Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn. Where is the boy who looks after the sheep? He's under the haystack, fast asleep! We explored sheep across all 7 learning domains in the Experience Early Learning curriculum. Who knew there was so much to do with sheep? During the Nursery Rhyme theme, we counted, sang songs, read books, engineered sheep pens and problem solved how to create a sheep collar. We also made sheep puppets and played with "cows in the corn." Below, children worked through story problem cards during skill time, which is when we focus on school-readiness skills. They also played a math game, where they had to identify the number, then place the correct amount of sheep in the meadow. We created our own props too. The children recited the nursery rhyme while playing with their sheep puppet. One of our provocations involved asking the children to design a sheep pen that would prevent the sheep from escaping. They took this task very seriously and engineered some amazing designs. Relationships are key in our program and so I enjoy asking the children to explain their building to me and asked questions to further their cognitive and language skills. "On another day, we posed the following question: Help, the sheep need a bell so we can hear them when they get loose. Can you help?" We placed wooden beads, bells and pipecleaners on a table to see what they would create. One of our sensory experiences were cows in corn. The children had lots of fun with that! I appreciate that there are many ideas like this in the Teacher's Guide that comes in our Experience Early Learning curriculum each month. The children made horns which we used in many games during Circle Time. Listening skills, cooperation and creative development were the goals of this activity. Thank you for coming along with us this month! Soon, we will begin our On the Pond theme from Experience Early Learning. Make it a great day, friends!
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AuthorSheila Anderson has over 25 years experience in the Early Childhood Field and still loves going to "school" everyday. Archives
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