Children's Songs
Like many of today’s most popular nursery rhymes, the rhyme Brother John is actually quite old. It’s also technically a translation. The original nursery rhyme was French and is known the world over as Frère Jacques. Though Frère Jacques has been translated into several languages, many non-French speaking children still have the original words memorized. …
Humpty Dumpty is a classic English nursery rhyme, written around the early 1800s in England. However, before that time, throughout the English Civil War (1642-1651), there was a very large cannon named Humpty Dumpty. Yes, there is a theory that Humpty was initially named after a piece of heavy-artillery during a war between the Royalists, …
Mother Goose is known in many fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Many people do not know exactly where this mythical mother originated. Here is a brief history of the creation of Mother Goose. Mother Goose is said to be modeled after a noblewomen from the 8th Century. Her name was Bertrada II of Loan. She …
Young children are like sponges, especially during their early development years. With this being said, they learn just about anything that they can learn and they take in lots of information every day. This even starts in the womb! Babies begin to hear language even before they’re born. Interaction during their younger years is vitally …
As children, many of us learned the rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep and, as adults, recite it to our children. So, where exactly did this nursery rhyme originate from, and what does it really mean? Origins The rhyme which asks “Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?” has its origins in England, probably to …
As children, we have been reciting the same poems and singing the same songs for centuries. Credit is often given to the fictional Mother Goose, but originally, these tales were a way to pass on oral traditions in a time when passing stories generation to generation was done more commonly by mouth than it was …
My Fair Lady? My Fair Lady and London Bridge is Falling Down are very traditional English nursery rhymes. These are the same baby songs found in several different versions across the globe. The damaged bridge and the repair of it may date back as far as the middle ages. They can both be viewed as …
Mary Had A Little Lamb is one of many favorite childhood nursery rhymes. The poem, written by an American teacher and author named Sarah Hale (1788-1879) was published in 1830 in a volume titled Poems for our Children although it is thought it was written much earlier. The song’s origin was inspired by a true …
Chances are, if you hear the song Itsy Bitsy Spider, you might be compelled to start making hand gestures to demonstrate a soggy spider climbing up and then being washed down a water spout. That’s because the song has been one of the more popular baby songs that date back to the early 1900’s. This nursery …
For any new parent, they may not know the importance that phonics will play in the development of their child’s reading skills. Since the days of nursery rhymes and Mother Goose songs, the use of rhyming has been a valuable tool that parents can use to help their child grow on a regular basis. The …