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5 Shiny Conkers : Autumn Songs

September 24, 2020 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

5 Shiny Conkers is the last in our Autumn Songs series, and also my own favourite!

In many ways conkers are the jewel in Autumn’s crown. As if the rich carpet of fiery leaves aren’t enough. Nature surprises us with her shiny brown conkers which are cunningly disguised by their green spiky shells.

In America I think they’re just known as chestnuts, but in England conkers have a special place in our affections. If you describe something as conker brown, everyone knows not only the exact shade, but also the texture and patina.

Five Shiny Conkers: Autumn Songs

Five shiny conkers on a  conker tree,

Beautiful and brown, don’t you all agree?

Along came the wind,

And down one fell,

And a squirrel came to find it in it’s green spiky shell.

(repeat verse counting down until they have all gone)

To sing this song you will need 5 shiny conkers, so a conker collecting expedition is required! Arrange your conkers on the edge of a table, so that as you flick them they will fall to the floor. This song works well with a squirrel puppet, who cheekily pops out and helps himself to the conkers one by one until they are all gone.

In the absence of a puppet, you can substitute a child’s name each time, and they can take turns to collect them as they fall down. This is great for counting practice and teaching the concept of subtraction, by counting down from 5 -0.

If you have plenty of conkers, you can thread them with a sharp, thick needle onto long strings, and make caterpillars and snakes or necklaces. Older children can use the conkers for more advanced counting by arranging them into groups of numbers to introduce times tables.

Print 5 shiny conker sheet music here.

Check out our Autumn Lesson Plan for lots more seasonal and musical activities combined into a structured 30 min lesson.

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Comments

  1. Sarah says

    September 26, 2014 at 5:09 pm

    Please could I have the notes to the song if possible.
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Sara Mullett says

      September 27, 2014 at 5:55 pm

      Sorry Sarah, I don’t have the sheet music for this one, hopefully the youtube chime bar clip might help you.

      Reply
  2. Carrie says

    October 4, 2013 at 10:17 pm

    Great song and activity as always!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

    Reply
  3. Jill says

    September 27, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    What a fun music themed learning activity. Thank you for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop 🙂

    Reply

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