What We Do

Birth and Toddling (approximately 15 months) – Tiny Quavers – baby bonding, baby touch, music, songs and action rhymes, movement, baby signing, bubbles, treasure baskets and a valuable opportunity for the parent or carer to dedicate really great quality time to bonding with their baby.

Toddling and up to approx 2yrs – Little Crotchets – lots more songs and rhymes – familiar and new, musical instruments, sound sacks, global music, music appreciation, movement, dance, simple rhythm work, stories with props and music, parachute games and lots of other activities – parent or carer very involved.

2 years plus – Mini-Minims – more of the above with many more age-appropriate rhythm and musical activities – introducing musical terminology and trying to build on rhythms, anticipating rhyme and sound patterns, listening and repeating rhythms and sounds (all very valuable prior to learning to read), making up songs and stories as well as lots of books and stories. In this group we hope that the children will build up confidence to take part in some activities without their adult leading them all the way – but still with lots of encouragement.

Michael Morpurgo, former Childrens Poet Lauriete recently stated that literacy levels in schools are currently lower than they should be. This he attributed in part to children not being read to by parents (because of constraints on time amongst other reasons), children often are not encouraged to dive into the depths of excitement, interest and intrigue a book can offer and only encounter books as a tool for learning to read once they start school. At Rhythm and Rhymers we bring stories to children in a variety of interesting and stimulating ways to help them enjoy books for the fun value of the stories they contain.