Here's another children's song to learn English, while having a bit of fun too. If you, teachers, find it too long, you can always shorten it to your taste:
Lyrics
The animals went in two by two,
hurrah! hurrah! The animals went in two by two, hurrah! hurrah! The animals went in two by two, the elephant and
the kangaroo And they all went into the ark, for to get out
of the rain.
The animals went in three by three, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in three by three, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in three by three, the wasp, the ant and the bumblebee.
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in four by four, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in four by four, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in four by four, the great hippopotamus stuck on the door.
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The
animals went in five by five, hurrah! hurrah! The animals went in five by five, hurrah!
hurrah! The animals went in five by five, they warmed
each other to keep alive And they all went into the ark, for to get out
of the rain.
The animals went in six by six, hurrah! hurrah! The animals went in six by six, hurrah! hurrah! The animals went in six by six, they turned out
the monkey because of his tricks And they all went into the ark, for to get out
of the rain.
The animals went in seven by seven, hurrah!
hurrah!
The animals went in seven by seven, hurrah!
hurrah! The animals went in seven by seven, the little
pig thought he was going to heaven And they all went into the ark, for to get out
of the rain.
The animals went in eight by eight, hurrah!
hurrah! The animals went in eight by eight, hurrah!
hurrah! The animals went in eight by eight, the turtle
thought that he was coming late, And they all went into the ark, for to get out
of the rain.
The animals went in nine by nine, hurrah!
hurrah! The animals went in nine by nine, hurrah!
hurrah! The animals went in nine by nine, marching up in
a long straight line, And they all went into the ark, for to get out
of the rain.
The animals went in ten by ten, hurrah! hurrah! The animals went in ten by ten, hurrah! hurrah! The animals went in ten by ten, the last one was
a little red hen, And they all went into the ark, for to get out
of the rain
It's a common belief that children's songs or nursery songs as they are also called are just for kids. Well, I disagree. I used to have my High School students sing songs sometimes, and I even did it occasionally in my Phonetic class at the university, and I assure you that the students enjoyed this activity thoroughly. I suggest you try it in your own classes with the following song: