What’s Included
Humpty Dumpty
Pocket Wall Chart Kit
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•
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•
fall
6 soft-sewn character and prop pieces
5 sentence strips
7 picture cards
26 word cards
Hook & loop strip
Getting Started
horses
Before using your kit, you will need to cut out the picture and word
cards, which come on 5 strips. Each of the strips is marked with dashed
lines to create 33 individual word and picture cards, plus 4 small blank
write & wipe cards. Each card features a small black and white Humpty
Dumpty image on back, to help keep them organized.
men
We have also included a hook & loop strip with the kit, so that you
can use the word cards along with the soft-sewn pieces on your
Velcro-receptive board. Just cut the strip to the desired length, then
affix the piece to the back of the word card.
Designed to meet these objectives:
Language
• Students will develop oral language skills.
• Students will put story elements in the correct sequence.
• Students will develop their vocabulary and improve reading comprehension skills.
• Students will recognize simple words, and develop 1-to-1 word
matching and identification skills.
• Students will develop concepts about print.
Perfect for using in small groups or with the whole class, the Humpty
Dumpty Pocket Wall Chart Kit brings one of children’s all-time favorite
nursery rhymes to life! The vibrant cloth manipulatives are easy for kids
to identify, and they stick to any Velcro®-receptive surface. Plus, the
kit includes sentence strips, word cards, and picture cards…so it’s easy
to read through the rhyme as a class, focusing on specific lines or words.
The manipulatives and word cards can also be placed in an independent learning center, giving children a great opportunity to become
actively engaged in learning—helping develop vocabulary and comprehension skills as they act out a favorite rhyme again and again!
© 2006 Lakeshore
(800) 428-4414
www.lakeshorelearning.com
JJ509
Ages 4+
Printed in China
Note: Be sure to use only wet-erase markers on the write & wipe surface. To prevent damage to the cards, use only soap and warm water
to clean off any markings. Other cleaners may harm the write & wipe
surface. Remember to wipe away any markings left on the surface
before putting it away. Do not allow markings to remain overnight.
Using Your Kit
• Start your lesson by reviewing what students know about nursery
rhymes. What are they? Who has heard a nursery rhyme before?
Where did they hear it? Ask children to list the nursery rhymes
that they are already familiar with, perhaps telling what they
remember about each one.
• Use the character and prop pieces to tell the rhyme to the students. Hold up each piece as you reach its part in the rhyme, so
that children learn to associate it with its name. After you have
said the rhyme out loud, place the sentence strips in the pocket
chart for display. You can then use the sentence strips to teach the
rhyme to the class. Track the words as you read them, encouraging students to follow along with their eyes.
• Discuss the vocabulary words used in the rhyme, including the
meaning of any words the students are not familiar with (for
example, “great”).
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What’s Included
Humpty Dumpty
Pocket Wall Chart Kit
•
•
•
•
•
fall
6 soft-sewn character and prop pieces
5 sentence strips
7 picture cards
26 word cards
Hook & loop strip
Getting Started
horses
Before using your kit, you will need to cut out the picture and word
cards, which come on 5 strips. Each of the strips is marked with dashed
lines to create 33 individual word and picture cards, plus 4 small blank
write & wipe cards. Each card features a small black and white Humpty
Dumpty image on back, to help keep them organized.
men
We have also included a hook & loop strip with the kit, so that you
can use the word cards along with the soft-sewn pieces on your
Velcro-receptive board. Just cut the strip to the desired length, then
affix the piece to the back of the word card.
Designed to meet these objectives:
Language
• Students will develop oral language skills.
• Students will put story elements in the correct sequence.
• Students will develop their vocabulary and improve reading comprehension skills.
• Students will recognize simple words, and develop 1-to-1 word
matching and identification skills.
• Students will develop concepts about print.
Perfect for using in small groups or with the whole class, the Humpty
Dumpty Pocket Wall Chart Kit brings one of children’s all-time favorite
nursery rhymes to life! The vibrant cloth manipulatives are easy for kids
to identify, and they stick to any Velcro®-receptive surface. Plus, the
kit includes sentence strips, word cards, and picture cards…so it’s easy
to read through the rhyme as a class, focusing on specific lines or words.
The manipulatives and word cards can also be placed in an independent learning center, giving children a great opportunity to become
actively engaged in learning—helping develop vocabulary and comprehension skills as they act out a favorite rhyme again and again!
© 2006 Lakeshore
(800) 428-4414
www.lakeshorelearning.com
JJ509
Ages 4+
Printed in China
Note: Be sure to use only wet-erase markers on the write & wipe surface. To prevent damage to the cards, use only soap and warm water
to clean off any markings. Other cleaners may harm the write & wipe
surface. Remember to wipe away any markings left on the surface
before putting it away. Do not allow markings to remain overnight.
Using Your Kit
• Start your lesson by reviewing what students know about nursery
rhymes. What are they? Who has heard a nursery rhyme before?
Where did they hear it? Ask children to list the nursery rhymes
that they are already familiar with, perhaps telling what they
remember about each one.
• Use the character and prop pieces to tell the rhyme to the students. Hold up each piece as you reach its part in the rhyme, so
that children learn to associate it with its name. After you have
said the rhyme out loud, place the sentence strips in the pocket
chart for display. You can then use the sentence strips to teach the
rhyme to the class. Track the words as you read them, encouraging students to follow along with their eyes.
• Discuss the vocabulary words used in the rhyme, including the
meaning of any words the students are not familiar with (for
example, “great”).
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• When students are ready, have them chant the rhyme along with
you. Vary the ways in which you chant (for example, say it fast,
slow, loud, in a whisper, etc.).
• Have students practice one-to-one matching with the word cards.
Hand out a word card to each student, then let children come up
to the pocket chart one at a time and place their cards on top of
the matching words in the rhyme.
• To give children practice with picture-word correspondence, place
the picture cards in the chart, covering up the words they represent. Challenge students to find the matching word cards, then
place them on top of the picture cards.
• Each day of the lesson, reinforce the rhyme by asking your students
comprehension questions about it. Ask questions such as, “Where
did Humpty Dumpty sit?” or “What happened to Humpty Dumpty
when he sat on the wall?”
• Invite students to use the soft-sewn characters and props to retell
the rhyme to the class. This is a good way to reinforce story
sequencing skills, as children need to decide the correct order in
which to use their characters and props.
Extension Activities
• Prompt students to try to think of new rhymes for the words in the
nursery rhyme. The individual word cards can be helpful during this
activity. Hold up a card or place it in the chart, then ask children to
come up with words that rhyme with it.
• Make up riddles for words that rhyme with those in the nursery
rhyme. For example, you might say, “I’m thinking of a word that
rhymes with ‘wall.’ You might call someone this if he or she has
grown a lot.” (The answer is “tall.”) Alternatively, you can make up
riddles for words that are in the rhyme. For example, you might say,
“This word rhymes with ‘ten.’ This word means ‘more than one
man.’” (The answer is “men.”)
• Using the word cards, encourage children to think of words that
have the same initial or ending sound. For example, place the
“wall” card in your pocket chart, and ask students to come up with
as many words from the “-all” word family as they can. Then, ask
children to brainstorm words that begin with the “w-” sound from
wall.
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• Ask children what they think might or should happen next in the
rhyme. What do they think that Humpty Dumpty should do? What
should the King’s men do? Have students dictate a “shared writing”
story. Encourage children to think of alternate endings to the rhyme.
As students dictate their ideas to you, write them down on chart
paper. This chart can then be displayed in your classroom.
• After reviewing what a nursery rhyme is, work with the class to create your own. Brainstorm a short, funny story with your students,
then get their help to write a simple rhyme on the board. When you
have completed your classroom rhyme, have children illustrate it on
their own.
• Divide your class into pairs, then have partners retell the rhyme verbally to one another. This is a good way for children to reinforce
their oral language skills, as well as practice story sequencing.
• Have children create their own murals of the rhyme. Give each child
a large sheet of paper, and have them draw their own illustrations
for the rhyme. Remind them that their murals should contain important events from the rhyme.
• Let students reread the rhyme, substituting their own names for
those in the rhyme. For example, instead of reading “Humpty
Dumpty had a great fall,” they would insert their names at the start
of the line. This is a fun way to get kids excited about retelling the
rhyme.
• Prompt your students to role-play the events in the rhyme. Have
one child play Humpty Dumpty, while others can play the King’s
horses and men. Then, children can act out the rhyme in front of
the class. If desired, you can encourage children to create their own
new ending to the rhyme and act that out, as well.
• When students are ready, have them chant the rhyme along with
you. Vary the ways in which you chant (for example, say it fast,
slow, loud, in a whisper, etc.).
• Have students practice one-to-one matching with the word cards.
Hand out a word card to each student, then let children come up
to the pocket chart one at a time and place their cards on top of
the matching words in the rhyme.
• To give children practice with picture-word correspondence, place
the picture cards in the chart, covering up the words they represent. Challenge students to find the matching word cards, then
place them on top of the picture cards.
• Each day of the lesson, reinforce the rhyme by asking your students
comprehension questions about it. Ask questions such as, “Where
did Humpty Dumpty sit?” or “What happened to Humpty Dumpty
when he sat on the wall?”
• Invite students to use the soft-sewn characters and props to retell
the rhyme to the class. This is a good way to reinforce story
sequencing skills, as children need to decide the correct order in
which to use their characters and props.
Extension Activities
• Prompt students to try to think of new rhymes for the words in the
nursery rhyme. The individual word cards can be helpful during this
activity. Hold up a card or place it in the chart, then ask children to
come up with words that rhyme with it.
• Make up riddles for words that rhyme with those in the nursery
rhyme. For example, you might say, “I’m thinking of a word that
rhymes with ‘wall.’ You might call someone this if he or she has
grown a lot.” (The answer is “tall.”) Alternatively, you can make up
riddles for words that are in the rhyme. For example, you might say,
“This word rhymes with ‘ten.’ This word means ‘more than one
man.’” (The answer is “men.”)
• Using the word cards, encourage children to think of words that
have the same initial or ending sound. For example, place the
“wall” card in your pocket chart, and ask students to come up with
as many words from the “-all” word family as they can. Then, ask
children to brainstorm words that begin with the “w-” sound from
wall.
3
• Ask children what they think might or should happen next in the
rhyme. What do they think that Humpty Dumpty should do? What
should the King’s men do? Have students dictate a “shared writing”
story. Encourage children to think of alternate endings to the rhyme.
As students dictate their ideas to you, write them down on chart
paper. This chart can then be displayed in your classroom.
• After reviewing what a nursery rhyme is, work with the class to create your own. Brainstorm a short, funny story with your students,
then get their help to write a simple rhyme on the board. When you
have completed your classroom rhyme, have children illustrate it on
their own.
• Divide your class into pairs, then have partners retell the rhyme verbally to one another. This is a good way for children to reinforce
their oral language skills, as well as practice story sequencing.
• Have children create their own murals of the rhyme. Give each child
a large sheet of paper, and have them draw their own illustrations
for the rhyme. Remind them that their murals should contain important events from the rhyme.
• Let students reread the rhyme, substituting their own names for
those in the rhyme. For example, instead of reading “Humpty
Dumpty had a great fall,” they would insert their names at the start
of the line. This is a fun way to get kids excited about retelling the
rhyme.
• Prompt your students to role-play the events in the rhyme. Have
one child play Humpty Dumpty, while others can play the King’s
horses and men. Then, children can act out the rhyme in front of
the class. If desired, you can encourage children to create their own
new ending to the rhyme and act that out, as well.