
Ring Around the Rosie 2023 Indicators: Receptive Language (Listening) L1.1(0), L1.1(1), L1.1(2), Expressive Language (Speaking) L2.1(0), L2.1(1), L2.1(2), L2.2(0), L2.2(1), L2.2(2), Foundational Reading L3.3(1), L3.3(2), Gross Motor Development PD2.1(0), PD2.1(1), PD2.1(2), PD2.3(0), PD2.3(1), PD2.3(2), Music CA2.1(0), CA2.1(1) (More...) You Will Need: hula hoop Play a classic childhood game. One of the earliest group games that toddlers enjoy is Ring Around the Rosie. Sometimes it is a little easier for them to play the game if two or three children hold on to a hula hoop. As they hold the hoop, they can move together in a circle while they help you chant the rhyme. At the end, everyone can quickly sit down. Here are the lyrics for "Ring Around the Rosie." Ring Around the Rosie Traditional Ring around the rosie, Pocket full of posies, Ashes, ashes, We all fall down! Older Toddlers: Older children can omit the hoop and just hold hands and move together in a circle. Observe: What emotions do children express throughout the activity? Encourage them to talk about other games they feel comfortable playing together. How does playing with each other make them feel?

Ring Around the Rosie 2023

Indicators: Receptive Language (Listening) L1.1(0), L1.1(1), L1.1(2), Expressive Language (Speaking) L2.1(0), L2.1(1), L2.1(2), L2.2(0), L2.2(1), L2.2(2), Foundational Reading L3.3(1), L3.3(2), Gross Motor Development PD2.1(0), PD2.1(1), PD2.1(2), PD2.3(0), PD2.3(1), PD2.3(2), Music CA2.1(0), CA2.1(1) (More...)

You Will Need:

hula hoop

Play a classic childhood game.

One of the earliest group games that toddlers enjoy is Ring Around the Rosie.
Sometimes it is a little easier for them to play the game if two or three children hold on to a hula hoop. As they hold the hoop, they can move together in a circle while they help you chant the rhyme. At the end, everyone can quickly sit down.
Here are the lyrics for "Ring Around the Rosie."

Ring Around the Rosie
Traditional

Ring around the rosie,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes,
We all fall down!

Older Toddlers: Older children can omit the hoop and just hold hands and move together in a circle.

Observe: What emotions do children express throughout the activity? Encourage them to talk about other games they feel comfortable playing together. How does playing with each other make them feel?