Curated OER
The Power of Poetry
Middle schoolers utilize the Internet to research figures of speech used in poetry and poetry terms
Curated OER
Getting to Know You
Third graders explore different types of poetry and illustrate their own experiences through creating their own poem. In this getting to know you instructional activity, 3rd graders create and recite their poems with a self-portrait.
Curated OER
Choral Speaking: The Frog On The Log
Students recite the poem, The Frog on the Log, paying particular attention to precise diction, pacing, projection, inflection, volume and rhythm.
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.
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,...
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...
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...
Other
The Virtual Vine: Jack Be Nimble, Cross Curricular Ideas
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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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Janet Stevens and Susan Crummel's nursery rhyme version, And the Dish Ran Away With The Spoon, is provided on these pages. Twenty character roles are needed in this activity.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: I Know Why I Like Pie
Active, imaginative teaching with nursery rhymes takes advantage of how the brain learns best! For this lesson, students will use a Venn Diagram to compare "Little Jack Horner" to "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
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...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Growing Readers and Writers With Help From Mother Goose
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...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Fairy Tales Around the World
This collection of activities gives students a chance to discover and compare fairy tales from around the world. It provides a wealth of links to resources, printable diagrams, discussion questions and the like.
ESL4kids
The Efl Playhouse: Songs for Young Learners
Music, songs and dance have always been instrumental in teaching students. This site offers fun and entertaining activities along with teaching tips that enhance the students' awareness of sound, numbers, body parts and more. Intended...
Other
Handwriting for Kids
At this site students can improve their handwriting skills. It provides printable worksheets, lesson ideas, and interactive activities.
Teachnology
Teachnology: A Variety of Printable Handwriting Worksheets
Use this resource to print activities and worksheets for handwriting.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dot's Spot
Explore vocabulary words, the alphabet, and music alongside Del, Dot, and Dee through media, lesson plans, and graphic organizers.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Food Theme
This site from EnchantedLearning.com provides food-related activities including nursery rhymes, printables, crafts, and quizzes. Includes pages on the food pyramid, food terms in other languages, famous paintings, and a feature on the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Farm Phonics
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to be used to integrate phonics into a farm theme used in kindergarten. Students work with story sequence, making words, describing using their 5 senses, and listening to and...
Other
Childdrama: Creative Drama Lesson Plans
Many lesson plans with ideas for teachers and students, sorted by age and by type! Wonderful for thematic approaches.