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Little Bo-Peep Nursery Rhyme Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Crafts
Materials:
- printer
- paper
- coloring & writing supplies
- Review material list for crafts suggested
Activity > Presenting the rhyme:
"Little Bo-Peep" is an English nursery rhyme and the earliest version was published in 1805. The melody was composed by James William Elliot in 1870, also a nursery rhyme collector.
The most common text is:
And doesn't know where to find them;
Leave them alone, and they'll come home,
Wagging their tails behind them.
Print, read and sing the nursery rhyme from the screen using the nursery rhyme poster and review the YouTube video from the Appuseries Channel.
Activity > Nursery Rhyme Coloring Page:
Children under age 2 will also benefit greatly from singing, using puppets, stuffed animals, and/or finger plays with nursery rhymes. |
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Activity > Sheep Crafts:
Tell the children they are going to make a special Baa, Baa Black Sheep craft. Choose one of the crafts of your choice below: Craft 1: Hearts Sheep (ages 3+) This craft is primarily assembled with heart shapes (except eyes). Children will practice counting, sorting and sizing the templates. Make sure to select the black and gray templates if printing color format. Craft 2: Handprint Sheep or Lamb (ages 2+) This craft is ideal for children ages 2 to 4 and it is a wonderful keepsake that incorporates their handprint. |
Hearts sheep craft Handprint Sheep Craft color black |
Activity > Alphabet Letter or Consonant Digraph introduction: Consonant Digraph /Sh/ digraph > Sheep or Shepherd > Level: Advanced K and First Grade. Little Bo-Sheep is depicted as a shepherdess with a staff. These activities include information to learn about sheep and the role of a shepherd. Letter Y is for Yarn > the most common fiber to produce yarn is wool harvested from sheep. |
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Activity > Sheep Coloring Page Activities:
Related nursery rhyme activities featuring sheep or lamb: |