Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 3A | Jack Be Nimble 55

Third Read Using Echo Technique

Directions: I am going to say the first line of “Jack Be Nimble.” Then I will

stop and give you a chance to echo—or repeat—the words. To echo my

words means you will say the same words that I said. We will do this for

each line.

Note: Pause after each line and prompt students to echo.

 Show image 3A-1: Jack jumping over candlestick

Jack be nimble,

Jack be quick,

Jack jump over

The candlestick.

Fourth Read Using Echo Technique with Motions

Directions: I am going to say the first line of “Jack be Nimble” and do the

motions that go with it. Then I will stop and give you a chance to echo—

or repeat—the words with the motions. We will do this for each line.

Note: Pause after each line and prompt students to echo and do the

motions.

 Show image 3A-1: Jack jumping over candlestick

Jack be nimble,

[Students should bend their knees like they are getting ready to jump.]

Jack be quick,

[Students should pump up and down like they are going to jump.]

Jack jump over

[Students should take a big jump.]

The candlestick.

[Students should hold their forearm upright like it is a candle with their

fingertips moving around like flames.]