Nursery rhymes are a fantastic resource for teaching your child skills and concepts that are essential for their everyday learning. They are fun and engaging and can make a real difference to your child’s language and literacy.
•Nursery rhymes introduce new words and phrases and their repetitive nature means the vocabulary can be learned faster.•Their rhythm and repetition makes them easy to commit to memory. Memory skills play a large part in learning to read.
•Because they are memorable, children are also more likely to be able to recite them. This helps to build their confidence in speaking.
•Many nursery rhymes also use numbers in the content so children practise their counting, addition and subtraction skills.
•Nursery rhymes make great themes for drama and dance as children can act out and use physical movement to demonstrate the characters and events in the nursery rhymes.
•The ability to use the body to express words helps children make a connection between their senses and improves hand and eye coordination.
•Nursery rhymes can help children to identify moods and feelings. Funny rhymes can make them laugh, while poems with sad themes can teach them about empathy.
•Have fun singing!
