Baby Lamb's First Drink
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Baby Lamb's First Drink A Springtime Unit Study
It is spring. The pastures are green and lambing season is upon us. The baby lamb has just been born and the mother ewe is carefully looking after her baby.
With beautiful illustrations and simple words, Beverley Randall tells the tale of a baby lamb's first day.
Baby Lamb's First Drink becomes the focus for a springtime unit study about sheep with lamb related activities to help children learn to read, write, and count. We work with wool and learn songs and games related to sheep.
Come frolic with the lambs and learn about sheep...
Photo Credit: Baby Lamb By Tambako the Jaguar
on Flickr, Creative Commons
Activities to accompany Baby Lambs First Drink
- Baby Lambs First Drink in Sign Language
- Cards for teaching Baby Lambs First Drink in Sign Language.
- Teacher's Guide to Baby Lamb's First Drink
- PM Teacher's Guides provide a structured Guided Reading lesson plan for each PM title within that level Gives practical advice on how to use the NLS 'searchlights' model in teaching decoding skills Contains shared and guided writing activities within each lesson Highlights high frequency words in each title.
Why are baby animals born in spring?
How does Mother Sheep know that Baby Lamb is hungry? - Activities to accompany Baby Lamb's first
- Creating the atmosphere, focusing on the story and going beyond the story
Baby Lamb's First Drink
by Beverley Randell
Baby Lamb's First Drink: Leveled Reader (Levels 3-5) (PMS)
Amazon Price: $8.93 (as of 05/30/2012)
Ewes and Lambs to Snuggle and Read
Plush Lamb and Ewe
Ram a Ewe and a Lamb
Available in Allposters
Set out a green rug to represent the sheep pasture and fill it with plush ewes, lambs, and sheep related books. This sheep pasture reading spot will encourage your children to snuggle up and read.
Though most classes spend hours and hours teaching word detection skills, what they need most is time to read.
Some children like to read to themselves. Others like to read to a friend or a stuffed animal. Plush lambs and ewes can become snuggly reading partners for beginning readers.
“Spring is here! Baby lamb is hungry!”
Counting Sheep - Math Workjobs
Mathmat Pastures
A green placemat or a piece of green felt glued onto coverstock works well as a pasture.
Fences
Fences can be made from Popsicle sticks, strawberry baskets or my favorite, potholder loops. The potholder loops don't make a noise when they fall on the floor, they stay together and don't tip over.
Sheep
Over the years I have collected nearly 100 Playmobil Sheep. These sheep work well in the strawberry baskets.
My favorite sheep, however, are ones that I made from Lima Beans. The Lima Beans are spray painted black on one side and left to dry. Features can be added on the white side with black permanent marker and on the black side with whiteout. Hairspray works as a fixative.
Lion and Lamb Math Activities
Sheep Lambs and a Couple of Crows
Available at Allposters
Try out these activities with your children.
If you enjoy them and find that they help your children learn math come back and vote for them.
If you think of another lamb or sheep related math activity, please add it to the list.
Lambs in the Pastures
Decide on the number of sheep for each pasture. Skip count to see how many.1 point
Black and White Sheep
Using 5 Lima Bean Sheep
1. Shake the lambs in your hand and spill them out onto the Mathmat Pasture.
2. Write the number of black lambs and the number of white lambs.
3. Add the numbers together.
ie: 2+3=51 point
What do you think of Baby Lamb's First Drink?
Do you think that children are still interested in farm animals?
What did you think?
Love it! Great read.
naturegirl7 says:
I think even city kids would enjoy this unit and the book, too.
Asinka says:
Very Nice
lise bernier says:
its so great realy nice love that
Sorry, not my cup of tea.
Lamb Nursing
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Photo Credit: Baby Lamb's First Drink
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An excellent beginning reader is enjoyable for adult and child. It is able to tell the story with limited vocabulary and ample pictures that enhance the story. The story is pleasurable enough to read over and over by both the adult and the child. The story leaves both the adult and child eager to find out more about the subject.
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Baby lamb is hungry in the spring.
Sheep are Mammals
Baby Lambs born on a Farm
Baby Lambs Nursing
Uncle Bart and the Sheep by evelynsaenz
Available on Zazzle
Notice that not all baby lamb's are white. Some are black, others are spotted brown and white. White Marinos are the ones that are generally thought of because their wool is good for making into yarn and for dyeing to make clothing.
If possible, arrange for a field trip to a sheep farm in the early spring when the lambs are being born. Notice how short the wool is on a newborn lamb. Maybe you will be to see a baby lamb's first drink.
- Babs' lambs
- Photo Gallery of Ewes and Lambs born in a barn.
This is a beautiful series of photos showing the first couple of days of a lamb's life on a farm. These photos would be wonderful to use for observation in science or art and also could be used in measuring for math. - Lambs of Paradise Valley Farm
- Take a look at the adorable lambs born at Paradise Valley Farm...
Baby Lamb's Worksheets
Learning to Read with Baby Lamb
- Matching Mothers and Babies
- Match the mothers and babies including ewes and lambs from Enchanted Learning
- Farm Animal Families Cards and Noun Labels
- 20 picture cards, 20 word cards and 20 labelled picture cards of 5 different animal families: Including the Sheep: ram, ewe, lamb
An excellent way of teaching children the names of various farm animals and the different names of the male, female and young animals. Downloadable pdf file. -Absorbent Minds Montessori Language - Lamb and Sheep Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts
- Lamb and sheep theme preschool printable activities, lesson plans, crafts and coloring pages suitable for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten.
Poems and Finger Plays about Sheep and Lambs
- Finger plays for nursery and ... - Google Books
- Finger plays for nursery and kindergarten by Emilie Poulsson, Cornelia C. Roeske
Scroll down to page 14 for a finger play called The Lambs.
Hands-on Sheep and Lamb Activities
Photo Credit: Baby and Lamb
on WPClipart
Cloverbud Sheep and Lambs
4H Activities related to sheep, ewes, lambs and rams. Learn about sheep and how to care for them through the 4H program. Includes coloring sheets, activities and more...0 points
Lamb Crafts for Kids : Ideas to Make Sheep & Rams with Easy Spring & Easter Arts & Crafts Projects and Activities for Children, Teens, and Preschoolers
Lamb Crafts for Kids : Ideas to Make Sheep with Easy Spring & Easter Arts & Crafts Projects, Instructions, and Activities for Children, Teens, and Preschoolers0 points
Lamb Craft | Handprint | Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities
Handprint lamb craft (or sheep) and lesson plan printable activities for a Back to School theme suitable for preschool and Kindergarten.0 points
Sheep and Wool Festivals
Sheep and Wool Festivals are wonderful places to learn about sheep and wool. Learn how wool was turned into textiles in the past as well as how these traditional arts are being revived today.
- At Sheep and Wool Festival, sheepdog demonstrations are a 'psychological standoff'
- That amazing bond will be on display in six half-hour demonstrations Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6 at the 39th annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship. "This is the most challenging thing I've ever ...
- Sheep and Wool Festival at county fairgrounds attracts visitors from all over ...
- Gwen Handler, chairwoman of the annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, doesn't know how many people showed up at this year's event, the 39th annual, because no one keeps count. But she knows one thing: The event, held May 5 and 6 at the Howard County ...
- Local Fiber Fest gets back to basics
- ?There will be wool from many different breeds of sheep, mohair from Angora goats, angora from Angora rabbits and alpaca and llama fiber. Demonstrations on spinning, weaving, and felting will be ongoing throughout the festival.
Beverley Randell
Learn more about this incredible author!
- Beverley Randell
Beverley One of New Zealand's most treasured and influential writers of children's books.
RANDELL, Beverley (1931-) is an internationally recognised author of books for children. To date, sixteen publishers, in several languages, in six countries, have published her books.
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- Central Kitchen: First Look
- Please note that this first look isn't anything remotely resembling a review, but simply descriptive snapshots of a restaurant during its first week to give potential diners an idea of what to expect as the restaurant ramps up.
Look Who's Twittering about Nursing Lambs
Have you ever watched a baby lamb nurse?
Photo Credit: Baby Lamb's First Drink
Available on Amazon
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mamabush
Feb 27, 2012 @ 8:37 am | delete
- What a nice unit study! I think this would be great for my preschoolers. :) Feels like Spring!
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RetroMom
Mar 31, 2011 @ 10:25 pm | delete
- baby lambs are awful cute! I have never seen one nurse though.
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naturegirl7
Mar 9, 2011 @ 3:38 pm | delete
- Yes, my best friend's father raised sheep. I remember an old Disney movie that I loved about a pair of lambs, one black & one white... Maybe called So Dear to My Heart?
This lens has been featured on Angel of Farmyard Animals blessings.
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sheilamarie May 3, 2010 @ 7:31 pm | delete
- Yes! We often had orphan lambs (sometimes a twin or snubbed by the ewe for one reason or another) and had to feed them from a bottle until they were old enough to go on pasture. I love the way they wag their tails as they drink!
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Dec 9, 2009 @ 5:59 pm | delete
- What a lovely lens!
Thanks for sharing
Lizzy
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Evelyn_Saenz
Dec 10, 2009 @ 8:20 am | delete
- Thank you, Lizzy, for visiting the Sheep family.
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tonyab Apr 24, 2009 @ 2:44 pm | delete
- Hello Evelyn - what a lovely lens! Thanks for adding it to the Kid Stories group!
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kellywissink
Apr 16, 2009 @ 7:46 pm | delete
- 5 Stars!
Welcome to the Home Schooling Support Group!- Kelly
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tandemonimom
Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:10 pm | delete
- Excellent lens! 5* and this lens is now a Featured Lens on the newly revamped Homeschooling Group (under new management)!
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gods_grace_notes Apr 1, 2009 @ 12:05 am | delete
- I love this lens, Evelyn! Spring and Easter are my favorite seasons, and these activities are perfect for both... thanks for yet another great resource.
Connie
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Mortira
Mar 30, 2009 @ 11:06 pm | delete
- Wonderful reading for spring! Welcome to Four Seasons.
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nightbear
Mar 30, 2009 @ 10:21 pm | delete
- Very sweet lens, really love the baby lamb nursing video. Great representation for spring.
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Sarunas
Mar 30, 2009 @ 10:49 am | delete
- What a lovely lens :) Great work here.
5* of course :D
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K_Linda
Mar 30, 2009 @ 9:05 am | delete
- Never saw a baby lamb nursing, just lots and lots of baby calves. Beautiful lens!! 5*'s.
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Treasures-By-Brenda
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- Evelyn, another great resource lens!
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