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Humpty Dumpty
Students discover the classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty by experimenting with an egg. In this problem solving lesson, students break an actual egg similar to the story of Humpty Dumpty. Students identify the problems with...
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Humpty Dumpty Webquest
Students explore and dramatize the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty." They explore a variety of nursery rhyme websites, and listen to, dramatize, and recite Humpty Dumpty. Students also answer comprehension questions and sequence the...
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Poems: Humourous Verses
First grade is a great time to build strong reading skills. Here are three short rhyming poems or common nursery rhymes that are intended to help boost reading fluency. Because most children know these rhymes, they will have an easier...
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Say It Again!
In this language arts worksheet, students practice using synonyms by deciphering references to well-known fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Example: Unique Individual Mortally Injured in Fall (Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall.)
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ICT Activity 3
Students use KidPix to draw pictures, they are shown how to select and use different tools. They become aware of to use the keyboard to enter text. Students comprehend that their work can be saved and retrieved. They are introduced to...
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Rhymes
Students complete rhyming word activities. In this rhyming words lesson, students play an online game for rhyming words and recite a well known nursery rhyme as a class. Students pick out words from the poem that rhyme and brainstorm...
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Hidie Ho H!
Students become more familiar with the letter and sound of h by using the poem, Humpty Dumpty. They are given a sequencing sheet, a pair of scissors, crayons, and a piece of construction paper and told to put pictures in the correct order.
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Reading, Writing, and Rhyming
Young scholars listen to four different nursery rhymes and list characteristics that are common among nursery rhymes. They access the Internet to find ten nursery rhymes and record the web address. They choose a nursery rhyme and re-tell...
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Scrambled Eggs Anyone?
Students listen to Nursery Rhymes highlighting GRAVITY, pull ropes during a Rope Pull Activity and even drop eggs from a height during a Gravity Contest. This is a fantastic lesson which highly motivates Students!
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6 Word Digital Memoirs
Young scholars discuss the idea of 6 word memoirs. In this technology lesson, students explore how using a small number of words sometimes is the best. Young scholars practice using 6 word memoirs writing six words for various nursery...
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Construction and the Three Little Pigs
Students construct science experiments based on nursery rhymes and student stories, including: Humpty Dumpty, the Three Little Pigs and Charlotte's Web.
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Queen Anna Banana's Fruit Group
Second graders participate in activities focusing on the fruit group and rhyming words.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Look at Us!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 1)
Support struggling learners and focus on the alphabet with the three weeks of activities and materials provided here. Each day, learners review some letters and practice others in depth. They work on rhyming, practice new words, and...
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Prepositions of Place
In this prepositions worksheet, students watch a video about the correct use of prepositions of place such as: in, on, under, over, in front, behind. Students complete 20 sentences using the correct preposition for each. This is an...
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Humpty Dumpty [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Anna McKeay's reproducible version of Humpty Dumpty, is provided on these pages. Sixteen character roles are needed in this nursery rhyme-based performance.
Other
The Virtual Vine: Nursery Rhyme Unit
You will find a thorough, cross-curricular nursery rhymes unit here. It is written by a fellow teacher, and is very creative.
University of Michigan
The Mother Goose Pages: Nursery Rhymes
An outstanding resource to get all your favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes. Activities included are suggestions on reading and teaching nursery rhymes to children at varying ages. Has a list of recommended resources that go along with...
abcteach
Abcteach: Nursery Rhymes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Several different activities can be generated for nursery rhymes such as Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Lady Bug, Lady Bug and more. Activities include coloring pages, the poem, a cloze exercise, and a...
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Classic Books: W. W. Denslow: Humpty Dumpty
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Humpty-Dumpty by W. W. Denslow. Look at the pictures and read the story of "Humpty-Dumpty" to discover the story beyond the nursery rhyme.