Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

92 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 5A | This Little Pig Went to Market

I am going to ask you a question. I will give you one minute to think about

the question. Then I will ask you to turn to your partner to discuss the

question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed

with your partner.

Sentence Frames
Was the pig who cried, “wee-wee-
wee” sad? (Yes/No)

The pigs feels...

The pig.. ., so it cries “wee-wee-
wee.”

5. Inferential Think Pair Share: How do you think the pig who cries “wee-
   wee-wee” feels?
   
   
   • Answers may vary.
   
   
   
   

On Stage

• Tell students that they are going to dramatize—or act out—“This Little
  Pig Went to Market”. Each student will get to play the part of one of
  the pigs.


• Remind students that nursery rhymes are short poems enjoyed by
  young children. Playful repetition of the nursery rhymes can help them
  remember the words.


• Remind students that sometimes nursery rhymes talk about things
  that can really happen; other times, nursery rhymes talk about make-
  believe things.


• Ask students, “Does this poem talk about real things or make-believe
  things? How do you know?”
  
  
  • This poem talks about make-believe things because pigs cannot do
    human things like go to the market or cry “wee-wee-wee.”
  
  
  
  


• Help students form groups of five; each student will be one of the little
  pigs. When it is their turn to act out their line, they will say their line
  and act out what is happening in their line.
   Stop here if you choose to split the lesson into two parts.