Introduction
Hello, Class
Who all know Humpty Dumpty?
Who Will Put Humpty Dumpty
Together Again?

INTRODUCTION
As you know, Humpty Dumpty has fallen off that wall. Since all of the King's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again, you need to find someone that can!
Task
THE TASK
You will listen to a variety of nursery rhymes to find just the right character to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
You will circle each rhyme on your paper as you listen to the rhyme.
Next, you will take a quiz on Mother Goose rhymes.
You will then print out or draw the nursery rhyme character you have chosen to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
Last, you will dictate or write a sentence telling why you chose this nursery rhyme character to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
Process
Process
Now it is time to explore many different nursery rhymes so you can choose just the right character to put Humpty Dumpty together again.
1. Listen to the nursery rhymes to help you decide on your character.
2. Use your print out of nursery rhymes to circle each as you are finished.
3. Print out or draw a picture of the character you have chosen to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
4. Color your picture.
5. Write or dictate a sentence about why you think this nursery rhyme character can put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Evaluation
EVALUATION
The following Rubric is the way your project will be graded:
1= Beginning
2 = Developing
3 = Accomplished
4 = Exemplary
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Listens to 15 nursery rhymes |
Listened to less than 5 nursery rhymes |
Listened to between 5-10 Nursery rhymes |
Listened to between 10 -14 nursery rhymes |
Listened to all 15 nursery rhymes |
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Takes a quiz on Mother goose rhymes |
Scored 70% or less on Mother Goose quiz |
Scored 80% mastery on Mother Goose quiz |
Scored 90% mastery on Mother Goose quiz |
Scored 100% mastery on Mother Goose quiz |
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Draws picture of nursery rhyme character |
Did not draw or print picture of nursery rhyme character |
Drew or printed a nursery rhyme character not on the list |
Drew or printed a nursery rhyme character from list but did not do best coloring |
Drew or printed nursery rhyme character from list and colored neatly |
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Dictates or writes a sentence about character |
Wrote only words, no sentences about nursery rhyme character |
Dictated or wrote a sentence but did not tell why this character was chosen |
Dictated or wrote a sentence with teacher assistance telling why this character was chosen |
Dictated or wrote a sentence with no teacher assistance telling why this character was chosen |
Conclusion
CONCLUSION

I hope you had fun learning about nursery rhymes. When words sound alike we say that they rhyme. Try making up some rhyming words of your own. For extra credit you can memorize
one of our nursery rhymes and recite it to the class.
Credits
Teacher Page
Name_________________
Directions: Circle each Nursery Rhyme after you have listened to it.
Humpty Dumpty
Jack and Jill
The Little Old Woman
Little Miss Muffet
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mother Goose Rhyming Quiz
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct Nursery Word
up Muffet spider king horses children
old school wall Mary pail
- Humpty Dumpty set on the _____________.
- Jack and Jill went ___________ the hill.
- There was a little ________ woman who lived in a shoe.
- Little Miss ___________.
- _________ had a little lamb.
- All the ________ _______ and all the king men.
- To fetch a ________ of water.
- She had so many __________, she didn’t know what to do.
- Along came a _________, who sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away.
- It followed her to ________ one day, which was against the rule.