Category «Nursery Rhymes»

The History of Ladybug Ladybug

Ladybug

Don’t you love learning about the interesting histories behind children’s rhymes? The popular rhyme, Ladybug Ladybug that is sung by children when a ladybug lands on them is surely not going to disappoint you. This rhyme has fascinating origins that link it to Catholic history, farming lure, and perhaps even The Great Fire of London …

Peter Piper Benefits

Peppers

The need to impress upon a young child the benefits of speaking with supreme precision and articulation cannot be overstated. Such skills can be developed by using phonics, letter sounds, and consonants, all of which can be attained by repeating tongue twisters; one such tongue twister is Peter Piper. By stating the letter sounds and …

Definition of Freight Train

Freight Train

What Is A Freight Train? We use the phrase “freight train” today to mean any train that is on the tracks, and it has even made its way to popular songs that use it as a rhyme. The freight train was started when we stretched tracks across North America, and there are quite a few …