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Life Skill Nursery Rhymes
adapted from an idea by Mrs. Hodges of Paragon Elem School
and Character Education Book Lists




Lifeskill Nursery Rhymes
A nursery rhyme is suggested for each lifeskill. You may have to be creative making the nursery rhyme fit the lifeskill.

Sometimes I print the poem then have the children find sight words, rhyming words, words ending with "ing," words with double letters, words beginning with a certain letter, words ending with a certain letter, punctuation, etc. We use a different colored highlighter for each task.

Links to Printable Nursery Rhymes   Lifelong Guidelines
Teaching With Nursery Rhymes   More Character Education Links



(CP) = Continental Press blackline master page number

Do the right thing!
How to Decide What's the Right Thing to Do
Treat people right!
How to Be Respectful    How to Overcome Prejudice

Caring:   to feel and show concern for others
(CP 3) Mary Had a Little Lamb    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Mary Had a Little Lamb Lesson Ideas
How to Be a Caring Person
How to Be a Caring Teacher
Common Sense:   to use good judgment
(CP 32) Old Woman in a Shoe    Coloring Page    Coloring Page 2    Poster
(CP 14) Hush-a-Bye Baby    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Cooperation:   to work together toward a common goal or purpose
(CP 15) Humpty Dumpty   Coloring Page   1    2    Poster    Unit    Poem Printout
How to Be a Cooperative Person
Courage:   to act according to one's beliefs despite fear of adverse consequences
(CP 31) Jack Be Nimble    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Curiosity:   a desire to investigate and seek understanding of one's world
(CP 6) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star    Coloring Page    Coloring Page 2    Poem Printout
Hickety, Pickety, My Black Hen   Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Effort:   to do your best
There Was a Crooked Man    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Flexibility:   to be willing to alter plans when necessary
Little Miss Muffet    Coloring page    Coloring Page 2    Poem Printout
How to Deal With Disappointment
Friendship:   to make and keep a friend through mutual trust and caring
Three Men in a Tub    Coloring Page    Coloring Page 2    Poem Printout
How to Be a Good Friend
Initiative:   to do something, of one's own free will, because it needs to be done
(CP 30) Wee Willie Winkie    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Donkey, Donkey    Poem Printout    Poster
Integrity:   to act according to a sense of what's right and wrong
A-hunting We Will Go    Poem Printout
How to Be a Good Citizen
Organization:   to plan, arrange and implement in an orderly way; to keep things orderly and ready to use
(CP 10) Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Coloring Page   1    2    Poem Printout    Old King Cole    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Patience:   to wait calmly for someone or something
Rain, Rain Go Away   Poem Printout    -ay   word family
How to Handle Your Anger
Perseverance:   to keep at it
The Itsy Bitsy Spider    Coloring Page
How to Cope With an Unpleasant Feeling
Pride:   satisfaction from doing one's personal best
(CP 20) Little Jack Horner    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
How to Appreciate Yourself
Problem Solving:   to create solutions to difficult situations and everyday problems
(CP 5) Little Bo Peep    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Betty Botter    Poem Printout
How to Resolve Conflicts Without Fighting
How to Work Out Conflicts Fairly and Peacefully
How to Say No and Still Be Cool
Resourcefulness:   to respond to challenges and opportunities in innovative and creative ways
(CP 29) Peter, Peter, Pumkin Eater    Coloring Page    Poster    Poem Printout    -ell word family
How to Be a Fair Person
Responsibility:   to respond when appropriate; to be accountable for one's actions
(CP 8) Jack and Jill    Coloring Page    Poem Printout    -ill word family
Book List 2
How to Be a Responsible Person    How to Ask For Help
How to Be a Responsible Person and Feel Great
Sense of Humor:   to laugh and be playful without hurting others
(CP 4) Hey Diddle Diddle    Coloring Page    Poem Printout
Higglety, Pigglety Pop    Poem Printout
I Asked My Mother    Poem Printout

What Life Skills Can Be Used?

London Bridge is Falling Down common sense-don't use a bridge that is falling down, problem solving-what other ways are there to get across the river?, flexibility-take another route, patience while it is fixed
Jack Sprat    (CP 18) Old Mother Hubbard    Two Cats of Kilkenny

(CP 1) Lack of responsibility: Little Boy Blue
Coloring Page    Rebus Poem    Poem Printout


More Printable Nursery Rhymes
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/cp_nursery_rhymes.htm
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/early_childhood/nurse/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/
http://www.niteowl.org/kids/hpdcolor.html
http://alphabet-soup.net/goose/goose.html
http://www.storyit.com/pcolor/colorrhymes.htm

Rebus Nursery Rhymes
http://www.kinderfriends.com/free.html

Listen to the rhyme online.
Print the cards to sequence and retell the verse.

Nursery Rhyme PowerPoint Presentations
http://www.paducah.k12.ky.us/curriculum/PPoint/#Nursery%20Rhymes



Lifelong Guidelines
Trustworthiness   Book List 1 to act in a manner that makes one worthy of trust and confidence
How to Be Trustworthy   Educational Goals   Student Activities
Discussion Topics or Writing Assignments   Parent Letter to Copy
Truthfulness
to be honest about things and feelings with oneself and others
There Was An Old Woman    Poem Printout
Active Listening
to listen with the intention of understanding what the speaker intends to communicate
How to Be a Good Listener
No Put-Downs
to never use words, actions and/or body language that degrade, humiliate, or dishonor others
How Not to Be a Bully
Personal Best
to do one's best given the circumstances and available resources



Teaching Nursery Rhymes to PreSchoolers
Using Nursery Rhymes to Teach Other Concepts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/Teachers.shtml
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/reading.html
http://www.pre-kpages.com/nurseryrhymes.html

Nursery Rhyme Olympics
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/nursery_rhyme_olympics.html

Nursery Rhyme Scavenger Hunt
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/classroom/hunt.shtml

Nursery Rhyme Quiz
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/Games/Quizzes/Literature/NurseryRhymes.html

Easy Reader MiniBook: Nursery Rhyme Riddle Book

Nursery Rhymes by categories: Character Sketches, Scenes and Incidents
Riddles, Color Words, Telling Time, Days of the Week, Months, Holidays,
That Use the Alphabet, That Use Number Words, That Discuss Weather
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/mother-goose-nursery-rhymes/index.html#tellingtimenurseryrhymes

Speech Therapy Activities: Nursery Rhyme Ideas for Language
http://www.speechtx.com/language/nursery_rhymes.htm

Mother Goose and Word Families
http://carlscorner.us/mother_goose.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/wordfamilies/index.shtml

Why Use Classic Nursery Rhymes?

Unscramble the Nursery Rhyme Online
http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/nursery.htm

Nursery Rhyme Activities and Crafts
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/nurseryrhymes.htm
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschool_themes/nursery/nursery_rhymes.html
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/nurseryrhymes/art.htm
http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/
http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~rstewart/k2001/Themes/nursery_rhymes/nursery_rhymes.htm
http://www.calicocookie.com/nurseryrhymes.html
http://www.kindergartentreehouse.com/nurseryrhymes.html
http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/lang_arts/nurseryrhymes/
http://www.lindaslearninglinks.com/nurseryrhymes.html
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/LS/PreK/MotherGoose/
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes.html
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Nursery_Rhymes/
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/nurseryrhymes/index.htm
http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/rindex.htm
http://www.preschooleducation.com/anursery.shtml
http://www.thekcrew.net/mothergoose.html

Nursery Rhymes and Recipes
http://www.librarysupport.net/mothergoosesociety/rhyme.html

Reader's Theater: Dancing With the Nursery Rhyme Stars
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/pdfs/ReadersTheater008.pdf   http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater008.shtml

362 Favorite Nursery Rhymes
http://www.mothergoose.com/Rhymes/Azrhymes.htm

Nursery Rhyme Quiz
http://www.alphabet-soup.net/goose/goosequiz.html

Teaching With Nursery Rhymes Lesson Plans
http://www.thevirtualvine.com/nurseryrhymes.html

Nursery Rhyme Rewrites: Lesson Plan
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=10626

Nursery Rhyme Resources - List of Links
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/mother_goose.htm
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/nurseryrhymes.html
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/kindergarten_rhyme_time.html
(The site above has math ideas as well as links.)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/7444/nursery_rhymes_links.htm
http://www.mothergoose.com/mother_goose_nursery_rhymes.htm

Nursery Rhymes Online: printable cards for sequencing
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/nursery/index.html

Nursery Rhyme Midis: Hear the Music and Sing the Words
http://www.indianchild.com/nursery%20rhymes.htm
http://www.smart-central.com/

Try singing a nursery rhyme to the tune of "99 Bottles of Pop on the Wall."

Oh, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the kings horses and all the kings men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Oh 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.

Nursery Rhymes - Lyrics and Origins
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/nursery-rhyme.htm
http://www.indianchild.com/history_origins_nursery_ryhmes.htm
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/pdf/FS2.pdf
http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/index.asp

Alphabetical Nursery Rhyme List: Text Only - No Pictures
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes/

Traditional Chinese Nursery Rhymes
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Poetry%20Nursery%20Lesson.html

Nursery Rhymes of All Nations
http://www.mamalisa.com/world/

Fairy Tale, Fable, Folklore, Myth and Legend Links
http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/FairyTaleUnit.htm

Fairy Tale Unit
http://www.prekinders.com/fairytaleunit.htm



Character Counts Book Lists
http://www.charactercounts.org/booklist1.htm

More Character Education Resources
Links to Information, Lesson Plans and Printables



Teaching Guide Traits and Lesson Plans
http://www.goodcharacter.com/EStopics.html



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