Top 10 Must Know Nursery Rhymes

When my daughter was born I used to sing her rhymes from my childhood memory. I never got the time to revisit what's the latest trend. At 16 months, when she joined music classes for toddlers, I realized its time for me to have a refresher course in Nursery Rhymes to make sure she learns in the right words and in the best possible way.

Then I started my research on Internet and discussion with friends with kids of similar age group and little older too. Along with this the exposure to various music classes, swimming classes for beginners helped me understand the trend in nursery rhymes.

Here is the list of the top 10 must know Nursery Rhymes which all moms should know. It is not in a particular order.

Young children learn a lot of what they know by observing what the people around them do. Best way to teach your little one is to sing songs, do the actions and show them it is so much fun. For making this process a little easier and less time taking here comes the list of the most common and popular Nursery Rhymes with their lyrics and videos.

1. Row Row Row your boat --Lyrics and Video

2. Itsy bitsy spider - Lyrics and Video

3. Twinkle twinkle little star -Lyrics and Video

4. Looby Loo -Lyrics and Video

5. Hush Little Baby -Lyrics and Video

6. Ba Ba Black Sheep -Lyrics and Video

7. Head Shoulders Knees and Toes-Lyrics and Video

8. Wheels on the Bus-Lyrics and Video

9. Down by the Bay-Lyrics and Video

10. If you are happy and you know it-Lyrics and Video

Rhymes are a good means to help your child develop the essential oral skills and motor skills. It is likely that you will find various versions of some of the popular rhymes. It is alright to teach any of them as long as your child is enjoying. Try to make them participate when you are singing it to them. They usually learn the actions first and pick up couple of words. Encourage them to learn more by repeating them when you think they are enjoying. Never pressurize them to memorize the words. It should be fun. Appreciate them at their little successes whether it is an attempt to speak a new word or do an action correctly.

Apart from these there a lot of other popular rhymes which they can attempt at a later stage. To make the process faster and easier I have linked them to their respective videos.

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Pop goes the Weasel

Three Blind Mice

Three Little Kittens

Humpty Dumpty

Old McDonald had a Farm

She'll be coming round the mountain.

And the list goes on.

I must say my daughter enjoys some of them more than others. She keeps singing them in her own way. She also does some actions in order to tell me to sing that specific rhyme. Look for such signals and build on them. This is a great beginning. Have fun with your kid.