This Is the House That Jack Built
From Weston Woods Storybook Films · 2005
6 minPre-KK1stReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Simms Taback's bright, cumulative version of the classic nursery rhyme: each page adds one more line -- the malt, the rat, the cat, the dog -- building a longer and longer chain that kids can chant along with. A joyful romp through repetition, rhythm, and predictable text.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Each line of this old rhyme adds one more character to the growing list.
- What gets added to the rhyme each time? Can you say them in order?
- Why do you think the same lines repeat again and again?
- Which character is your favorite, and why?
- What sound or word helped you guess what came next?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: cumulative, rhyme, malt, in order
- Chant the rhyme together and hold up one finger for each new character added.
- Make up one new line to add to the house that Jack built.