Introduce children’s songs to children in an engaging and fun way. Sing them, read them and act them out! The poems are easy to memorize and really fun to recite. For centuries, teachers have entertained their students with nursery rhymes.
There are many ways to approach teaching nursery rhymes to young children. As a first thing, simply read or sing a rhyme to your children, while showing them the pictures. Encourage your children to sing with you. Another way is to represent them. This not only helps children to learn the nursery songs, but also to understand the meaning of each word.
Other than that, there are several ways to teach your kids the popular nursery rhymes in the most engaging and fun way. Let’s take a look.
Simple steps to introduce nursery rhymes to children:
easy rhymes
Start with simple rhymes! Teach your children nursery rhymes that are short and not very long. For beginners, singing long rhymes may cause problems and they may not be able to memorize them. So, try children’s songs that are not long, such as ‘Johny Johny, Yes Papa’, ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’, ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’, ‘Incy Wincy Spider’, ‘Pat-a-cake, Pat -a -cake, baker’, ‘Polly put on the kettle’, ‘Simple Simon’, ‘Row, row, row your boat’ and many more.
Actions and facial expressions.
To make teaching more fun and entertaining, use actions and facial expressions while singing the rhymes. You can also vary your voice to capture their interest and keep them entertained while they learn.
sing along
Once your child is familiar with nursery rhymes, encourage him to join in and sing along. He can also say parts of the rhymes and ask them to say parts of the rhyme themselves. This will help children to memorize the rhymes and they will be able to recite them independently.
practice rhymes
Nursery rhymes can be taught and enjoyed anywhere, anytime, anywhere! Encourage your children to sing the songs when getting ready for bed, bath time, playing with toys, dressing them, traveling and more. During these times, kids can’t resist joining in!
watch rhythm videos
Children are often drawn to fascinating and beautiful animated videos of nursery rhymes. As they listen and watch the songs, they quickly pick it up. Make sure you have a collection of the best nursery rhyme videos that are fun, entertaining, and educational.