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August 20, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Nursery Rhymes: How to Use Them to Teach Reading

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Nursery Rhymes: not just for babies anymore! Some people think that nursery rhymes are just for little kids, but it’s absolutely not true! They are perfect for teaching reading.

Nursery Rhymes are Fun for Students and Teachers!

These fun poems help young readers practice basic foundational literacy skills and become better readers… plus, they’re silly and always make me smile. Of course, the kiddos like them too!

Nursery Rhymes- how to use these poems to teach beginning reading skills #nurseryrhymes #nurseryrhyme #minibooks #teacherspayteachers #tpt #teacherkarma #guidedreading

When I first started teaching first grade I didn’t have a ton of books in my classroom library, but I could simply copy nursery rhymes and have them right at my fingertips. That’s how this resource was born. LOL.

Our campus didn’t have any guided reading books. Can you imagine?? Nursery Rhymes saved me! I don’t know what I would have done without them.

Free Books for Your Kids to Read at Home!

Eventually, I created these mini books so I could print them for my classroom. Because they are only made out of copy paper, my students could also take them home and add them to their own home library.

Below is a list of literacy skills that you can practice with your students while using nursery rhymes:

  • phonemic awareness
  • phonological awareness
  • hear letter sounds
  • discriminate syllables
  • letter identification
  • rhyming words
  • phonics skills
  • word families
  • fluency 
  • sight words
  • comprehension
  • pretty much any beginning reading skill 
Nursery rhymes are a great resource for shared reading and guided reading groups.
If you are looking to get started with nursery rhymes in your classroom, you will definitely want to check out my newest FREEBIE.
Hey Diddle Diddle FREEBIE!  Below you can check out an example of my Row, Row, Row Your Boat reader, so you can see that there three different versions of the reader.
Free Nursery Rhyme Resources / Hey Diddle diddle Free mini book and poster
You will love the fact that you just have to fold on the dotted lines.  No need to cut!  Yea!
The nursery rhyme readers come in three different versions for your convenience:
  • full color with a polka dotted background
  • full color with a white background
  • black and white to save printer ink

Nursery Rhymes + Technology = FUN!

Your FREEBIE also comes with an ebook.  You can very simply add the ebook to your class iPad, display it on the classroom projector, or use it on a computer.
Free Nursery Rhyme Resources / Hey Diddle diddle Free mini book and poster
To get your FREE Hey Diddle Diddle Reader Set, please click here, or on the graphic above.
How have you used poems in your classroom to teach reading skills?
Nursery Rhymes- how to use these poems to teach beginning reading skills #nurseryrhyme #nurseryrhymes #guidedreading #tpt #teacherkarma
Best wishes!
Jen Bradshaw @ TeacherKarma.com
NOTE: This article was originally published at TeacherKarma.com

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About Jen Bradshaw from Teacher KARMA

Hey y'all, Jen Bradshaw here! I'm a Texas Literacy Coach, resource designer and author of
Teacher Karma Blog
:) I have taught first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, sixth grade, RTI / intervention, and coached students and teachers as a Literacy Coach. To add to the list, I am currently consulting with school districts to help them develop their Response to Intervention / RTI programs. So glad you stopped by. Grab some Classroom Freebies and ENJOY!

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