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Little Jack Horner

Bring tradition to life with 'Little Jack Horner' by Love to Sing Ð a classic nursery rhyme that supports language development and rhythm awareness in young learners. Perfect... read more

Little Jack Horner Lyrics

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner
Eating his Christmas pie
He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said
"What a good boy am I!"

Little Jack Horner

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About Little Jack Horner

Released on: May 10, 2023

00 mins 22 sec

Bring tradition to life with 'Little Jack Horner' 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.

Little Jack Horner Song Activities

Music
Listen to the song and use body percussion to play along with the beat (the steady pulse) of the song e.g. tap toes, click fingers, cluck your tongue

Drama
Use your imagination - what else can Jack pull out of his thumb? Invite children to act out their idea - can the others guess?

Visual Art
Draw or paint your idea on what else Jack can pull out of the pie?

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.