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The Muffin Man

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

The Muffin Man Lyrics

Oh, have you seen the muffin man
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Oh, have you seen the muffin man
Who lives in Drury Lane o?

Oh yes, IÕve seen the muffin man
The muffin man, the muffin man
Oh yes, IÕve seen the muffin man
Who lives in Drury Lane o

The Muffin Man

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About The Muffin Man

Released on: May 29, 2023

00 mins 33 sec

Bring tradition to life with 'The Muffin Man' 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.

The Muffin Man Song Activities

Music
ÒFeel the Beat 4, 3, 2, 1Ó Children sit in a circle. Each child chants a name of a rhyme title e.g. The Muffin ManÉ and others chant and clap Ò4,3,2,1Ó The next child says a rhyme titleÉ e.g. Mary Had a Little LambÉand others chant and clap Ò4,3,2,1. Continue around the circle until everyone has had a turn.

Dance
Children join hands to form a circle. A chosen child is blindfolded and stands in the centre. Everyone sings the question verse. At the end of this verse, the blindfolded child touches someone in the ring. This child sings the response verse, at the end of which the blindfolded child guesses who it can be. If correct, the two children change places.

Health
Bake some healthy muffins!

Literacy
Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning ÒDo it, see it and hear it!Ó

Print out the song PDF
Read the song lyrics Ð 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. Ò Ó ! ? . ,
Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).
Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.
Word study Ð phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.