Kindergarden - Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 4A | Sing a Song of Sixpence 85

Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes

Poem Review

• Review the nursery rhyme “Old King Cole” with students. You may
  wish to play the song for “Old King Cole” as students sing along and
  do the motions for the poem.


• Review the rhyming words in this poem: Cole/soul/bowl; he/three;
  rare/compare.

Introducing “Sing a Song of Sixpence”

• Tell students that they are going to hear a nursery rhyme that was
  written long ago that describes a king and queen in England.
  [Point to England on a world map. Remind students that long ago
  England had kings and queens and that today England still has kings and
  queens.]


• Distribute Instructional Master 4A-1: Response Card 3 (Sing a Song of
  Sixpence) to each student.


• Ask students to identify the king and queen. Ask them to explain how
  they know.


• Identify the blackbirds. Ask students whether they see something
  unusual about the blackbirds.

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Rye

1. In this poem you will hear the phrase “a pocket full of rye.”


2. Say the word rye with me three times.


3. Rye is a grain, similar to wheat. But unlike wheat, rye can grow in soil
   that does not have a lot of nutrients, and rye can grow in bad weather.
   People use rye to make flour and bread.


4. Rye bread is usually darker and has a stronger taste than white bread.
   [Show images of rye and rye products. If available, pass out samples

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