For those of you who are working with young children, I wanted to let you know about Nursery Rhymes to Sing See and Sign. This is a great FREE resource that is available from the Scope website.
It includes 14 of your favourite Nursery Rhymes such as:
- Old MacDonald had a farm
- Wheels on the bus
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- Miss Polly had a Dolly
- Five Little Ducks
To accompany each of the nursery rhymes, you get:
- a picture song board featuring Picture Communication Symbols, developed using the Boardmaker Software Family
- a Key Word Sign poster (Makaton) for each Nursery Rhyme
- a song lyrics sheet highlighting the key signs
There is also a helpful handout available that talks about why you would want to use these visual supports with ALL children and how you should use them effectively to promote language development in children with communication difficulties.
A CD of the Nursery Rhymes, both with and without singing, is also available for purchase from hey dee ho music thanks to the Australian Institute of Music and Childhood Development.
A link directly to the resource can also be found on our Activity Exchange where there are lots of other resources you may be interested in. Make sure you check them out – they really are a great practical resource that will save you heaps of time!
The picture illustrations that appear on the Nursery Rhymes to Sing See and Sign resources are Picture Communication Symbols copyright 1981-2007 by Mayer-Johnson LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Used with permission. www.mayer-johnson.com.
Scope also thanks The Jack Brockhoff Foundation for this initiative.
Nice resource Katie. You are certainly living up to that title of the “Boardmaker Queen”!