Early learning #nurseryrhymes #literacy #eyfs #physicaldevelopment | Wizzy’s Words

Early learning | Literacy | #nurseryrhymes

With opportunities to link to all areas of the #EYFS curriculum

RHYME 9* | Two Little Dinosaurs (Tune Two Little Dicky Birds)
RHYME 20* | Wizzy Put Your Jacket On (Tune Polly Put the Kettle On)

*Use Rhyme 9 to focus on fine motor skills and the movement of the fingers and gross movement skills
*Use Rhyme 20 to focus on the gross movement skills involved

PLANNING IDEAS
Use each rhyme for starter ideas linking to Communication and Language/Literacy/Personal Social and Emotional Development/Physical Development/Understanding the World/Expressive Arts and Design:

LINKING EARLY LITERACY/PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT/KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING/SENSORY AND MESSY PLAY/EARLY MATHS (Rhyme 9)
-share the rhyme/share new words/discuss dinosaurs, animals…/ model actions for moving the body and hand like a dinosaur/act out the rhyme indoors and outdoors/ use different voices & actions for the types of fine and gross motor movements/link to PSHE and key questions about keeping self and animals safe/create dinosaur, animal pictures/link to counting and patterns, for example the pattern and number of scales
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LINKING EARLY LITERACY/PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT/KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING/SENSORY AND MESSY PLAY/EARLY MATHS (Rhyme 20)
-share the rhyme/share new words/discuss why we need to wear a coat and when/model actions for putting a jacket on/act out the rhyme indoors and outdoors/change voices for different levels of difficulty/make and dress cut out figures/link to PSHE and key questions about keeping warm outdoors/link to counting and patterns, for example how many buttons are there on your coat, array?

These rhymes are taken from:

Wizzy’s Words book of rhymes published by Troubador | 70 #earlylearning rhymes for today | 0 to 5+ | In accord with the findings of latest research and the Babyrhythm Project (University of Cambridge), Wizzy’s Words research-based rhymes, produced for the infant years (and beyond as appropriate) have been developed by early years teacher and researcher Jacqueline E Alexander. The rhymes incorporate the key oral vocabulary that is known to promote early and life-long learning. They are ideal for developing the ‘singy-songy’ and my-turn, your-turn approach to promoting successful language development and ongoing learning.

To find out more about the story of Wizzy’s Words and the research it is based on visit www.wizzyswords.co.uk and/or https://wizzyswords.co.uk/blog/52/the-story-of-wizzys-words-book-of-rhymes-now-including-ael-freeresources/