Here is another book that tends to become a big favorite with all. A story that quickly encourages the children to gain a sense of themselves as readers. The repetitive text and picture cues enable the children to re-tell the story with ease.
Here is the blue sheep,
And here is the red sheep…..
Here is the bath sheep,
And here is the bed sheep…
But where is the green sheep?
Here is the up sheep,
And here is the down sheep…
Here is the near sheep,
And here is the far sheep…
But where is the green sheep?
Where IS that green sheep?
Turn the page quietly – let’s take a peep…
When I first read this story to the children I usually play a little trick on them. Throughout the story, the excitment builds until finally the children realise that they are about to discover where the green sheep is. So, at this point I find a reason why we are running late and haven’t got time to finished the story… “Oh no, look! …it’s time for snack!”, … and I promptly snap the book shut! Usually this provokes an initial stunned silence, then sneaky smiles begin to appear on a few faces. A period of jovial banter ensues until finally, I relent and the last page is revealed.
And then… the children seek out and share this book with each other!
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I love sharing this book too. Another way I made it fun this year was to make a cardboard cut out of a green sheep and it was a lot of fun taking turns hiding it…giving clues when it was in a really tricky spot.
Thank you! Great idea… Imust try it! 🙂
I love this book (well my two year old does). Glad to see others do too.