‘Rhymers will be readers, its that simple.
Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are four years old, they’re usually among the best readers by the time they are eight’
Mem Fox, Reading Magic
We have a ‘Rhyme of the Week’ at nursery which will be posted here on the blog with the words and a link to the rhyme on YouTube.
Enjoy saying or singing the rhymes together with your child at home.
This week our rhyme is
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5,
Once I caught a fish alive!
6,7,8,9,10,
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so,
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right