Why use nursery rhymes at bedtime?

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...

Why teach nursery rhymes? Emergent literacy

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...