Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 8B | Little Boy Blue 157

The sheep’s in the meadow,

[Students pretend to eat grass.]

The cow’s in the corn;

[Students pretend to eat corn.]

But where is the boy

Who looks after the sheep?

[Students act like they are looking for someone.]

He’s under a haystack,

[Students show under using their hands.]

Fast asleep.

[Students mime sleeping.]

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 Boy Blue.”
   
   
   
   


2. Literal Who is the character in this nursery rhyme?
   [Have students point to Boy Blue on Response Card 16.]
   
   
   • Boy Blue is the character in this nursery rhyme.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal What does the nursery rhyme tell the character to do?
   [Have students point to the horn on Response Card 16.]
   
   
   • The nursery rhyme tells Boy Blue to blow his horn.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential Does he do it? Why not?
   
   
   • No, he does not because he is sleeping.
   
   
   
   


5. Literal Where are the animals in this poem?
   [Have students point to the sheep in the meadow and the cow in the
   corn on Response Card 16.]