Jack be nimble,
Jack be quick,
Jack jump over
The candlestick.
This month, I'm returning to the Mother Goose format with the familiar rhyme Jack Be Nimble. I'm using this activity to prepare notating 6/8 meter with my students, so I wanted them to experience a poem that has strong 6/8 meter and yet provided an opportunity to have some fun with possible "mistakes" that Jack my make.
For the activity, laminate the 4 cards found in the link below. The language that I use with the rhythms is as follows:
dotted quarter - "STEP"
three eighths - "RUNNING AND"
ta - ti - "SKIP AND"
ti - ta - "JUMPING"
After printing and laminating the cards, put magnets on the back and place the four cards on the magnetic board. After students recite the poem, point to each card 4 times to create 4 16-beat patterns. Use the support language suggested above. After completeing this activity a few times, point to each card only 2 times to create 8-beat patterns. Then try pointing to each cards one time to create a 4-beat pattern. If students are successful speaking "what the rhythms say", begin mixing up the rhythm patterns using the suggested text above by pointing at different cards to create 4-beat or 8-beat responses. This activity will create a B SECTION for your poem selection.
After students have memorized the poem, which will happen rather quickly, invite students to create additional verses by rhyming words with how Jack jumped. What he jumps over should rhyme with the how he jumps. For example:
Jack be nimble,
Jack be slow,
Jack jump over
His brother Joe.
Jack be nimble,
Jack be dreary,
Jack jump all day
Until he was weary.
Jack be nimble,
Jack be fast,
Jack jump over
the teacher he sassed.
Now that students have created their own "Jack" poems, invite them to share their poems as an A SECTION to the activity. Invite students to create the rhythm section using the pocket chart cards (see below). Print and laminate several copies of each card. Place them in the pocket chart. While the class recites the poem, invite a student to create a 4-beat or 8-beat rhythm pattern. The rhythmic sentence must be completed before the poem is spoken twice. Invite that student to lead the class in the rhythm that has been created. When completed, repeat with another poem while a new student creates a new rhythm.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE STUDENT POCKET CHART CARDS
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SMART BOARD FILE FOR THIS ACTIVITY!
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