Nursery Rhymes for Preschool Development

Welcome to 2023!

Since January is such a chilly month, we spend a lot of time inside. Even more motivation to keep our kids active and mentally stimulated by playing games with them.

This month we are focusing on nursery rhymes and songs with lots of actions and, of course, lots of learning.

Why do we teach nursery rhymes?

• Help develop vocabulary and models sentence construction

• Develop an awareness of sounds

• Understand rhyming patterns

• Improves concentration and listening skills

• Develop memory

• Counting rhymes reinforce math skills

Did you know that nursery rhymes help with cognitive development? Repeating rhymes and stories helps the brain develop memory skills and teaches how language works.

This week we are learning three different rhyming songs!

Lyrics:

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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

Lyrics:

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes.

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes,

And eyes, and ears, and mouth and nose

Head, shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes.

Lyrics:

Hey Diddle Diddle

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.