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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

10 Things You Might Not Know about ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’

1. The lyrics for ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ come from a poem called ‘The Star’ written by Jane Taylor in 1806.

2. The phrase ‘like a diamond in the sky’ is probably one of the first similes that children hear and also provides a basic introduction to mathematical shapes.

3. ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ is sung to the tune of ‘Ah! Vous dirais-je Maman’ which was arrange by Mozart in his 12 Variations in 1781 when he was only 25 years old.

4. The actions used in ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’, especially when children wiggle their fingers like stars, helps to develop fine motor skills which are key to early handwriting.

5. ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ has 6 stanzas but most people only know the first of these.

6. ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ encourages children to think about and explore the wider world by developing their imagination and interest in the solar system.

7. In ‘Alice in Wonderland’, the Mad Hatter sings ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat’ as a variation to ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’. The ‘Bat’ is said to refer to Lewis Carroll’s former don and teacher at Oxford University, Professor Bartholomew Price.

8. ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ is highly beneficial to early literacy to the use of simple words which are frequently repeated.

9. ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ has the same tune as ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ and the ‘Alphabet Song.’

10. And finally, ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ has been voted the Nation’s Favourite Nursery Rhyme is a recent online survey conducted by Musical Minis, gaining 38% of the votes.

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