View all 2 pagesHumpty dumpty nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty together and finding a word in it
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Nursery Rhymes and Poems for Kindergarten
Twelve classic nursery rhymes as big-print posters with rhyme activities, a nursery rhyme book, and short kindergarten poems to read aloud and illustrate.
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Nursery rhymes
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View all 2 pagesHumpty dumpty nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Humpty Dumpty
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View all 2 pagesJack and jill nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesJack and jill nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Jack and Jill
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View all 2 pagesHey diddle diddle nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesHey diddle diddle nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Hey Diddle Diddle
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View all 2 pagesTwinkle, Twinkle, little star nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesTwinkle, Twinkle, little star nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
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View all 2 pagesBaa, Baa, black sheep nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Baa, Baa, Black Sheep together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesBaa, Baa, black sheep nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
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View all 2 pagesHickory dickory dock nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesHickory dickory dock nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Hickory Dickory Dock
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View all 2 pagesLittle miss muffet nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Little Miss Muffet together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesLittle miss muffet nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Little Miss Muffet
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View all 2 pagesThe itsy bitsy spider nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme The Itsy Bitsy Spider together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesThe itsy bitsy spider nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about The Itsy Bitsy Spider
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View all 2 pagesMary had a little lamb nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesMary had a little lamb nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Mary Had a Little Lamb
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View all 2 pagesJack be nimble nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesJack be nimble nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Jack Be Nimble
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View all 2 pagesLittle bo peep nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Little Bo Peep together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesLittle bo peep nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Little Bo Peep
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View all 2 pagesHot cross buns nursery rhyme printable
Reading the nursery rhyme Hot Cross Buns together and finding a word in it
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View all 2 pagesHot cross buns nursery rhyme activity
Hearing rhymes, putting events in order and answering a question about Hot Cross Buns
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10 pagesView all 10 pagesNursery rhyme book
Reading a book of nursery rhymes page by page and drawing each rhyme
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View all 2 pagesNursery rhyme match
Matching nursery rhyme titles to pictures from the rhymes
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View all 2 pagesNursery rhyme questions
Answering who, what and where questions about nursery rhymes
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View largerMy favorite nursery rhyme
Drawing and writing to name a favorite nursery rhyme
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Kindergarten poems
View all 2 pagesKindergarten Poem: falling leaves
Listening to a poem, hearing rhyming words and drawing what the poem says
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View all 2 pagesKindergarten Poem: snow day
Listening to a poem, hearing rhyming words and drawing what the poem says
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View all 2 pagesKindergarten Poem: spring rain
Listening to a poem, hearing rhyming words and drawing what the poem says
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View all 2 pagesKindergarten Poem: summer fun
Listening to a poem, hearing rhyming words and drawing what the poem says
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View all 2 pagesKindergarten Poem: colors all around
Listening to a poem, hearing rhyming words and drawing what the poem says
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View all 2 pagesKindergarten Poem: count with me
Listening to a poem, hearing rhyming words and drawing what the poem says
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View all 2 pagesPoem or Story? kindergarten sort
Telling a poem from a story
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About these nursery rhymes worksheets
Nursery rhymes are some of the first poems children learn by heart. Saying them again and again helps kindergartners hear rhyming words, notice the beats in words and follow print from left to right. These printables use twelve classic rhymes, including Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Hickory Dickory Dock, in their traditional words.
Each rhyme has two sheets. The poster shows the rhyme in big print with pictures and the rhyming words in bold, plus a find-it task: circle every copy of one word and count them. The activity page has four short tasks: circle the picture that rhymes, number three events in order, circle the word that finishes a line, and answer a who or what question by circling a picture.
There is also a nursery rhyme book to staple together, a rhyme match, a page of questions about six rhymes and a my favorite rhyme page. The kindergarten poems section has six short new poems about the seasons, colors and counting. Each one has a rhyme task and a big box to draw the poem, and a poem or story sort helps children tell the two kinds of text apart. Every page with one right answer has an answer key on page 2.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.AFollow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.ARecognize and produce rhyming words.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.1Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is...).
How to use them
- Start with the poster. Read the rhyme aloud while your child listens, then read it together, pointing to each word as you say it.
- Say the rhyme many times over a few days. Clap the beat, act it out, or leave off the last rhyming word and let your child say it.
- Do the find-it task on the poster: your child circles every copy of the word and counts them. Check with the answer key on page 2.
- When your child knows the rhyme well, do the activity page. Read each direction aloud. Children answer by circling or writing a number, so they do not need to read every word.
- Use the nursery rhyme book as a weekly rhyme book. Read one page a day, draw the rhyme, and color a box on the last page when your child can say a rhyme alone.
- For the poems, read the poem aloud twice. Ask your child which words rhyme before doing the rhyme time task, then let them draw the poem.
Teaching tips
- Rhyme is about sounds, not spelling. Say the words out loud: does wall sound like ball at the end? Children should listen, not look.
- If a rhyme task is hard, say the target word and each picture name slowly, stretching the ending: w-all, b-all.
- On the order task, retell the rhyme first, then ask: what happened first? What happened next? Point to the pictures as you talk.
- Some words in nursery rhymes are old and unusual, like tuffet, whey and fetch. Talk about what they mean. That is part of the fun.
- Keep the posters up in a reading corner or a home rhyme folder so children can come back to them.
- The poems are meant to be read aloud by an adult. Children who are reading can follow along and find words they know, like the, and and is.
Questions teachers and parents ask
Which nursery rhymes are included?
Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Hey Diddle Diddle, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Hickory Dickory Dock, Little Miss Muffet, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Jack Be Nimble, Little Bo Peep and Hot Cross Buns. Each has a poster and an activity page.
Why are nursery rhymes good for kindergarten?
They are short, fun to say and full of rhyming words. Saying them helps children hear the sounds in words, which is a big step toward reading. Following the words on a poster also teaches that print goes left to right and top to bottom.
Can my child do these pages alone?
Most kindergartners need an adult to read the rhyme and the directions. The answers are pictures to circle and numbers to write, so children can show what they know without reading every word.
Are the kindergarten poems different from the nursery rhymes?
Yes. The six poems are new, short poems written for kindergarten about fall, winter, spring, summer, colors and counting. They are meant to be read aloud by an adult, then illustrated by the child.
Do the pages have answer keys?
Yes. The posters, activity pages, poems, match, questions and poem or story sort all have an answer key on page 2. The rhyme book and the my favorite rhyme page are open-ended, so they have no key.
How do I teach rhyming words?
Say two words and ask if they sound the same at the end, like cat and hat. Then give a word and let your child think of one that rhymes. Nonsense words count too. Nursery rhymes give lots of practice, so say them often.