Lesson Plan for Nursery 2 - Poems and Rhymes - Little Jack Horner

**Lesson Plan: "Little Jack Horner" - Poems and Rhymes for Nursery 2** --- **Objective:** Students will be able to: 1. Recite the nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner." 2. Understand the main idea and key vocabulary in the rhyme. 3. Engage in activities related to the rhyme to enhance memory, comprehension, and motor skills. **Materials Needed:** - “Little Jack Horner” poem printed on a large chart - Picture cards depicting scenes and objects from the rhyme (pie, Christmas pie, corner, thumb, plum) - Coloring sheets depicting scenes from the rhyme - Crayons and markers - Small props (e.g., a toy pie and a plastic thumb) - Audio recording of the rhyme (optional) --- **Introduction (10 minutes):** 1. **Greeting and Warm-Up:** - Greet the students and have a brief, lively conversation to engage them. - Sing a familiar nursery rhyme as a warm-up to get the children settled and attentive. 2. **Introduce the Rhyme:** - Show the printed chart of "Little Jack Horner." - Explain that today they will learn a new nursery rhyme about a boy named Jack Horner. --- **Main Activity (20 minutes):** 1. **Recitation and Discussion:** - Slowly recite "Little Jack Horner" while pointing to the words and pictures on the chart. - Poem: ``` Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner, Eating his Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, "What a good boy am I!" ``` - Discuss the basic meaning of the rhyme. Ask questions like: - "Where was Little Jack Horner sitting?" - "What did he eat?" - "What did he pull out of the pie?" 2. **Vocabulary Identification:** - Introduce key vocabulary with picture cards (corner, Christmas pie, thumb, plum). - Have students repeat each word and show the corresponding picture. --- **Interactive Activity (15 minutes):** 1. **Act-it-Out:** - Use props like a toy pie and a plastic thumb. - Choose a couple of volunteers to act out the rhyme while the rest of the class recites it. - Encourage everyone to take turns acting out scenes while reciting together. 2. **Coloring Activity:** - Distribute coloring sheets that depict scenes from the rhyme. - As students color, walk around and use the key vocabulary to describe what they are coloring. --- **Conclusion (10 minutes):** 1. **Review and Recap:** - Gather the students back together and recite the rhyme one more time as a group. - Ask a few students to say which part of the rhyme they liked the best and why. 2. **Closing Activity:** - Sing a goodbye song or another favorite nursery rhyme to end the lesson on a cheerful note. **Assessment:** - Observe student participation during recitation and discussion. - Note their ability to recall vocabulary and main ideas. - Check the accuracy and creativity in their coloring activity. **Extensions:** - Create a simple craft where students make their own paper pies with "plums" to stick in. - Use the nursery rhyme theme to introduce a simple math activity, like counting plums. --- **End of Lesson Plan.**