Wiggles, Jiggles and Rhymes
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Fine Arts Mathematics | |
| Author | Nancy Burgess (4-5 Coordinator)
Patricia Currence (2-3 Coordinator) Cathy Linger (K-1 Coordinator) | |
| Description | Students in Kindergarten through Fifth grade will enjoy
learning various types of poetry through music and movement including nursery rhymes, chants, tongue twisters, choral readings and limericks. They will also compose their own poems and publish them using various types of technology. These various forms of poetry will be incorporated with other curriculum areas. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computers with internet access, PowerPoint, projection devices, televisions, printers, copier, camera, video camera, software with phonic reinforcement, and Microsoft Word Program | |
| Grade Level | K 1 2 3 4 5 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts:
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process. 5. Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process. 8. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes. Science: 1. Understands atmospheric processes and the water cycle. 6. Understands relationships of organisms and their physical enviroment. 8. Understands the structure and properties of matter. 12. Understands the nature of scientific inquiry. Music: 1. Sings, alone and with other, a varied repertoire of music. 2. Performs on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 3. Improvises melodies, variations, and accompaniments. Techology: 1. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware. 2. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs. 6. Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology. | |
| West Virginia IGOs | English/Language Arts:
Listening and Speaking - K.1, K.2, K.6, K.12, K.13, 1.1, 1.7-1.16; 2.3-2.6, 2.8, 2.10-2.12, 2.17, 2.19, 4.11, 5.1-5.6 Reading Comprehension - K.14, K.15, K.17, K.19, K.21, K.23, K.32, 1.21-1.25, 1.30, 1.43-1.51; 2.29, 2.60, 2.63, 2.64; 3.33, 3.34 Reading Vocabulary - K.41; 2.67; 3.37, 3.38 Writing – K.42-K.52, 1.57-1.65, 1.70; 2.75, 2.78, 2.79; 3.41, 3.45; 4.48-4.51, 5.52-5.64 Spelling – K.55, 1.75-1.78; 2.92; 3.47 Language – 1.92-1.100; 2.95; 3.57 Study Skills – K.60, K.61, 1.106, 1.110,2.109, 2.112, 3.75, 3.79, 3.82, 5.171 Computer/Technology – K.64, 111.2-1.116; 2.118-2.123; 3.83-3.86; 5.180-5.184 Math: Geometry and Spatial Sense - K.15, K.16, K.18, 1.27, 1.31 Number Theory and Number Sense – K.1, K.2, 1.1 Fractions and Decimals – K.8, K.9, 1.10-1.12 Whole Number Operations and Computations – K.10, K.11, 1.13, 1.18 Patterns – K.12, K.14, 1.19 Measurement – K.22, 1.35 Music: K.5, K.6, K.9, 1.4, 1.10 Art: 4.11, 4.13, 5.1, 5.26 Dance: 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.9, 3.2, 3.7, 3.8, 4.10, 5.4, 5.6 | |
| Keywords | Rhymes
Chants Tongue twisters Choral readings Limericks | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: "Wiggle, Jiggles and Rhymes"
Lesson 1: "Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater" Lesson 2: "Who Took the Cookie From the Cookie Jar?" Lesson 3: "Splish-Splash Poetry" Lesson 4: "Whether the Weather" Lesson 5: "Making Our Own Wiggles, Jiggles, and Rhymes" | |
| References | Pumpkins and Scarecrows from Carson-Dellosa
Food for Thought by Natalie Hill from Carson-Dellosa Letter of the Week by Mailbox Magazine Beyond Hands-On by Dr. Linda Karges-Bone from Teaching & Learning Company Month-by-Month Reading and Writing for Kindergarten by Dorthy P. Hall and Patricia M. Cunningham Math Excursions by Donna Burk, Allyn Snider and Paula Symonds Gingerbread Men from Carson-Dellosa Weather Whys Question, Facts, and Riddles About Weather by Mike Artell Weather:Poems For All Seasons by Lee Bennett Hopkins Weather Report: Poems by Jane Yolen Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young by Jack Prelutsky Kids Pick the Funniest Poems by Bruce Lansky Word Workshop for Teachers by Janet Caughlin If the Shoe Fits...How to Develop Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom by Carolyn Chapman If You Want to Teach Kids to Write...You've Gotta Have This Book by Marjorie Frank Poetry Place Anthology by Instructor Books Miles of Smiles edited by Bruce Lansky Learning Skills Through Literature by Patricia Pavelka The Scholastic Rhyming Dictionary One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four by Mary Lou Colgin Using Poetry by Frank Schaffer Publications Plays and Poems by Frank Schaffer Publications Limerick E-mail Postcard Introduction to Poetry Internet Center for Poets | |