Rhymes & Rhythm

Rhymes and rhythm are important to helping prepare your child to read and write when they enter school. And besides, rhymes are just fun! Here are some great ways to start incorporating rhymes and rhythm into your daily routine.

Favorite Rhymes from Storytime

Here are five of our favorite rhymes to do in storytime!

Icka Bicka Soda Cracker

Icka bicka soda cracker, icka bicka boo

Icka bicka soda cracker, up goes you!

Icka bicka soda cracker, icka bicka boo

Icka bicka soda cracker, I love you!

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around

Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground

Teddy bear, teddy bear, reach up high

Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the sky

Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch your knees

Teddy bear, teddy bear, sit down please

This is Big

This is big, big, big

This is small, small, small

This is short, short, short

This is tall, tall, tall

This is fast, fast, fast

This is slow, slow, slow

This is yes, yes, yes

This is no, no, no

Tick Tock

Tick tock, tick tock

I’m a little cuckoo clock

Tick tock, tick tock

Now I’m striking one o’clock…

Cuckoo!

Tick tock, tick tock

I’m a little cuckoo clock

Tick tock, tick tock

Now I’m striking two o’clock…

Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon

If you want to take a trip,

Climb aboard my rocket ship,

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off!

Nursery Rhymes & Mother Goose

Read a book from our nursery rhymes & Mother Goose list, featuring fabulous books celebrating rhymes!

List created by GPL_Katie

A collection of picture books that celebrate nursery rhymes and Mother Goose!

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Research

Read some research about how rhymes and rhythms help your child develop their skills!

• Nursery Rhymes in the Early Years (National Literacy Trust UK)
• Talking, Reading, Singing, and Rhyming: Tips for Fostering Literacy in Infancy (NAEYC)
• Time to Rhyme (Scholastic)