The Poetry of Mother Goose Mother Goose    

Lesson 10: If Wishes Were Horses

Performer: Librivox - Allyson Hester

Directions

Study the poem for one week.

Over the week:

• Look at the poem picture.
• Read or listen to the poem.
• Review the synopsis.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

The poem or proverb compares the usefulness and availability of things.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Recite the Title, the Poet's Name, and the Poem

• Each day this week, recite aloud the title of the poem, the name of the poet, and the poem. Instructors may need to prompt children line-by-line.

Activity 2: Narrate the Poem

• After reading or listening to the poem, narrate the poem events aloud using your own words.

Activity 3: Color the Poem   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 14 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for Kindergarten.'

Activity 4: Act Out the Poem

• Pretend wishes were horses.
• Wish for a few things - imagine a horse appearing each time you wish.

Activity 5: Create Novel Artwork Based on the Poem

• One day this week, create artwork of a herd of horses.
• Use paints, crayons, pastels, Legos, blocks, or Play-Doh to create the artwork.

Review

Question 1

What is the title of the poem?

1 / 5

Answer 1

The title of the poem is 'If Wishes Were Horses.'

1 / 5

Question 2

What happens in the poem?

2 / 5

Answer 2

The poem or proverb compares the value and availability of things.

2 / 5

Question 3

Who are the characters in the poem?

3 / 5

Answer 3

Beggars, tinkers, and the narrator.

3 / 5

Question 4

Does the poem teach us anything?

4 / 5

Answer 4

That wishes, turnips, ands, and buts are commonplace and relatively worthless, everyone has them.

4 / 5

Question 5

Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem.

5 / 5

Answer 5

The picture shows a beggar on a white horse at an intersection. A path stretches back over a hill, where a building is partially visible. A signpost marks the roads.

5 / 5

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1. What is the title of the poem? The title of the poem is 'If Wishes Were Horses.'
2. What happens in the poem? The poem or proverb compares the value and availability of things.
3. Who are the characters in the poem? Beggars, tinkers, and the narrator.
4. Does the poem teach us anything? That wishes, turnips, ands, and buts are commonplace and relatively worthless, everyone has them.
5. Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem. The picture shows a beggar on a white horse at an intersection. A path stretches back over a hill, where a building is partially visible. A signpost marks the roads.