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Out Came the Sun is a fun and colorful nursery rhyme book for toddlers. more...
A fun way to write poetry by using the alphabet. more...
Couplets are fun and easy for children to learn to write. more...
Teach kids how to write a cinquain. more...
Learn how to write a cento. more...
Whether it is for teaching phonics or writing a children's book, alliterations can be fun for everyone. more...
Learn how easy it is to write a lune. more...
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Why We Should Study Nursery Rhymes
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Melissa Howard
A look at the various kinds of nursery rhymes, where they came from, and why we should read them. more...
The Story of Baa, Baa Black Sheep
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Melissa Howard
Discover the history behind the seemingly simple question and answer nursery rhyme. more...
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Melissa Howard
The good little boy in the corner eating his Christmas pie was not so good and implicates a religious man, who is hung, beheaded, and quartered. more...
Understanding Ring around the Rosy
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Melissa Howard
Like many nursery rhymes Ring around the Rosy has sinister undertones. Learn more about some of the suggested interpretations for the poem. more...
Understand Goosey, Goosey Gander
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Melissa Howard
Goosey, Goosey Gander is a nursery rhyme with a historical subtext rooted in religious intolerance. more...
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Melissa Howard
The nursery rhyme Pussycat, Pussycat is a fun little nursery rhyme devoid of any meaning besides the literal. Yet there is timeless appeal in the little vignette painted more...
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Melissa Howard
The theories about the identity of the famous lady who rode to Banbury Cross range from Queen, to scandalous ladies; from goddesses to nobility. more...
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