120 Nursery Rhymes and Fables PP | Pausing Point
Activities
Poster Review
Materials: Nursery Rhymes and Fables Posters; Response Cards 1–12
Show the poster for any nursery rhyme, and have students talk about the
characters, setting, and events of the nursery rhyme. Students may use
their Response Cards to talk about the nursery rhyme as well. Then say
that nursery rhyme together.
➶ Above and Beyond: An additional poster activity is to show two
posters and have students compare and contrast two nursery
rhymes to discuss how they are the same and how they are different.Riddles for Core Content
Ask students riddles such as the following to review core content:
Note: You may have students hold up or stand up with the response
card of the poem that relates to your riddle.- I jumped over a candlestick. Who am I?
- Jack
- I was scared off my tuffet by a spider. Who am I?
- Little Miss Muffet
- I am told to go away and come again another day. What am I?
- the rain
- We went up a hill to fetch some water. Who are we?
- Jack and Jill
- Children make wishes on me. What am I?
- a star
Nursery Rhymes from Around the World
Materials: Different nursery rhymes from your students’ home
languages and cultures
Have volunteers present a nursery rhyme from their home language. If
students are too shy to present in front of the class, you can help them
record their nursery rhyme and play it for the class at a later time.