Nursery Rhymes & Songs
Nursery rhymes matter because they build the foundations of language, memory, and social connection in a way that feels like pure play.
Nursery Rhymes help to boost language skills — The rhythm and repetition help children hear sounds clearly, copy them, and build vocabulary.
Strengthen memory — Repeating rhymes helps children remember sequences, patterns, and words
Support early reading — Rhymes teach children to notice sounds in words (like cat/hat), which is key for phonics later on.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,Have you any wool? Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full. One for the master, and one for the dame, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
The Wheels On The Bus
The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round
'Round and 'round, 'round and 'round
The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round
All through the town.
Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out one day Over the hill and far away. Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack" but only four little ducks came back.
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.
Ring A Ring O Roses
Ring-a-ring o' roses,
A pocket full of posies,
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
We all fall down!
I Had A Tiny Turtle
I had a little turtle, his name was Tiny Tim.
I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water, he ate a bar of soap.
And now he's in his bed, with bubbles in his throat!
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, pop!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
One, Two Three, Four, Five
One, two, three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right.
Grand Old Duke of York
Oh, the grand old Duke of York
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again
And when they were up, they were up
And when they were down, they were down
And when they were only half-way up
They were neither up nor down
