Apr 23, 2010

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Try This!

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The toddlers in our classes respond very enthusiastically to this sweet, soothing rhyme.

Five little birds without any home,   (Raise the fingers on one hand)
Five little trees in a row.                        (Raise the fingers on the other hand)
“Come build your nests in our
branches tall,                                             (Interlace the fingers to form a nest)
And we’ll rock you to and fro!”           (Rock the nest gently)

Apr 21, 2010

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How Well Do You Know Your Nursery Rhymes?

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A lot of our favorite nursery rhymes have very interesting back stories! For example, did you know that “Ring Around the Rosie” is referring to the first symptoms of bubonic plague, and “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary” refers to Mary Tudor, and her instruments of torture? That’s kind of a downer, isn’t it? Obviously, that meaning is lost on our children (thankfully!), but rhymes have a definite historic significance in linking us to our past. Do you know your nursery rhymes well? Here’s a quiz to find out!