Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

168 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 9A | Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

3. Literal Who are the bags of wool for?
   
   
   • The bags of wool are for the master, the dame, and the little boy.
   
   
   
   


4. Evaluative Which parts of the nursery could really happen?
   
   
   • The sheep says “baa,” the sheep is black, the sheep has wool.
   
   
   
   


5. Evaluative Which part of the nursery rhyme is make-believe?
   
   
   • The sheep talking is make-believe.
     [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 have something made
out of wool? (Yes/No)

I have / I would like a
wool.

I would like a wool
because . . .

6. Evaluative Think Pair Share: Remember that wool comes from sheep’s
   fur. What kinds of things do you like that are made out of wool? Or, if
   you could have something made out of wool, what would it be? [Pass
   around items made from wool for students to see and touch.]

On Stage

• Tell students that there are two voices speaking in “Baa, Baa, Black
  Sheep.” Explain that a conversation between two or more characters
  is called a dialogue.


• Have students say dialogue with you three times.


• Point out that while they are listening to the rhyme, they first hear
  someone talking to the sheep and second they hear the sheep when
  it answers.


• Divide the class into two groups and recite the nursery rhyme with
  one half of the class playing the role of the person talking to the sheep
  and the other half playing the role of the sheep when he answers.


• You may choose to sing this nursery rhyme to the tune of “Twinkle,
  Twinkle Little Star.”


• If time permits, recite the rhyme again but have students switch roles.


• After the activity, ask students what a conversation between two or
  more characters is called.
  
  
  • A conversation between two or more characters is called a dialogue.
     Stop here if you choose to split the lesson into two parts.