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Hamilton, Harley – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1987
"Grandfather Moose" rhymes, written to follow the Mother Goose tradition, are short, appealing, easy-to-memorize sign language nursery rhymes which employ visual poetic devices such as similar signs and transitional flow of movement. (CB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Hearing Impairments, Language Arts, Nursery Rhymes
Download full textHoneyghan, Glasceta – Florida Reading Quarterly, 2000
Drama through Mother Goose nursery rhymes can be integrated in the pre-K-3 curriculum. Activities can range from spontaneous gestures and facial expression, to guided performance where a teacher might have specific objectives in mind and rehearse a rhyme for formal performance. Activities include unison or choral speaking; "line-a-child"…
Descriptors: Choral Speaking, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Drama
Peer reviewedChaparro, Jacqueline L. – Language Arts, 1979
Suggests ways to bring nursery rhymes into the elementary school classroom through creative dramatics, creative writing, and reading experiences. (DD)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Creative Dramatics, Creative Writing
Peer reviewedWade, Barrie – Children's Literature in Education, 1982
Discusses the value of rhymes in developing children's concepts of story and pleasure in reading. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedYoung, Cindy; Maulding, Wendy – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1994
Discusses opportunities to use nursery rhymes to aid in the mathematical development of young children. Considers rhymes that involve patterns, ordering, and problem solving. (MKR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedCooper, B. Lee – Music Educators Journal, 1991
Depicts ways popular song lyrics can stimulate discussion either in music, social studies, humanities, or language arts classes. Considers lyrics' ability to explain social, cultural, and political phenomena. Provides a chronological outline from 1962 correlating political events, personalities, songs, and the artists. songs. Identifies uses of…
Descriptors: Censorship, Childrens Literature, Course Content, Cultural Education
