Mary Had a Little Lamb

Early reading practice, rhyme (snow/go, rule/school) and cause-and-effect questions.

Mary Had a Little Lamb
6+ years Public domain

Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school.

Learning goal
Early reading practice, rhyme (snow/go, rule/school) and cause-and-effect questions.
Try this together
Read the verses aloud together, then underline every rhyming pair.
Origin
Poem by Sarah Josepha Hale, 1830

Credits & rights: Text: traditional / public domain. Poem by Sarah Josepha Hale, 1830. Audio: original synthetic placeholder narration generated for this plugin (eSpeak NG); replace with your own recording.

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