Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 5- Recitation of Nursery Rhymes Assessment (Instructional Master
3B- 2)—by the end of this domain, every student should have at
least one nursery rhyme memorized. There are several opportunities
throughout this domain for students to recite the nursery rhymes they
have chosen to memorize. - Songs and Videos—several of the nursery rhymes in this domain can
be sung. You may wish to play the songs for students and have them
sing the nursery rhymes. You may wish to find videos of the fables
presented in this domain. Be sure to preview the videos for classroom
appropriateness. - Nursery Rhymes and Fables from Around the World—Encourage
students to share poems and stories from their home culture.
You may wish to collect several nursery rhymes and fables from
the cultures, and possibly languages, of your students. There are
opportunities in the Pausing Point and Culminating Activities for
students to share the poems and stories from their home culture.
Anchor Focus in Nursery Rhymes and Fables
This chart highlights several Common Core State Standards as well as
relevant academic language associated with the activities in this domain.Anchor Focus CCSS Description of Focus and Relevant Academic Language
Writing W.K.1 My Favorite Nursery Rhyme
My Favorite Fable
draw, dictate, present, opinion, favorite, nursery rhyme, fable
Speaking and Listening SL.K.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussion
It is important to set predictable routines and communicate clear
expectations at the beginning of the year. Be sure that students
understand what the agreed-upon rules are and give them many
opportunities to practice using the rules.
SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or
clarify something
Prompt students to ask questions when they are unclear about the
directions. Provide them with some phrases to use, e.g., I have a
question about ... ; can you please say the directions again; what does
mean?
Language L.K.1b Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs in oral language
L.K.1e Use frequently occurring prepositions: beside, up, down, under
L.K.1f Produce simple sentences in shared language activities