For Preschoolers: Little Jack Horner

 

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner,

Eating a Christmas pie;

He put in his thumb, and pulled out a plum,

And said, "What a good boy am I!"

Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum!

DESCRIPTION

Miss A. E. Barth

Formation;—Children remain seated and move to the right side of seat.

1st Line;—	Little Jack Horner sat in a corner,
Interpretation;—	Upon the word, "sat," pupils move to the left side of seat.
2nd Line;—	Eating a Christmas pie;
Inter.;—	Upon the word, "eating," pupils encircle imaginary plate with the left arm and imitate eating with the right hand.
3rd Line;—	He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum,
Inter.;—	Upon the word, "put," pupil imitates the action of putting thumb in pie and pulling out a plum, making the action vigorous upon the word, "pulled," stretching the arm overhead. Looks at the plum.
4th Line;—	And said, "What a good boy am I!"
Inter.;—	Proudly pats the chest with the left hand.
Conclusion;—	Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum!
Inter.;—	Lowers plum until it disappears in the mouth, imitating eating, tapping his chest the while.