Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 6A | Star Light, Star Bright 111

Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Comprehension Questions

Encourage students to answer in complete sentences. Model answers

using complete sentences.

1. Literal What is the title of this poem?
   
   
   • The title of this poem is “Star Light, Star Bright.”
   
   
   
   


2. Literal Who is the character in this nursery rhyme?
   [Have students point to the little girl on Response Card 11.]
   
   
   • The little girl is the character in this nursery rhyme.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal What is the little girl looking at?
   [Have students point to the star on Response Card 11.]
   
   
   • The little girl is looking at the star.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential What is the little girl doing?
   
   
   • The little girl is making a wish.
   
   
   
   


5. Evaluative Could this nursery rhyme really happen? Why?
   
   
   • Yes, this nursery rhyme could really happen because people really do
     make wishes on stars.
     [Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
     necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
     I am going to ask you a question. I will give you one minute to think about
     the question. Then I will ask you to turn to your partner to discuss the
     question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
     with your partner.
   
   
   
   

Sentence Frames
Do you make wishes on a star?
(Yes/No)

I would wish for...

If I saw the first star at night, I
would wish for... because ...

6. Evaluative Think Pair Share: If you saw the first star at night and could
   make a wish, what would you wish for? [Students might not want to
   say their wish out loud.]
   
   
   • Answers may vary.