World Nursery Rhyme Week
Nursery and Reception took part in World Nursery Rhyme Week on 14th – 18th November 2022. They took part in the ‘Rhyme a day’ challenge by singing the nursery rhymes and taking part in supporting activities.
Below you will find the five videos with accompanying activities that you can enjoy taking part in at home. We have had lots of fun with these at school!
The importance of nursery rhymes in the Early Years:
Nursery rhymes play an important role in early childhood development and education. As well as being fun they are excellent teaching tools:
Nursery rhymes and children’s songs boost vocabulary and language development
They help children to develop literacy skills
They provide a fun way to support early numeracy skills
Nursery rhymes help children to develop social, physical and emotional skills.
The 5 official rhymes for 2022 are:
The Big Ship Sails
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Five Little Speckled Frogs
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BINGO
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Twinkle Twinkle
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