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World Nursery Rhyme Week | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas

July 5, 2025 Stuart Murphy

**Note: This page is for educational inspiration and is not officially affiliated with World Nursery Rhyme Week. World Nursery Rhyme Week is an annual initiative, typically held in mid-November, created by Music Bugs in 2013. It aims to celebrate the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development, focusing on literacy, language, and communication skills. For official information and to learn more, please visit their website (www.worldnurseryrhymeweek.com).

Understanding World Nursery Rhyme Week in EYFS & KS1

Twinkle, twinkle, little star! ✨ World Nursery Rhyme Week is an annual initiative, typically held in mid-November, created by Music Bugs in 2013. In 2025, the event is being held from the 10th to the 14th November. This week-long global event celebrates the profound importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development. It highlights how these traditional rhymes are fundamental for building literacy, language, and communication skills, as well as fostering emotional intelligence and physical development. It's a joyful opportunity to immerse young children in the rhythmic, rhyming world of classic verses.

For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this week provides a wonderfully engaging and foundational theme for exploring language acquisition, phonics, storytelling, musicality, and expressive arts. It's about leveraging the power of familiar rhymes to enhance learning across multiple domains, promoting vocal confidence, and deepening an appreciation for words and sounds. This week offers fantastic planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning both playful and incredibly impactful.

Why Are Nursery Rhymes Important for Young Children?

Integrating nursery rhymes into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) is great for fostering holistic development. These simple verses are powerful educational tools that lay crucial foundations for future learning.

  • Language and Communication: Rhymes introduce new vocabulary, sentence structures, and patterns of speech, enhancing Communication & Language skills. The repetition helps with memorisation and oral fluency.

  • Phonological Awareness: The rhyming words and distinct sounds within nursery rhymes help children develop phonological awareness, a vital pre-reading skill for Phonics and Literacy.

  • Memory and Sequencing: Learning and reciting rhymes improves memory and the ability to follow a sequence of events.

  • Physical Development: Many rhymes involve actions, promoting gross and fine motor skills and coordination (Physical Development).

  • Emotional Development: Rhymes can be comforting, joyful, and help children express and understand emotions (Personal, Social & Emotional Development).

  • Musicality: Rhymes introduce rhythm, beat, and melody, fostering an early appreciation for music and sound (Expressive Arts & Design).

  • Social Connection: Singing rhymes together builds a sense of community and shared experience.

Engaging Nursery Rhyme Activities for World Nursery Rhyme Week (0-7 Year Olds)

Make World Nursery Rhyme Week a truly melodic and language-rich experience with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on singing, playing, and exploring the magic of rhymes! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by the extensive range of printable resources we have available on our dedicated 'Nursery Rhymes' page.

Here's some inspiration for bringing nursery rhymes to life in your setting: (Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

  • Daily Rhyme Focus: Choose a different nursery rhyme to focus on each day of the week. Sing it, act it out, and explore its vocabulary. Our extensive list of individual nursery rhyme resource packs includes:

    • 'Once I Caught A Fish Alive'

    • 'Big Ship Sails'

    • 'B-I-N-G-O'

    • 'Dingle Dangle Scarecrow'

    • 'Down In The Jungle'

    • 'Five Currant Buns'

    • 'Five Little Speckled Frogs'

    • 'If You're Happy And You Know It'

    • 'Head, Shoulders Knees And Toes'

    • 'Hey Diddle Diddle'

    • 'Hickory Dickory Dock'

    • 'Incy Wincy Spider/Itsy Bitsy Spider'

    • 'Jack And Jill'

    • 'Old MacDonald'

    • 'Pussycat, Pussycat'

    • 'Round And Round The Garden'

    • 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat'

    • 'Sleeping Bunnies'

    • 'The Wheels On The Bus'

    • 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'

  • Rhyme Colouring Fun: Use our 'Nursery Rhyme Lyrics/Words - Colouring Pages' and 'World Nursery Rhyme Week' Colouring Posters (Free Sample)' to reinforce the words and provide a calming activity.

  • Nursery Rhyme Puzzles: Engage children with our 'Nursery Rhyme Puzzles' and 'Nursery Rhyme Puzzles - Colouring' to develop problem-solving and fine motor skills while reinforcing rhyme recognition.

  • Character Play & Hot Seating: Bring rhyme characters to life! Use our 'Nursery Rhyme Character Descriptions - Acting, Hot Seat, Listening Activity' for role-play and to encourage children to think about character feelings and motivations (Personal, Social & Emotional Development).

  • Action Rhymes: Emphasise the actions that go with many nursery rhymes. Encourage expressive movement (Expressive Arts & Design) and physical participation (Physical Development).

  • Rhyme Time Sing-Along: Have dedicated sing-along sessions each day, using a variety of rhymes. Our 'Free 'Music & Sound' Resources' can provide additional support for musical activities.

  • Rhyming Word Hunt: After singing a rhyme, identify and clap for the rhyming words. This is excellent for Phonics and Literacy development.

  • Creative Rhyme Extension: Encourage children to draw what they imagine as they sing a rhyme, or even create a new verse for a familiar rhyme. This promotes Expressive Arts & Design.

  • Explore More: Please visit our 'Nursery Rhymes' page to explore our extensive catalogue of nursery rhyme resources!

These activities offer great inspiration for making World Nursery Rhyme Week a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering language development, early literacy skills, physical coordination, and a deep love for music and storytelling.

To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.


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BINGO SONG WORDS - COLOURING (FREE SAMPLE)
BINGO SONG WORDS - COLOURING (FREE SAMPLE)
'WORLD NURSERY RHYME WEEK' COLOURING POSTERS (FREE SAMPLE)
'WORLD NURSERY RHYME WEEK' COLOURING POSTERS (FREE SAMPLE)
FIVE LITTLE SPECKLED FROGS - WORDS/LYRICS POSTER - COLOURING (FREE SAMPLE)
FIVE LITTLE SPECKLED FROGS - WORDS/LYRICS POSTER - COLOURING (FREE SAMPLE)
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS - WORDS/LYRICS POSTER - COLOURING (FREE SAMPLE)
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS - WORDS/LYRICS POSTER - COLOURING (FREE SAMPLE)
 

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Once I Caught a Fish Alive
Once I Caught a Fish Alive
Big Ship Sails
Big Ship Sails
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
Down in the Jungle
Down in the Jungle
Five Currant Buns
Five Currant Buns
Five Little Speckled Frogs
Five Little Speckled Frogs
If You're Happy and You Know It
If You're Happy and You Know It
Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes
Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock
Incy Wincy Spider/Itsy Bitsy Spider
Incy Wincy Spider/Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill
Old MacDonald
Old MacDonald
Pussycat, Pussycat
Pussycat, Pussycat
Round and Round the Garden
Round and Round the Garden
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Sleeping Bunnies
Sleeping Bunnies
The Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels on the Bus
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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NURSERY RHYME PUZZLES
NURSERY RHYME PUZZLES
NURSERY RHYME PUZZLES - COLOURING
NURSERY RHYME PUZZLES - COLOURING
NURSERY RHYME CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS - ACTING, HOT SEAT, LISTENING ACTIVITY
NURSERY RHYME CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS - ACTING, HOT SEAT, LISTENING ACTIVITY
NURSERY RHYME LYRICS/WORDS - COLOURING PAGES
NURSERY RHYME LYRICS/WORDS - COLOURING PAGES

Please visit our ‘Nursery Rhymes’ page to explore our extensive catalogue of nursery rhyme resources!

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Nursery Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes
 

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