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Mary Had a Little Lamb Nursery Rhyme
Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities
Materials:
- printer
- paper
- coloring & writing supplies
- Review material list for crafts suggested
Activity > Presenting the rhyme:
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is an English nursery rhyme authored by nineteenth-century American writer Sara Josepha Hale. It was published in 1830, and the incident may be biographical according to Sara's biographical notes.
Original text of the first stanza:
Its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day,
That was against the rule.
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.
Print, or read directly from the screen, and sing from the nursery rhyme poster. Here a video song to sing along to at Appuseries YouTube video.
Activity > Nursery Rhyme Coloring Page:
Children under age 2 will also benefit greatly from singing, using puppets, stuffed animals, and/or finger plays with nursery rhymes. |
 Coloring page with text · no text [view gallery] |
| Activity > Craft - Mary Had a Little Lamb Stand-up
Display (ages 3+):
Tell the children they are going to make a special craft about Mary and her lamb. The Handprint Lamb is very easy for young children 18+ plus to 3 years old. The stand-up display is more challenging for children 4+ and older. This an easy cute craft and homemade toy with a movable figure of Mary and a lamb to dramatize the nursery rhyme. Use it to introduce the lamb theme, school theme, and to prepare children for their first kindergarten experience or just going back to school, preschool. |
 Mary Had a Little Lamb Stand-up Display Craft  More lamb crafts |
| Activity > Alphabet Letter L Lamb activities: Review and present the alphabet materials that you would like to use for addressing letter L.
Discuss some simple facts about a lamb -- is a baby sheep. A female lamb is called an ewe. Discuss some products derived from the lamb: wool for example. Where does a lamb live? A farm. What sound does the lamb make? BAA, BAA. |
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| Activity > Lamb coloring pages: Various lamb and sheep coloring pages: Color, cut out and decorate with cotton balls, make a hand puppet with a craft stick. |  |
| Activity > Online Jigsaw Puzzle: Mary had a Little Lamb
Skills: Problem Solving Six-pieces and adjustable.
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| Related nursery rhymes: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep · Little Bo-Peep · Little Boy Blue | |
