Literature: Poem “Jack and Jill” – Basic 2 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Analyze the contents of the poem
2. Identify the ideas in the poem
3. Read the poem and demonstrate the actions described

Content

“Jack and Jill” Poem

Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.

Vocabulary

• fetch – to go and get something
• pail – a bucket for carrying water
• crown – here it means his head
• tumbling – falling and rolling

Story Analysis

Characters: Jack and Jill (two children) Setting: A hill with water at the top Problem: Jack falls and hurts his head Action: Jill also falls after Jack

Ideas in the Poem

• Children working together (fetching water)
• Accidents can happen (Jack falls)
• Friends stick together (Jill follows)
• Simple daily tasks (getting water)

Actions to Demonstrate

• Walking up hill – step, step, step upward
• Carrying pail – pretend to hold bucket
• Falling down – carefully act out falling
• Tumbling – roll gently on the ground

Rhyming Words

• hill/Jill
• water/after
• down/crown

Exercise

1. Recite the poem from memory
2. Act out the story with a partner
3. Identify the rhyming words
4. Draw a picture of Jack and Jill