finleysmaid Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 So if you were going to teach 8 nursery rhymes (hopefully to cover several subject areas) What would they be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) I think I would like to have Incey Wincey Spider. This would give us 'determination', effects of weather, water/sun dehydration, size, opposites up/down, also nice physical use of hands depending upon how you portray the spider! Could also use other versions, where it snows/freezes and the sun melts the snow. When Goldilocks went to the house of the Bears - recalling the story, size/proportion, counting, senses , wild animals :) (more of a long song though Finleysmaid) but some nursery rhymes suffer a little in not being contemporary enough Wheels on the bus this can be added to so much Our children adored Peter Hammers Edited May 20, 2021 by Panders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 i'm loving that list panders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Frère Jacques - to add cultural aspects ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 2 hours ago, louby loo said: Frère Jacques - to add cultural aspects ... I have realised that i cannot remember the last time i sang this but since i have SO many other languages in the setting that may be why!! does anyone sing any songs in children's home languages other than English or French? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Does ‘Heads, shoulders, knees and toes’ count as nursery rhyme? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 so the list so far is Head shoulders knees and toes (i would say this is a nursery song and so counts!!) Incy wincey Frere Jacque Wheels on the bus Peter Hammers Goldilocks surprised that more people haven't jumped on this thread.....am i the only one who sings their way through the day😄 so it has been proven that children who know 8 songs at the age of 3 are likely to be much better readers later in school... as conversational skills and language are such an important part of the new EYFS i'm just looking at my ideal 8 think i would need if you are happy and you know it......sandy girl.......five currant buns.......twinkle twinkle ..... baa baa black sheep and tommy thumb........could go on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 ooh yes 5 currant buns - ours loved it and on high days and holidays instead of them handing over a coin we gave them a chocolate coin - always a winner 🙊 at lunch time we often sang 5 little monkeys swinging through the trees, especially if we wanted a reluctant eater to eat up a little more 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 20/05/2021 at 12:46, Panders said: Our children adored Peter Hammers Crumbs Panda I’d forgotten all about Peter, the manager previous to me used to sing this quite a lot ...may try it tomorrow. Row, Row, Row your boat 🚣♀️ (Working together, animals, speeds, actions, rhyming, making up their own) Gently/stream/crocodile/scream Quickly/river/polar bear/shiver slowly on the lake/long snake/quake Bobbing on the sea/bumble bee/freeze 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Peter is our children's current favourite ... I'm actually getting quite sick of it at the moment!😭 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Mouseketeer said: Crumbs Panda I’d forgotten all about Peter, the manager previous to me used to sing this quite a lot ...may try it tomorrow. Row, Row, Row your boat 🚣♀️ (Working together, animals, speeds, actions, rhyming, making up their own) Gently/stream/crocodile/scream Quickly/river/polar bear/shiver slowly on the lake/long snake/quake Bobbing on the sea/bumble bee/freeze Love these versions....guess what we are singing today then !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Mouseketeer said: Crumbs Panda I’d forgotten all about Peter, the manager previous to me used to sing this quite a lot ...may try it tomorrow. Row, Row, Row your boat 🚣♀️ (Working together, animals, speeds, actions, rhyming, making up their own) Gently/stream/crocodile/scream Quickly/river/polar bear/shiver slowly on the lake/long snake/quake Bobbing on the sea/bumble bee/freeze gently to the shore/lion/ don't forget to roar 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Sandy Girl reminded me about 5 Little Sandcastles, sweet little tune and actions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 7 hours ago, Panders said: Sandy Girl reminded me about 5 Little Sandcastles, sweet little tune and actions didn't know this one......went and looked it up now have an ear worm! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Was it the Singing Hands version ? Makaton signs 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Panders said: gently to the shore/lion/ don't forget to roar 😂 Fab! added to the list 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 26/05/2021 at 18:34, Panders said: Was it the Singing Hands version ? Makaton signs 😂 yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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