Nursery Rhymes, Songs and Fingerplays Prov ided by Learn to Read with the Weld Library District Learning to read begins well before the first day of school. Phonological awareness is a child’s ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words. Being able to hear the similarities and differences within words is critical to the process of learning to read. Use the nursery rhymes, songs and fingerplays in this booklet to get you started. Clap and dance while you sing songs, emphasize the rhyming words and make up your own silly rhymes. Have fun with words and start your child on the right road to reading success. Nursery Rhymes LITTLE BOY BLUE Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep are in the meadow, The cows are in the corn. Where is the little boy who looks after the sheep? He’s under the haystack, fast asleep! Will you wake him? No, not I. For if I do, he’s sure to cry. THIS LITTLE PIGGIE This little piggie went to market. This little piggie stayed home. This little piggie had roast beef. This little piggie had none. And this little piggie cried, “Wee! Wee! Wee!” All the way home. SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing; Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king? The king was in the counting house, counting out his money. The queen was in the parlor, eating bread and honey. The maid was in the garden, hanging up the clothes, When down came a blackbird and snipped off her nose! LITTLE JACK HORNER Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, Eating his Christmas pie. He put in his thumb And pulled out a plum, And said...
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