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Rhyme: Roly Poly

Related to: Hearing Words, Sing

Rhymes with nonsense words are helpful in developing the ability to hear the similarities and differences between sounds that make up words.

Roly poly, roly poly,
Up, up, up. Up, up, up.
Roly, roly, poly. Roly, roly, poly,
Down, down, down. Down, down, down.

Roly poly, roly poly,
Out, out, out. Out, out, out.
Roly, roly, poly. Roly, roly, poly,
In, in, in. In, in, in.

Roly poly, roly, poly,
Fast, fast, fast. Fast, fast, fast.
Roly, roly, poly. Roly, roly, poly
Slow, slow, slow. Slow, slow, slow

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