Preschool Ready: Nursery Rhymes for Ages 0-5
This month’s Preschool Ready series post includes some fun Nursery Rhymes for little ones aged 0-5. Nursery Rhymes are a great way to build up phonological awareness and vocabulary—two of the early literacy skills we focus on for little learners.
According to Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen, “nursery rhymes are excellent vehicles for promoting linguistic awareness because they contain lots of words, use rhymes and rhythm patterns, and are easy to learn.”
Below are some fun nursery rhymes you can sing with your little one(s) to get them preschool and kindergarten ready!
Itsy-Bitsy Spider
The itsy-bitsy spider
went up the water spout.
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy-bitsy spider
went up the spout again.
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Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory, dickory, dock
the mouse went up the clock.
The clock struck one,
the mouse rand down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkly, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
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Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
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The House that Jack Built
This is the house that Jack built.
This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the cat that chased the rat,
That ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the dog that worried the cat,
That chased the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog that worried the cat,
That chased the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog that worried the cat,
That chased the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the man all tattered and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog that worried the cat,
That chased the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the priest all shaven and shorn,
That married the man all tattered and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog that worried the cat,
That chased the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the cock that crowed in the morn,
That woke the priest all shaven and shorn,
That married the man all tattered and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog that worried the cat,
That killed the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the farmer sowing his corn,
That kept the cock that crowed in the morn,
That woke the priest all shaven and shorn,
That married the man all tattered and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog that worried the cat,
That chased the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the horse and the hound and the horn,
That belonged to the farmer sowing his corn,
That kept the cock that crowed in the morn,
That woke the priest all shaven and shorn,
That married the man all tattered and torn,
That kissed the maiden all forlorn,
That milked the cow with the crumpled horn,
That tossed the dog that worried the cat,
That chased the rat that ate the malt,
That lay in the house that Jack built.
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If you’re looking for even more rhymes, we suggest checking out our Nursery Rhyme Time video playlist on our YouTube channel or checking out the books available in our collection below.
