This is a well-loved English lullaby that teaches about the twinkling stars in the sky. It's often one of the first rhymes children learn and can inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
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Twinkle fingers to represent the stars.
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Wide-eyed expression during "how I wonder what you are".
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Stretch arms upwards for "up above the world so high".
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Shape a diamond with fingers for "like a diamond in the sky".
Have children trace and cut out stars. They can then decorate them with glitter to make them 'twinkle'.
Encourage children to draw and color a nighttime sky filled with stars.
Teach children a memory game where they have to remember and repeat a series of actions related to the nursery rhyme.
The nursery rhyme can teach children about stars, wonderment, the night sky, and basic rhyming structure. It also encourages creativity and imagination.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star