Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 3A | Old King Cole 71Introducing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes
Story Review
- Using their sequence of events for “King Midas and the Golden
Touch,” have students share the events of the story in partner pairs
or in small groups. Have one student take a turn to say one event and
have the next student follow up with an event, that happened next.
Encourage the use of temporal words: first, next, then, after that, later,
finally. - You may also wish to have partner pairs try to put Image Cards 1–6 in
order as they retell the story together. - Ask students if they remember the lesson that King Midas learned
- King Midas learned that family is more valuable than gold.
Introducing “Old King Cole”
- Remind students that they have heard many, many poems in Nursery
Rhymes and Fables and also in Farms, for example, “Baa, Baa, Black
Sheep”; and “This Little Pig Went to Market.” You may wish to have
students share a nursery rhyme with their partner. - Tell students that they are going to hear a poem about a king called
Old King Cole. - Distribute Response Card 2 (Old King Cole) to each student.
- Ask students: “Tell me what you see in this picture. Who do you think
is King Cole? How do you know?” - Have different students point out what they recognize. Make sure that
the king, the pipe, the bowl, and the fiddlers are identified.
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