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  5 Day Hey Diddle Diddle Plan

Day 1: 

• Read Hey Diddle Diddle book to class (use reproducible book-see resources section below, enlarge, copy on cardstock, color, laminate, and bind to make your own book)

• Re-tell the rhyme using Hey Diddle Diddle flannel board (see resources below)

• Sing Hey Diddle Diddle song (select one from music resources below to sing all week) Show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song. 

Day 2: 

• Read Hey Diddle Diddle book to class.

• Introduce Hey Diddle Diddle pocket chart from TCM Nursery Rhymes books (see reference below).  Have one student come to front and point while whole class says rhyme. 

• Sing Hey Diddle Diddle song, show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.

Day 3:

• Read Hey Diddle Diddle book to class.

• Hey Diddle Diddle pocket chart from TCM Nursery Rhymes books.  Have one student come to front and point while whole class says rhyme.

• Sing Hey Diddle Diddle song, show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.

Day 4:

• Read Hey Diddle Diddle book to class

• Hey Diddle Diddle pocket chart from TCM Nursery Rhymes books (see reference below).  Have one student come to front and point while whole class says rhyme. 

• Sing Hey Diddle Diddle song, show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.

Day 5:

• Read Hey Diddle Diddle book to class

• Hey Diddle Diddle pocket chart from TCM Nursery Rhymes books (see reference below).  Have one student come to front and point while whole class says rhyme. 

• Sing Hey Diddle Diddle song, show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.

Hey Diddle Diddle sequence 

Materials: Hey Diddle Diddle sequencing picture, construction paper, crayons, scissors, glue.

The Best of the Mailbox Nursery Rhymes book has good sequencing pictures to reproduce for this rhyme.

Using 3 or 4 scene sequence pictures is a great way to check for understanding.  Have your students color the scenes, cut apart, and glue in the correct order on a piece of construction paper. 

*TIP:  4 year olds may have difficulty sequencing 4 pictures until later in the school year, I try to stick with only 3 scene sequencing activities when working with 4 year olds. 

  Act out the rhyme

Materials:  popsicle sticks, blackline masters of Hey Diddle Diddle characters, scissors, crayons or markers, glue or tape.

Since there are so many characters in this story, some of which are inanimate objects,  I prefer to use stick puppets to act out this one.  The easiest way is to use the set included in the TCM book listed in the resources section below: Full-Color Literacy Centers & Activities for Nursery Rhymes Volume 1.   This book is full-color and ready to laminate. 

I recently found these Nursery Rhyme costumes at Childcraft, they are fantastic if you have the funds.

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