Nursery rhymes are age-old, silly, rhythmic poems. They are fun to say and a great way for your child to learn phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is your child’s ability to identify and manipulate sounds, syllables, and words, understanding how the structure of English works. Strong phonological awareness is a powerful predictor of literacy success in the future. Read more about it here at Reading Rockets.
Here are the nursery rhymes we are learning. We are just reciting them, but some children might prefer to sing them (in any tune they come up with!) I hope that your child can learn at least one that she/he enjoys and say it to the class for show and tell, whenever s/he is ready!
We would love to hear your child share his favorite, and it will give good practice in speaking (and listening, for the audience). Thank you!
Old Mother Hubbard went to her cupboard
To get her poor dog a bone;
But when she got there
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.
Hey, diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Little Boy Blue,
Come blow your horn.
The sheep’s in the meadow.
The cow’s in the corn.
Where is the boy who looks after the sheep?
He’s under a haystack, fast asleep.
Pat-a-Cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it and prick it and mark it with a B,
Put it in the oven for baby and me.
Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one, and down he run.
Hickory, dickory, dock.
This little piggy went to market.
This little piggy stayed home.
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy cried, “Wee! Wee! Wee!” all the way home.
Watch a silly version of “This Little Piggy”
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider and sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Pease porridge hot.
Pease porridge cold.
Pease porridge in the pot
Nine days old.
Some like it hot.
Some like it cold.
Some like it in the pot
Nine days old.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King’s horses and all the King’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Watch “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Little Robin Redbreast sat upon a tree.
Up went Pussy Cat, and down went he.
Down came Pussy Cat, away Robin ran;
Says little Robin Redbreast, “Catch me if you can.”
Watch “Little Robin Redbreast”
Jack be nimble.
Jack be quick.
Jack jump over
The candlestick.
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