"Nursery Rhymes of Great Britian," A Lesson Plan

Purpose:

Students of all ages are interested in learning about new countries. This lesson will help children understand about Great Britain and it's countries. By comparing and contrasting the students will get an overview of Great Britain and how it is similar and different to the United States. Great Britain will be covered in detail in the next eight lessons.

Behavioral Objectives:
•Students will actively engage in the lesson and have fun learning about the nursery rhymes of Great Britain (RIBTS 3.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5)
•Students will have a better understanding of the nursery rhymes of Great Britain through various texts (RIBTS 1.1,) (NCSS 1, 3).
•Students will make a book that will improve their understanding of rhymes (NCSS 2).

Materials:
•Mother Goose Books
•Nursery rhyme pages
•Materials to color and bind book


Previous Knowledge:
Students may be familiar with nursery rhymes, but this lesson will introduce which rhymes are from Great Britain.
Procedure:

a. Set Induction: The teacher will introduce the lesson with a KWL chart. Then the teacher will ask the students about their previous knowledge of nursery rhymes. Students will give their answers and they will be written down.

Related information
  • The students and teacher will work together to make a book that each student can take home.
  • This book is filled with British nursery rhymes that the students can color.
  • The students will construct a KWL chart of Great Britain and nursery rhymes.