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We begin the year with Mother Goose Rhymes to effortlessly give children the rhythm and sounds of the English language and to introduce them to “Just Right: I Can Read!” Little Books which they can use during “Read to Self” Time. Marie Clay’s research reminds us that “Rhymers are readers.” Using classic Mother Goose little books is a research-based approach to simultaneously build phonemic awareness, oral language fluency, reading skills, and delight!
(Common Core Standards L.K.1., L.K.2., L.K.6., SL.K.)
2. Let’s Build a Wall and Play Humpty Dumpty
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“Announcing: Humpty Dumpty, by the
Kindergarten Friends.”
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
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All the King’s horses,
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And all the King’s men,
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Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
How were they?
Magnificent!
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Learn Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in American Sign Language.
Mother Goose Inspires Art Extensions
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Notice the spacing between words in
Hey Diddle, Diddle.
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Notice special Name Tickets outlined in black.
4. Give Children Little Books of Traditional Nursery Rhymes: Rhymers are Readers – Marie Clay
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Enjoy Making Friends With Mother Goose Little Books! We recommend that you enlarge these 8½ ″ x 11″ masters to 11″ x 14½″ for “Just Right: I Can Read” Books. Download Little Books
5. When teachers delight in playing with the language in Mother Goose rhymes, children naturally become engaged readers.
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