Nursery Rhyme Week

We have been taking part in 'World Nursery Rhyme Week' and we've been having lots of fun singing these dedicated rhymes over the five days.

The children have explored each rhyme with music, art, Makaton and sensory trays. We have enjoyed 'Humpty Dumpty', 'When I was One' and 'I hear Thunder' to name a few!

We have had fun playing on our own 'Pirate Ship' in the garden, making bird nest paintings, fluffy cotton wool clouds and using our weather kit from Learning through Landscapes to meaure wind speed.

Nursery rhymes offer excellent rhythm and a repetitive pattern of sounds when they are sung. This helps and supports a child's language development. This in turn will help a child to become accustomed to vocabulary, sounds and eventually support their learning to read.

Books are a very special resource, and they are much loved here at St. Michael’s.  They are central to our love of learning.  They help to develop language & imagination, invite discussions, predict what's next, promotes brain development & also supports our emotional wellbeing.