Early learning #nurseryrhymes #literacy #number #UTW #ourselves #me (4) |#EYFS #areasoflearning 5D

Wizzy’s Words #earlylearning rhymes linking #UTW themes to the #eyfs areas of learning

Speaking and listening is the key starting point but each rhyme can also be used as a focus for each of the EYFS areas of learning.

5D | NURSERY RHYMES WITH OURSELVES/ME THEME

Car Talking to Garage 44 (Rhythm - 2nd & 4th and 6th & 8th lines rhyme)

C & L | Listen, say, sing, add actions
PSED | Discuss | How what we do impacts on ours/others feelings | Does a car really have feelings?
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out actions for rhyme indoors/outdoors
LIT | Rhyming - Can we spot unfamiliar words? /Spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | Link getting caught in the rain & create rain clouds with cubes/count & subitise raindrops
UTW | Link rhyme to everyday events – Why is it fun playing in the rain? What are puddles?
A&D | Use modelling/construction materials to create a garage/carwash for a toy car | Rainy day pictures

Here Dancing to Radio 45 (Rhythm - 2nd & 4th and 6th & 8th lines rhyme)

C & L | Listen, say, sing, add actions
PSED | Discuss how physical movement help our mind/body health
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out rhyme indoors/outdoors – create dance patterns
LIT | Rhyming - Can we spot unfamiliar words? /Spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | Model a sequence of moves with focus on left/right/full turn/half turn/backwards/forwards (link to IT robots)
UTW | Link rhyme to everyday events – How can we listen to music? Where can we see dancers?
A&D | Create and cut out paper dancers for using as puppets that can dance

Eat, Apples and Oranges 47 (Rhythm - 2nd & 4th and 6th & 8th lines rhyme)

C & L | Listen, say, sing, add actions
PSED | Discuss a healthy bowl of food and a treat bowl of food |Why does it matter what we eat?
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out rhyme indoors/outdoors
LIT | Rhyming - Can we spot unfamiliar words? /Spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | Create healthy bowls of soup using cubes to represent - 5 healthy foods/5 treat foods
UTW | Link rhyme to everyday events – What happens if we forget to eat healthily?
A&D | Create models/pictures of a favourite fruit

A Tissue, a Tissue 51 (Rhythm - 2nd & 4th and 6th & 8th lines rhyme)

C & L | Listen, say, sing, add actions
PSED | Discuss why tissues are important | How to use them
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out rhyme indoors/outdoors
LIT | Rhyming - Can we spot unfamiliar words? /Spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | Model 7 o’clock (and half past) Make own clocks for setting the time
UTW | Link the rhyme to everyday events – Link to PSHE how can we limit catching colds?
A&D | Link to MATHS and creating our own clocks – maybe add ears to turn clock faces into cat faces

From: Wizzy’s Words book of rhymes | 70 #earlylearning rhymes for today | Published by Troubador

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