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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury + a Farmer's Grey Mare by E. Evans

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury + A Farmer Went Trotting Upon His Grey Mare by Edmund Evans, two illustrated nursery rhymes.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Sentence Meaning: Name That Rhyme [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which students read match the title with the last line of a common nursery rhyme. Materials are included.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: I Know Why I Like Pie

For Teachers K - 1st
Active, imaginative teaching with nursery rhymes takes advantage of how the brain learns best! In this lesson, students will use a Venn Diagram to compare "Little Jack Horner" to "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Sharing Original Nursery Rhymes (Distance Learning)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, students will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations (dramatization,...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What's Up With All the Sheep?

For Teachers K
In this lesson, students will compare and contrast several nursery rhymes related to sheep.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Dramatic Living and Non Living [Pdf]

For Teachers K
Students explore the differences between living and nonliving things through the lens of the nursery rhyme, "Hey Diddle Diddle." After bringing the characters to life, the students discuss the concepts of living and nonliving and act out...
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Little Miss Muffet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video is an illustrated song of the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet."
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Explore Time With Theater [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, young scholars explore different activities performed at different times of day. Student directors physically place other students in the order in which activities are performed during the course of a day. Young scholars...
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Website
University of Michigan

The Mother Goose Pages: Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: Polly Put the Kettle On

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The nursery rhyme, Polly Put The Kettle On is displayed on this site. Students can also listen to the nursery rhyme being sung along to music.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Story of Cock Robin by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 1st - 3rd
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Story of Cock Robin by McLoughlin Bros. (1890) an illustrated nursery rhyme, "The Death of Cock Robin."
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Primary
Other

Mother Goose: Simple Simon

For Students 3rd - 5th
Simple Simon is one of many Mother Gooses' nursery rhymes that students can enjoy reading.
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Activity
Other

C.a.s.t.l.e. Technology: Student Page: Compare and Contrast

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
A lesson plan requiring students to work in groups to create a modern version of a popular nursery rhyme and then compare and contrast the original version with the one they have created.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The House That Jack Built by Randolph Caldecott

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The House that Jack Built by Randolph Caldecott (1890), a picture book of the nursery rhyme.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Three Little Kittens by Thomas Nelson and Sons

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Three Little Kittens by Thomas Nelson and Sons (1866), an illustrated nursery rhyme.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nelson's Oil Colour Picture Book for the Nursery by Nelson

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Nelson's Oil-Colour Picture Book for the Nursery by Thomas Nelson and Sons (1866), a collection of illustrated nursery rhymes and poems.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Simple Simon

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use resources from within Activprimary to create a flipchart for this popular nursery rhyme.
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Handout
Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Grand Ol' Duke of York

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using Nursery Rhyme from within Activprimary to create a flipchart for this popular nursery rhyme.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Little Jack Horner

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using resources from within Activprimary to create a flipchart for this popular nursery rhyme.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Little Miss Muffet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using resources from within Activprimary to create a flipchart for this popular nursery rhyme.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Nursery Rhyme Standards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Nursery Rhyme Flipchart by Donna Andrews (ELAKSV1 (elements a-d) for Kindergarten). Flipchart focuses on rhythm, rhyming, and interactive links for games that reinforce the standard.
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Website
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: "Five Little Monkeys"

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This poem counts down from five to zero little monkeys who jump on a bed, fall off, and bump their heads. Monkeys are animated.
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Primary
Nicola Geier

Nursery Rhymes 4 U: "The Ants Go Marching"

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read along with a poem about ants marching in a line as a fun way to practice counting to ten.