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

Early learning | Literacy | World Read Aloud Day #nurseryrhymes

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

RHYME 31 | There Was a Little Dog (Tune – There Was a Crooked Man)
RHYME 36 | Slippers, Toothbrush, Sleep Head (Tune – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)

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

On World Read Aloud Day (or any day) Share the videos and focus on reading aloud with the children before adopting a my turn/your turn approach to reciting the rhyme together.

Share the rhymes/share new words/discuss the rhymes from a PSHE, sharing and caring perspective. Share ideas for actions, model and act out together/act out the rhyme indoors and outdoors/ use different voices for different actions/ask questions linking to PSHE in terms of friendship and caring for selves/create friendship/bedtime pictures

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

For more information & the background research these rhymes are based on:
https://wizzyswords.co.uk/blog/52/the-story-of-wizzys-words-book-of-rhymes-now-including-ael-freeresources/