Nursery Rhymes Kit 2
Made by Nienhuis Montessori · shipped by Heutink International (Netherlands) About the maker
The second nursery rhyme kit, with pictures for each rhyme. Rhyming is not decoration in a reading programme: hearing that two words end the same way is the skill that lets a child later hear that two words start the same way, and that is where reading begins. Rhymes carry it because a child will repeat one forty times without being asked. Durable plastic with rounded corners. In English, so the rhymes are English ones. The first kit is a separate item.
“Education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment.”
The Nursery Rhymes Kit 2 addresses the child's need to connect spoken language with written symbols through familiar cultural content.
- Visual discrimination through matching photographs to corresponding text cards
- Phonemic awareness development through rhythmic language patterns
- Vocabulary expansion using contextual imagery and familiar verses
- Sequencing skills by ordering rhyme events and story progression
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These laminated cardstock materials offer photographic images paired with rhyme text, creating concrete associations between what children hear and see. The real photographs in this kit provide visual anchors for abstract language concepts, while the corresponding text cards introduce reading readiness. Maria Montessori observed that children between three and six years absorb language patterns effortlessly when presented through meaningful, culturally relevant content. The nursery rhyme format offers predictable rhythm and repetition that children naturally internalize. By matching photograph cards to text cards, children exercise visual discrimination while building phonemic awareness. The laminated surface allows repeated handling as children explore these language patterns independently, developing both vocabulary and sequencing abilities through familiar verses they can recite and eventually read.
How to present it
Follow the Montessori method of presentation for optimal child development.
Place the photographic cards in a row on the left side of a mat. Stack the corresponding text cards in a basket on the right. Ensure adequate lighting for clear visibility of both images and text.
- 1
Invite the child to select one photograph card and describe what they see
Allow time for observation before introducing the rhyme - 2
Recite the corresponding nursery rhyme while pointing to elements in the photograph
Use expressive voice to emphasize rhythm and rhyme patterns - 3
Present the matching text card and trace under the words while reciting
Move finger smoothly from left to right to model reading direction - 4
Invite the child to match remaining photograph cards with text cards
Start with 3-4 pairs and gradually increase as confidence builds - 5
Child practices reciting while holding paired cards
Encourage natural pacing rather than rushing through verses
Every Child Is a Little Creator
Heritage
Since 1929
In classrooms
Around the world
European brands
Nienhuis, GAM, Educo
Nursery Rhymes Kit 2
