DLTK's Holiday Activities for Children
Summer Poems, Rhymes and Songs
I love 'traditional poets' like Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost, but have included poems from various eras -- some easier, some
harder. "Barefoot Days" by Rachel Field, "In July" Evaleen Stein and "Summer Evening" by Walter de la
Mare were favorites with my girls. And, of course, Five Busy Honey Bees was always fun when they were young!
(includes a craft and/or coloring suggestion to go with each poem)
Nursery Rhymes for Summer:
Five Busy Honey Bees Nursery Rhymes
Here is the Beehive Action Rhymes
Mary Mary Quite Contrary Nursery Rhymes
Summer Poems for Children:
Answer July by Emily Dickinson
At the Seaside by Robert Louis Stevenson
Baby's Baking Evaleen Stein
Barefoot Days by Rachel Field
Beaches by Kaitlyn Guenther
Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson
Beech Tree by Rose Fyleman
Fireflies Evaleen Stein
In July Evaleen Stein
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost (summer turning to autumn)
Sonnet 18 (Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day) by William Shakespeare
Summer Morning by Rachel Field
Summer Evening by Walter de la Mare
The Barefoot Boy (excerpt) by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Birds' Bath Evaleen Stein
The Firefly Evaleen Stein
The Last Rose of Summer by Thomas Moore
The Schoolboy (from Songs of Experience) by William Blake
The Shepherd's Calendar (excerpt) by John Clare
Trees by Harry Behn
We Have a Little Garden by Beatrix Potter
Swaying in My Hammock by Leanne Guenther
Summer Songs for Children
Five Green and Speckled Frogs Song
If You Should Meet an Elephant
Summer Stories for Children