Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

128 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 7A | Hickory, Dickory, Dock

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Ran Up/Ran Down

1. In today’s nursery rhyme you will hear that the mouse ran up and ran
   down the clock.


2. Say the words ran up with me three times.
   Say the words ran down with me three times.


3. Ran up means to go up something. Ran down means to go down
   something.


4. Tran ran up the stairs of the library.
   Jack and Jill should have been careful when they ran down the hill.


5. Using the objects around you (e.g., pencil, eraser, marker, etc.), show
   your partner what ran up and ran down look like. Say ran up and ran
   down while you show it.

Purpose for Listening

The title of this poem is “Hickory, Dickory, Dock.” Ask students to listen

carefully to find out what the clock does and what the mouse does.

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

 Listen to and demonstrate familiarity with “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”

 Identify the mouse as the character in “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”

 Retell the events in “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”

 Identify the line that repeats in “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”

 Identify rhyming words in “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”