Nursery Rhymes
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Childrenâs Nursery Rhymes Teach Language and Counting Skills
Nursery Rhymes have been taught to children for hundreds of years, with many dating from the Middle Ages. They are the earliest educational tools that children use for learning language and counting skills. Additionally they combine movement and music teaching kids rhythm and melody.
But according to a recent study more than 40% of parents cannot recite a single nursery rhyme all the way through.
Many cultures around the world have their own indigenous nursery rhymes but most of the best known rhymes are from England and more recently the US.
Many nursery rhymes were originally political commentaries from a time when free speech was punishable by imprisonment or even death, especially if you criticized the government of the day.
Other rhymes allude to current events of the day. It is believed that Ring a Ring O’ Roses refers to the bubonic plague, while Remember Remember commemorates the Gun Powder Plot when Guy Fawkes and a group of conspirators attempted to blow up the houses of Parliament, an event that is still celebrated in England on November 5!
Some Nursery Rhymes are quite violent –
Rock A Bye Baby
Rock a Bye Baby
On the tree top,
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock
When the bough breaks
The cradle will fall
Down will come Cradle
Baby and all.
Or
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill
Went up a hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after
The earliest known collection of nursery rhymes was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, published in London, in 1744. But, probably the most well known was Mother Goose's Melody: or Sonnets for the Cradle, published by John Newberry in 1781. Reprinted in the United States in 1785 by Isaiah Thomas, its popularity is attested to by the fact that these verses are still commonly called "Mother Goose Rhymes" in the United States.
Although you may feel that you should try and rewrite some of the lyrics to make them less violent you shouldn’t. Psychoanalysts and educators believe that efforts to make nursery rhymes and fairy tales politically correct are a mistake. They feel that they provide a way to symbolically resolve issues and allow children to imaginatively deal with violence and danger.
Go to the library or your local bookstore and buy a book of Nursery Rhymes, or download some from the Internet. Then, by teaching your children Nursery Rhymes and acting out the movements with them you’ll have fun, while teaching them language and counting at the same time as playing, building a bond and burning energy.
About the Author
Keith Whiting is the founder of www.DreamsAndLullabies.com a website devoted to children’s lullabies, baby songs and nursery rhymes. Read other articles and Sign Up for a Free Monthly Newsletter filled with important information and valuable advice on healthcare, sleep problems, nutrition, parenting, etc.
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Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes (Illustrated Edition) List Price: Sale Price: $7.72 You save: $4.18 (35%) |
DescriptionKate Greenaway was a 19th Century English children's book illustrator and writer. Through the 1880s and 90s, her only rivals in popularity in the field of children's book illustration were Walter Crane and Randolph Caldecott. |
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The big book of nursery rhymes Sale Price: $25.99 |
DescriptionThis book is a replica of the original from the collections of The New York Public Library; it was produced from digital images created by The New York Public Library and its partners as part of their preservation efforts... |
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Big eBook of Nursery Rhymes List Price: |
DescriptionChildren love being told nursery rhymes as I'm sure you did as a child. But, did you know, most nursery rhymes have been passed down from generation to generation up to thirty times!? The history and origins of many nursery rhymes reflect events in history which have been long forgotten... |
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Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young List Price: Sale Price: $7.99 You save: $11.96 (60%) |
DescriptionPoems about picnics, pretending, and puppies make this book the book to introduce little ones to poetry about the world around them. Jack Prelutsky, one of today's most respected children's poets, has selected more than 200 short poems--old favorites, traditional rhymes, and humorous verses--that will delight young listeners... |
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DescriptionThe Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Leroy F. Jackson is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition... |
Poll: Do you know the hidden meanings to nursery rhymes?
How "Ring around the Rosie" refers to the Bubonic Plague? How "Humpty Dumpty" refers to a Cannon who was blown up in a battle? How "Baa,Baa,Black Sheep" either refers to the slave trade or the wool tax? How "London Bridge is falling down" refers to child sacrifice,or a viking attack in which a bridge was burned down? How many Nursery Rhymes refer to important people?
"Sing a Song of Sixpence, Pocket Full of Rye" is pirate recruiting song.
Nursery Rhymes - Old McDonald
