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Free Nursery Rhyme Cards

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These EYFS Nursery Rhyme Cards give children a clear visual prompt for familiar rhymes, helping them join in, make choices and build confidence with early language. The cards support Communication and Language by encouraging listening, attention, vocabulary development, rhythm, rhyme and repeated phrases through well-known songs such as Five Little Ducks, Incy Wincy Spider, The Wheels on the Bus and Twinkle Twinkle.

They are also useful for group times, song baskets, choosing boards, transition moments and adult-led speech and language activities, especially for children who benefit from visual support. Because the cards are simple and familiar, practitioners can use them flexibly throughout the day to encourage participation, turn-taking, memory, prediction and early communication.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions

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