Category Archives: Nursery Rhymes
Word Families
One of my most frequented blogs is when I wrote about Nursery Rhymes. http://kindergartenteacherclaire.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/lifelong-benefits-from-learning-nursery-rhymes-and-poetry-at-a-young-age/The research could not be more clear that young children who have the ability to not only hear rhymes, but to create rhymes as well, make a … Continue reading
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Rhyming…a Must-Know Skill For Any Soon to Be First Grader
I have just finished assessing my Kindergarten students in all Reading Readiness skills and I am happy to report that there has been major progress since the start of the school year. One area of importance that I cannot stress … Continue reading
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Nursery Rhymes in Kindergarten
I first wrote about the value of Nursery Rhymes last summer in my July 30, 2009 blog. http://kindergartenteacherclaire.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/lifelong-benefits-from-learning-nursery-rhymes-and-poetry-at-a-young-age/ I would like to revisit Nursery Rhymes once again now that the children have been in Kindergarten for 7 months. Not only … Continue reading
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Lifelong Benefits from Learning Nursery Rhymes and Poetry at a Young Age
Nursery Rhymes are disappearing from the language of our young children. What a tragic loss this is. More and more children are arriving in Kindergarten without any knowledge of Nursery Rhymes. Research has shown that children who struggle with rhymes … Continue reading
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