Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes

What do you know about nursery rhymes?

Multiple Choice

Follow the rhyme...

Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water.

• Jack fell down and broke his jug,

  And Jill came tumbling after.

• Jack fell down and broke his arm,

  And Jill came tumbling after.

• Jack fell down and broke his crown,

  And Jill came tumbling after.

• Jack fell down and broke his trainers,

  And Jill came tumbling after.

Multiple Choice

What did he bump?

• head

• knee

• hand

• music

Multiple Choice

Little Miss Muffet, 
Sat on a tuffet, 

• Reading her books aloud
• Waiting for a friend to play
• Eating her curds and whey
• Counting her money all day

Multiple Choice

Complete the missing lyrics:

Baa, baa, black sheep

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes, sir

Three bags ___________.

• Wool

• Full

• Tool

• Foot

Multiple Choice

Complete the missing lyrics:

Rain, rain, go away

Come again another day

Daddy wants to ___________

Rain, rain go away

• play

• say

• bake

• race

Multiple Choice

Complete the missing lyrics:

Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout

Down came the rain and washed the spider out

Out came the _________________ and dried up all the rain

And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again

• rain

• flood

• sunshine

• air

Multiple Choice

What did Little Jack Horner pull out of his pie after he stuck his thumb in?

• 5 and 20 black birds

• pumpkin

• a plum

• Old Mother Hubbard's children

Multiple Choice

What time is it when the mouse runs down the clock in Hickory Dickory Dock?

• 2

• 10

• 4

• 1

Multiple Choice

In the nursery rhyme, 3 Blind Mice, who were the mice running away from?

• The butcher's wife

• The farmer's wife

• The carpenter's wife

• The candlestick maker's wife

Multiple Choice

Follow the rhyme...

Five little speckled frogs

Sat on a speckled log

• Eating plants.

• Eating the most delicious bugs.

• Eating grass

• Eating the most delicious grubs.

Multiple Choice

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, 
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men

• Never saw Humpty together again!
• Wouldn't put Humpty together again!
• Tried to put Humpty together again!
• Couldn't put Humpty together again!

Multiple Choice

Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed,

• to see such mirth
• to see such fun
• to see such calamity
• to see such sport

Poll

Are there benefits to nursery rhymes for young and old?

• Yes

• No

Brain Development

• Repetition

• Communication

• Singing

Social Activity

• Singing

• Dancing

• Performing

Social Connections

• Generations can share with each other

Intellectual Development

• Vocabulary development

• Language development

Introduction to Story Structure

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

Books

• Paves the way for the love of books

Cognitive Skills

• Shapes

• Colors

• Numbers

Fun and Engaging

Open Ended

What was/is your favorite nursery rhyme?

Poll

Why was/is the nursery rhyme you listed in the previous slide your favorite?

• Repetition

• Something I did/do with another generation

• Rhyming

• Performing

• Vocabulary

What is the history behind your favorite nursery rhyme?

Take 10 minutes to discover the history behind your favorite nursery rhyme. After the 10 minutes, be prepared to share your findings with the class.