Transcript Teaching English Using Nursery Rhymes and Songs Randy P. Lachney

Teaching English
Using Nursery Rhymes
and Songs
Randy P. Lachney
December 30th 2009
Benefits of using Nursery Rhymes
and Songs for Teaching English
 Introduces
cultural elements of the
language.
 Helps with pronunciation and literacy
skills.
 The format of nursery rhymes and
songs is short, simple and predictive,
making them easy to learn and
repeat.
 Nursery rhymes and songs are easy
to find and cost efficient.
References
Brown, J. (2006). Rhymes stories and
songs in the ESL classroom. Internet
TESL Journal, 8.
 Gillespie, M.
English pronunciationImproving with Nursery Rhymes.
Available online:
http://ezinearticles.com/?EnglishPronunciation---Improving-With-NurseryRhymes&id=2976426
 Goswami, U & Bryant, P. (1990).
Phonological Skills and Learning to Read.
New York: Psychology Press, Ltd.
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Grammatical and Phonological
Elements
 Vocabulary
 Intonation
 Sentence
Structure
 Phonics- pre-school children who can
identify the beginning and end
sounds of a word find learning to
read easier.
Peas Porridge Hot
 Peas
porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
Peas porridge in the pot
Nine days old.
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot
Nine days old.
Phonics
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Beginning and ending sounds–
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Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
Peas porridge in the pot
Nine days old.
Rhymes
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–
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
Peas porridge in the pot
Nine days old.
Vocabulary
 peas
 porridge
 pot
 hot
 cold
 old
There was an old woman who lived
in a shoe
 There
was an old woman,
Who lived in a shoe;
She had so many children,
She didn't know what to do.
She gave them some broth,
Without any bread;
She whipped them all soundly,
And sent them to bed
Sentence Structure and Patterns
 There
was an old woman.
 She had so many children.
 She didn’t know what to do.
Teaching Elements of Nursery
Rhymes
 Repetition
 Sentence
Structure
 Themes
 Objectives
and Goals
Themes
Time- Hickory Dickory Dock
 Weather and bugs-Itsy Bitsy Spider, Little
Miss Muffet, It’s Raining, it’s Pouring
 Cooking- Peas Porridge Hot, Pat- A -Cake
 Counting-1,2 Buckle my shoe, Ten Little
Indians
 Gardening and plants-Mary Mary Quite
Contrary
 Animal Names-Hey Diddle Diddle, Little Bo
Peep, Little Boy Blue
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Itsy Bitsy Spider by grade level
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3rd – phonics, rhyme patters, finger puppets, singing,
coloring pages
4th- - phonics, rhyme patterns, finger puppets, singing,
drawing, weather (sun and rain)
5th –phonics, rhyme patterns, puzzles (find the water
spout), drawing, creative writing ( change some words in
the song),role plays, weather, arts and crafts, recreate the
scene through cut-outs and poster boards, Reader’s
Theater
6th – phonics, rhyme patterns, puzzles, weather, creative
drawing and writing. Make a new song about the itsy bitsy
spider, role plays, reader’s theater, weather (scenarios,
what is there is a typhoon, what would the itsy bitsy spider
do?)
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Sample Lesson- It’s Bitsy Spider3rd Grade
Goals
– Students will
Objectives– Students will
– Students will
– Students will
– Students will
– Students will
 Spider
 Spout
 Rain
 Wash
 Dry
– Students will
– Students will
made.
use English to sing the song Itsy Bitsy Spider.
repeat the words of the nursery rhyme with the teacher.
sing the words of the nursery rhyme with the teacher.
say the words to the song individually and in groups.
sing the words to the song individually and in groups.
learn the meaning to the following vocabulary words
create spider puppets.
recreate the nursery rhyme using the finger puppets they
Sample Lesson, cont’d
 Materials
– Nursery Rhyme
– Computer and or CD Player
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cww
Ub978l_c
– Pencil and Paper
– Colors and Markers
– Construction paper
– Spider Finger Puppet cut-outs
Spider
Spout
Finger Puppet Cut-outs
http://www.dltk-teach.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.dltkkids.com/members/images/bfingeritsybitsy.gif
Resources-Rhymes and
Teaching Materials
– www.zelo.com/family/nursery/
– http://www3.amherst.edu/~rjyanco94/literatu
re/mothergoose/rhymes/menu.html
– http://wwwpersonal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery
/rhymes.html
– www.mothergoose.com/
– http://www.apples4theteacher.com/mothergoose-nursery-rhymes/
Resources- Books
Resources- Books
 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_s
s?url=search-alias%3Daps&fieldkeywords=mother+goose+books&x=
11&y=16
Resources- CD’s and songs
Resources- CD’s and Songs
 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_s
sc_2_15?url=searchalias%3Dpopular&fieldkeywords=mother+goose+cd&sprefi
x=mother+goose+cd
Resources-Games
Resources- Games
 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_s
s?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-andgames&fieldkeywords=mother+goose&x=8&y=1
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Teacher Practice-Directions
 Six
groups of teachers will be
assigned a nursery rhyme and grade
level and create a short lesson that
includes the following:
 Goals
 Objectives
 3 activities
 Short assessment
Teacher Practice-1
 Baa,
baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full;
 One for my master,
One for my dame,
And one for the little boy
That lives in our lane.
Teacher Practice-2
 Hickory,
dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down!
Hickory, dickory, dock
Teacher Practice-3
 Little
Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating of curds and whey;
There came a big spider,
And sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Questions and Comments
Thank you!!