Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

18 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 1A | Roses Are Red

• Tell students that violet is a name for the flower—violet—and it is also
  the name for the color of the flower—a mix of blue and purple.


• Show students the shades of difference between blue, purple, and
  violet.


• Give students Response Card 1 (Roses Are Red) from Instructional
  Master 1A-1. Have them identify the roses and violets in the picture.
  Tell them to use this Response Card to refer to “Roses Are Red.”

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Sugar

1. In today’s nursery rhyme, you will hear, “Sugar is sweet.”


2. Say the word sugar with me three times.


3. Sugar is something you can add to food and drinks to make them
   sweet.


4. Leigh does not like to drink juice that has too much sugar because it
   is too sweet.


5. Taking turns with your partner, tell each other something that has
   sugar in it. Use the word sugar when you tell about it. For example,
   you could say, “Cake has sugar in it.” And your partner could say,
   “Juice has sugar in it.” Each person gets three turns.

Purpose for Listening

The title of this poem is “Roses Are Red.” Tell students to listen carefully

to learn more about roses and violets.

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

 Listen to and demonstrate familiarity with “Roses are Red”

 Identify rhyming words in “Roses Are Red”