Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

156 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 8B | Little Boy Blue

He’s under a haystack,

[Put one hand under the other hand.]

Fast asleep.

[Mime sleeping.]

Third Read Using Echo Technique

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

will echo my words.

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

 Show image 8B-1: Little Boy Blue sleeping by haystack

Little Boy Blue,

Come blow your horn,

The sheep’s in the meadow,

The cow’s in the corn;

But where is the boy

Who looks after the sheep?

He’s under a haystack,

Fast asleep.

Fourth Read Using Echo Technique with Motions

Directions: I am going to say the first line of “Little Boy Blue” 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 8B-1: Little Boy Blue sleeping by haystack

Little Boy Blue,

Come blow your horn,

[Students pretend to blow a horn.]