Little Bear’s Beat

Chickety, Chickety, Chop

Chickety, Chickety chop.

How many times before I stop?
One, Two, Three, Four, etc.

Children all around the world use

little rhymes to help them jump rope
with a steady beat.
 Kuma
San
(Little Bear)

Little Bear, Little Bear, Turn yourself around.

Little Bear, Little Bear, Now please touch the
ground.
Little Bear, Little Bear, Jump with just one paw.
Little Bear, Little Bear, “Sayonara.”
•Just like you might have a favorite color, food, or
animal, sometimes people groups have favorite
animals too.
• In Japan, bears are deeply loved.
• “Kuma San” means “honorable bear” or
“beloved bear”.
• In Northern Japan the favorite bear is the
crescent moon bear.
•How many trees do you see?
•How many beats did we tap?
•The trees are the beats!
•How many bears are in each tree?
•The number of bears tells us how
many sound will be on a beat.