If you have a baby/toddler and want to know about nursery rhymes to sing with them, these are some of the most popular ones:

(By no means am I an expert, but since I have friends and lovely students who have recently had babies and ask me about songs and stories in English, I thought I’d share this).

‘Baa, Baa, Black Sheep‘– watch on YouTube:

‘If You’re Happy and You Know It‘– watch on YouTube

 

‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes‘– watch here

‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’ (US) /’Incy Wincy Spider’ (UK)– watch on YouTube (with gestures)

‘London Bridge is Falling Down’– watch here

‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’– watch on YouTube

Listen to ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ being sung here.

‘Ten Green Bottles’– watch on YouTube

‘Ten in the Bed’– watch on YouTube

‘Humpty Dumpty’– watch on YouTube

 

A comprehensive list of traditional nursery rhymes (with lyrics) can be found here.

You may also be interested in CBeebies- Bedtime Stories (CBeebies is the children’s channel of the BBC). Actors and celebrities read children’s stories (it might be interesting for the parents as well if they’re learning English themselves!). These are some examples:

Tom Hiddleston reads ‘Supertato‘- watch on YouTube

‘In Every House on Every Street‘- ready by Harry Styles (watch on YouTube)

‘Grumpycorn‘ read by Kate Winslet  (watch on YouTube)

Zayn Malik Reads ‘Music Is In Everything‘- watch on YouTube

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