Sing a Song of Sixpence
Reading Comprehension Activity
Author: Mother Goose
Many generations of English-speaking children have grown up on Mother Goose nursery rhymes. This classic is from a collection published in 1916. Students will read the poem and answer questions on the details and the vocabulary.
Topic(s): Fairy Tales & Fables. Skill(s): Summary, Context Clues. Genre(s): Poetry
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Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye;
Four-and-twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie!
When the pie was opened
The birds began to sing;
Was not that a dainty dish
To set before the king?
The king was in his counting-house,
Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlor,
Eating bread and honey.
The maid was in the garden,
Hanging out the clothes;
When down came a blackbird
And snapped off her nose.
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