Kindergarden - Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 4A | Sing a Song of Sixpence 87

Presenting the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Sing a Song of Sixpence

First Read

 Show image 5A-1: Blackbirds

Sing a song of sixpence,

A pocket full of rye,

Four and twenty blackbirds

Baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened,

The birds began to sing;

Now wasn’t that a dainty dish

To set before the king?

 Show image 5A-2: King counting and queen eating

The king was in his counting house

Counting out his money;

The queen was in the parlour,

Eating bread and honey.

 Show image 5A-3: Maid

The maid was in the garden,

Hanging out the clothes,

When down came a blackbird

And pecked at her toes!

Second Read with Explanations

 Show image 5A-1: Blackbirds

Sing a song of sixpence,

[Explain to students that sixpence was a coin used in England long ago. Pence

is similar to the penny that we use today. If available, show images of sixpence.]