Mother Goose Day, celebrated in the United States on May 1, is observed to appreciate old nursery rhymes. Mother Goose Day was founded by Gloria T. Delamar in 1987.
Teach young children about Mother Goose Day by promoting nursery rhyme themed lesson plans and activities. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free Mother Goose Day worksheets, coloring pages, and handwriting practice sheets for your child care center:
Reading List
Mother Goose Day Board and Picture Books, Baby – Age
Arnold Lobel’s Mother Goose for Babies by Arnold Lobel [Knopf, 2003]
Mother Goose Basket Full of Rhymes by Carly Simon, Teese Gohl, Stephen Haskamp [Little Simon, 2000]
Mother Goose’s House (Mini House Book) by Peter Lippman [Workman Publishing Co., 1996]
Walt Disney’s Mother Goose by Tk [Disney Edition, 2000]
Hickory Dickory Dock & Other Mother Goose Rhymes by James Marshall [Fararr, Straus, & Giroux, 2003]
Real Mother Goose Classic Counting Rhymes by Josie Yee [Cartwheel, 2002]
Twinkle, Twinkle! by Marjorie Ainsborough Decker and Rusty Fletcher [Grosset & Dunlop, 2001]
Humpty Dumpty by Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells [Walker Books, 2001]
This Little Piggy and Other Favorites [Little Sound Prints, 2002]
Little Bo Peep by Tracey Campbell Pearson [Fararr, Straus, & Giroux, 2004]
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat and Other Rhymes by Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells [Candlewick, 1997]
Pat-A-Cake and Other Favorites by Jan Smith, Bill Bolten, et al [Little Soundprints, 2002]
Mother Goose Day Early Readers, Ages 4-8
The Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose: A Treasury of Over 300 Classic Nursery Rhymes by Arnold Lobel [Knopf, 2003]
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes by Walter Jerrold [Everyman’s Library, 1993]
The Original Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright [Running Press Kids, 2002]
Mary Engelbreit’s Mother Goose: One Hundred Best-Loved Verses by Mary Engelbreit [HarperCollins, 2005]
My First Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright [Cartwheel, 2000]
Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose by Scott Gustafson [The Greenwich Workshop Press, 2007]
The Real Mother Goose Treasury by Grace Maccarone [Cartwheel, 2006]
Mother Goose’s Storytime Nursery Rhymes by Alison Green [Arthur Levine Books, 2007]
Free Mother Goose Day Worksheets and Printables
There are many resources for free worksheets for daycare providers to use in conjunction with lesson plans and activities. Worksheets for Mother Goose Day should include coloring pages, handwriting worksheets, and printable craft patterns.
The following websites provide free Mother Goose Day or Nursery Rhyme printables:
DLTK: Nursery rhyme coloring pages, crafts, and worksheets
ABCTeach: Free nursery rhyme worksheets, calendars, coloring pages, and other printables
A to Z Teacher Stuff: Nursery rhyme learning activities, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and craft printables
Everything Preschool: Great nursery rhyme coloring pages
Kinderplans: Printable nursery rhyme picture cards
First-Preschool: Free printable nursery rhyme themed activities, crafts, lesson plans, and coloring pages
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