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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Story of the Three Little Kittens by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Story of the Three Little Kittens by McLoughlin Bros. (1892), an illustrated story of "Three Little Kittens" nursery rhyme.
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eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books: W. W. Denslow: Humpty Dumpty

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books: W. W. Denslow: Denslow's Mother Goose

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Denslow's Mother Goose by W. W. Denslow. Look at the pictures and read the collection of forty-two nursery rhymes.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Two Voices of the Ow Spelling Pattern

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Variable vowels are the focus of this lesson; students use nursery rhymes and ow to study how vowels can change their sounds according to different spelling patterns.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Growing Readers and Writers With Help From Mother Goose

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Contains plans for short, daily minilessons that use nursery rhymes to teach basic reading skills. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nursery Rhymes by Ernest Nister

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

Baldwin Library: Our Mother Goose by S. N.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Our Mother Goose by S. N., a picture book of the ABC's and nursery rhymes with rebuses.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bo Peep Mother Goose Melodies by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bo-Peep Mother Goose Melodies by McLoughlin Bros. (c1887), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Visit to Story Land by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Visit to Story Land Pretty Pictures to Color and Pleasant Stories to Read by McLoughlin Bros. (c1887), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes, stories, and poems.
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Article
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a book preview of the children's book Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin. It focuses on children's freedom to imagine.
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear

For Students K - 1st Standards
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear. Great for students to practice reading poetry aloud at an appropriate rate and with expression.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Rhymes for the Nursery by Ann Taylor

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Rhymes for the Nursery by Ann Taylor [1870], a collection of original nursery rhymes.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Bo Peep by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Bo-Peep by McLoughlin Bros. (c1875), a nursery rhyme.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Merrie Heart: A Collection Nursery Rhymes by m.e.g.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Merrie Heart: A Collection of Favourite Nursery Rhymes by M.E.G. (c1875), a collection of nursery rhymes and a list of books to purchase for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Mother Goose's Melodies by Porter & Coates

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Goose's Melodies by Porter & Coates (c1875), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes and poems.
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Primary
Other

Internet Archive: The Crooked Man and Other Rhymes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A copy of an old book filled with children's nursery rhymes from the Children's Book Collection from the Library of the University of California. Click through the book to read the rhymes and see the pictures.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Three Blind Mice

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage is the nursery rhyme about three blind mice. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
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Unit Plan
Other

The Virtual Vine: Jack Be Nimble, Cross Curricular Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using the "Jack Be Nimble," nursery rhyme, teachers are given a variety of cross-curricular ideas to make the nursery rhyme come alive for the students.
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nurseryrhymes4u: Hey Diddle Diddle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The nursery rhyme, "Hey Diddle Diddle" is displayed along with a link for students to listen to the song.
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Website
Other

Mama Lisa's World

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Large list of nursery rhymes for children to read. Each nursery rhyme is accompanied by pictures and some even have sounds.
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Primary
Other

Open Library: Jack and Jill and Old Dame Gill (1806)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Flip through this old-fashioned children's book of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill and old Dame Gill.
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Professional Doc
Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Cause and Effect

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Simple and effective method for introducing primary students to the concept of cause and effect in literature.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs by J W Elliott

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs set to music by J. W. Elliott (c1875), a collection of nursery rhymes set to music.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Turtle Dove's Nest and Other Rhymes by William Mc Connell

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Turtle Dove's Nest and Other Rhymes by William McConnell (1887), a fragment of the Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes book.