I'm on a mission to understand the place Nursery Rhymes hold in our modern society, especially as a professional who is helping to shape the next generation through the use of these songs and rhymes.
Follow the links below to explore discussions of Nursery Rhymes
and their impact and usefulness in contemporary Storytimes.
Nursery Rhymes in Modern Times
Why are Nursery Rhymes so Important?
History and
Changing Times
Piggybacking:
Good?
Or Not so Good?
Modern Minstrels
The Influence of the Dominant Culture
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
What Makes a Nursery Rhyme?
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep: Changing Meaning Over Time
Global Nursery Rhymes: Part 1
Global Nursery Rhymes: Part 2
The Grand Old Duke of York
Monkey Business
Nonsense Sounds, Words, and Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes and FFN Caregivers
Humpty Dumpty: Then and Now
Nursery Rhymes and Religion
Old MacDonald
had a Farm
Age-ism in
Nursery Rhymes
Injuries and Lessons in Nursery Rhymes
Privilege and
Nursery Rhymes
Songs that are (Probably) Safe for Storytime
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Two Little Blackbirds
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Baby Shark
The Wheels
on the Bus
Hello Friends
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Roly Poly
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
Open Them,
Shut Them
Row, Row, Row
Your Boat
A Ram Sam Sam
If You're Happy and You Know It
A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track
We Can
Jump, Jump, Jump
Slippery Fish
Color Song
Traveling by Train
A Hippopotamus Got on a City Bus
Here we Go Up and Down
I am a Caterpillar
Where is Thumbkin?
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Adios Amigos
Here is the Beehive
Five Little Ducks
Popcorn Kernels
My Fingers are Starting to Wiggle
Walking, Walking
The More We Get Together
Tick Tock, Tick Tock
Popcorn, Popcorn, Sizzling in the Pan
Mmm Aah Went the Little Green Frog
Hi, Hello, and How Are You?
This is Big, Big, Big
Eyes, Nose, Cheek, Cheek, Chin
Super, Duper, 1, 2, 3
Go Bananas!
I Had a Little Turtle
Shake Your Sillies Out