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Why teach using Nursery Rhymes?

Research shows that children who have memorized nursery rhymes become better readers because they develop an early sensitivity to the sounds of language. (Marie Clay)

Nursery Rhymes naturally help young children develop phonemic awareness skills, which are the necessary building blocks that children need explicit instruction in before they can begin to read.

Skills you can teach using Nursery Rhymes

Rhyming

Sound/Word Discrimination

Blending

Word segmentation (syllables)

Phoneme manipulation

Nursery Rhymes Can...

Enrich young children's vocabulary

Provide opportunities for oral language development

Introduce children to basic story structure such as problem and solution, cause and effect

Be easily integrated into already existing themes

Be FUN and engaging for young children

For specific activities for each nursery rhyme see the list below:
Printable Nursery Rhyme Books, Charts, and Songs from Dr. Jean
Download the free Jack and Jill printable book in black and white and color, song chart with picture support for emergent readers, and the mp3 song by Dr. Jean!

Free Nursery Rhyme Printables

Nursery Rhyme Notebook Cover- FREE

Nursery Rhyme Tracking Chart- FREE

Printable Nursery Rhyme Fluency Sticks- FREE

Nursery Rhyme Bingo- FREE

I Know My Nursery Rhymes Certificate- FREE

Nursery Rhyme Diploma- FREE

Nursery Rhyme Links

Nursery Rhyme Notebooks
Nursery Rhyme 4 Corners Game from Frog Street Press

Nursery Rhyme Resources

More Literacy Ideas from Pre-K Pages

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Research shows that children who have memorized nursery rhymes become better readers because they develop an early sensitivity to the sounds of language. (Marie Clay) Nursery Rhymes naturally help young children develop phonemic awareness skills , which are the necessary building blocks that children need explicit instruction in before they can begin to read.

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There are a lot of ideas that can be easily adapted to kinder.

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Wow, it's incredibe how time flies. I can't believe we are just a few weeks away from closing out another year! I've been so consumed with end of year testing, testing, and more testing. All the hard work has been worth it. My kids have grown so much this year! I have to say this year has been the best! I had kids on so many different levels, with different needs and accomodations! But I am proud to say, they all worked so hard, pushed through, and are ready for 2nd grade!!

So we are getting to our end of year activities, which is so exciting. We have a week long Eric Carle Author Study coming up, so what did I do? What I always do of course! I got my brain juices flowing, and came up with an awesome unit!! Check out the pics below. This is a preview of my Eric Carle Author Study- Interactive Notebook/ Lapbook. I have uploaded this product on my Teacher Pay Teacher Store. I've been busting my butt on this for the past few weeks.

This unit includes a flapbook along with other interactive flaps and activities. This is an example of what's included in the unit. Click the pick below to grab your copy!!

I included activities for five of Eric Carle's most popular books.

Here is an ink blot for Little Cloud.

Here is the Life Cycle of a Butterfly Flap Wheel, for The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

The top flaps lift up to reveal the pictures.

Here is a sequencing activity for The Very Busy Spider.

This has to be my favorite! The ladybug craft for The Grouchy Lady Bug! That's my son Sergio, isn't he a handsome boy?!

The Parts of A Plant Interacive Flaps, for The Tiny Seed.

The students will lift the flap and glue the correct label underneath.

Well, there you have it! This is just one part of my author study. I will also upload pics of the completed lapbook, and other activities soon.

Click the pick below to grab your copy today!﻿

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Wow, it's incredibe how time flies. I can't believe we are just a few weeks away from closing out another year! I've been so consumed with end of year testing, testing, and more testing. All the hard work has been worth it. My kids have grown so much this year!

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This is so great! My favorite author is Eric Carle. There are so many things that you can do!

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We have so many fun crafts shared here and the number is growing every day. I'm sure that at least one of your little ones favorites is on the list!

You can even add your own! By linking up, you give other blogs permission to link back to your site and use one photo in a roundup post. Family friendly links only, please.

Link up your favorite arts & crafts inpsired by books below! (These appear in random order.)

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100+ CRAFTS INSPIRED BY CHILDREN'S BOOKS - Kids Activities

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We have so many fun crafts shared here and the number is growing every day. I'm sure that at least one of your little ones favorites is on the list! You can even add your own! By linking up, you give other blogs permission to link back to your site and use one photo in a roundup post.

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This is one of my boards on Pinterst with ideas

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Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try.

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In kinder, all my classes focus on student's oral production and listening skills.

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In kinder, all my classes focus on student's oral production and listening skills.