90 Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 4A | Sing a Song of Sixpence
Singing and Watching “Sing a Song of Sixpence”
- You may wish to sing this rhyme with the students using echo
technique. - You may wish to show a video of “Sing a Song of Sixpence” that has
been previewed for classroom appropriateness.
Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Comprehension Questions
If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines
of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. If students give one-
word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their
responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’
responses using richer and more complex language. Encourage students
to answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete
sentences for students.- Literal What is the title of this nursery rhyme?
- The title of this nursery rhyme is “Sing a Song of Sixpence.”
- Literal Who are the characters, the people, in this rhyme?
[Have students point and name each character on Response Card 3.]- The king, the queen, and the maid are the characters in this rhyme.
- Literal Where was the king? What was he doing?
[Have students point to what they are describing on Response
Card 3.]- The king was in his counting house counting his money.
Where was the queen? What was she doing? - The queen was in the parlour eating bread and honey.
Where was the maid? What was she doing? - The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes.
Show image 5A-1: Blackbirds
- The king was in his counting house counting his money.
- Inferential What is special about the pie in this poem?
- Answers may vary, but should include that there were blackbirds in the
pie and the birds were singing.