Rhymes with a message

Father Holding A Book Beside His Child

Next week is World Nursery Rhyme Week – an annual event founded since 2013. The initiative highlights the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development, focusing on benefits like language, literacy, and motor skills. This year’s event takes place over five days from the 10th to the 14th November. Our fifth and final article…

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Maths with Nursery Rhymes: A Guide for Early Years

Girl in Yellow and White Dress Learning To Count With Her Fingers

Next week is World Nursery Rhyme Week – an annual event founded since 2013. The initiative highlights the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development, focusing on benefits like language, literacy, and motor skills. This year’s event takes place over five days from the 10th to the 14th November. Our fourth article in this series…

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More Than Baby Talk: How Nursery Rhymes Can Benefit Older Students

AI generated image showing a collection of scenes from well know nursery rhymes.

The 10th – 14th November 2025 is world Nursery Rhyme Week and millions of children around the globe will be singing, doing the actions and exploring a range of nursery rhymes. Much research has shown that nursery rhymes are incredibly beneficial for children as they can boost vocabulary and language development; develop literacy and numeracy…

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Melody, Memory and Prosody: Tuning in to Nursery Rhymes

AI generated image showing a range of characters from nursery rhymes dancing in front of a page of musical notes.

Next week is World Nursery Rhyme Week – an annual event founded since 2013. The initiative highlights the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development, focusing on benefits like language, literacy, and motor skills. This year’s event takes place over five days from the 10th to the 14th November. This second in our series…

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The Power of Nursery Rhymes

Children and a teacher playing simple instruments and signing

Next week is World Nursery Rhyme Week – an annual event founded since 2013. The initiative highlights the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development, focusing on benefits like language, literacy, and motor skills. This year’s event takes place over five days from the 10th to the 14th November. This first in our series…

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