A Tisket, A Tasket

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A Tisket, A Tasket

Bring tradition to life with 'A Tisket, A Tasket' by Love to Sing Ð a classic nursery rhyme that supports language development and rhythm awareness in young learners.... read more

A Tisket, A Tasket Lyrics

A tisket, a tasket
A green and yellow basket
I wrote a letter to my love
But on the way I dropped it
I dropped it, I dropped it
And on the way, I dropped it
A little boy picked it up and put it in his pocket

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About A Tisket, A Tasket

Released on: May 10, 2023

00 mins 46 sec

A Tisket, A Tasket

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Bring tradition to life with 'A Tisket, A Tasket' by Love to Sing Ð a classic nursery rhyme that supports language development and rhythm awareness in young learners.

Perfect for circle time or bedtime routines, this song helps children improve memory, pronunciation, and listening skills. Educators can integrate it into literacy activities, while parents can use it to create comforting, musical moments at home.

A Tisket, A Tasket Song Activities

Music

Children hold hands and sing and dance in a circle. One child skips on the outside of the circle and drops a handkerchief - the nearest child picks up the handkerchief and chases the dropper - if the dropper is caught the children swap roles.

Drama

Guess what is in my basket? Mime what is in your basket. Can others guess?

Play the instrumental version while you are miming 'Guess what is in my basket?'

Visual Art

Draw or paint what is inside your imaginary basket.

Literacy

Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning 'Do it, see it and hear it!'

Print out the song PDF

Read the song lyrics - ask children a variety of questions.

Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.

Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. " " ! ? . ,

Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).

Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.

Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.

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