Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 3A | Little Jack Horner 59

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Thumb

1. In today’s nursery rhyme, you will hear that Jack Horner put his thumb
   into the pie.


2. Say the word thumb with me three times.


3. [Have students wiggle each finger as you say their names.]

Your thumb is the short and fat finger you have on each hand. Next

to your thumb is your index finger, followed by your middle finger, then

your ring finger and finally your pinky.

4. This is my thumb. [Wiggle your thumb around.]


5. Tell your partner the names of your fingers.
   
   
   • thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, pinky
   
   
   
   

Purpose for Listening

The title of this poem is “Little Jack Horner.” Ask students to listen
carefully to find out what the character in this nursery rhyme—Jack
Horner—does and says.

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

 Listen to and demonstrate familiarity with “Little Jack Horner”

 Identify Jack Horner as the character in “Little Jack Horner”

 Retell the events in “Little Jack Horner”

 Identify rhyming words in “Little Jack Horner”