Books
No Sleep for the Sheep
by Karen Beaumont; illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic
Where is the Green Sheep?
by Mem Fox; illustrated by Judy Horacek
Songs/Rhymes/Flannel Board
Mary had a Little Lamb (idea from Mallory)
We sang Mary had a little lamb; but I would put up a different color sheep and then say something that was that color.
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb its fleece was ORANGE as CARROTS!
We ended with a white sheep!
Dancing Sheep
(from Susan Dailey)
Shhh! It’s time to go to sleep (put finger to
mouth, pretend to sleep)
But into my
bedroom one sheep creeps. (creep fingers)
“Don’t go to
bed,” the one sheep said.
“I would
rather dance instead!”
Soon he
was… (draw these words out)
Dancing on
the ceiling! (move hands above head in “dancing” motion)
He was
dancing on the floor! (move hands on floor as mentioned above)
He was
dancing on the window! (move hands to one side)
He was dancing
on the door! (move hands to other side)
He kept
on…Dancing on the ceiling! (sing faster)
He was
dancing on the floor!
He was
dancing on the window!
He was
dancing on the door!
(repeat
several times getting faster each time through)
“Stop that
dancing, silly sheep.
It is time
to go to sleep!”
Soon the
sheep lay on the floor.
Soon the
sheep began to snore.
So I started
… (draw these words out)
Dancing on
the ceiling!
I was
dancing on the floor!
I was
dancing on the window!
I was
dancing on the door!
After reading Where is the Green Sheep we had our own little hide and seek activity using the magnet board.
Supercharged
In the book No Sleep for the Sheep there is a rhyming phrase I taught the children before reading, "'Shhh! Not a peep! Go to sleep!', said the sheep." I reminded the parents that saying rhyming words with their children build their language and listening skills. Throughout the story I encouraged the children to say the phrase with me.
Play and Learn
Glue cotton balls onto sheep cutout
Mary had a Little Lamb Maze (from Literacy Centers and Activities Nursery Rhymes Volume 1)
Farm/Zoo Animal Magnet Sort
Where is the Green Sheep? Hide and Seek Flannel
Children also had a good time matching the colored sheep to their colored bush!
Puzzles
And this storytime would not be complete without a stamp on the hand of a green sheep!
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