Nursery Rhymes – Treasure of childhood

Nursery rhymes and songs are a wonderful way to experience the joy of language and rhythm from an early age. They form the basis for a healthy language development and the enjoyment of reading and learning later on.

The rhythm-and-rhyme.net database of the Swiss Institute for Children's and Youth Media SIKJM offers simple, user-friendly access to this rich cultural treasure for parents and professionals alike.

Rhythm-and-rhyme.net contains nursery rhymes in the Swiss national languages and the most frequently represented migration languages in Switzerland. Users of the database can search for specific rhymes or for different types or topics of rhymes, and can save their favourites.

SIKJM has been doing pioneering work in literacy promotion for many years. In its projects such as «Bookstart», «Tell me a Story - Family Literacy» or in further training courses, it puts theoretical knowledge into practice and, conversely, compiles the combined experience of facilitators in early language education.