Story Times and Rhymes Event for Children and Parents

If you were able to join us for our 'Story Times and Rhymes' event, thank you! We hope you found the session both enjoyable and useful in supporting your child's communication, language, and literacy development...and of course, their love of books and reading!

'Communication and Language' Development and 'Literacy' Development.

The 'Areas of Learning' that have the greatest links to our 'Story Times and Rhymes Event' are 'Communication and Language' and 'Literacy'.

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The statements show the expected progression children typically make throughout their time in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). These statements conclude with the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) which children are aiming to achieve by the time they finish their Reception year.

Of course all children are unique and progress differently, but the ELGs show us the typical knowledge, skills, and understanding children need to acquire to be at an expected level at the end of Reception. 

Signposting and Links 

Photos From The Event

Activities From The Event

• Sing 5 Currant Buns In A Baker's Shop
  • Stop for your child to fill in the gaps.
  • Encourage your child to perform the song for others.
  • Think of rhyming words (real or nonsense).
• Sing 5 Little Speckles Frogs
  • Use makaton signs to sing.
  • Make up your own actions.
• Have a Blending Break
  • Touch your...h-e-d, b-a-c, f-ee-t, ar-m, ch-ee-k, l-e-g etc.
  • You can use robot arms, puppets, or cuddly toys too!
• Story Time
  • Name parts of the book e.g. front cover, page.
  • Discuss what you can learn from the front cover.
  • Use key vocabulary e.g. character, setting, event, author, illustrator. 
  • Join in with repreated refrains.
  • Discuss the book afterwards. 
• Have an Initial Sound Break
  • What sound does your name begin with...use pure sounds.
  • Find something that begins with the sound.....e.g. a...apple. 
• Syllable Sticks
  • Model tapping out syllables in family names / people's names e.g. Miss-Jud-Son
  • Play syllable sticks when walking out and about.
• Blending Break
  • Make the sound of a c-ow, sh-ee-p, d-o-g, c-a-t, b-ir-d, d-u-c etc.
• Rhyme Time
  • Take turns to choose nursery rhymes, say the intial sound e.g. sss for spider for 'incey wincey spider'.
  • Sing the rhymes in different voices e.g. loud/quiet or fast/slow.
  • Add instruments as you sing. 
• Silly Soup
  • I'm making lots of silly soup, I'm making soup that's silly, I'm going to cook it in the fridge to make it nice and chilly! In goes...
    • objects with same initial sound,
    • objects that rhyme,
    • objects you will use robot arms to segment etc.