Name: How to be a great English-speaking nanny?
Uploaded: 2025-07-30T09:11:22.282Z
Description: Momji is with you every step of the way during your childcare moments. Discover all our tips to help children learn English at their own pace, easily and always with a smile.

With its gentle rhythm and simple lyrics, this nursery rhyme is ideal for introducing children to English. The song is about a very generous black sheep who shares his wool... a perfect opportunity to talk about solidarity in English!

Baa-baa Black Sheep 

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Have your children ever eaten scones, the British cousins of our French brioche? With this new recipe, they can continue to learn or review English vocabulary while enjoying a delicious treat.&nbsp;

Scones

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Discover our version of the game ‘hangman’. A new way to learn how to write English words already seen during childcare!

Help The Rabbit

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When one player says, ‘Simon says... jump!’, everyone else has to jump in the air. But if they don't start their sentence with ‘Simon says’, then no one moves. A simple and fun game for learning to follow instructions in English while having fun.

Simon Says

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A lullaby is just what your little one needs for quiet times or to fall asleep after a long day at daycare. And since the song is in English, they can take the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the language.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

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What if children could discover Great Britain in a different way? With muffins, for example! Whether they prefer to add chocolate chips, raisins or whatever they like best, they will learn lots of new words while making these delicious little cakes.

Chocolate Chips Muffins

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‘Don't move!’ That's not such an easy instruction to follow when you're a child. And yet, by trying to be as still as a statue, your little ones will learn lots of new words! Wondering how? Watch our video and you'll be convinced.

Freeze

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In this fun video, children will learn to recognise and name colours in English by playing the famous game ‘I Spy’. It's a mix of treasure hunt and chase around the house.

I Spy Colours

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Learning to name emotions in English is an important step in learning the language! With this well-known song, children have fun while expanding their vocabulary. And with their nanny, they mime, sing and learn to the rhythm!

If You're Happy and You Know It

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American pancakes without having to cross the ocean? It's possible with our recipe made in the US. Whether the children prepare them with their nanny for their afternoon snack or breakfast, it's the perfect time to learn some culinary vocabulary.

Pancakes

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Have you heard of ‘“Draw, it's a winner!”? Well, here's the hands-on version in English! Use your fingers to draw shapes on the other player's back, guess what they are (in English, of course) and have a laugh!

Draw and Guess

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Discover a simple and fun game that children love. The principle is easy: show a Momji Flashcard and name it... or deliberately get it wrong! An excellent way to enrich vocabulary and practise listening comprehension. But beware, we've added a little sporting twist so that children get as much exercise as they do thinking!

True or False

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This song is a must for learning English while moving! Rhythmic, fun and easy to remember, it helps children memorise the parts of the body while having fun. We sing, we touch our head, shoulders, knees and toes... and the faster we go, the more fun it is!

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

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What could be better than chocolate chip cookies for afternoon tea? And if the children can learn English while baking them, then it's a win-win situation!

Chocolate Chips Cookies

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What if we added a touch of mystery to learning English? Thanks to the Mystery Bag game, your children will discover new words... while rediscovering old forgotten toys that suddenly come back to life!

Mystery Bag

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Keeping kids' energy in check isn't always easy, but with this game in English, you can be sure they'll have fun while learning new words! So grab the Momji flashcards and let's get started!

Go and Get the Card

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This classic English nursery rhyme tells the story of London Bridge in a rhythmic and fun way. Your children will love singing along, clapping their hands and repeating the simple lyrics while learning new English words.

London Bridge Is Falling Down

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In this cheeky English nursery rhyme, a little mouse climbs up the clock and takes children on a rhythmic and fun adventure. With its simple lyrics and catchy tune, Hickory Dickory Dock helps little ones learn new English words while having fun.

Hickory Dickory Dock

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This traditional English song tells the story of Mary and her little lamb that follows her everywhere, even to school. With its gentle melody and repetitive lyrics, it is perfect for introducing children to English.

Mary Had a Little Lamb

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This English nursery rhyme features a farmer, ‘Old MacDonald’, and his farm. Each couplet introduces a new animal and allows children to discover its characteristic cry. So if your children tell you that pigs go ‘oink, oink’ in English, that’s normal!&nbsp;

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

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This classic English nursery rhyme makes little ones laugh while helping them discover new words. By singing and miming with their fingers or toes, your children will develop their vocabulary, memory and coordination... without even realising it!

This Little Piggy

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With this song, the children climb onto the bus and the adventure begins. The wheels go round and round, the windscreen wipers go ‘swish, swish, swish’, the babies make noise... and all this excitement is acted out by mimes that little ones love to copy. By associating gestures with words, we can be sure that they will remember the English vocabulary they are learning even better.

The Wheels On The Bus

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With this song, children learn numbers, expand their vocabulary and improve their pronunciation without even realising it! With its simple, repetitive rhythm, it is ideal for learning to count in English while having fun.

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

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A funny and easy-to-sing English nursery rhyme that encourages children to mimic a little teapot. Thanks to simple gestures and words, little ones discover English while having fun and moving around.

I'm a Little Teapot

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Clapping your hands, singing and discovering English words while having fun, what a great way to learn! With this rhythmic and funny nursery rhyme, children learn by moving, singing and sharing laughter with their nanny!

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Another way to help children learn how to say ‘nose’ or ‘leg’ in English is to do it through song! By pointing to each body part as you sing, little ones will quickly associate the word you are singing with what you are pointing to!

One Little Finger

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Through simple, repetitive lyrics, children discover new words, improve their pronunciation and develop their listening comprehension, all while having fun and imagining themselves sailing down the river.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

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This English nursery rhyme is a classic. Follow the cat playing the violin, the cow jumping over the moon and other funny characters in a song full of laughter, melody and imagination. A perfect song for learning English while having fun.

Hey Diddle Diddle

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With Itsy Bitsy Spider, children learn vocabulary while mimicking a fearless little spider that climbs, falls and tries again. The result: a joyful moment, a lesson in perseverance, and English as a bonus!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

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It looks like these monkeys love to jump! This song is ideal for learning numbers, body parts and safety rules. With its catchy rhythm, help children learn vocabulary by counting on your fingers and showing where it hurts when the monkey falls!

Five Little Monkeys

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Your children probably already know ‘Frère Jacques’ by heart in French. By discovering the English version, they will link a familiar story to new words, and bingo: English becomes easier to remember. A real winning combination!

Are You Sleeping?

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Nobody loves the rain but the little ones are going to like to sing about the weather with this song! Learn the lyrics now and sing them on the walk to school snuggled under your umbrella.

Rain Rain Go Away

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Avignon

Angers

Strasbourg

Toulouse

Annecy

Besançon

Amiens

Nice

Saint-Etienne

Saint-Germain-en-Laye

La Rochelle

Nantes

Grenoble

Paris IDF

Caen

Le Mans

Lyon

Marseille

Aix-en-Provence

Mulhouse

Lorient

Lille

Metz

Le Havre

Valence

Dijon

Clermont-Ferrand

Bordeaux

Montpellier

Brest

Limoges

Tours

Toulon

Rouen

Saint-Nazaire

Neuilly-sur-Seine

Orléans

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Rennes

Valenciennes

Reims

Nancy

Poitiers

Versailles

Songs

Recipes

Games

Sport

Momji is with you every step of the way during your childcare moments. Discover all our tips to help children learn English at their own pace, easily and always with a smile.

Introduce children to English in a smooth way

How to be a great English-speaking nanny?