The following short story, “What Jack Horner Did,” comes from a collection of short stories by L. Frank Baum titled, “Mother Goose in Prose.” It complements Story Hour Academy’s lesson about the name and sound of the letter H. The story begins with the classic Mother Goose rhyme about Little Jack Horner: Little Jack Horner […]
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Share these 6 Mother Goose rhymes that contain the letter K with a beginning reader. The rhymes will help them associate the grapheme <k> with the phoneme /k/. Three Little Kittens Three little kittens lost their mittens,And they began to cry:“O mother dear, we very much fearThat we have lost our mittens.”“Lost your mittens, you […]
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Share these 9 Mother Goose rhymes that begin with the letter J with a beginning reader. The rhymes will help them associate the grapheme <j> with the phoneme /dʒ/. Jack and Jill Jack and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down, and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Jack […]
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Share these 12 Mother Goose rhymes that begin with the letter H with a beginning reader. The rhymes will help them associate the grapheme <h> with the phoneme /h/. Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King’s horses and all the King’s men Cannot put Humpty […]
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Read these 10 nursery rhymes beginning with F to a beginning reader. The rhymes will help them associate the grapheme <f> with the phoneme /f/. Freddie and the Cherry Tree Freddie saw some fine ripe cherriesHanging on a cherry-tree,And he said, “You pretty cherries,Will you not come down to me?” Freddie jumped, and tried to […]
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Share these 8 Mother Goose rhymes that begin with the letter D with a beginning reader. The rhymes will help them associate the grapheme <d> with the phoneme /d/. Daffy-Down-Dilly Daffy-Down-Dilly is new come to town, With a petticoat green and a bright yellow gown. Dance to Your Daddy Dance to your daddy, My little […]
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Have you ever seen a beginning reader pretend to read a story or poem, but really they’re just reciting it from memory? My daughter does this and I love it. In these moments, she sees herself as a reader. When she pretends to read, she builds her confidence with reading and becomes more interested in […]
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What would you say if I told you that beginning readers don’t get to experience enough classic literature in our kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade classrooms? Would you be concerned? I first became concerned after reading “The Story-Killers: A Common-Sense Case Against the Common Core” by Terrence Moore. In it, Moore writes: About the elementary classroom […]
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The bulk of advice to parents who want to establish a strong foundation for literacy in their kids is simply to read to them daily. I wrote yesterday that, “Children don’t learn to read by being read to.” However, daily exposure to books is certainly a part of the foundation. With my 2-year old, I’ve […]
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