40 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 2A | Rain, Rain, Go Away
Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 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 the 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 “Rain, Rain, Go Away.”
- Literal Who is the character in this poem?
[Have students point to Johnny on Response Card 3 from
Instructional Master 2A-1.]- The character in this poem is Johnny.
- Literal What does Johnny tell the rain to do?
- Johnny tells the rain to go away.
- Inferential Why does Johnny tell the rain to go away?
- Johnny tells the rain to go away because he wants to play.
- Evaluative How does Johnny feel about the rain?
- Johnny does not like the rain.
- Evaluative Which words in this poem rhyme?
- Away, day, and play 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 a question. I will give you a minute to think about the
question. Then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss the
question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
with your partner.
- Away, day, and play rhyme.
Sentence Frames
Can Johnny still play even if it is
raining? (Yes/No)
Johnny could...
Some ideas I have are...
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: What ideas do you have for things that
Johnny could do when it is raining and he cannot play outside?- Answers may vary.