Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

60 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 3A | Little Jack Horner

Presenting the Read-Aloud 5 minutes

Little Jack Horner

First Read

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Little Jack Horner

Sat in a corner,

Eating his Christmas pie;

He put in his thumb,

And pulled out a plum,

And said, “What a good boy am I!”

Second Read with Motions

 Show image 3B-1: Jack Horner with plum on his thumb

Little Jack Horner

Sat in a corner,

[Say to students, “A corner is an area of a room where two walls meet. A corner

is also the part of a shape where two sides meet.” Squat down like you are

sitting.]

Eating his Christmas pie;

[Mime eating.]

He put in his thumb,

[Put thumb in pretend pie.]

And pulled out a plum,

[Say to students, “A plum is a small fruit. Usually you will see purple plums, but

plums come in different colors—red, blue, green, and yellow.” If available, pass

around different kinds of plums. (Later, you may wish to let students sample a

piece of plum.) Pull out thumb and look pleased.]

And said, “What a good boy am I!”

[Say this with expression and high pitch.]