Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 6B | Tw i n k l e, Tw i n k l e, L i t tl e S t a r 115

Presenting the Read-Aloud 5 minutes

Tw i n k l e , Tw i n k l e , L i t t l e St a r

First Read

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by Jane Taylor

Tw i nk l e, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Second Read with Motions

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by Jane Taylor

[Tell the students, “Jane Taylor is the person who wrote this poem. She is the

author of ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.’ ”]

Tw i nk l e, twinkle, little star,

[Tell the students, “Twi n k l e means to shine or sparkle.” Move your fingers like

they are twinkling.]

How I wonder what you are.

[Tell the students, “Wonder means to think about.” Sign wonder by making little

circles around the forehead.]

Up above the world so high

[Reach up high.]

Like a diamond in the sky.

[Tell the students, “A diamond is a shiny and clear stone.” Make a diamond

shape with your fingers and lift it up high.]