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Simple Simon

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

Simple Simon Lyrics

Simple Simon met a pie man
Going to the fair
Says Simple Simon to the pie man
Let me taste your ware?
Says the pie man to Simple Simon
Show me first your penny
Says Simple Simon to the pie man
Indeed I have not any
Simple Simon went a-fishing
For to catch a whale
All the water he had got
Was in his mother 's pail
Simple Simon went to look
If plums grew on a thistle
He pricked his fingers very much
Which made poor Simon whistle!

Simple Simon

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About Simple Simon

Released on: May 30, 2023

00 mins 54 sec

Bring tradition to life with 'Simple Simon' 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.

Simple Simon Song Activities

Music
Ask children to listen to the song and ask children if they can recognize when the children sing as a choir and when there is a solo singer?
Choose a solo singer; the rest of the class is the group. Play the song again and sing along as with the song according to the solo and group parts.

Topic
What is a penny?

Drama"Mime your Own Rhyme" Choose a rhyme and act it out. See if other 's can guess what your rhyme is?

Maths
We use money to pay for things. Ask if I had $10.00 and it costs $2.00 to buy a pie how many pies can I buy? 5 Or if it cost $5.00 to buy a pie how many pies can I buy? 2

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.