Hickory Dickory

Dock

A nursery rhyme in 6/8 for

movement, beat, and
instruments
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 Lesson Directions
• Teach students the rhyme. It’s easy to pick up if you repeat if
a few time.
• Have students keep the steady beat with body percussion. You
can have a few students point to the beat on the board (slide
7). You could also print out a beat sheet (slide 14 and 15) and
have each student point to the mice as they keep the beat.
• Movements!! Slide 11 outlines the movements.
• Ask students why they think the mouse ran up the clock. (this
always gets interesting responses) (slide 12)
• Instruments! Have students keep the beat with percussion
instruments. You could even have student improvise a melody
with the beat on an Orff instrument (on a pentatonic scale)
• Coloring! Slide 16 can be printed out and colored.

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Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory dickory dock,
the mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one,
the mouse ran down
Hickory dickory dock

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Hickory Dickory Dock
] ] ] ]
Hickory dickory dock,

] ] ] ]
the mouse ran up the clock

] ] ] ]
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down

] ] ] ]
Hickory dickory dock

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Can you keep the steady beat?

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Hickory Dickory Dock
T T q, Q,
Hickory dickory dock,

e q e q e q Q,
the mouse ran up the clock

e q e q e q e q
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down

T T q, Q,
Hickory dickory dock

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Hickory Dickory Dock
T T q, Q,
Hickory dickory dock,

e q e q e q Q,
the mouse ran up the clock

e q e q e q e q
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down

T T q, Q,
Hickory dickory dock

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Let’s add some
movements!

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Hickory Dickory Dock: keep the beat on the floor

The mouse ran up the clock: pretend your hand in

a mouse and have it “run” all the way up

The clock struck…: Hold your arms out like a clock

The mouse ran down: back to the floor!

Hickory Dickory Dock: beat on the floor

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 Why do you think the
mouse ran up and down
the clock?

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 Let’s add some
instruments!

Can you keep the

steady beat while we
say the rhyme?
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Can you keep the steady beat?

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Can you keep the steady beat?

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