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Rhyme Challenge success for toddlers
Date published: 14 January 2012
Toddlers and babies are becoming budding poet laureates at Radcliffe Library’s Rhyme Time sessions.
With their parents, they have been taking part in the Bookstart Rhyme Challenge which encourages a love of rhymes and poetry at an early age. The rhymes are fun and easy to learn, including old favourites like “Hey Diddle, Diddle” and “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”.
The Bookstart Bear, a very special guest indeed, also came along to present the children with their Bookstart certificate.
Assistant librarian Sarah Howell said: “The children have been excellent and have quickly learned to sit and join in with the actions and the rhymes. Many of the rhymes are repetitive, which makes them easier to learn, and are a fun way of helping a child acquire language skills and build learning blocks for the future.”
The Rhyme Time sessions at Radcliffe Library are held on Tuesdays from 10.30am to 11.00am.
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What a delightful story on the Bookstart Rhyme Challenge being taken up by so many children and families in Bury. Well done to Bury Libraries who do such an amazing job with Bookstart and support every child on their reading journey. Library staff make sure that these family sessions are positive, enjoyable and full of fun. I'd recommend every family to take part, especially in 2012 which is Bookstart's 20th Anniverary year.
Rosemary Clarke MBE Director Bookstart, Booktrust.
By Rosemary Clarke @ 16/01/2012 09:52:06