Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep by Eric Barclay.
Michelle and I have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones. Starting on Thursday, August 1, the kits are available to pick up for our online storytime this month!
Enjoy a FREE copy of the book and more!
"Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep" by Eric Barclay
"Sheep is an expert at protecting sheep — or so she thinks until one happy afternoon when she bumps into a very hairy someone on the farm.
'Who are you?' she asks.
'I’m the sheep dog!' the someone says. 'I watch the sheep.'
Holy begonia! Sheep knows this can’t be right. After all, she’s the pro! So Sheep goes off to get everything Sheep Dog needs to get the job done, but each time she goes, something almost happens to Sheep…
And it's Sheep Dog who saves the day!"
Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8qgTCurshw&t=6s to watch the book read aloud for #HarperKids, then enjoy the activities!
Kits include:
a FREE copy of Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep
information page
colors game (5 colored lambs)
2 activity pages
2 coloring pages
rhymes/song pages with weblinks (instrument included)
Fluffy sheep craft
3 magnets from the story
sheep sticker
paw stickers
Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!
HANDOUT GAMES – play with included sheep handouts
Can You Show Me…?
(Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
Can you show me the white sheep?
White sheep, white sheep?
Can you show me the white sheep?
And wave it in the air?
Black… pink… gray… brown
Hold It High – Choose one sheep from handouts
Hold your sheep high and stand
Now wave it around in gestures grand!
Hold your sheep below your chin
Now hold it way up high again
Hold your sheep against your nose
Now touch the sheep to your toes
Touch your sheep to the ground
Now wave that sheep all around!
Hold your sheep in front of you
Now turn around – one time, two!
Hold your sheep and jump up high!
Now let your sheep fly fly fly (throw it in the air)
SONGS & INSTRUMENT – use included instruments
The Sheep Song by Pinkfong
Bah Bah Black Sheep by Doggyland
Mary Had A Little Lamb by Sing with Bella
I’m a Happy Dog! by Pinkfong
BOUNCE RHYME (bounce along with child in lap)
One Little Sheep Dog
One little sheep dog went out one day,
To watch the sheep all play, play, play.
He saw a sheep and bounced away
Jumping after them all day!
...he saw two sheep...
...he saw three sheep...
...he saw four sheep...
...he saw five sheep...
ACTION RHYMES
Little Lamb, Little Lamb
Little lamb, little lamb, turn around
(turn around)
Little lamb, little lamb, touch the ground
(touch ground with hands)
Little lamb, little lamb, jump up high
(jump)
Little lamb, little lamb, reach the sky
(stretch with arms overhead)
Little lamb, little lamb, sit right down
(sit down)
Little lamb, little lamb, get ready to listen now
(say this line quietly)
Counting Lambs
One little wooly lamb with a coat so new,
Along comes another lamb, and that makes two.
Two little wooly lambs roaming so free,
Along comes another lamb, and that makes three.
Three little wooly lambs by the barn door,
Along comes another lamb, and that makes four.
Four little wooly lambs so glad to be alive,
Along comes another lamb, and that makes five.
Five little wooly lambs having so much fun,
Together now, let’s count them one by one.
1-2-3-4-5.
Dancing Sheep
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 waaaaaas…
(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!
“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 staaaaarted …
(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!
EXTRA LINK!
Eric Barclay’s site:
Let us know what your little ones thought of Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep! What did they think of the activities? Do you have any suggestions for us?