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Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach

This collection of kindergarten lesson plans uses classic nursery rhymes to teach curriculum objectives in math, English language arts, science, and healthful living.

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Finding rhyming patterns with The Crooked Man

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 13

In this kindergarten lesson, students will use the nursery rhyme "The Crooked Man" to recognize rhyming patterns, practice writing the letter "i", and discuss different kinds of animal homes.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

Identifying sequence with Little Jack Horner

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 8

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students gain experience identifying the sequence of events in a story using the nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner."

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

By Lisa Wright.

Sorting with Old Mother Hubbard

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 6

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "Old Mother Hubbard" to practice sorting objects according to their properties, and practice reading by reciting a familiar nursery rhyme while following the text.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

Moving with Hey Diddle Diddle

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 2

In this kindergarten lesson, students use the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" to discuss basic facts about the moon and to perform a series of basic movements.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Healthful Living)

By Lisa Wright.

Matching with The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 10

In this kindergarten lesson, students participate in a pattern-matching activity based on the nursery rhyme "The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe."

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

Sorting with Little Boy Blue

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 1

In this kindergarten lesson, students use the nursery rhyme "Little Boy Blue" to practice sorting items into groups.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

Learning about time with Wee Willie Winkie

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 11

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "Wee Willie Winkie" as a starting point to learn about time.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living and Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Once I Caught a Fish Alive): Counting and directional words

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 12

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Once I Caught a Fish Alive)" to practice recognition of written numbers and directional words.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

Jumping with Jack Be Nimble

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 3

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble" to practice locomotor skills and sorting objects.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living and Science)

By Lisa Wright.

Learning numbers with Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 5

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" to develop phonemic awareness by rhyming words and participate in a number-matching activity to learn about ordinal numbers.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

Learning about animals with Three Blind Mice

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 7

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students listen to the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice." They compare mice to other animals based on their size and think of foods that begin with different letters of the alphabet.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Healthful Living, and Science)

By Lisa Wright.

Developing number sense with Baa Baa Black Sheep

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 9

In this kindergarten lesson, students will use the nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep" to practice non-locomotor skills by acting out the rhyme, and will develop number sense by participating in a number-matching activity.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living and Mathematics)

By Lisa Wright.

Rhyming with Jack and Jill

In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 4

In this kindergarten lesson plan, students develop phonemic awareness by completing rhyming riddles.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Healthful Living)

By Lisa Wright.

Hey Diddle Diddle illustration

Format: image/illustration

Real-world approaches to reading

Techniques for providing children with the literacy-rich environment that is crucial to both reading and writing success.

By Alta Allen.

The role of Mexican folklore in teaching and learning

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 2.4

One way teachers can connect with students of Mexican origin is by understanding the cultural knowledge they bring with them into the classroom, including the stories, proverbs, and legends they've learned. Learn more about Mexican folklore from this booklist and collection of online resources, and share this rich oral tradition with all your students.

Format: article

By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Resources on the web

Word recognition strategies using nursery rhymes

This lesson from ReadWriteThink uses familiar nursery rhymes to draw attention to words that end with the same letters. Kindergarten and first-grade students are encouraged to create word family lists and compare them to words in different word families. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Active Reading Using The Enormous Watermelon

The teacher engages students in an activity to show them how to identify the main character in a text. While reading rebus versions of nursery rhymes online several times, students search for the main character. Following this activity, students identify... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

The two voices of the “ow” spelling pattern

This lesson demonstrates to students how the combination of two vowels represents a different sound. After becoming acquainted with the “ow” sound, students participate in activities that support Jerry Zutell's 6-step framework: The... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink