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Counting Jumps

These jump-rope rhymes can be used by one child or a group of children.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Children's Busy Book

Counting Jumps


Directions

These rhymes can be used by individual jumpers and by children jumping in groups to see how many times a jumper can jump without tripping.

Candy, candy in the dish.
How many pieces do you wish?
One, two, three, four, five...

Mother made a chocolate cake.
How many eggs did it take?
One, two, three, four, five...

Cinderella, dressed in yellow,
Went downstairs to kiss her fellow.
How many kisses did she give?
One, two, three, four, five...

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