124 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 7 | Hickory, Dickory, Dock & Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs when building simple
sentences in shared language activities (L.K.1b)
Use frequently occurring prepositions, such as up and down (L.K.1e)
Produce simple sentences in shared language activities (L.K.1f)
Identify new meanings for familiar words, such as struck, and apply
them accurately (L.K.4a)
Identify real-life connections between words—stockings and struck—
and their use (L.K.5c)
Distinguish between real and make-believe poems
Core Vocabulary
struck, v. Beat or hit something hard to make a sound
Example: The drummer struck the drum with his drumstick.
Variation(s): strike, strikes, striking
Stop here if you choose to split the lesson into two parts.
stockings, n. Close-fitting coverings for the feet and legs
Example: Grandfather put on his stockings and then his shoes.
Variation(s): stocking
Vocabulary Chart for Hickory, Dickory, Dock & Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
Core Vocabulary words are in bold.
Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.
Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).
Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.
Type of Words Tier 3
Domain-Specific Words
Tier 2
General Academic Words
Tier 1
Everyday-Speech Words
Understanding
hickory
dumpling
stockings
clock
mouse
shoe
son
Multiple Meaning struck
Phrases the clock struck ran up/ran down
Cognates