| 1st Line;— | Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, |
| Interpretation;— | Upon the word, "sat," pupils move to the left side of seat. |
| 2nd Line;— | Eating a Christmas pie; |
| Inter.;— | Upon the word, "eating," pupils encircle imaginary plate with the left arm and imitate eating with the right hand. |
| 3rd Line;— | He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, |
| Inter.;— | Upon the word, "put," pupil imitates the action of putting thumb in pie and pulling out a plum, making the action vigorous upon the word, "pulled," stretching the arm overhead. Looks at the plum. |
| 4th Line;— | And said, "What a good boy am I!" |
| Inter.;— | Proudly pats the chest with the left hand. |
| Conclusion;— | Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum! Nice Plum! |
| Inter.;— | Lowers plum until it disappears in the mouth, imitating eating, tapping his chest the while. |
HE PUT IN HIS THUMB, AND PULLED OUT A PLUM
ROCK-A-BYE, BABY
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Rockabye, baby in the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,