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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Word Recognition Strategies Using Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson is a great way to teach students about rhymes and word recognition. This plan includes suggest nursery rhymes for you to use, and several supplementary sites to help you out.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dot's Spot

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore vocabulary words, the alphabet, and music alongside Del, Dot, and Dee through media, lesson plans, and graphic organizers.
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Interactive
British Council

British Council: Learn English Kids: This Little Piggy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Watch and read along with the nursery rhyme, This Little Piggy. If you don't know how to play, you can learn here. Good for beginning readers.
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Website
University of Michigan

Dreamhouse: Nursery: Bookcase: Mother Goose: Alphabetical Index

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site provides an alphabetical index and links to Mother Goose nursery rhymes.
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Website
University of Virginia

Webbing Into Literacy: A Rhyme a Week: Nursery Rhymes for Early Literacy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers a ready-to-use rhyme a week program for early literacy; the program offers dated units for weekly download to use throughout the entire year. It provides four different types of downloadable items each week for use with...
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: Jingle Bells

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Christmas carol, "Jingle Bells" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: Little Jack Horner

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The nursery rhyme, "Little Jack Horner," is displayed on this site.
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: London Bridge

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The nursery rhyme, "London Bridge" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
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Website
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The words to the nursery rhyme, "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean."
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nurseryrhymes4u: Skip, Skip, Skip to My Lou

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The nursery rhyme, "Skip, Skip, Skip to my Lou" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes by Dalziel Brothers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes by Dalziel Brothers (1890), a collection nursery rhymes, poems, and songs.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Aunt Friendly's Nursery Keepsake by Sarah S. Baker

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Aunt Friendly's Nursery Keepsake by Sarah S. Baker [1870]. This is a book of illustrated nursery rhymes, poems, and stories.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Aunt Kitty's Stories by Justin H. Howard

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Aunt Kitty's Stories by Justin H. Howard [1870]. This is a book of illustrated nursery rhymes and poems.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Aunt Louisa's Nursery Favourite by Laura Valentine

For Students 1st - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Aunt Louisa's Nursery Favourite by Laura Valentine [1870]. This is a collection of illustrated fairy tales, poems, and stories.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Child's Pleasure Book by Harrison Weir

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Child's Pleasure Book by Harrison Weir (1861), a collection nursery rhymes including "Simple Simon," "Little Bo Peep," and more.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nursery Rhymes by E. Stuart Hardy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Nursery Rhymes by E. Stuart Hardy (c1884), a picture book of children's nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Sing a Song of Sixpence by Randolf Caldecott

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Sing a Song of Sixpence by Randolf Caldecott, an illustrated nursery rhyme.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Aunt Friendly's Nursery Keepsake by Sarah S. Baker

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Aunt Friendly's Nursery Keepsake by Sarah S. Baker (c1875), an illustrated collection of songs, nursery rhymes, and the ABC's.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Boy Blue: Collection of Nursery Rhymes by Kate Greenaway

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Boy Blue: A Collection of Nursery Rhymes by Kate Greenaway (c1875), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes and Jingles by Charles H. Bennett

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes and Jingles by Charles H. Bennett (c1875), a collection of nursery rhymes and poems.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog by Sarah Martin

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog by Sarah Martin (1888). This is an illustrated version of the "Old Mother Hubbard" nursery rhyme.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: "My Pet Kid" by E. P. Dutton

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book "My Pet Kid" by E. P. Dutton (1888). This illustrated children's book tells the story of a pet goat in verse; it is a part of the Dutton's "Sparkling" Series.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Mother Goose's Rhymes by Mc Loughlin Brothers

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Goose's Rhymes or Mother Goose's Melodies by McLoughlin Brothers (1886), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nursery Songs by Ward, Lock and Company

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Nursery Songs by Ward, Lock and Company (1886), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes and songs.