World Nursery Rhyme Week

We are thrilled to be one of this years World Nursery Rhyme Weeks ambassadors. This is such an important event in the EYFS calendar and we will be doing out best to promote it, provide affordable books and we will be giving away some WNRW prizes.

What is World Nursery Rhyme Week?

Launched in 2013, World Nursery Rhyme Week promotes the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development and education.

Over 4 million children from 106 countries have taken part since 2013. The initiative is open to parents, Early Years practitioners and anybody who works with children under the age of 7.

Each year, 5 rhymes are chosen and children are encouraged to take part in our ‘Rhyme a Day’ challenge by singing the nursery rhymes and taking part in supporting activities.

What date is this years event taking place?

Monday 16th to Friday 20th November 2020

What are this years chosen nursery rhymes?

• Monday 16th – Wheels On The Bus
• Tuesday 17th – Five Little Speckled Frogs
• Wednesday 18th – Hickory Dickory Dock
• Thursday 19th – Old MacDonald Had A Farm
• Friday 20th – Miss Polly Had A Dolly

What resources are available for those taking part?

You can register your family or EYFS setting with WNRW here - Once registered you’ll have instant access to lots of fantastic free resources and suggested activity ideas that you can do at home or in your setting.

Your pack will include: Song downloads for each of the 5 rhymes, videos from Little Baby Bum, colouring in sheets, cutting exercise, pencil control sheet, playdough mats, certificates, posters, activity ideas PDF, nursery rhyme quiz, participation letter to send to parents and logos for social media.

All downloadable resources are free.

How can Books for Bugs help?

Each year we offer an extra 20% off all 5 chosen nursery rhymes, that means with our already low prices you can get each book for just £2 each! View the full range here 

We also  have competitions running on both our Facebook page and on Instagram

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