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which would be just that - pleasant and fun - and which children could understand. Share from
Rhymes for Annie Rose by Shirley Hughes (published by Red Fox, ISBN 0-09-946491-8).

5. Direct the children to complete the comprehension questions using one of Shirley Hughes’s rhymes.
The following are a selection of questions for ‘Mouse’.

• What is Annie Rose looking for?
• Where did she look first?
• Where did she look next?
• Does Annie Rose find the mouse?
• Find two words which rhyme with dock.
• Find two words which rhyme with stair.
• What is the title of this poem?
• Make up a different title for it.

The alternative worksheet can be used if the above book is not available.

6. Share more rhymes from other books.

Learning for Life (Fulfilment)

1. The children should recognise nursery rhymes and understand how they have been handed down over
the years.

2. They will see that truth about God and what he has done is the most important thing to pass on to the
next generation.

3. They will see how they have a role in passing on the good news about Jesus.

4. They will hopefully exercise discernment over nursery rhymes, and generally over what they pass on,
being those who choose to pass on only what is true and wholesome.

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