Beats and Rhymes, A Way For Kids To Learn
Parents have been singing little learning poems to their children for centuries. It was not until the turn of the 19th century did these verses get the name, Nursery Rhymes. Britain has produced many of the fun nursery rhymes we sing today. Some of the great rhymes are Itsy Bitsy Spider, Humpty Dumpty, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, and the list goes on and on. What are nursery rhymes, anyway?
What makes a nursery rhyme?
A nursery rhyme is simply a verse written for children to teach something or simply entertain. The words to nursery rhymes songs have different rhyming schemes to make the verse fun. By having some words in the verse rhyme it makes the poem fun and childish. There is also a beat and rhythm to the nursery rhyme that is easy to remember and easy enough for a child to sing.
What is the difference between a song and a nursery rhyme?
A song is a musical composition intended for play by a musical instrument. They are also written with lyrics to be sung. A Nursery Rhyme is more like a poem or verse with a bit of rhythm and rhyme. Songs do not usually have rhyming words in them. Songwriters do utilize rhyme sometimes if it fits. But many songwriters steer clear of rhyme as it does have a childish sound. If a rhyme fits and makes the composition better, a songwriter will use rhyme. Pop songs these days usually have rhyming words that make us laugh.
Video with Nursery Rhymes
In these modern times, we no longer have to rely on our voices as parents to teach our children great nursery rhymes. Videos rule the teaching world these days. You can show your kids a video with a great cartoon to go along with the nursery rhyme. Creative people are everywhere making it easier and easier to help entertain and teach our kids.
Example of a nursery rhymes
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is probably one of the easiest nursery rhymes to remember. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star how I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, how I wonder what you are. It is an English lullaby easily repeated to kids before they go to sleep. The lyrics are from a poem written by Jane Taylor. People even use the beat and put other words into the popular verse to make something new and fresh.
As parents, we want to teach our children as much as we can while they are young. This helps the children grow into well adjusted intelligent adults. Nursery rhymes are one of the easiest ways to allow your kids to flex their brain in positive ways If you have not taught your children any nursery rhymes yet, now is the time to tell them about these time-honored rhythms that are so much fun.