Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subjects: Language Arts, Art, Music, Math, and Technology
Learner Outcomes:
The
student
will recite five out of ten nursery rhymes introduced.
The
student
will recognize rhyming words when given word pairs.
The
student
will dramatize at least one nursery rhyme using simple props.
The
student
will learn to sing nursery rhymes.
The
student
will use page numbers in a book to locate picture information.
Duration of Lesson: 5 days (20-30 minutes per day)
Materials:
Chart
paper
Dictionary
Video
recorder
VCR
CD
player
or record player
The
Real Mother Goose
Technology Tools/Courseware:
computers
Internet
access
Acceptable
Use Policy signed and on file
word processing
program
floppy
disk (optional)
Microsoft
Power Point
media
projector
These can be used in a lab setting as well as in an
individual
classroom. I like to assign each student a floppy disk to use all year
and allow them to take them home at the end of the year as a part of
their
portfolio.
Teacher Notes:
Begin
the
week by collecting and displaying as many copies of Mother Goose books
that you can find.
Some
teacher
supply stores have individual nursery rhymes on poster size charts.
Use
a word
processor to make a template so the
children can create their on nursery
rhymes.
Copy
Nursery
Rhyme Scavenger Hunt
Find
copies
of Nursery Rhymes that can be cut apart and used as sequence cards
or use
link.
Visit
your
school and local library to collect as many copies of Mother Goose
books
as you can.
FYI
- Here is a site that gives a brief history of Mother Goose Story
of Mother Goose.
Procedures:
Day 1 - Begin by
reading a few of your favorite nursery rhymes to the class. Ask the
children
if they recognize any of the rhymes you have read and if they know any
rhymes they would like to share with the class. Read additional rhymes
and discuss any vocabulary they may not be familiar with. e.g., In
"Little
Miss Muffet" she is eating curds and whey. Model looking up words in
the
dictionary. List the new words on chart paper and then use them in a
vocabulary
book or on a Humpty Dumpty wall of words.
Ask the children if they know what each nursery rhyme
has in common. Hopefully someone will mention rhyming word, but other
answers
may include food, animals, children, etc. Allow children time to recite
the rhymes they enjoyed the most. You may want to end this lesson with
a color sheet
of
a nursery rhyme.
Day 2 - Review nursery rhymes from day one. Introduce songs from Dr. Jean Feldman, Rockin' Rhymes and Good Ol Times. Have children dictate a few class rhymes before sending them to the computer to write their own rhymes. See Rhyme Template. You may want to pair the children up with an older child for this activity if you are using a lab setting if not the kindergarten aide or parent volunteer may want to work with the children one at a time in the classroom. These rhymes can be made into a class book of rhymes to be put in "Little Jack Horner's" reading corner.
Day 3 - Allow time for the children to illustrate and finish their rhymes from day two. Read additional nursery rhymes from The Real Mother Goose book. Using sequence cards have the children put their pictures in the right order and then recite the rhyme. A good art center activity could be to make Mother Goose puppets out of old white sock and scrap fabric or felt pieces.
Day 4 - Give each child or group of children a nursery rhyme to dramatize. Allow them a few minutes to work on their dramatizations. Using simple props as needed. Bring the children back together and have them act out the nursery rhyme and see if the other children can guess what characters or rhyme they are.
Day 5 - Place the children in small groups or pairs to complete the nursery rhyme scavenger hunt. Each group/pair will need a copy of Mother Goose Rhymes, (all the same title with lots of pictures if possible) read aloud each clue and have the children search their books to discover the correct answers. You may wish to keep score and reward the winning group.
Modifications:
Materials may be read, and re-read to students with
special
needs. Working with small groups or pairs of children should eliminate
any problems for students having trouble. Tapes and books can be placed
in a listening center for children to use during free time.
Enrichment Activities:
Dramatizations can be used as a
program for parents or another classroom. Video tape dramatizations to
be shown to the class later or shared with parents during open house or
PTA. More advanced students may wish to perform more than one Nursery
Rhyme
or gather props for the other groups. Students can use the Internet to
gather clip art for their rhyme books. You may want to ask someone to
dress
up like mother goose and read to the children, or have a dress up day,
where the children come dressed as their favorite nursery rhyme
character.
Evaluation/Assessment:
Individual assessment can be done by using the
grading rubric. Class participation
in
dramatizations and coral reading of rhymes. Ability to dictate rhymes
for
class book should be considered when assessing.
West
Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:
RLA: K.1.3, K.3.1, K.2.3
MA: K.1.7, K.2.1, K.3.3, K.4.2
GM: K.1.7
National Standards:
Language Arts
Standard 5 Reading Process
7. Uses a picture dictionary to determine word meaning
Standard 8 Listening and Speaking
1. Makes contributions in class and group discussions (e.g.,
recounts personal experiences, reports on ideas and personal knowledge
about a topic, initiates conversations, connects ideas and experiences
with those of others)
2. Asks and responds to questions
3. Follows rules of conversation (e.g., takes turns, raises hand
to speak, stays on topic, focuses attention on speaker)
6. Gives and responds to oral directions
7. Recites and responds to familiar stories, poems, and rhymes
with patterns (e.g., retells in sequence; relates information to own
life;
describes character, setting, plot)
8. Listens and responds to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio
tapes, video
Math
2. Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the
concepts
of numbers
Theater
2. Uses acting skills
Technology
Standard 2: Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software
programs
3. Uses menu options and commands
References:
Resources Cited:
The Real Mother
Goose Book
Sequences
Cards
History
Of Mother Goose
Music by Dr. Jean
Feldman
Additional Resources:
Nursery
Rhyme Theme-A-Saurus Totline by Jean Warren
Down
Mother Goose
Flannel
Board Felt Kits to purchase
Student Resources:
Mother
Goose coloring book
Authors: 
Willa
Davis
Kay Dutton
Judy Shivley
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