Rhyming With Raffi’s Goodnight Irene

Explicit instruction/Teacher modeling

• Play "Goodnight Irene" and have the children watch the animals on the video.
• Play it again and ask the students to try and sing along.

Guided practice/Interactive modeling

• Hand out the rhyming worksheet with the song's lyrics.
• Ask the students to sing along, follow the words, and stop before the blank space.
• Ask the students what the missing word is.

Independent working time

• Show the students the words at the bottom of the page and tell them to cut out and glue the words in the correct spaces.

Enrichment: For advanced students, print various animals and place coloring pages for the students to color. Have them each write a short sentence on their page. Support: Pair up struggling students with advanced students to work together coloring and decorating the coloring pages.

• Check that the students glued the words in the correct spaces.
• Assess students' understanding based on how well they did.

• Play the song again, and have the students sing along to it.