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Pretend You're a Rocket



Hey everybody, come pretend with me

Is everybody ready to play.


Ten, nine, eight seven, six, five, four

Three, two, one, zero, away.


Pretend you’re a rocket on the launching pad

Wave a final goodbye to your mom and dad

Put your feet together, raise your hands up high

Count from ten to zero, give the rocket a try.


Ten, nine, eight seven, six, five, four

Three, two, one, zero, away.


Now fly like a rocket way up in the air

Take a look below you at the earth down there

We're going through the atmosphere so we must

Count from ten to zero give the rocket a thrust


Ten, nine, eight seven, six, five, four

Three, two, one, zero, away.


Great job everybody we will be there soon

To our destination way up on the moon

Count from ten to zero get ready to land

On the bumpy craters and the dusty sand


Ten, nine, eight seven, six, five, four

Three, two, one, zero, away.


You are up on the moon, take a giant leap

Put a souvenir in your pocket to keep

Do a victory dance then count from ten

Pretend you’re a rocket, let’s go home again


Ten, nine, eight seven, six, five, four

Three, two, one, zero, away.

Ten, nine, eight seven, six, five, four

Three, two, one, zero, away.



Pretend You're a Rocket - Behind the Scenes



At Milldam Nursery School the teachers put together new bulletin boards every month or so. In the 4/5 classrooms, January is often the time they study space. It's also a great time of year to count down from 10. Try to count down from 10 on your fingers while singing the song. It is harder than you might think. In the classroom we also like to sing a song each class where we can march around the room. It is pretty easy to act out this song without any other instructions than those that are specified in the lyrics.





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good to have you here
one that got away
pretend you're a rocket
shake an egg
swimming up the river
Up in the sky
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