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Nursery Rhymes by Mother Goose
Little White Rabbit (Russia)
This foreign lullaby, and all of the lullabies in Skip Across the Ocean, would be best used in a culture lesson to tell your little ones about songs from other countries!
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Great Circle Time Activities!
Using any Nursery Rhyme or Lullaby is a great way to start your morning in the classroom! Whether you are using it to help learn counting, poetry, cultural variety, or patterns, Mother Goose will always provide useful tools! The illustrations in the books will also keep your students engaged!
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Included in a digitized collection of Nursery Rhymes, this classic is great for any classroom of younger students for circle time! You could sing it, say it, play it, etc. This rhyme would be great in a poetry lesson too!
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Big Fat Hen
This Nursery Rhyme would work great in a counting lesson for pre-school, or Kindergarten! Each illustration provides a representation and could be used during circle time or a mini lesson for small groups!
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
This second classic Nursury Rhyme, as a part of the Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose, is once again great for a poetry lesson, as well as patterns!
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Guaranteed to keep your students engaged and entertained!
Citations
Baker, K. (1994). Big fat hen. San Diego: Harcourt Brace.
Benjamin, F., & Moxley, S. (1995). Skip across the ocean: Nursery rhymes from around the world. New York: Orchard Books.
Lobel, A. (1997). The Arnold Lobel book of Mother Goose. New York: Knopf.
Nursery Rhymes. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2016, from http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nc01.ark:/13960/t11n96d82