Early learning #nurseryrhymes #literacy #communicationandlanguage | #EYFS #areasoflearning

PRACTICE FOR PROGRESS

Early learning | Literacy | #nurseryrhymes

With a focus on hearing language in order to develop speaking and listening and linking to all areas of the #EYFS curriculum

Rhymes and their content
Can be used every day
To bring learning to life
In so many ways

Once the children are familiar with the oral vocabulary being presented in the rhymes and can recite them, adding actions and untuned instruments will add to the children’s enjoyment and development of rhythm perception.

WIZZY’S WORDS RHYMES WERE DEVELOPED IN ORDER FOR CHILDREN TO BE EXPOSED TO THE KEY ORAL VOCABULARY THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCCESSFUL EARLY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

FURTHERMORE, HEARING AND RECITING RHYMES IS KEY TO DEVELOPING A SENSE OF RHYTHM PERCEPTION & RHYTHM PERCEPTION IS ANOTHER KEY INDICATOR FOR SUCCESSFUL ONGOING LEARNING

Nursery rhymes are universally validated as ideal, first, early learning resources. Use every day to promote infant development, communication, language, literacy & knowledge & understanding across all of the domains of child development & early learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage

WIZZY’S WORDS RHYMES PRESENTED HERE (with accompanying resource sheets for each rhyme)

R15 Tickle, Tickle Monkey (Tune – Itsy Bitsy Spider)
R22 ‘Thanks!’ Say the Flowers! (Tune – Pop Goes the Weasel)
R43 Days Lighter, Nights Darker (Tune – Rhythm 2nd & 4th and 6th & 8th lines rhyme)
R45 Here Dancing to Radio (Rhythm 2nd & 4th and 6th & 8th lines rhyme)

PLANNING IDEAS
COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE | Listen to a rhyme/Say the rhyme together/Make any sound effects/Add actions/Add instrumentals/Look out for phoneme sounds that the children know whilst focusing on the rhythm of the words
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Discuss how characters in the rhymes are feeling
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT | Link to outdoor literacy/Act out outdoors
LITERACY | Rhyming - Can we hear the words that sound the same? Can we create a rhyming string? Discuss and describe objects/characters/settings
MATHEMATICS | Discuss – How many objects/characters? Can we count on? (pairing/sequencing)
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD | Link the rhyme to everyday events
EXPRESSIVE ARTS AND DESIGN | Create pictures for the rhymes/Can the children add rhyming words/strings?

These rhymes are taken from:
Wizzy’s Words | 70 #earlylearning rhymes for today | 0 to 5+ | Published by Troubador

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/

Link for all Wizzy’s Words AEL #freeresources on Times Ed Resources https://www.tes.com/member/Jaxxie