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One Two, Buckle My Shoe

Bring tradition to life with 'One Two Buckle My Shoe' by Love to Sing Ð a classic nursery rhyme that supports language development and rhythm awareness in young... read more

One Two, Buckle My Shoe Lyrics

One, two
Buckle my shoe
Three, four
Knock on the door
Five, six
Pick up sticks
Seven, eight
Lay them straight
Nine, ten
A big, fat hen!

Eleven, twelve
Dig and delve
Thirteen, fourteen
Maids ' a-courting
Fifteen, sixteen
Maids in the kitchen
Seventeen, eighteen
Maids in waiting
Nineteen, twenty
My plate 's empty!

It is cool to rap this rhyme
So join with me and keep in time
One, two
Buckle my shoe
Three, four
Knock on the door
Five, six
Pick up sticks
Seven, eight
Lay them straight
Nine, ten
A big, fat hen!

Eleven, twelve
Dig and delve
Thirteen, fourteen
Maids ' a-courting
Fifteen, sixteen
Maids in the kitchen
Seventeen, eighteen
Maids in waiting
Nineteen, twenty
My plate 's empty!

One Two, Buckle My Shoe

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About One Two, Buckle My Shoe

Released on: July 30, 2023

00 mins 33 sec

Bring tradition to life with 'One Two Buckle My Shoe' 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.

One Two, Buckle My Shoe Song Activities

Music
Feel the beat! Play a drum, bucket, pot or pan and play along with the beat of the song. Feel the steady pulse or the heartbeat of the song.
Play the song again chant and play along.

Drama
With a partner have turns miming a scene from the song and see if they can guess which scene you have chosen?

Maths
Count forwards to twenty and then backwards from 20. Ask what comes before and what comes after questions? e.g. What comes after 12? 13 What comes before 19? 18

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.