Life Skill Nursery Rhymes
adapted from an idea by Mrs. Hodges of Paragon Elem School
and Character Education Book Lists
Lifeskill Nursery Rhymes
Links to Printable Nursery Rhymes Lifelong Guidelines
Teaching With Nursery Rhymes More Character Education Links
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.
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
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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