Starter quiz
- Identify the words which are the same in the list below.
- sun ✓
- hot
- yellow
- sun ✓
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- Which words have the same letters at the end?
- hot
- pin ✓
- win ✓
- bag
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- What are rhyming words?
- words that start with a capital letter
- words that describe something
- words that sound the same at the end of the word ✓
- words that start a sentence
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- What do we call the name of a book?
- author
- illustrator
- poem
- title ✓
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- Identify the noun in the following sentence: 'The hat was red.'
- The
- hat ✓
- was
- red
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- Proper nouns always ...
- start with a capital letter. ✓
- start with the letter 'P'.
- name animals.
- rhyme with other words.
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Exit quiz
- Rhyming words have the same sound at the __________ of the word.
- start
- middle
- end ✓
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- Select the words that rhyme with each other.
- pen ✓
- pot
- hen ✓
- wig
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- Identify the words that are repeated in the following sentence: 'Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.'
- Humpty Dumpty ✓
- sat
- wall
- great
- fall
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- What has Little Bo Peep lost at the start of the nursery rhyme?
- shoes
- hat
- sheep ✓
- goats
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- What makes a good performance?
- actions and movement ✓
- quiet voices
- loud, clear voices ✓
- jumping up and down
- facial expressions ✓
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- Nursery rhymes are often ...
- enjoyed by young children. ✓
- hard to remember.
- long stories about animals.
- sung in a tune like a song. ✓
- easy to learn. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Nursery rhymes are aimed at children.
- Nursery rhymes might have words that rhyme in them, which are words that end in the same sound or sounds.
- Nursery rhymes are often sung in a tune.
- Nursery rhymes are often easy to learn and have repeated elements or refrains.
- Nursery rhymes often link to historical events or periods.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle with the rhyming words.
The purpose of this unit and lesson is to introduce poetry, discuss preferences and perform. Spend most time engaging with the rhyme through understanding, listening and practising singing. Provide more direct instruction for the rhyming elements.
Keywords
Nursery rhyme - short songs and verses often read or sung to, or by, young children
Song - a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung
Traditional - something that has been done and re-done for a long period of time
Performance - refers to the act of presenting or reciting a poem in front of an audience, utilising vocal delivery, gestures, and expressions to enhance the impact of the poem.
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