University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury + a Farmer's Grey Mare by E. Evans
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.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Sentence Meaning: Name That Rhyme [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read match the title with the last line of a common nursery rhyme. Materials are included.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: I Know Why I Like Pie
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"
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Sharing Original Nursery Rhymes (Distance Learning)
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,...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: What's Up With All the Sheep?
In this lesson, students will compare and contrast several nursery rhymes related to sheep.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dramatic Living and Non Living [Pdf]
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...
Starfall
Starfall: Little Miss Muffet
This video is an illustrated song of the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet."
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Explore Time With Theater [Pdf]
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...
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...
Nicola Geier
Nursery Rhymes 4 U: Polly Put the Kettle On
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.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Story of Cock Robin by Mc Loughlin Bros.
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."
Other
Mother Goose: Simple Simon
Simple Simon is one of many Mother Gooses' nursery rhymes that students can enjoy reading.
Other
C.a.s.t.l.e. Technology: Student Page: Compare and Contrast
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.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The House That Jack Built by Randolph Caldecott
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.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Three Little Kittens by Thomas Nelson and Sons
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.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Nelson's Oil Colour Picture Book for the Nursery by Nelson
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Simple Simon
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use resources from within Activprimary to create a flipchart for this popular nursery rhyme.
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Grand Ol' Duke of York
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using Nursery Rhyme from within Activprimary to create a flipchart for this popular nursery rhyme.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Little Jack Horner
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using resources from within Activprimary to create a flipchart for this popular nursery rhyme.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Little Miss Muffet
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using resources from within Activprimary to create a flipchart for this popular nursery rhyme.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nursery Rhyme 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.
Nicola Geier
Nursery Rhymes 4 U: "Five Little Monkeys"
This poem counts down from five to zero little monkeys who jump on a bed, fall off, and bump their heads. Monkeys are animated.
Nicola Geier
Nursery Rhymes 4 U: "The Ants Go Marching"
Read along with a poem about ants marching in a line as a fun way to practice counting to ten.