The Poetry of Mother Goose Mother Goose    

Lesson 22: Heigh-Ho, The Carrion Crow

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

A crow watches a tailor making a cloak. The tailor shoots an arrow at the crow and misses, hitting his own pig instead.

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 26 of 'Poetry Coloring Pages for Kindergarten.'

Activity 4: Act Out the Poem

• Pretend to be the tailor and the crow.
• As you read the poem, act out the tailor drawing back a bow and shooting an arrow at the crow and missing.

Activity 5: Create Novel Artwork Based on the Poem

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

Review

Question 1

What is the title of the poem?

1 / 6

Answer 1

The title of the poem is 'Heigh-Ho, The Carrion Crow.'

1 / 6

Question 2

What happens in the poem?

2 / 6

Answer 2

A crow watches a tailor making a cloak. The tailor shoots at the crow and misses, hitting his own pig instead.

2 / 6

Question 3

Where does the poem take place?

3 / 6

Answer 3

The poem takes place outdoors near an old oak tree, probably on the tailor's property.

3 / 6

Question 4

Who are the characters in the poem?

4 / 6

Answer 4

The tailor and his wife.

4 / 6

Question 5

Does the poem teach us anything?

5 / 6

Answer 5

Sometimes it is best to leave well enough alone. The crow was not hurting the tailor. The tailor gained nothing by trying to kill the crow, instead he may have killed his own pig.

5 / 6

Question 6

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

6 / 6

Answer 6

A tailor cuts out fabric from a pattern on the grass. The tailor looks at a crow in a tree. The crow looks back at the tailor. A house sits in the distance.

6 / 6

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1. What is the title of the poem? The title of the poem is 'Heigh-Ho, The Carrion Crow.'
2. What happens in the poem? A crow watches a tailor making a cloak. The tailor shoots at the crow and misses, hitting his own pig instead.
3. Where does the poem take place? The poem takes place outdoors near an old oak tree, probably on the tailor's property.
4. Who are the characters in the poem? The tailor and his wife.
5. Does the poem teach us anything? Sometimes it is best to leave well enough alone. The crow was not hurting the tailor. The tailor gained nothing by trying to kill the crow, instead he may have killed his own pig.
6. Describe the poem picture and how it relates to the poem. A tailor cuts out fabric from a pattern on the grass. The tailor looks at a crow in a tree. The crow looks back at the tailor. A house sits in the distance.