[...]... over several days 7 Mary Had a Little Lamb Mary had a little lamb with fleece as white as snow And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go He followed her to school which was against the rule It made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school Nursery Rhyme Readers Teaching Guide • © 2010 Scholastic • 26 one day, Mary Had a Little Lamb Learning With the Nursery Rhyme See pages 6–7... fluency, and Mary Had a to do specific skill work Little Lamb Have children make a folder of the nursery Mary had a little lamb rhyme pages Provide a blank folder for children to with fleece as white as snow title “My Nursery Rhymes,” and let them decorate And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go it Have them insert the nursery rhymes as they read He followed her to school them They can also... covering on a lamb It is also a name for a material used in light jackets, gloves, and other clothing items Ask what words in the rhyme are used to describe the lamb s fleece (white as snow) Have pairs or small groups of children pick a color word and then make a collage showing things of that color They can use magazine pictures and also items such as yarn, cotton, clothing scraps, and so on 27 Name ... suggested ways to read and share the book with children Then focus on the following activities to the field Mary s lamb followed her everywhere Mary s lamb was white Mary s lamb followed her everywhere Mary s lamb made the children laugh to the store to the library to school Guide children to see that the second sentence tells the main idea Create a graphic organizer such as the one at right Have children... Teaching Guide • © 2010 Scholastic • 26 Nursery Rhyme Readers Teaching Guide © Scholastic Teaching Resources Using the Reproducible Nursery Rhyme Pages Jack Name _ Mary Had a Little Lamb Write Your Own Story! Using the Lesson Pages and Reproducible Activity Pages to soccer practice What happened? It got the ball and butted it into the goal Mary s lamb followed her ... _ Nursery Rhymes Readers Teaching Guide • © 2010 Scholastic • 42 Nursery Rhyme Readers Teaching Guide © Scholastic Teaching Resources What’s the Big Idea? Tell children that stories have a main idea, or big idea Write the following sentences on the chalkboard or on chart paper and read them aloud Ask children which one tells the main idea to the pond Which Sound? Explain to children you are going... story and share their page with the class Silly Sentences Slowly, say, little, lamb. ” Ask children if they can tell what sounds the same in these two words Guide them to see that both words start with the /l/ sound Read the last page and have children identify another word that starts with /l/ (laugh) Generate a list of other words that start with l on the chalkboard Then have children make up silly, alliterative...L Ask children if they liked the rhyme, and what they liked most or least Have them retell the rhyme in their own words  After reading a nursery rhyme several times, give children a copy of the nursery rhyme reproducible to use for independent reading, for reading in pairs or groups, for classroom activities, and for sharing with family members These pages are a great way to encourage repeated readings,... _ Nursery Rhymes Readers Teaching Guide • © 2010 Scholastic • 42 For each Nursery Rhyme Reader, use the activities on the lesson page found in this teaching guide to delve further into the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, reading, and writing Each nursery rhyme includes a reproducible activity page specific to it Spread the lesson and activities for each rhyme over... them They can also keep the Nursery Rhyme one day, Reader Log in the folder, as well as activity which was against the rule It made the children laugh and sheets that they complete Let children take play to see a lamb at school home the folder to share with family members from time to time Have children follow along as you read the rhyme, tracking the print as you read Ask them to underline or circle . R h y m e READERSREADERS Nursery Rhyme Readers: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Scholastic Teaching Resources 2 Mary had a little lamb Nursery Rhyme Readers: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Scholastic Teaching. fleece as white as snow. Nursery Rhyme Readers: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Scholastic Teaching Resources 4 And everywhere that Mary went, Nursery Rhyme Readers: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Scholastic Teaching. Resources 5 the lamb was sure to go. Nursery Rhyme Readers: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Scholastic Teaching Resources 6 He followed her to school one day, Nursery Rhyme Readers: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Scholastic