There Was a Little Girl Copywork
A comic nursery rhyme about a curly-haired girl who is either very good or horrid
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About this printable
Longfellow's playful nursery rhyme keeps young writers laughing through three stanzas of practice. The bouncing internal rhymes make each line easy to hold in mind while copying, which is exactly what early handwriting needs. Great for elementary poetry teatime and for students who resist drier copywork. 11 pages, 1/4-inch letters in Chaloops display on dashed manuscript lines. Sheets included: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), Source Text, First Letters Only. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1865. Public domain text.
ON THIS SHEET: There was a little girl, · Who had a little curl, · Right in the middle of her forehead. · When she was good · She was very very good, · And when she was bad she was horrid. — One day she went upstairs, · When her parents, unawares, · In the kitchen were occupied with meals, · And she stood upon her head · In her little trundle-bed, · And then began hooraying with her heels. — Her mother heard the noise, · And she thought it was the boys · A-playing at a combat in the attic; · But when she climbed the stair, · And found Jemima there, · She took and she did spank her most emphatic. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1865. LETTER SIZE: 1/4-inch. HANDWRITING: Chaloops display. SHEETS: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), Source Text, First Letters Only.
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