Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 7A | Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling 137

Discussing the Read-Aloud 5 minutes

Comprehension Questions

Encourage students to answer in complete sentences. Model answers

using complete sentences.

1. Literal What is the title of this poem?
   
   
   • The title of this poem is “Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling.”
   
   
   
   


2. Literal Who is the character of this poem?
   [Have students point to John on Response Card 14.]
   
   
   • John is the character in this poem.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal What does John wear to bed?
   [Have students point to his shoe and stockings on Response Card 14.]
   
   
   • John wears his stockings and one shoe to bed.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential Who is telling this poem? How do you know?
   
   
   • John’s father or mother is telling this poem because it says, “my son,
     John.”
   
   
   
   


5. Evaluative Are the events in this nursery rhyme real or make-believe?
   Why?
   
   
   • The events in this nursery are real because you can go to sleep with your
     stockings and one shoe on.
   
   
   
   


6. Evaluative Which words rhyme in this poem?
   
   
   • On and John rhyme
     [Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
     necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
     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
Do you go to bed with one shoe
on? (Yes/No)

John was....

He goes to bed with his
stockings and one shoe on
because...

7. Evaluative Think Pair Share: Why do you think John goes to bed with
   his stockings and one shoe on?
   
   
   • Answers may vary, but could include that he was too tired or wanted to
     keep warm.
   
   
   
   


8. After hearing today’s poems and questions and answers, do you have
   any remaining questions? [If time permits, you may wish to allow for
   individual, group, or class research of the text and/or other resources
   to answer these remaining questions.]