Ring Around the Rosie has been sung for hundreds of years and evidently holds a universal appeal for children. Whenever we sing Ring Around the Rosie the children immediately look for others to hold hands and take the fall! Their laughter is delightful. In our work with children we've found that singing simple lyrics and walking in a circle are something all children like to do...sing and spin! There is research on the benefits of spinning and the sensory input that it gives us, shedding light on why these small people do the things they do.
By the way, according to www.snopes.com, Ring Around the Rosie is most likely *not* related to the plague as most of us have been told.
http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/rosie.asps
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