The Poetry of Mother Goose Mother Goose    

Lesson 69: Buttons

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 sells buttons by calling out the poem to the people passing by.

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 73 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for Kindergarten.'

Activity 4: Act Out the Poem

• Get some coins and buttons (or draw and cut out some coins and buttons).
• Play the roles of the be the man selling buttons and the customers buying the buttons.
• When playing the seller, call out the poem.
• Then practice the sales transaction, exchanging the buyer's coins for the seller's buttons.

Activity 5: Create Novel Artwork Based on the Poem

• One day this week, create artwork of buttons of different colors, shapes, and sizes.
• Use paints, crayons, pastels, or Play-Doh to create the buttons.

Review

Question 1

What is the title of the poem?

1 / 5

Answer 1

The title of the poem is 'Buttons.'

1 / 5

Question 2

What happens in the poem?

2 / 5

Answer 2

The narrator sells buttons by calling out the poem to the people passing by.

2 / 5

Question 3

Where does the poem take place?

3 / 5

Answer 3

The poem takes place on city streets.

3 / 5

Question 4

Who are the characters in the poem?

4 / 5

Answer 4

The narrator selling buttons and his customers.

4 / 5

Question 5

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

5 / 5

Answer 5

It shows the button salesman calling out his pitch. A small girl watches him.

5 / 5

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1. What is the title of the poem? The title of the poem is 'Buttons.'
2. What happens in the poem? The narrator sells buttons by calling out the poem to the people passing by.
3. Where does the poem take place? The poem takes place on city streets.
4. Who are the characters in the poem? The narrator selling buttons and his customers.
5. Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem. It shows the button salesman calling out his pitch. A small girl watches him.