Mother Goose Calls
Once upon a time . . .
Chaos descended the halls of 1-R School. Kittens, cats, dogs, spiders, mice, a fly, a cow, a butterfly, a bumblebee, a frog, and a fox, it seems, were creating quite a commotion! Other strange characters were also observed roaming the halls, which included a pumpkin eater, an old woman with too many children, a little girl who liked to play in the rain, two Indians, two football players, a dancer, a crooked man, an egg, a fireman, a boy with a horn, a little girl with a doll, girls with lambs, missing sheep, and spiders. Also making their presence known were Mistress Mary, Mother Goose, Robin Hood, Wee Willie, and a fisherman. Royalty was also seen strolling the halls—Old King Cole and the King and Queen of Hearts! There was, however, no need to be alarmed or concerned. It was once again the first grade's annual production of Mother Goose!
It all began when each first grader met with their fourth-grade buddy upon arriving at school. The children made necessary changes in the dressing rooms (the fourth-grade classroom and the library). Soon, costumes as well as the first graders' school clothes, were strewn across the floor. The first graders dressed in their group costumes utilizing bulldog clips, safety pins, masking tape, and plastics bags, so as to ensure that proper fit.
Under the direction of Mrs. Harwart, the children entertained the audience by singing "A Tisket, A Tasket," "Little Boy Blue," "Humpty Dumpty," "Rain, Rain Go Away," "Three Little Kittens," "Pease Porridge Hot," "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," and "Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" Small groups of two or three children then recited various Mother Goose rhymes. Each of the young performers raced back to the dressing rooms where they changed costumes with the help of their fourth-grade buddies. The fourth graders kept costumes well organized in order to prevent that "lost sock" problem.
The production ended with each first grader returning to the stage to recite an individual poem. After the final performance, costumes were returned to the brown paper sacks, and with the help of their fourth-grade buddies, the youngsters were transformed from those special characters into the first graders of Miss Rupp's class.
GROUP POEMS
Three Blind Mice.................................Briana, Sarah, Kamryn
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater..............................Ianna, James
Three Little Kittens..............................Baylee, Kenna, Bailey
Hey Diddle Diddle.................................Kylee, Amelia, Jadyn
The King and Queen of Hearts............................Blake, Emma
Old Mother Hubbard.......................................Collin, Megan
Ten Little Injuns.........................................Tristan, Colton
The Spider and the Fly..................................Travis, Brianna
Two Little Kittens....................................Montana, Hannah
What Are Little Boys Made Of?................Skylar, Blake, Brennan
INDIVIDUAL POEMS
Butterfly, Butterfly.............................................Montana
Crocked Old Man...................................................Blake
Fire in the Window................................................Travis
Humpty Dumpty...................................................Baylee
If I Had A Little Doll..............................................Amelia
Ladybug..............................................................Jadyn
Little Bo Peep......................................................Briana
Little Boy Blue.....................................................Tristan
Little Miss Muffet....................................................Sarah
Mary Had a Little Lamb...........................................Brianna
Mistress Mary.......................................................Hannah
Mother Goose.......................................................Kamryn
Old King Cole.........................................................Blake
Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe...................................Bailey
One, Two Three, Four, Five........................................Ianna
Rain, Rain Go Away.................................................Emma
Robin Hood...........................................................Collin
The Bumblebee.......................................................Skylar
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night.............................Brennan
The Frogs' Chorus....................................................Megan
The Hobbyhorse......................................................Kenna
This is the Way the Ladies Ride....................................James
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star..........................................Kylee
Wee Willie Winkie...................................................Colton
