What is Nursery rhyme
The term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" songs for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the 19th century and in North America the older ‘Mother Goose Rhymes’ is still often used.
Ex. Twinkle little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Hush a Bye Baby
Hush a bye baby, so pure and small
He created you, created us all,
Hush a bye baby, we've no need to fear
We're never alone, when ALLAH's so near.
Hush a bye baby, breathing so calm,
He will protect us and keep us from harm.
Hush a bye baby, so still and serene,
You are a Muslim and Islam's your Deen
The term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" songs for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the 19th century and in North America the older ‘Mother Goose Rhymes’ is still often used.
Meanings of nursery rhymes
The hidden meanings and origins of nursery rhymes has been argued by some, most notably in the writings of John Bellenden Ker (?1765–1842), who argued in four volumes that English nursery rhymes were actually written in 'Low Saxon' a hypothetical early form of Dutch. He then 'translated' them back into English, revealing particularly a strong tendency to anti-clericalism.Many of the ideas about the links between rhymes and historical persons, or events, can be traced back to Katherine Elwes, The Real Personages of Mother Goose (1930), which found identities for (then famous) characters in nursery rhymes on little or no evidence in any historical source, assuming that children's songs are a peculiar form of coded historical narrative, propaganda or covert protest, and rarely considering that they could be just entertainments
Nursery rhyme and Education
It has been argued that nursery rhymes set to music aid in a child's development.Research also supports the assertion that music and rhyme increase a child's ability in spatial reasoning, which leads to greater success in school in the subjects of mathematics and science.
Ex. Twinkle little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Hush a Bye Baby
Hush a bye baby, so pure and small
He created you, created us all,
Hush a bye baby, we've no need to fear
We're never alone, when ALLAH's so near.
Hush a bye baby, breathing so calm,
He will protect us and keep us from harm.
Hush a bye baby, so still and serene,
You are a Muslim and Islam's your Deen
