Think of a Mother Goose Rhyme. Put down part of it, but leave out any names. The next poster types the missing name or names, and then adds another rhyme with a name missing.
…, …, the [name]Piper[/name]'s son…
[name]Tom[/name], [name]Tom[/name] the [name]Piper[/name]'s son…
…, …, quite contrary…
Diddle, diddle, dumpling,
my son, ____,
Went to bed
with his trousers on,
One shoe off
and one shoe on!
Diddle, diddle, dumpling,
my son, ____!
[name]Mary[/name], [name]Mary[/name], Quite Contrary
Diddle, diddle, dumpling,
my son, [name]John[/name],
Went to bed
with his trousers on,
One shoe off
and one shoe on!
Diddle, diddle, dumpling,
my son, [name]John[/name]!
[name]Ding[/name], dong, bell,
Pussy’s in the well!
Who put her in?
[name]Little[/name] _____ _____.
Who pulled her out?
Big ______ _____.
What a naughty boy was that,
To drown poor pussy-cat,
Who never did him any harm,
But killed the mice in his father’s barn!
[name]Little[/name] [name]Johnny[/name] [name]Green[/name]
Big [name]Tommy[/name] Stout
This is the house that _______ built.
This is the malt
That lay in the house that _______built.
This is the house that [name]James[/name] built.
This is the malt
That lay in the house that [name]James[/name] built.
Reply
____ and _____ went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
____ fell down and broke his crown
And ____ came tumbling after
I don’t think it’s [name]James[/name] in the Mother Goose Rhyme. I think the name that’s missing is actually [name]Grace[/name].
This is the house that [name]Grace[/name] built.
This is the malt that lay in the house
that [name]Grace[/name] built.
Reply
Yeah, that’s it.
[name]Little[/name] miss _______ sat on her tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Sat down beside her
And scared Miss _______ away
[name]Little[/name] miss muffet sat on her tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Sat down beside her
And scared Miss muffet away
______ Porgie, pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry;
When the girls came out to play,
______ Porgie ran away.
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u] Porgie, pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry;
When the girls came out to play,
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u] Porgie ran away.
_____ be nimble,
And _____ be quick;
And _____ jump over
The candlestick.
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] be nimble,
And [name_m]Jack[/name_m] be quick;
And [name_m]Jack[/name_m] jump over
The candlestick.
____ and ____ went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
____ came down and broke his crown,
and ____ came tumbling after.
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_f]Jill[/name_f] went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] came down and broke his crown,
and [name_f]Jill[/name_f] came tumbling after.
“_____, _____, come and play,
While the sun shines bright as day.”
“Yes, my _____, so I will,
For I love to please you still.”
“_____, _____, have you seen
___ and _____ on the green?”
“Yes, my [name_u]Poll[/name_u], I saw them pass,
Skipping o’er the new-mown grass.”
“_____, _____ come along,
And I will sing a pretty song.”