Nursery Rhyme Nativity

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In a group setting, nursery rhymes can help children learn to be respectful of each other and work in a group. For more seasonal singing suggestions, see our Nursery Christmas Songs collection. Why should I use these Nativity nursery rhymes with my class? On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Challenge children to create their own movement routine or add actions to these rhymes to encourage motor development. There are numerous reasons why learning nursery rhymes and songs can be beneficial to learning, especially at a young age. Some of these benefits include:

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For EYFS children, simple nursery rhymes and song can be great for approaching a variety of literacy skills such as reading and spelling. Why not also try turning these into a fun physical exercise by tasking your pupils with coming up with dances and movement to accompany their favourite Christmas nursery rhymes? Try our Create a Dance Routine Snap Cards and Christmas Topic Word Cards for inspiration. Our lovely Christmas songs for early years children can also be used as inspiration for creative design activities. Why not sing I'm A Christmas Angel before making your own Paper Christmas Angels? Using early years Christmas songs, like these, even the shyest of children can be gently nurtured to sing in front of crowds, strengthen their vocal cords, and project their voice. This makes these early years Christmas songs an excellent choice for Expressive Arts and Design learning in early years over the festive period.

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Engaging with the singing aspect in Expressive Arts and Design can be much more productive at Christmastime, since everybody’s in the Christmas spirit! Christmas often brings people together, so even the shyest of children may be seen joining in with a little sing along or two! Our Christmas nursery rhymes with lyrics can guide children to project their voice in front of an audience, which is great for confidence building. Our Nativity nursery rhymes are great for bringing some seasonal singing to your setting. As well as teaching children about the Christmas Story itself, these lovely songs also help you focus attention on key skill development areas:

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Get children excited for making Christmas decorations with our Christmas Lights Song, sung to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Nursery rhymes often make up an integral of early years’ development. They are children's first insights into poetry, rhyming, patterns, and open them up to a world of imaginative characters, settings, and storylines! Our Christmas poems for kids that rhyme make a great addition to your usual repertoire of festive songs. Singing traditional songs or carols can be a great way of celebrating, and here are some of the most popular: The wonderful thing about learning a nursery rhyme nativity script is there is an opportunity for some English education too. Kids can learn new vocabulary and literary devices such as alliteration. Print out some of the songs to improve their phonological awareness. You can work together on your child's pronunciation of the words. Singing words in a group will make kids feel less shy when they make a pronunciation error.On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Christmas is an excitable time for your students. Some kids find themselves bouncing off the wall most of December in the leadup to the holiday. These types of songs are designed to help evolve children’s understanding of the world around them and introduce creativity.