Remember, the next time you say “Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle,” you’re helping your little learners become future readers!

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I love this book — but it’s not for your preschoolers; it’s for readers who will get the humor of the wordplay and writing. Sing along with the classic Latine Los Elefantes nursery rhyme song in English or Spanish as you watch the elephants balancing on the spider’s web. Children find it very easy to learn when they are offered rhythm and music, that is why rhymes and songs are ideal to exercise their memory, develop their ear for learning oral and written languages, promote the habit of reading and stimulate the general enjoyment of language. If you are looking for ways to teach letter sounds and beginning sounds, check out the blog post:Check out our complete Alphabet Series. The bus ride story of rain, sunshine, and questions about their arrival is juxtaposed with the lyrics to the song.

Aside from rhyming, this rhyme can be used to teach vocabulary, characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end – plus more!

Indestructible Mary Had a Little Lamb Book:Indestructible books are great way to keep these classic tunes around for a long time. A compilation of beautifully illustrated traditional and classic english nursery rhymes, the third book in the world famous nursery rhymes in the series. Word games, rhymes between verses, rhythm and music are extraordinary elements to teach any language skill (reading, writing, speaking and listening), besides they work for all ages, because no child gets tired of playing. This collection of lesser-known nursery rhymes from the 1950s, with lively illustrations by Quentin Blake, will introduce children to a host of intriguing characters. Each one of our titles in the collection of books of nursery rhymes and songs in PDF format is full of rhythm and melodies for children’s enjoyment.