58 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 3A | Little Jack Horner
Introducing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Introducing “Little Jack Horner”
Show image 3B-1: Jack Horner with plum on his thumb- Say to students, “Tell your partner what you see in this picture. What
is the boy doing? What is all over his face?” Call on two partner pairs
to describe the picture. - Tell students that the next nursery rhyme they are going to hear is
called “Little Jack Horner.” - Tell students that the character in this nursery rhyme is named Jack
Horner. Jack is his first name and Horner is his last name. Provide
additional examples of first and last names using the names of the
students. - Point to the Christmas pie. Tell students that in this poem, the
character, Jack Horner, puts his thumb in a pie and pulls out a plum. - Ask students, “What time of year do you think people eat Christmas
pie? How do you know?” Call on a two students to answer. - Point to the wreath. Tell students that during Christmastime, people
will hang up wreaths made from plants. - Give students Response Card 6 (Little Jack Horner) from Instructional
Master 3A-1. Have them point out the character in this poem—Jack
Horner. Have them point out the Christmas pie and wreath. Tell them
to use this Response Card to refer to “Little Jack Horner.”
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