Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 9A | Humpty Dumpty 169

Introducing the Read-Aloud 5 minutes

Introducing “Humpty Dumpty”

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• Tell the students, “Describe this picture to your partner. What is
  happening to the egg?” Call on two partner pairs to describe the
  picture.


• Tell students that the next—and final—nursery rhyme they are going
  to hear is called “Humpty Dumpty.” Tell students that the character
  in this poem is an egg named Humpty Dumpty. Remind students
  that sometimes nursery rhymes will use silly words—like Humpty and
  Dumpty—to make it more interesting and easy to remember.


• Give students Response Card 18 (Humpty Dumpty). Have them
  point out the character in this nursery rhyme. Tell them to use this
  Response Card to refer to “Humpty Dumpty.”

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To g e t h e r

1. In today’s poem you will hear that nobody could put Humpty Dumpty
   together.


2. Say the word together with me three times.


3. Tog eth e r means in one piece, group, or place.


4. Carlos’s mother bought a new shelf that she had to put together.


5. Tell your partner about something you have put together or helped
   someone else put together (e.g., a desk, a puzzle, etc). Use the word
   together when you tell about it.

HHumpty Dumptyumpty Dumpty

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