JUMP ROPE RHYMES (Steady beat games)
To start a long rope:
Rea-dy,
Stea-dy,
And o-ver!
Teddy Bear
(one or more students follow the rhyming actions in a long rope)
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your shoe.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, clap 1, 2.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, climb the stairs.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, comb your hair(s).
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn out the light.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say good night!
Jump With Me
(one student begins in the long rope and says the rhyme, each time inviting another
person to join until the rope stops)
I like coffee.
I like tea.
I'd like for _______
To jump with me.
Navarrete Nighthawks
(like Teddy Bear rhyme for all our Nighthawks!)
Navarrete
Navarrete
Navarrete
Navarrete
Nighthawks,
Nighthawks,
Nighthawks,
Nighthawks,
turn around,
touch the ground,
here comes Squawk!
Squawk! Squawk! Squawk!
Miss Mary Mack
(try to jump rope for the duration of the song!)
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back.
She asked her mother, mother, mother,
For fifteen cents, cents, cents,
To see the elephant, elephant, elephant,
Jump the fence, fence, fence.
He jumped so high, high, high.
He reached the sky, sky, sky,
And never came back, back, back
‘Til the Fourth of July, ly, ly.
Apples, Peaches, Pears and Plums
(long rope: students jump in and back out when their birthday month is called – a
great jump rope game for a large group)
Apples, peaches, pears, and plums
Tell me when your birthday comes.
January…February…March……
Calling in, Calling out
(one student starts jumping in the long rope, one or more students start outside of
the rope, then switch places with the person they name.)
Calling in, calling out,
_________ runs in when I run out!
Early in the Morning
(one student jumps inside a long rope)
Early in the morning, at eight o'clock,
You can hear the postman's knock.
Up jumps ____________ to open the door,
How many letters did s/he find on the floor?
A, B, C, D . . . . .
Both “Cookies & Candy,” and “Bubble Gum” can be jumped with an individual rope,
or a long rope with one or more students:
Cookies & Candy
Cookies and candy in a dish;
How many pieces do you wish?
1, 2, 3, 4...
Bubble Gum
Bubble gum, bubble gum in a dish;
How many pieces do you wish?
1, 2, 3, 4...
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Mississippi
(best with one student at a time in the long rope)
How do you spell (pause) Mississippi?
M
(cross arms over chest)
I
(point to your eye)
Crooked letter
(cross legs and jump)
Crooked letter
I
(point to eye)
Crooked letter
(cross legs and jump)
Crooked letter
I
(point to eye)
Hunch back
(curl forward to make a P)
Hunch back
I!
(point to eye)
Five Little Monkeys
(start with 5 kids jumping in the long rope)
Five little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head
(one person jumps out)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said:
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Four little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head
(one person jumps out)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said:
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Three little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head
(one person jumps out)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said:
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Two little monkeys, jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head
(one person jumps out)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said:
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
One little monkey, jumping on the bed.
He/She fell off and bumped his/her head
(last person jumps out)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said:
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”