Jumping rope has many names, including jump rope, skipping rope and rope jumping - as well as many variations of those phrases.
Nobody can know exactly when it started (although researchers believe it was somewhere around 1600 B.C.) or exactly how it was performed in the beginning, we know that it's progressed immensely over the years.
It went through the countries of Egypt, China, all of Europe, and eventually found it's way into the North American countries as well. By now, virtually every country in the world uses jump rope as a fun pastime or a form of exercise or even a competitive sport. / Let’s
Jump
Rope
Bluebells, Cockle Shells
Bluebells, cockle shells,
Eevie, ivy, over;
I like coffee, I like tea;
I like the boys,
and the boys like me.
Tell your mother
to hold her tongue;
She had a fellow
when she was young.
Tell your father
to do the same;
He had a girl
and he changed her name. / I Went Downtown
I went downtown
To see Ms Brown,
She gave me a nickel
To buy a pickle,
the pickle was sour
So I bought a flower.
The flower was dead,
she gave me a tack.
The tack was sharp,
She gave me a harp.
The harp broke,
she gave me a cloak.
The cloak was tight,
She gave me a kite.
The kite away flew,
and I did too.
Ladybug, Ladybug
Ladybug, Ladybug,
turn around,
Ladybug, Ladybug
touch the ground.
Ladybug, Ladybug
shine your shoes,
Ladybug, Ladybug
read the news.
Ladybug, ladybug,
how old are you?
One, two, three, four . . . . . / Miss Suzie
Miss Suzie had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell
Miss Suzie went to heaven
The steamboat went to
Hello operator
Please give me number nine
If you disconnect me
I'll kick you from
Behind the refrigerator
there was a piece of glass
Miss Suzie sat upon it and cut her little
Ask me no more questions
Tell me no more lies
The boys are in the bathroom zipping up
their flies are in the meadow
The bees are in the park
Miss Suzie and her boyfriend are kissing in the dark is like a movie
A movie's like a show
A show is like a TV screen
And that is all I know
Not Last Night…
Not last night
but the night before
Forty-four robbers came
knocking at my door!
Call for the doctor,
call for the nurse,
And call for the lady
With the alligator purse.
Out went the doctor
Out went the nurse
Out went the lady
With the alligator purse! / Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin went to France,
To teach the ladies
the hula dance.
First on the heels,
Then on the toes,
Around and around
and around you go.
Salute to the Captain,
Bow to the Queen,
Touch the bottom of the submarine.
Brief History
Jumping rope has many names, including jump rope, skipping rope and rope jumping - as well as many variations of those phrases.
Nobody can know exactly when it started (although researchers believe it was somewhere around 1600 B.C.) or exactly how it was performed in the beginning, we know that it's progressed immensely over the years.
It went through the countries of Egypt, China, all of Europe, and eventually found it's way into the North American countries as well. By now, virtually every country in the world uses jump rope as a fun pastime or a form of exercise or even a competitive sport. / Let’s
Jump
Rope
I had a little brother
I had a little brother
And his name was Johnny.
He played in the meadow
where the frogs croaked funny.
He ran through the meadow
With a song on his tongue,
And he picked a few flowers
Just for fun.
How many flowers did he find?
1, 2, 3 . . . . /
Mississippi Rhymes
How do you spell Mississippi?M (cross arms over chest)
I (point to your eye)
S Crooked letter (cross legs and jump)
S Crooked letter (cross legs and jump)
I (point to eye)
P (Hunch back)
P (Hunch back)
I!
Mississippi lives by the shore,
She has children three and four,
The oldest one is twenty-four.
She shall marry
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor.
All in together girls,
All in together girls,
how do you like
the weather girls,
Tell us your birthday,
please jump in:
January, February, March, April, May, ...
( Jumpers come in on their birthday month. Then:)
All out together girls,
how do you like
the weather girls,
When is your birthday,
please jump out, …. /
My Name is
A my name is AliceAnd my husband's name is Albert
And we come from Akron
With a car load of apples
B my name is Barbara
And my husband's name is Bobby
And we come from Boston
With a car load of bananas
{continue through the alphabet until someone makes a mistake}
Hippopotamus
Spelling Hipp-o-pot-a-mus
You've got the hip (put hand on hip)
The "O" (put arms up in the air in the shape of an O)
The "Pot" (put arms in front of you -- still in the O shape)
The "Toe" (lift one of your legs up and touch your toe with your hand)
And the "Miss"! (stop the skipping rope by jumping over it, one leg on each side, when it's on the ground)
/ Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Turn around!
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Touch the ground!
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Walk upstairs,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Say your prayers.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Turn off the light,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Say good-night!
Brief History
Jumping rope has many names, including jump rope, skipping rope and rope jumping - as well as many variations of those phrases.
Nobody can know exactly when it started (although researchers believe it was somewhere around 1600 B.C.) or exactly how it was performed in the beginning, we know that it's progressed immensely over the years.
It went through the countries of Egypt, China, all of Europe, and eventually found it's way into the North American countries as well. By now, virtually every country in the world uses jump rope as a fun pastime or a form of exercise or even a competitive sport. / Let’s
Jump
Rope
Bubble Gum
Bubble gum, bubble gum
Penny a packet,
First you chew it,
Then you crack it,
Then you stick it
In your jacket,
Then your parents
Kick up a racket.
Bubble gum, bubble gum,
Penny a packet. / Miss Mary Mack
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
All dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her back, back, back
she asked my mother, mother, mother
for fifty cents, cents, cents, cents
To see the elephant, elephant, elephant
Jump the fence, fence, fence
they jumped so high, high, high
the touched the sky, sky, sky
And never came back, back, back
Till the Fourth of July, July, July.
(try to jump higher and higher)
Little Annie
Down in the valley
Where the green grass grows
Sat little Annie
As sweet as a rose.
Along came a boy
And kissed her on the cheek.
Why, Annie,
you ought to be ashamed!
Got a little boyfriend
And you don’t know his name!
What is his name?
A, B, C ... / Cinderella
Cinderella, dressed in yella
Went upstairs to kiss a fella
By mistake she kissed a snake
How many doctors did it take?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ….
(rope goes faster and faster while counting until jumper misses)
Hello, Hello, Hello, Sir
Hello, hello, hello, sir.
Meet me at
the grocery store sir.
No, sir. Why, sir?
Because I have a cold, sir.
Where did you get the cold, sir?
At the North Pole, sir.
What were you doing there, sir?
Counting polar bears, sir.
How many did you count, sir?
One, two, three, four, five . . . . / Coffee and Tea
I like coffee,
I like tea,
I like _____ to jump with me
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
(jumper 1 is joined by jumper two for counting, jumper 1 leaves and jumper 2 says rhyme using the next person’s name who’s in line)
Brief History
Jumping rope has many names, including jump rope, skipping rope and rope jumping - as well as many variations of those phrases.
Nobody can know exactly when it started (although researchers believe it was somewhere around 1600 B.C.) or exactly how it was performed in the beginning, we know that it's progressed immensely over the years.
It went through the countries of Egypt, China, all of Europe, and eventually found it's way into the North American countries as well. By now, virtually every country in the world uses jump rope as a fun pastime or a form of exercise or even a competitive sport. / Let’s
Jump
Rope
Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry shortcake
Pumpkin Pie
Who’s gonna be your lucky guy
A, b, c, d, e, ….
(saying the alphabet until jumper trips) / Two Little Dickie Birds
Two little dickie birds
sitting on the wall
One named Peter, one named Paul
Fly away Peter, Fly away Paul
Don’t come back ‘til your birthday’s called
January, February, March…
Now fly away, fly away, fly away all.
Rich Man, Poor Man
Gypsy, Gypsy please tell me
What my fortune’s going to be
Rich man, poor man, Beggar man, thief
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
Tinker, Tailor, Cowboy, Sailor
(Continue repeating until jumper misses) / H-E-L-P
Repeat the letters with the rope going faster and faster, until the
jumper trips where the jumper skips according to the way
below on next turn:
H-highwire with rope off ground
E-eyes closed or easy over (slow rope)
L-leapfrop where jumper is like a frog
P-pepper where rope goes faster
Had a Little Sports Car
Had a little sports car,
(the year) went around the corn-er
(jumper runs around twirler
and back in)
Slam on the brakes
Policeman came and put me in jail
How many ale did I drink?
(count until jumper trips) / Engine, Engine Number 9
Engine, engine number nine
Running down Chicago line
If the train should jump the track
Do you want your money back?
(jumper points to a person,
They answer back yes or no
And depending on answer sing…)
Y-E-S spells yes and you are out
N-O spells no and you are out