Top 10 Short Nursery Rhymes for Kids

We have curated a list of top 10 short nursery rhymes for kids. All the short nursery rhymes for children in this list have videos and lyrics. For each of these rhymes, we have also created beautiful lyrics cards which you can download.

List Of Best 10 Short Nursery Rhymes for Kids

1.  I’m a little teapot
2. Pussycat, Pussycat
3. Ding, Dong, Bell
4. Jack, Be Nimble
5. There was an Old Woman
6. See Saw Hurry up and Down
7. Roly Poly
8. Chubby Cheeks
9. Peas Porridge Hot
10. Little Jack Horner

Scroll down to watch individual videos of these short nursery rhymes. Want to reduce video time of your kid? No problem! You can download audio files and our beautiful rhymes lyrics cards and sing along with your child. If you scroll down till the end, you can read more on how we have selected these short nursery rhymes.

1. Short Nursery Rhyme 1: I’m a little teapot

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2. Short Nursery Rhyme 2: Pussycat, Pussycat

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3. Short Nursery Rhyme 3: Ding, Dong, Bell

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4. Short Nursery Rhyme 4: Jack, Be Nimble

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5. Short Nursery Rhyme 5: There was an Old Woman

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Scroll down for the rest of the videos & lyrics cards! Also understand how we have selected these short rhymes for children.

6. Short Nursery Rhyme 6: See Saw Hurry up and Down

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7. Short Nursery Rhyme 7: Roly Poly

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8. Short Nursery Rhyme 8: Chubby Cheeks

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9. Short Nursery Rhyme 9: Peas Porridge Hot

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10. Short Nursery Rhyme 10:

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Read to know why it’s wise to start with shorter and easy format nursery rhymes! 

Often, we as parents end up searching short rhyming poems for our small children. Sometimes I needed short and easy nursery rhymes for combining them with an activity. At other times, I have needed short nursery rhymes, to avoid playing long videos to my toddler and to limit his video and screen time.

Nursery rhymes are a great way of teaching early phonics skills such as the ability to listen, identify and manipulate letter sounds to small children. If a parent wishes to start teaching rhymes to his/her child, it’s always wise to start with shorter format rhymes (with greater frequency of repetition of rhyming words) because of three reasons listed below.

Three Reasons to Start with Shorter & Simpler Format Rhymes

1. The short Attention span of kids

Usually, toddlers have very small attention span ranging from 1 to 3 minutes. So, while the prime purpose of a rhyme for the kid is to have fun while listening and watching, the parents today are also driven by the hope that it will also induce the understanding of phonics and aide in language development.

2. Greater Retention

Shorter format nursery rhymes with greater frequency of repetition of rhyming words make it easier for the toddlers to focus and appreciate the essence of rhyming words & phonics which in turn makes rhymes fun to listen and watch. Additionally, in terms of language milestone development of the toddlers, rhymes are the best way for children to practice in pitch, volume as well as understanding the rhythms of a language.

3. Easy Repetition

Short nursery rhymes also make it easier for the babies, toddlers, pre nursery and nursery kids to remember and recite it. This, in turn, makes the child more confident as he/she gets appreciation from caregivers. This appreciation will keep the children bringing back to rhymes again and again. Some parents also prefer singing the rhymes aloud in sync with the device’s volume, which encourages the child as well to memorize and repeat. Many times, rhymes become some of the child’s first sentences.

As already described in our introductory article on Importance of Rhymes, Nursery rhymes for babies are a powerful learning tool for early age learning. They encourage small children to become interested in the rhythm and patterns of language in a way that listening to stories do not provide.

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