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The House That Jack Built

A nursery rhyme from Mother Goose

This cumulative nursery rhyme comes from the traditional Mother Goose collection, illustrated in the nineteenth century by artists including Walter Crane and John Tenniel. The rhyme builds as each new character joins the chain of events, creating a pattern children love to follow and anticipate. It teaches sequence, cause and effect, and the delight of repetition. The story shows how one small house can become a lively place full of animals and people, all connected to one another. This text reflects its era.

Band

Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5

Length

short · about 335 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes, John Gilbert, Walter Crane, John Tenniel, Harrison Weir and Johann Baptist Zwecker

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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