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RHYMES TO JOIN IN

Truth to Teach (Source)

Heart concept: Unity and Diversity

Psalm 133:1 ‘How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!’ God supremely gathers and
brings people to unity through his Son. People can also be brought to a pleasant ‘togetherness’
through rhymes, in which they can participate.

 To appreciate rhymes with repetition in them.

Way to Work (Means)

1. Invite the class to gather together, or else bring out something unusual, and watch the children gather
round to have a look. Explain that there are times when we do things on our own and there are times
when we gather and do things together.

The word ‘together’ speaks of gathering, and of being with one another. God likes that word too. For
example, he likes to gather the lost into his family – the lost sheep, the lost son – so that they are
together. Jesus wanted to gather the people of Jerusalem to himself like a mother hen gathers her
chicks together. One day His children shall all be gathered in heaven, together with Him forever.

2. Explain that over hundreds of years God has spoken about his people gathering together at particular
times to praise him and thank him. When the people of Israel met together they used the psalms as
praise songs. Start reading from Psalm 136 – it may need to be abridged. Hopefully the children will
join in of their own accord and identify the line which is repeated. Discuss some of the more
challenging vocabulary, e.g. cosmos, guardians, miracle-working.

Talk about how the children knew when to come in? It was because that line was repeated again and
again. Some songs and poems are easy to join in and some are harder, but encourage the children not
to give on difficult ones; they should try to follow what is happening, and then they will gradually
understand more and more.

3. Read ‘Schnitzel von Krumm’s Basketwork’ by Lynley Dodd (ISBN 0-14-055557-9) or a similar book
with rhyme and repetition which invites the children to join in.

4. Ask how they knew where to come in? The repetition of the rhyme: -
But
something was wrong
with the smell
and the fit;
was it cosy and comforting?
NO
not a bit.

5. Let them complete the worksheet. A sheet could be devised for the book ‘Schnitzel von Krumm’s
Basketwork’.

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