Blue Bells, Cockle Shells
This rhyme was for beginners whocould not jump in while the rope was swinging over and over
(Swing the rope back and forth, notover)
Blue bells, cockle shell
Easy ivy over
(swing rope over head on over andcontinue in normal rope swing)
(We always sang it with the followingrhyme but it can beused with any)
Oh no, here comes Miss Blackwell
with her big black stick
Now its time for arithmetic
One plus one is?
(jumper responds) Two
Two plus two is?
(jumper responds) Four
Four plus four is?
(jumper responds) Eight
Eight plus eight is?
(jumper responds) Sixteen
Nows its time for spelling
Spell cat.
(jumper responds) C-A-T
Spell dog.
(jumper responds) D-O-G
Spell hot.
(jumper responds) H-O-T
(when the jumper finishes spellingHOT swing the rope as fast as
possible till they mess up.)
Contributed by Noreen Goodman
