LESSON 4
THE LITTLE STAR

WORD LIST

above world dark oft

never spark dew till

diamond twinkle blazing

1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star;

How I wonder what you are,

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky!

2. When the blazing sun is set,

And the grass with dew is wet,

Then you show your little light;

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

3. Then, if I were in the dark,

I would thank you for your spark.

I could not see which way to go,

If you did not twinkle so.

4. And when I am sound asleep,

Oft you through my window peep;

For you never shut your eye,

Till the sun is in the sky.

STUDY GUIDE

A. Sound Work—Sort the list words into the columns based on the rule: one beat or two (syllables).

B. Word Work—Make new rhyming words with the beginning sounds given.

d + ark = dark

sp + ark =___________

m + ark =___________

b + ark = ___________

l + ark = ___________

t+ill = till

m + ill = ____________

h + ill = ____________

w + ill = ____________

f + ill = ____________

C. Sentence Work

1. Fill in the list words in the poem. Pay attention to each pair of lines. What do you notice about the last word in each line?

2. Circle or highlight the rhyming words at the end of the lines.

Example:

Twinkle,Twinkle,little star;

How I wonder what you are,

Up _______ the _________ so high,

Like a ________ in the sky!

When the __________ sun is set,

And the grass with _____ is wet,

Then you show your little light;

__________, __________, all the night.

Then, if I were in the __________,

I would thank you for your _________.

I could not see which way to go,

If you did not ___________ so.

And when I am sound asleep,

________ you through my window peep;

For you ________ shut your eye,

_______ the sun is in the sky.

D. Picture Work—Draw a picture showing you asleep at night, wondering about the stars.