A. Forms of Poetry for Children A comparison of forms of poetry for children with examples and reference sources. Practical Applications: 1. Use category system and have an exercise to see if students can identify appropriate category for given rhyme. Reverse exercise and see if category definition can elicit rhymes from memory that fit category, e.g., counting rhymes teach how to count. Does anyone remember a counting rhyme? 2. For older children, use classical rhyme and modify to fit haiku structure. First, give definition of haiku. Second, give several examples. Third, give rhyme for modification, such as Dr. Foster Went to Gloucester (because of rain theme). Fourth, recite modified rhymes, each child in turn. B. The History of Nursery Rhymes Concise overview of historical connections back to prehistoric times. Interesting table on the age of rhymes. C. Core Knowledge­Lesson Plans Explicit instructions for pre-K children using rhymes as focus to teach about counting, time, size, shape, etc. Knowledgeable use of materials and capacity for innovation. D. Youth Net Grade level 4-6 activities that help student become familiar with rhymes and encourage creative use of rhyme structure as it works in newspaper who, what, when, where formula; in comic book format and in other innovative variations of media. E. The Design Gallery Humorous site which covers background of rhymes in light way and with amusing graphics. Features e-mail comments, often provocative. F. The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary Excellent on-line tool for creative activites. Especially valuable with exercises from crosslink E and with background from crosslink A showing forms of poetry for children. Complimentary Links: Charles Dickens site - Nagoya, Japan Mother Goose Society of Japan

This site was designed by Bob Messick, Paul Butkovich, Ph.D., and Elisabeth Butkovich ®1998. This web site was created for the child of the computer age. The use of imaginative word images teaches children abstract thinking. This is the kind of thinking that will engage children of the twenty first century. Rhymes included in this site are: 1. Humpty Dumpty, 2. The Queen of Hearts, 3. Sing a Song of Sixpence, 4. Old King Cole, 5. Hey, Diddle, Diddle, The Cat And The Fiddle, 6. Little Nancy Etticoat, 7. Georgie Porgie, 8. Goosey Gander, 9. Peter Piper, 10. Jack Be Nimble, 11.The Clock, 12.Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, 13. Little Boy Blue, 14. Jack and Jill, 15.Bobby Shaftoe, and 16. Little Miss Muffet. We will be adding more Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes in the future including: Mary's Lamb, The Clever Hen, Hark, Hark, Sleep Baby Sleep, Hickory Dickory Dock, Baby Dolly, Hush A Bye, Jack Horner, Five Toes, and , One Misty Moisty Morning. We are currently looking for a Publisher to help us disseminate this book in print or in the electronic media. Reproducing all or part of this book is strictly prohibited without written permission from the authors. We hope to hear from you with comments about our site. You can e-mail us at iyedo@earthlink.net

B. The University of Western Ontario

This site highly recommended for higher grades. Deepens appreciations of rhymes. Comprehensive categorization scheme with well-chosen examples. Historical analysis merits attention as there is detail when available without unfounded and unrealistic attribution of cause. Compare analysis of Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary with little Jack Horner, for example.