like a frog,

To trot like a horse,

To jump like a dog.

* * *

I am counting to ten,

You are giving them a pen,

She is looking at the door,

He is sitting on the floor,

All of us are working well,

Waiting, waiting for the bell.

* * *

Hickory, dickory, dock,

The mouse ran up the clock,

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory, dickory, dock.

* * *

Humpty-Dumpty

Humpty-Dumpty sat on the wall,

Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall

All the King’s horses,

And all the King’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

* * *

A Question and an Answer

A man in the

wilderness asked me,

How many strawberries

grow in the sea?

I answered him,

as I thought good,

As many red herrings

as swim in the wood.

* * *

A cook has a good look

At the cookery book.

* * *

Rain, rain, go away!

Come again another day! Little Sammy wants to play.

* * *

Wild Kingdom

All woods are home to animals,

So we behave like guests.

We only looked and never touched

The birds’ and rabbits’ nests.

* * *

Nick and Andy

Nick and Andy,

Sugar and candy

I say run!

I say jump!

I say fly!

I say swim!

* * *

Oh, where is the ball,

Oh, where, oh, where?

Is the ball in the box?

No, it’s under the chair.

* * *

Hands up,

Hands down,

Hands on hips,

Sit down.

Stand up,

Hands to the side,

Bend to the left,

Bend to the right.

Hands on hips,

One, two, three, hop,

One, two, three, stop,

Sit down, please.

* * *

I can take a shower.

You can take a flower.

We can take a bus.

It is waiting for us.

* * *

Mary, Mary,

Take your seat,

Drink your tea,

And eat your meat.

* * *

I have a brother,

We love each other.

* * *

Look at the boy,

He has a toy.

Look at the girl,

She has a doll.

* * *

If you are small,

Play with a doll.

If you are tall,

Play basketball.

* * *

Halloween is coming.

What will you wear?

I might wear a blanket

And be a brown bear.

* * *

Halloween is coming.

What will you be?

I might be a pirate

On the deep blue sea.

* * *

* * *

My Book

I shall not spoil this little book,

Nor drop it on the floor;

I shall not turn its corners down

To spoil it more and more.

My book is little friend to me,

And so a friend to it I’ll be.

* * *

* * *

I’ve got a doll. I’ve got a book

I’ve got a big white ball.

I’ve got a ring. I’ve got a toy.

I’ve got a place for all.

* * *

One, and two, and three,

and four,

I am sitting on the floor.

I am playing with a ball

And a pretty, little girl.

* * *

The New Moon

Through my window I can see

The young new moon

above the tree,

Slender, fine, silver bright,

In the cold and frosty night.

First new moon of

this new year,

Thin and small,

but crystal clear,

In the west it seems to float,

Like a narrow silver boat.

* * *

Stars

I always see –

Stars in the sky,

So near to me -

And yet so high.

* * *

Catch!

I can catch a

raindrop,

A snowflake, too

But I can’t catch

a sunbeam,

I can’t… Can you?

* * *

You look like me,

I look like you.

Such twins like we

Are very few.

* * *

I’ll Try and I can’t

The little boy who says “I’ll try”,

Will climb to the hill-top.

The little boy who says “I can’t”,

Will at the bottom stop.

“I’ll try” does great thing every day;

“I can’t” gets nothing done.

Be sure that you say “I’ll try”,

And let “I can’t” alone.

* * *

Look left and right! The sun is bright!

It’s early spring! I want to sing!

* * *

Go to bed late, stay very small;

Go to bed early, grow very tall.

* * *

When windows are frosty

And icy in places,

I like to write letters

And draw funny faces.

* * *

Let’s try to be polite

In everything we do,

Remember always to say “Please”

And don’t forget “Thank you”.

* * *

My dear, dear mummy,

I love you very much.

I want you to be happy

On the 8th of March!

* * *

I help my mum to make my bed

To lay the table, to clean the flat

To help my mum I’m always glad

* * *

Mother, father, sister, brother.

Hand in hand with one another.

* * *

Good night, Father!

Good night, Mother!

Kiss your little son!

Good night, Sister!

Good night, Brother!

Good night, everyone

* * *

The cock doth crow

To let you know

If you be wise,

‘Tis time to rise.

* * *

I wish

I wish to be a sailor.

My father is a tailor,

But I would be a sailor

And sail upon a sea.

When storm and ocean

rock me,

My father will not

mock me,

And doors will never

lock me

In, until it’s time for tea.

* * *

Stop! Look! Listen!

Before you cross

the street.

Use your eyes,

Use your ears,

And only then

Use your feet.

* * *

Friends are people who share,

Friends are people who care.

They try to understand.

They give a helping hand.

* * *

I like Flowers

I like flowers that are bright,

I like flowers that are

I like flowers with a smell,

I like flowers very well.

* * *