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Little Jack Horner Nursery Rhyme
Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities
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- coloring & writing supplies
Activity > Presenting the rhyme:
"Little Jack Horner" is an English language nursery rhyme and its earliest surviving publication is from 1791, but it may have been published earlier in 1765.The most common lyrics are:
Sat in the corner,
Eating his Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
And said, "What a good boy am I!"
Children under age 2 and older will benefit greatly from singing, using puppets, stuffed animals, and/or finger plays with nursery rhymes. |
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Activity > Celebrate Christmas and the desserts of the season
This rhyme is appropriate for the Christmas and winter season. Little Jack Horner eats a Christmas pie that has been prepared since medieval times in England, and the term plum referred to raisins, rather than the actual fruit. Similar Christmas deserts are: Christmas pudding or plum pudding and the English tradition of a Christmas cake served in many countries that began as a plum porridge. Resource links @ Wikipedia.org Discuss what type of dessert does your family enjoy for Christmas or the winter season? "Jack Tales" · Letter J is for Jack:  Jack tales feature Jack, an English archetypal hero and a stock character in legends, fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Jack is often portrayed as young, a bit lazy and even foolish, but emerges triumphant using his wit. Jack also appears in Appalachian folklore. Review some of the Jack tales activities in First-School.ws: |
