Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

150 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 8A | Little Bo Peep

Third Read Using Echo Technique

Directions: I am going to say the first line of “Little Bo Peep.” Then you

will echo my words.

Note: Pause after each line and prompt students to echo.

 Show image 8A-2: Bo Peep looking for sheep

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,

And can’t tell where to find them;

Leave them alone, and they’ll come home,

Wagging their tails behind them.

Fourth Read Using Echo Technique with Motions

Directions: I am going to say the first line of “Little Bo Peep” and do the

motions that go with it. Then you will echo my words and do the motions.

Note: Pause after each line and prompt students to echo and do the

motions.

 Show image 8A-2: Bo Peep looking for sheep

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,

[Students act like they are looking for something.]

And can’t tell where to find them;

[Students shrug their shoulders.]

Leave them alone, and they’ll come home,

[Students motion “go” and “come,” then use their arms to make a roof over

their head.]

Wagging their tails behind them.

[Students put one arm behind back and wag it like a tail.]