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Mother Goose Club is a series of 1-minute educational programs for preschoolers promoting early literacy. The live-action series features six colorful characters from the Mother Goose world: Teddy Bear, Jack B. Nimble, Little Bo Peep, Baa Baa Sheep, Mary Quite Contrary, and Eep Mouse, who invite viewers to sing and dance along to favorite nursery rhymes.
Nursery rhymes are terrific tools for parents and teachers to help get young children ready to read. Spending a few minutes each day reading or singing nursery rhymes with a child is a simple, cost-effective and enjoyable way to promote early literacy at home. The Mother Goose Club website contains a vast collection of rhymes, with illustrations, audio narrations, songs, sheet music, and printable coloring pages. Some live action and animated videos are also available. For parents and teachers, the site offers activities and tips on using rhymes to promote literacy at home and at school.
Mother Goose Club was produced locally in Nashville, Tennessee. The first 6 of 16 programs began airing on Nashville Public Television in June of 2009, with broadcasts on other PBS affiliates coming soon. The episodes can also be viewed on YouTube, and Facebook. Mother Goose Club is the proud recipient of 14 Midsouth Emmy® award nominations.
Nursery rhymes help children learn to read. Research has shown that familiarity with Mother Goose and other nursery rhymes helps children develop pre-reading skills, including the ability to detect rhymes. Children who can recognize rhyming words learn to read more quickly and successfully than their peers. This relationship holds true regardless of a child’s socio-economic background or the education level of the parents.
Nursery rhymes are also short and rhythmic, which makes them easy for children to learn and memorize. As children hear, sing or read nursery rhymes, they develop “phonemic awareness” or the ability to detect the individual sounds that make up words, a crucial first step in learning to read. Nursery rhymes also introduce children to new vocabulary, which increases comprehension and benefits learning in all subjects. Most importantly, nursery rhymes are full of colorful characters and stories, which make them fun. The delight children experience as they engage in rhyme activities fosters an enduring enthusiasm for books and reading.
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Teddy Bear
Teddy is the leader of the Mother Goose Club, the big-hearted big sister with a lot of love for her Mother Goose pals and her friends at home. She enjoys initiating games and songs, inviting everyone to play along. Friendly and fun-loving, Teddy often makes her friends laugh with her silliness, cracking herself up in the process.
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Jack B. Nimble
Jack is an energetic member of the Mother Goose Club. He’s nimble, he’s quick, and on occasion, he may find himself jumping over a candlestick. He loves to jump, spin, and tumble. Jack is a bit of a clown, and likes to tell jokes and act goofy. | 
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Mary is cool, confident, and a bit sassy. She’s really high energy and she loves to dance big time. She has a mischievous side and may hatch a plan or two to get a laugh. She may get a little fussy from time to time. Let’s face it; she’s quite contrary. But she springs back quickly to her regular quirky self.
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Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep is graceful, affectionate, and sweet. Gentle and kind, she adores animals of all kinds, especially sheep! She loves to sing and dance with her friends, but also likes to spend her days frolicking with her sheep and day dreaming. | 
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Baa Baa Sheep
Baa Baa is a super bubbly sheep who loves to ham it up when she sings. Vivacious and cute, Baa Baa always has a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye. A bit of a jokester, Baa Baa’s dancing is big and silly, and she loves to laugh her big belly laugh, "baa haahaa!"
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Eep Mouse
The youngest of the Mother Goose gang, Eep, is a cheerful little mouse who looks up to the older characters and follows their lead. Although a bit shy, Eep is energetic, fun-loving and always ready for an adventure. When feeling especially mischievous, Eep will flash a playful side smile and squeak, "Eep eep".
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Mother Goose Club videos can all be viewed for free on the Mother Goose Club Website, as well as on YouTube, Facebook, and on Nashville Public Television (and coming soon to your local PBS affiliate!) Come check us out, friend us, subscribe to our channel, link to us from your own pages, and continue to help the spread of great educational programming!
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