The Poetry of Mother Goose Mother Goose    

Lesson 11: To Market

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 narrator goes to market, buys a fat pig, and brings the pig home.

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 15 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for Kindergarten.'

Activity 4: Act Out the Poem

• Get or draw and cut out some money and pretend to go to the market.
• While you are there, buy a nice pig. Someone might want to pretend to be the pig.
• Return home from the market. Recite the poem on your way home.

Activity 5: Create Novel Artwork Based on the Poem

• One day this week, create artwork of a marketplace. Show the many different things being bought and sold.
• 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 'To Market.'

1 / 5

Question 2

What happens in the poem?

2 / 5

Answer 2

The narrator goes to market, buys a fat pig, and brings the pig home.

2 / 5

Question 3

Where does the poem take place?

3 / 5

Answer 3

The poem takes place in the narrator's home, on the path between the narrator's home and the market, and the market.

3 / 5

Question 4

Who are the characters in the poem?

4 / 5

Answer 4

The narrator who buys the pig.

4 / 5

Question 5

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

5 / 5

Answer 5

The picture shows two children leading a pig down a path. The boy holds a string tied to the pig's hind foot.

5 / 5

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1. What is the title of the poem? The title of the poem is 'To Market.'
2. What happens in the poem? The narrator goes to market, buys a fat pig, and brings the pig home.
3. Where does the poem take place? The poem takes place in the narrator's home, on the path between the narrator's home and the market, and the market.
4. Who are the characters in the poem? The narrator who buys the pig.
5. Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem. The picture shows two children leading a pig down a path. The boy holds a string tied to the pig's hind foot.