Bring the much-loved nursery rhyme Row, Row, Row Your Boat to life with this collection of playful, hands-on activities inspired by a boat journey down the stream!

Designed to support early literacy, fine motor development, mark-making, creativity and imagination, this pack offers a variety of ways for children to explore the rhyme through storytelling, drawing, tracing and practical making.

Featuring familiar characters from the rhyme, including a crocodile, bear, lion, mouse and other animals, this resource is ideal for nursery rhyme of the week, continuous provision and small-group learning.

What’s Included:

Rhyme of the day display: A themed display sheet to introduce the rhyme and encourage children to join in.
Nursery rhyme words: A printable version of the rhyme to support familiarity with rhythm, repetition and language.
What Can You See? poster: A colourful illustrated scene filled with animals and details for children to observe, identify and talk about, ‘I can see…’
Themed colouring pages: Printable pictures featuring characters and objects from the rhyme, including a boat, crocodile, bear, lion and mouse.
Make an Origami Boat: An illustrated, step-by-step guide showing children how to fold their own paper boat.
Boat journey tracing activity: A collection of tracing paths featuring different lines, shapes and patterns for children to follow as they guide the boat along its journey.

Learning Opportunities / Benefits:

Develop familiarity with traditional nursery rhymes, rhythm and repetition.
Build vocabulary through discussing animals, characters and the story scene.
Encourage listening, observation and descriptive language.
Strengthen fine motor control, hand-eye coordination and pencil control.
Practise following different lines, patterns and pathways through tracing.
Develop spatial awareness and sequencing skills through paper folding.
Explore creativity and design when making and decorating boats.
Encourage imagination, storytelling and role-play.
Develop concentration, problem-solving and independence.

EYFS Links:

Communication and Language (CL): Listening, attention, vocabulary development, descriptive language and joining in with familiar rhymes.
Literacy (L): Traditional nursery rhymes, rhythm, repetition and early print awareness.
Physical Development (PD): Fine motor control, pencil control, hand-eye coordination and tool use.
Understanding the World (UW): Exploring animals, habitats and features of the natural world.
Expressive Arts and Design (EAD): Drawing, colouring, paper folding, designing and imaginative play.

A versatile nursery rhyme pack combining early literacy, mark-making, creative making and imaginative exploration through meaningful, play-based experiences.

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

Play-based EYFS | No worksheets.