Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 8A | Little Bo Peep 151

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 “Little Bo Peep.”
   
   
   
   


2. Literal Who is the character in this nursery rhyme?
   [Have students point to Bo Peep on Response Card 15.]
   
   
   • Bo Peep is the character in this nursery rhyme.
   
   
   
   


3. Inferential What is Little Bo Peep doing?
   
   
   • Little Bo Peep is looking for her sheep.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential Is Little Bo Peep happy or sad? Why?
   
   
   • Little Bo Peep is sad because she cannot find her sheep.
   
   
   
   


5. Inferential What does Bo Peep need to do so that the sheep will come
   back?
   
   
   • Bo Peep needs to leave the sheep alone.
   
   
   
   


6. Evaluative Which words rhymes in this poem?
   
   
   • Peep and sheep rhyme.
     [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
Will the sheep come back to Bo
Peep? (Yes/No)

I think the sheep will...

I think the sheep will...
because...

7. Evaluative Think Pair Share: Do you think the sheep will come home?
   
   
   • Answers may vary.