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The House That Jack Built

A nursery rhyme from Mother Goose

This is one of the most famous cumulative nursery rhymes from Mother Goose, first collected in the nineteenth century. Each verse builds on the one before, showing how one event leads to another in a chain. The rhyme teaches children about cause and effect while delighting them with rhythm and repetition. Though we do not know who Jack was or if his house was real, this rhyme has been loved by children for hundreds of years because it shows how everything in the world is connected. This text reflects its era.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8

Length

medium · about 543 words in 6 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 (8 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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