Year 1 - English
'Hickory Dickory Dock'
Nursery rhymes: reading poetry
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore poetry by learning different nursery rhymes, some familiar and some unfamiliar. Pupils learn to listen to, discuss and recite nursery rhymes. They also consider rhyming words, tune and actions. Pupils learn to share their opinion on their preferred nursery rhyme.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to listen to and learn 'Hickory Dickory Dock'.
Key Notes
- Nursery rhymes are a good way to introduce us to rhythms of language, new vocabulary and sentence structures.
- 'Hickory Dickory Dock' has some rhyming words, such as 'clock', 'tick-tock' and 'Dock'.
- Knowing the tune, words, rhythm and actions of a Nursery Rhyme make it entertaining for whoever is watching.
- 'Hickory Dickory Dock' and 'Little Bo Peep' are similar because they both include animals.
- Personal responses are a way of sharing your own thoughts, feelings, and opinions about a poem.
Vocabulary To Learn
- rhyme: words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry
- poem: a piece of writing that uses creative and rhythmic language to express thoughts, feelings, or ideas, often with a specific structure or pattern.
- compare: to note what is the same and what is different
- same: something that is identical or similar
- difference: not the same as something
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to think of actions for certain lines of the rhyme.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Nursery rhymes are a good way to introduce us to rhythms of language, new vocabulary and sentence structures. 'Hickory Dickory Dock' has some rhyming words, such as 'clock', 'tick-tock' and 'Dock'.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'rhyme'
words that have the same or similar ending sounds often used in poetry.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to think of actions for certain lines of the rhyme. Correction: Demonstrate lots of examples of actions or movements you could do and ask other pupils to perform their ideas to the group.
More Lessons In This Unit
Browse all guides in the Year 1 English guide library.