Hickory Dickory Dock | EYFS Nursery Rhyme Activity Pack

Bring the much-loved nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock to life with this collection of playful, hands-on activities! Designed to support early literacy, mathematical understanding, fine motor development and creative exploration, this pack offers a variety of ways for children to engage with the rhyme through practical activities and open-ended learning.

Featuring friendly mice, cheese, clocks and number activities, this resource is perfect for nursery rhyme of the week, continuous provision and small-group learning.

What’s Included:

Nursery rhyme poster: An illustrated poster featuring Hickory Dickory Dock.
Nursery rhyme words: A printable version of the first verse of the rhyme to encourage familiarity with rhythm, repetition and language.
Five additional rhyming verses: A separate word sheet featuring five verses with rhyming endings, extending the rhyme and introducing new vocabulary.
Mouse headband: A printable craft activity for children to create their own mouse headband.
Fine motor activity: A cheese slice mat for children to decorate using yellow loose parts, pom-poms, buttons to use with or without tweezers.
Feed a Mouse maths mat: Give each mouse the correct number of cheese cubes, using Unifix cubes or other suitable loose parts to represent the quantities.
How to Draw a Mouse: A simple step-by-step drawing sheet to help children create their own mouse illustrations.

Learning Opportunities / Benefits:

Develop familiarity with traditional nursery rhymes, rhythm and repetition.
Build vocabulary and confidence when joining in with familiar words.
Strengthen fine motor control, finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
Develop pincer grip through picking up and positioning small loose parts.
Practise counting and recognising numbers.
Explore one-to-one correspondence when matching cheese cubes to quantities.
Develop early mathematical language and understanding of more and less.
Encourage creativity, drawing and representational skills.
Develop concentration, independence and problem-solving.

EYFS Links:

Communication and Language (CL): Listening, attention, vocabulary development and joining in with familiar rhymes.
Literacy (L): Traditional nursery rhymes, rhythm, repetition and early print awareness.
Mathematics (M): Counting, number recognition, matching quantities and one-to-one correspondence.
Physical Development (PD): Fine motor control, pincer grip, hand-eye coordination and tool use.
Expressive Arts and Design (EAD): Creative making, drawing, designing and imaginative play.

A versatile nursery rhyme pack combining early maths, fine motor challenges, creativity and language development through meaningful, play-based experiences.

Perfect for Nursery, Preschool, EYFS, Pre-K and Reception.

Play-based EYFS | No worksheets.