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.
4a | EYFS THEME | FOOD
Monday’s Bowl 4 (Traditional tune – Monday’s Child)
C & L | Listen, say, sing
PSED | Discuss what a healthy bowl of food could be
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out actions for rhyme outdoors
LIT | Rhyming - Can we hear/spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | Define a week, how many days? Define a weekend
UTW | Link the rhyme to everyday events – cooking/washing up
A&D | Create pictures/models of foods, healthy & treat foods
Dog and Cat 10 (Traditional tune – Jack and Jill)
C & L | Listen, say, sing
PSED | Discuss and define friendship
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out rhyme outdoors
LIT | Rhyming - Can we hear/spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | Define pizza shape and link to half and quarter and sharing (even/odd numbers)
UTW | Link the rhyme to everyday events – Discuss - Is it okay to eat pizza every day?
A&D | Create pictures/models of pizzas and parts of pizzas (half/quarter)
This Hungry Monkey 32 (Traditional tune – This Little Piggy)
C & L | Listen, say, sing
PSED | Discuss eating healthily and the effects of over eating
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out rhyme outdoors
LIT | Rhyming - Can we hear/spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | How many hungry monkeys in the rhyme? Show me the numeral/match with cubes
UTW | Link the rhyme to everyday events – Would a monkey eat dinner/bread? Where could you find out?
A&D | Create pictures/models of monkeys and the food they really eat
Coffee, Coffee, Bottle Too 37
(Traditional tune – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
C & L | Listen, say, sing
PSED | Discuss why infants drink milk not coffee
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out rhyme outdoors*
LIT | Rhyming - Can we hear/spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | Can we count the grapes? How many? Can we match with cubes?
UTW | Link the rhyme to everyday events – Discuss when we eat breakfast/lunch/dinner
A&D | Create pictures/models of grapes | Use untuned musical instruments to play along to the rhyme
**Cookie, Cookie, in My Mouth 39
(Traditional tune – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) **
C & L | Listen, say, sing
PSED | Discuss sharing our cookies
PD | Link to outdoor literacy, act out rhyme outdoors
LIT | Rhyming - Can we hear/spot the sounds/words that sound the same?
MATHS | Talk about sharing using counters as cookies – link to odd and even
UTW | Link the rhyme to everyday events – Discuss where we can buy cookies/biscuits
A&D | Create pictures/models of cookies or pairs of cookies
From: Wizzy’s Words book of rhymes | 70 #earlylearning rhymes for today | Published by Troubador
Link for all Wizzy’s Words AEL #freeresources on Times Ed Resources https://www.tes.com/member/Jaxxie
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