Rhyme Time

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,

All the King’s horses and

All the King’s men,

Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

At nursery children like to sit on a cushion on the floor pretending to be Humpty and topple off(safely, of course) on the word ‘fall’. They must wait for the word though, no early toppling!!

Great for developing attention and listening skills, especially if you delay singing ‘fall’.

You can also make a ‘mistake’ whilst reciting the rhyme( e.g. Humpty Dumpty sat on a horse)to see if they notice and  can provide the correct word. Children find this quite funny and it results in some great shared language fun.