EYFS Nursery Rhyme Activity Pack

Bring the much-loved nursery rhyme Dr Foster Went to Gloucester to life with this collection of engaging, play-based activities! Designed to support early language, literacy, maths, fine motor development and creative exploration, this pack offers a variety of ways for children to become familiar with the rhyme through pictures, words, sequencing and hands-on learning.

Featuring a rainy-day theme with umbrellas, puddles and wellies, these activities are ideal for nursery rhyme of the week, continuous provision and small-group learning.

What’s Included:

Nursery rhyme poster: An illustrated poster featuring the words of Dr Foster Went to Gloucester.
Nursery rhyme words: A printable version of the rhyme to support familiarity with rhythm, repetition and language.
Sequence cards: Illustrated cards to help children retell the rhyme and put the events in order.
Transient art / tracing mat: Rain-themed mark-making patterns featuring puddles, raindrops and wavy pathways.
Colouring pages: Black-and-white illustrations featuring wellies, umbrellas and rainy-day imagery.
Number recognition matching activity: Number cards and matching rainy-day picture discs to practise recognising numbers and matching quantities.

EYFS Links:

Communication and Language (CL): Listening, attention, learning new vocabulary and retelling familiar rhymes.
Literacy (L): Traditional rhymes, rhythm, repetition and early print awareness.
Mathematics (M): Number recognition, counting and matching quantities.
Physical Development (PD): Fine motor control, hand-eye coordination and early mark making.
Expressive Arts and Design (EAD): Drawing, colouring, transient art and imaginative play.
Understanding the World (UW): Exploring rain, puddles and different types of weather.

A versatile nursery rhyme pack offering plenty of opportunities to revisit a familiar rhyme through playful, practical activities and meaningful learning experiences.

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

Play-based EYFS | No worksheets.