Popular Nursery Rhymes for Children

Do you recollect ‘Itsy Bitsy spider’, ‘Jack and Jill’ or ‘Johnny Johnny yes papa’ for that matter? Of course you do. I recall even my grandparents remembering them and so no matter what nursery rhymes fit in to that category of things that one will never forget, just like swimming or driving. These were undoubtedly the most prevalent nursery rhymes of all times. Your parents knew them, you know them and I am pretty sure that even your kids know them. These all-time masterworks in the genre of nursery rhymes have done a great deal to make your childhood what it was. Even today all the children know most off the nursery rhymes as these are proselytized into the child’s memory right from the time when he/she is struggling to form words and speak.

The Beginning

The term nursery rhyme was originally used in ‘Great Britain’ and some other countries as well. It reared for “traditional” poems and songs for children and toddlers. The usage of the word ages back only to the late 18^th and early 19th century.  In North America the term “Mother Goose Rhymes”, was familiarized in the mid-1700s, and is still used time and again.

Rhymes and Children

There are numerous explanations why nursery rhymes are imparted onto children from an extremely tender age. Apart from setting in them the nous of music and jingle, it also succors them in their development. There are several researches to attest that nursery rhymes also escalate your child’s altitudinal reasoning and this result’s into greater achievement in school in the subjects like mathematics and science. Fascinating right?

Rhymes are also a miraculous technique to help your child improve the indispensable oral and motor skills. It is to be expected that you will find countless versions of these rhymes so as to accommodate all. It is perfectly fine to teach any of them as long as your child loves it. Make them partake when you are humming it to them. Children ordinarily learn the actions first and then the words. Embolden them to learn more by reiterating them when you think they are enjoying. Never coerce them to learn by rote the words. Use of actions also help the children relate to the notion of articles. Their learning process is fun for you too.

A vital aspect to take into consideration while teaching your children any rhyme is to appreciate them at their little triumphs whether it is an endeavor to voice a new word or do an action decorously, as this motivates them to move on and learn further.

Nursery Rhymes Classics

Sr. No	Nursery Rhyme	Sr. No	Nursery Rhyme
1.	Row Row Row your Boat	6.	Baa Baa Black Sheep
2.	Itsy Bitsy Spider	7.	Jack and Jill
3.	Twinkle Twinkle Little Star	8.	One, Two Buckle my Shoe
4.	Humpty Dumpty Sat on the Wall	9.	Johnny Johnny Yes Papa
5.	Hush Little Baby	10.	If You’re Happy and You Know It