Friday 4 May 2018

Sing Nursery Rhymes To Develop Essential Skills

You will be surprised to know that Nursery Rhymes and kids’ songs not only offer entertainment value but much more than that. Singing rhymes to the little learners help them develop early literacy skills, fine motor skills and many other essential skills.

Moreover, singing poems can contribute inculcating good values and manners in them. It also play a vital role in developing the brain and sharpening the memory. Introducing a variety of nursery rhymes to the children can develop various skills which are as follows:

Concentration
When we sing rhymes to our kids, it help sustain their interest in learning. The more your kids listen to the lyrics of a song more they are exercising their concentration.

Develop early literacy skills
Preschool songs and rhymes are not only source of entertainment but also contributes to developing language and early literacy skills. As little learners sing the rhymes, it help build them a strong vocabulary and boost language development.

Learning numbers and alphabets
Preschoolers will enjoy learning numbers and alphabets if taught in a musical way. One Two Buckle My Shoe, Five Little Ducks, Ten in the Bed and many more help the tiny tots learn and identify numbers. There are various alphabet songs such as Alphabet Song, Phonics song and more in different languages to teach the kids all about letters.



Benefits of watching nursery rhyme video
Playful music can create a great impact on children’s mind. Rhyming accelerates phonemic awareness and it also enhance their reading and writing skills. Moreover, it introduces the children to a memorable character with defining moments. They also encourage them to  perform delightful actions and hand movements.

Build fine motor skills
Fingerplay songs or nursery rhymes help with the development of fine motor skills. While singing the rhymes, the little ones perform delightful hand actions and thus they work on those little fingers. Five Little Ducks, Five Little Monkeys, This Little Piggy, Incy Wincy Spider are the well-known fingerplay songs for kids to sing and enjoy.

Nursery rhymes help kids to grow so they are important in the literary development of a child. So introduce nursery rhymes to teach them new words, develop early literacy skills, learn about rhythms and much more.