Sing and Dance with your baby with these nursery rhymes

We all have sung these many a times when we were young, most of them ares till ingrained in our brain, isn’t it? They sound so outdated, right? But these old rhymes provide golden oppurtunities for your little one to learn so much. Let’s explore these areas:

Repeating rhymes teaches how language works, the bite sized pieces help in memorizing patterns
They help in auditory development by teaching how to discriminating between sounds and developing ear to music
They help in learning new words and their usage in context
They are full of patterns, sequencing, numbers, and counting (forward and backward)
They involve movement, coordination helpful to develop gross motor skills
Singing nursery rhymes with your child will help them learn how to focus on one thing at a time. It will also help them pay attention to what you’re saying and singing, which will come in handy as they grow up.

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,

knees and toes.

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,

knees and toes.

And eyes and ears

and mouth and nose.

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,

knees and toes.

The wheels on the bus

The wheels on the bus go

round and round

The wheels on the bus go

round and roundAll day long

The wipers on the bus go

swish, swish, swishSwish, swish, swish,The wipers on the bus go

swish, swish, swishAll day long

The horn on the bus goes

beep, beep, beepBeep, beep, beep,The horn on the bus goes

beep, beep, beepAll day long

The people on the bus go

Up and Down

The people on the bus go

Up and Down

All day long

The driver on the bus goes

Move on back

The driver on the bus goes

Move on back

All day long

The babies on the bus go

wah, wah, wahWah, wah, wah, The babies on the bus go

wah, wah, wahAll day long

The mummy on the bus goes

I love you

The mummy on the bus goes

I love you

All day long

The itsy bitsy spider

went up the water spout.

Down came the rain

and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun

and dried up all the rain.

And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again

If you're happy and you know it

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it.If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet!If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet!If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet.

If you're happy and you know it, shout hurray (hurray)!If you're happy and you know it, shout hurray (hurray)!If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,If you're happy and you know it, shout hurray (hurray).

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