Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 6A | Star Light, Star Bright 107Introducing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Introducing “Star Light, Star Bright”
Show image 6B-1: Stars- Tell the students, “Tell your partner what you see in this picture.” Call
on two partner pairs to describe the picture. - Tell students that the next nursery rhyme they are going to hear is
called “Star Light, Star Bright.” - Ask students, “When do you see stars—in the daytime or in the
nighttime? What do you know about stars? Are stars close by or far
away?” Call on three students to answer. - Give students Response Card 11 (Star Light, Star Bright) from
Instructional Master 6A-1. Have them point to the star. Explain to
students that some people make wishes on a star, like this girl in the
picture. Tell them to use this Response Card to refer to “Star Light,
Star Bright.”
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Wish- In today’s poem you will hear, “I wish I may, I wish I might, have the
wish I wish tonight.” - Say the word wish with me three times.
- To wish for something means to hope for it because you really want
it, but usually you will not say your wishes out loud. A wish is also a
strong feeling that you want to have something or do something. - Chaya wishes she could go to the toy store with her friend.
- Tell your partner some thing you wish for. Use the word wish when
you tell about it. Or, if you do not want to say your wish out loud, take
a moment to think about what you would wish for.
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