Nursery rhymes are essential and important part of a child's early education and learning. These rhymes are helpful to improve a child's vocabulary skills and they also play an effective role to build a child's power of imagination.
There are some very popular English nursery rhymes which are known worldwide and are being used to teach children in most of the countries. We are familiar with these beautiful rhymes but most of us are unaware of their origin.
So let's know about the origin of some famous and popular nursery rhymes-
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
This well known and very popular English rhyme was written by English poet John Taylor. The title of the poem was The Star. This poem was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery.This book was a collection of poems and rhymes by John Taylor and his sister Ann. Only the first stanza of the poem is widely known although the poem has six, four line stanzas.
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Another very famous and beautiful nursery rhyme that is so popular among children is Mary Had A Little Lamb which is an English rhyme of American origin.The rhyme was published in the year 1830 as an original poem by Sarah Josepha Hale. The poem is inspired by a real incident. A young girl Mary took her pet lamb to school one day at the suggestion of her brother.
Humpty Dumpty
Most of us are familiar with the rhyme Humpty Dumpty. It is one of the best English nursery rhymes we have. It is a traditional rhyme from England .It was published in 1797 for the first time.In this rhyme Humpty Dumpty is portrayed as an egg with human characteristics.
Jack And Jill
Jack and Jill is the all time favorite . This rhyme was written in 18th century in England .It was first published in 1765 and is a traditional nursery rhyme of England which later became famous worldwide. Jack is the most common name used in English.
I am A little Teapot
The well known rhyme I am a little teapot is actually an American song which describes that how a teapot works. It was written by George Harold Sanders and Clarence Z. Kelley and was published for first time in 1839.It is an all time favorite nursery rhyme which is so easy to learn and catchy as well.
So which is your favorite English rhyme among these ?
-Aunt Mary