Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 9A | Baa, Baa, Black Sheep 165

Presenting the Read-Aloud 5 minutes

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

First Read

 Show image 9A-1: Sheep with three bags of wool

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes, sir,

Three bags full.

One for the master,

And one for the dame,

And one for the little boy

Who lives down the lane.

Second Read with Motions

 Show image 9A-1: Sheep with three bags of wool

[Stand to one side and act like you are asking a serious question.]

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

[Tell students, “Wool is sheep’s hair or fur.”]

[Stand to the other side and nod yes twice.]

Yes, sir, yes, sir,

Three bags full.

[Show the number three with your fingers.]

[Say the next verse in a low voice and hold up the number one with your fingers.]

One for the master,

[Tell students, “Master is an old English term used for a man.”]

[Say the next verse in a sweet voice and hold up the number two with your fingers.]