- Recognizes and understands the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty"
- Recites the nursery rhyme with support
- Identifies the characters and main event in the rhyme
- Retells the rhyme in their own words
- Explores rhyming words within the rhyme
- Imitates the actions of Humpty Dumpty falling and the king's men trying to fix him
- Uses expressive language and voice modulation while performing the rhyme
- Participates in group discussion about the rhyme
Continued Development Tips:
1. Encourage the child to create their own nursery rhyme or story using different characters and events.
2. Play memory games with rhyming words to strengthen their phonemic awareness.
3. Provide additional nursery rhymes for the child to learn and recite.
4. Create a small puppet show or skit with the child, incorporating different nursery rhymes.
5. Read books with rhymes and encourage the child to identify the rhyming words within the text.