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Early learning | Literacy | #nurseryrhymes for Christmas end of term fun
With opportunities to link to other areas of the #EYFS curriculum

WHY DOES SHARING #NURSERYRHYMES IN A ‘SINGY SONGY’ RHYTHMIC WAY MATTER?

Rhythmic speech is key for language acquisition during a child’s first months which is key for ongoing development and learning (see Goswami’s latest research 2023) | Wizzy’s Words research-based rhymes for today are a great resource for supporting this rhythm perception development. Share daily and make more challenging to ensure progression.

Language play is the key…

HERE IS A SELECTION OF RHYMES FOR CHRISTMAS FROM COLIN McNAUGHTON WHICH ARE PERFECT FOR END OF AUTUMN TERM LANGUAGE PLAY FUN AND WITH LINKS TO MANY AREAS OF THE EYFS CURRICULUM

The Second Werst Pome (1)
SHARE THE RHYME say it/sing it/act it out
CIRCLE TIME opportunities/key questions
Can you see anything strange? (phoneme check) What’s different?
ART AND CRAFT – Making bells/bell pictures
NUMBER – How many bells do we have? What is a pair? How many pairs are there?

The Nativity Play (2)
SHARE THE RHYME say it/sing it/act it out
CIRCLE TIME opportunities/key questions
Is the play like ours? Can you spot any mistakes?
ART AND CRAFT – Creating Nativity scenes
NUMBER – How many animals altogether?

A Brief Poem Concerning my Extreme Dislike of Cold Weather (3)
SHARE THE RHYME say it/sing it/act it out
CIRCLE TIME opportunities/key questions
Why do we dress warm in winter? How many socks? What is a pair?
ART AND CRAFT – Creating cold weather pictures/chalk on black paper?
NUMBER – How many in a pair? How many pairs?

The Carol Singers (4)
SHARE THE RHYME say it/sing it/act it out
CIRCLE TIME opportunities/key questions
What is a carol singer?
ART AND CRAFT – Creating carol singer pictures/How can we show singing?
NUMBER – How many carol singers are there?

There’s No Place Like Home (5) (Tune – White Christmas)
SHARE THE RHYME say it/sing it/act it out
CIRCLE TIME opportunities/key questions
What is a white Christmas?
ART AND CRAFT – Creating Christmas scene pictures/Making snowflakes
NUMBER – How many snowflakes can you count? How can we group them?

I am the author or Wizzy’s Words book of research-based rhymes, published by Troubador and which links to the EYFS across the year - Happy End of Term to all

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/