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 | Feb 19, 2013 | emergent literacy, Music Curriculum, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, teacher confidence
Emergent literacy is nourished when children see their parents reading. When you buy a music activity or Lesson Plan from our website it comes with wall charts with the song lyrics as part of the pdf. We have chosen a font that is clear and easy to copy. It is the...
by Carol Biddiss | Sep 21, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, child's play, drama and movement, music activity, Preschool Music Activities, speech and language development, story song, theme lesson plan
Grey, green, greasy – that’s the look of the water in the Port River near my home. It’s a working river so there’s always a hint of oil slick. It’s also home to a large number of dolphins strangely enough. Occasionally I can hear a long and exceptionally...
