Dr Jamie Lingwood's top tips for 4-5 years: Making up your own nursery rhymes

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Get inventive by changing the words to your favourite nursery rhyme tune!

Dr Jamie talks about how this activity encourages your child to be creative with words.

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Have fun changing the words to a nursery rhyme tune.
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Let your child lead in making up the words. The song could be about a familiar activity you do together, or describing their day.
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Your child will love making up their own nursery rhyme with you, so don't feel shy about singing! It's all about having fun.