Big Idea:  LAFS 3. RL 2.5/ 4.RL 2.5/ 5.RL 2.5 – 

I can understand differences between drama [  dialogue /scenes ]  and poems [rhythm/meter/ stanzas] by comparing mother goose nursery rhymes to a play about mother goose.

 

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Why Mother Goose –

Is it Out of Date – Old Fashioned?

Reasons why nursery rhymes and little sing songs  are important

1. Nonsense Fun – enjoyable
2. Musical – Sing Song easy to remember
3. Rhyming Poetry – helps when learning to read
4.  Pronouncing different [phonemes] Linguistic Sounds –

Fun Facts About Mother Goose

Drama Activity 

Dr. Seuss is the New Mother Goose