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Fill-in-the-Blank Nursery Rhymes

Language & communication

Fill-in-the-Blank Nursery Rhymes

A well-known nursery rhyme, sung normally... until the last word of the line, which never comes ("Twinkle, twinkle, little..."). Silence, a knowing look, and your child fills it in ("star!"). Then come the silly deliberate mistakes, ready for them to gleefully correct.

Age
18 to 36 months
Duration
5-10 min
Materials
None
Supervision
Semi-supervisé
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Step by step

  1. Pick a nursery rhyme your child knows by heart.
  2. Sing the first verse all the way through to get the melody going.
  3. Stop dead right before the last word of a line ("Twinkle, twinkle, little..."), with a knowing look.
  4. Wait in silence with raised eyebrows until they fill it in ("star!"). If they don't, drag out the beginning of the word ("staaar...") and try again on the next line.
  5. Sing the wrong word on purpose ("Twinkle, twinkle, little... car?") and let them gleefully correct you.
  6. Leave gaps in the middle of a line, invent silly rhymes together, or chain several nursery rhymes in a row.

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