A tongue twister, nursery rhyme, phonic, or children song are all in one. There are so many wonderful rhymes and songs to choose from for your kids. The best thing about it is they are learning to read and spell at the same time. In the following article, you will see what I mean.
A tongue twister is a group of words that sound a like and are hard to say. Examples
of tongue twisters is :
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Whether the weather be cold.
Or whether the weather be hot.
We’ll weather the weather,
Whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not.
NURSERY RHYMES
A nursery rhyme is a song or poem for children. A nursery rhyme can be a tongue twister or a tongue twister can be a nursery rhyme. Examples of a nursery rhyme tongue twister is:
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck,
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
A woodchuck could chuck as much wood
as a woodchuck would chuck,
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.
She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore,
The shells she sells are sea-shells, I’m sure,
For if she sells sea-shells on the sea-shore,
Then I’m sure she sells sea-shore shells.
PHONICS
It is associating letters with sounds. It is learning children how to read and spell. Phonics can be taught by using games, songs, and actions. The children learn the alphabet language and sound. Tongue twisters can also be used as a phonic. An example using TH:
Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.
While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.
Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.
Freezy trees made these trees’ cheese freeze.
That’s what made these three free fleas sneeze.
SONGS FOR KIDS
Songs for kids can be a nursery rhymes, a tongue twister, or a phonic song. You can start from the most popular songs, sing- along songs, or funny songs.
MOST POPULAR SONGS
Wheels on the Bus
Old Macdonald Had a Farm
Mary Had a Little Lamb
SING-ALONG SONGS
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
She’ll be Comin’ ’round the Mountain
I’ve Been Workin on the Railroad
FUNNY SONGS
The Name Game
Purple People Eater
Boom Chicka Boom
What do you think? They all are so similar that it is hard to use one without the other. A tong twister is a rhyme, is a song is a phonic. It is so much fun being a Kid and learning all these songs and rhymes and phonic words! It is even more fun teaching the kids these fun things. I remember being a kid and singing all these songs and rhymes and not being able to stop laughing. Now I have an opportunity to teach my children, and laugh and not being able to stop. Life is wonderful!