Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 227

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Dear Family Member,

You child will be enjoying popular nursery rhymes at school.

Below are some suggestions of activities your child can do at home to continue

enjoying nursery rhymes.

1. Reciting Nursery Rhymes Together

Say or sing nursery rhymes with your child. Take turns saying the lines of the rhyme

as you and your child try to memorize one nursery rhyme. Some of the nursery rhymes

your child has been learning at school are on the back of this page.

2. Nursery Rhymes from Around the World

Share with your child popular nursery rhymes from your youth in your home

language. Encourage your child to say the nursery rhyme with you. Your child will have

a chance to present nursery rhymes in your home language to the class.

3. Personal Connections to Nursery Rhymes

Help your child make connections to the rhymes by asking questions. For example,

“Do you remember the time we wanted the rain to go away so we could go to the

park?” “Would you like to learn to buckle your shoe?”

4. Sayings and Phrases: It’s Raining Cats and Dogs

Your child will learn the well-known saying “it’s raining cats and dogs.” We use this

saying to describe the weather when it is raining very, very hard outside. The next time

there is a big rain, remind your child of this saying.

5. Read Aloud Each Day

I have included a list of books that have nursery rhymes and fables. The library and

your child’s teacher may have some of these books that you can borrow.

I hope you and your child enjoy these nursery rhymes together!

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