by Jim Aylesworth
Illustrated by Eileen Christelow
(Atheneum, 1990)
Before sharing Aylesworth's The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock make sure the listeners are totally familiar with the traditional versions of the Mother Goose Rhymes. In addition to the many books containing Mother Goose Rhymes try these WWW sites.
If you need the basic text of many other nursery rhymes go to the Zelo Nursery Rhymes page. The rhymes can be used as beginning of some innovations on the nursery rhymes. (See below)
Visit The Mother Goose Pages which provide a master list, recommended books to read, and tips on how to share rhymes with children.
After sharing the traditional nursery rhymes, read and enjoy the innovation on "Hickory Dickory Dock" in Aylesworth's The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock..
Use these favorite rhymes as the stepping stone to creating some innovations on the selected rhymes. Write some as a class/group, then allow individuals to try creating their own variant rhymes.
Draw an illustration of the selected nursery rhyme, either the traditional or the fractured version. Create a nursery rhyme gallery with the fractured or traditional text.
Aylesworth, Jim. The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock. Illustrated by Eileen Christelow. Atheneum, 1990. 32 pages. ISBN: 0689316062 o.p.; Aladdin, 1994, ISBN 0689718624 (paperback).
