About Nursery Rhymes
21 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
in From Miss Jackie Tags: literacy, nursery rhymes
Nursery rhymes play an important role in children’s lives. For many children, nursery rhymes are the very first songs and stories that they learn.
Nursery rhymes stimulate memory, improve language skills, develop appreciation for music, enrich vocabulary, develop phonemic awareness, encourage thinking skills…..and …..they are fun!
The rhyming words and singsong quality of nursery rhymes teach children important pre-reading skills.
WEE WILLIE WINKIE
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown,
Tapping at the window and crying through the locks,
Are the children in their beds, for now it’s eight o’clock?
The explanation for the words to Wee Willie Winkie are to teach children to associate every day tasks with their own lives.
Before the days of the wireless, television and the Internet, great reliance was put upon the Town Crier to pass on the latest news and information. ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ was the children’s version of the Town Crier! The author of the poem was William Miller (1810 – 1872) and the first publication date of the words to Wee Willie Winkie was in 1841.
Sing About Martin CD has the words and music to this nursery rhyme.
Hang on…I’m almost ready!
10 Dec 2009 1 Comment
I’ve been gathering blog ideas and after the first of the year, I will be ready. I’ll be writing about babies, preschoolers, music, brain development and more.
Get ready to laugh, learn, sing and have fun.
