Some of the words in nursery rhymes may seem pretty crazy, but that’s part of the fun. Hearing and repeating nursery rhymes lays a foundation for language skills. The sing-song cadence and bouncing or clapping to the beat of the words helps to emphasize the syllables and the individual sounds that make up words. Your baby develops Phonological Awareness without even knowing it!
TO MARKET, TO MARKET
(a knee-trotting rhyme)
To market, to market,
To buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again,
Jiggety-jigTo market, to market,
To buy a fat hog,
Home again, Home again,
Jiggety-jog.
To market, to market,
To buy a plum bun,
Home again, home again,
Marketing’s done.
