Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 1A | Ring Around the Rosie 27Discussing the Read-Aloud 5 minutes
Comprehension Questions
If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines
of the nursery rhyme and/or refer to the image. If students give one-
word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their
responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding students’
responses using richer and more complex language. Encourage students
to answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete
sentences.- Literal What is the title of this poem?
- The title of this poem is “Ring Around the Rosie.”
- Literal What are the children playing?
- The children are playing “Ring Around the Rosie.”
- Literal What do the children do at the end of the poem?
- The children fall down at the end of the poem.
- Literal Where does the nursery rhyme say the posies are?
- The nursery rhyme says the posies are in the pockets.
[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 two questions. I will give you a minute to think
about the questions. Then I will ask you to turn to your partner and
discuss the questions. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what
you discussed with your partner.
Show image 1B-2: Girl holding posies
- The nursery rhyme says the posies are in the pockets.
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: What are posies?
- Posies are a small bunch of flowers. [Encourage students to answer in
complete sentences using the provided Sentence Frames.]
Who would you give posies to? - Answers may vary.
Sentence Frames
Are posies flowers? (Yes/No)
Posies are...
I would give posies to...
- After hearing today’s poems and questions and answers, do you have
any questions? [If time permits, you may wish to allow for individual,
group, or class research of the text and/or other resources to answer
these remaining questions.]