by Carol Biddiss | Jan 4, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
Most nursery rhymes at bedtime are good choices. Why? Because nursery rhymes are all stories and stories settle children by quieting their busy brains. These are stories that are short enough for you and your child to learn to recite by heart. A nursery rhyme can be...
by Carol Biddiss | Feb 7, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
This post is about the critical contribution of nursery rhymes to emergent literacy. I have many reasons for teaching nursery rhymes and this one is dear to my heart. Singing nursery rhymes to and with babies, toddlers and young children prepares them for a lifetime...
by Carol Biddiss | Apr 3, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
Certain nursery rhymes are ‘songs of knowledge’. I have many reasons for teaching nursery rhymes. This post is about passing on common knowledge such as rudimentary counting skills, letters of the alphabet, or the names of the days of the week. Songs of...
by Carol Biddiss | May 1, 2012 | 1-3 year-old, 3-5 year-old, Nursery rhymes, Preschool Music Lesson Plans
When we live in a modern world, why do we teach English nursery rhymes? To develop a literate child and because they are the children’s first history lessons. By teaching them rhymes to sing by heart, we ensure that we are bringing up a child strong in literacy...
by Carol Biddiss | Oct 24, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, melody and harmony instruments, memory song, Nursery rhymes, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, theme lesson plan
Making Christmas memories with songs, rhymes and activities Do you remember the songs you sang or heard as a young child? Give the children in your care something special by making Christmas memories through musical activities this year. This post tells you what...
by Carol Biddiss | Dec 13, 2014 | Nursery rhymes, Parents in music class, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, teacher confidence
Do you think that rock and pop are good for young children? Recently I was asked an interesting question about whether traditional songs were better – more therapeutic – for children than the parents’ choice of rock and pop. The most important thing...
