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Young Girl with Lamb by Emile Munier, 1840-1895 |
At
the beginning of March I shared a blog post with stories about lions, courtesy
of the old adage, “March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb.” While
spring has finally arrived in the United States, you would never know it by the
calendar. Here in Massachusetts we are expecting a traditional Nor’easter this week, but instead of rain, they are predicting more snow. It looks like the area where I live may hit the jackpot, with over a foot of snow.
As they say in New England, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute.” So with that in mind, I will continue to think positive and offer you stories of lovely lambs who greet the world in springtime.
The Black Lamb – Ireland
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/yeats/fip/fip39.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/yeats/fip/fip39.htm
The Clever Rabbit – China
http://chinesefolktales.blogspot.com/2008/01/clever-rabbit-mongol.html
http://chinesefolktales.blogspot.com/2008/01/clever-rabbit-mongol.html
The Lamb with the Golden Fleece- Magyars
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_folk-tales_of_the_Magyars/The_Lamb_with_the_Golden_Fleece
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_folk-tales_of_the_Magyars/The_Lamb_with_the_Golden_Fleece
The Lamb and the Jackal – Cambodia
http://www.gocambodia.com/Cambodian_folktales/lamb_jackal.asp
http://www.gocambodia.com/Cambodian_folktales/lamb_jackal.asp
The Little Lamb – Italy
This is a lovely version of Cinderella, Italian style! I could only find it in _The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales_ of Giuseppe Pitre by Jack Zipes courtesy Google Books.
http://tinyurl.com/mg6ztv2This is a lovely version of Cinderella, Italian style! I could only find it in _The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales_ of Giuseppe Pitre by Jack Zipes courtesy Google Books.
The Little Lamb and the Little Fish
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm141.html
The Sheep and the Pig Who Set Up House –
Norway
http://oaks.nvg.org/ntales47.html#shepigous
http://oaks.nvg.org/ntales47.html#shepigous
The Sheep, the Lamb, the Wolf and the
Hare – Tibet
http://members.home.nl/marcmarti/yugur/folktale/tale10b.htm
http://members.home.nl/marcmarti/yugur/folktale/tale10b.htm
Why the Lamb is Meek – South Africa
http://www.worldoftales.com/South_American_folktales/South_American_Folktale_9.html
http://www.worldoftales.com/South_American_folktales/South_American_Folktale_9.html
ACTIVITY
March Play: The Lion and the Lamb – An adorable,
preschool activity based on the poem, _The Lion and the Lamb_.
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/preschool-crafts-activities/65462-lion-and-the-lamb-march-fingerplay/
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/preschool-crafts-activities/65462-lion-and-the-lamb-march-fingerplay/
ART
How
to Draw a Lamb
http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-Lambs
BOOKS
Barnes and Noble: Children’s books about
lambs and sheep.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?category_id=904465
Best Books About Sheep for Pre-K Use
http://voices.yahoo.com/best-books-sheep-pre-k-classroom-use-11987912.html
CRAFTS
DLTK-Kids.com – So many adorable lamb crafts: origami, puppets, masks and more.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/lambs.htm
Allkidsnetwork.com – Easy, cotton ball
lamb craft; too cute.
http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/animals/farm/sheep-craft.asp
CURRICULUM
You’re History – This story
behind _Mary Had a Little Lamb_.
http://yourehistory.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/sheep-in-folktales-mary-had-a-little-lamb/
Lamb Themed Lesson Plans Ideas for Pre-K
Educators
http://voices.yahoo.com/lamb-themed-lesson-plan-ideas-pre-k-educators-11987649.html?cat=7
First-School – Preschool activities and
crafts.
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals/farm/lamb.htm
Preschool Express.com – Lesson plan
for the little ones: art, number recognition, language, movement and more.
http://www.preschoolexpress.com/theme-station08/lambs-apr08.shtml
Sheep 101 – Information about
different kinds of sheep, the history of sheep, what they eat and more.
http://www.sheep101.info/lambing.html
Here Is The Barn
Here is the barn (Form a
roof shape with your hands)
Where I like to go (Walk in place)
It's as tall as a tree (Point up overhead)
And cozy, you know (Hug body with arms)
Where I like to go (Walk in place)
It's as tall as a tree (Point up overhead)
And cozy, you know (Hug body with arms)
Here is the barn, (Make
a roof shape with your hands)
I'll go there with you (Walk in place)
To pet a sweet lamb (Pretend to pet a lamb)
And cuddle it, too! (Pretend to hug a lamb)
I'll go there with you (Walk in place)
To pet a sweet lamb (Pretend to pet a lamb)
And cuddle it, too! (Pretend to hug a lamb)
GAME
Spoonful.com – Wolf and Sheep Tag
http://spoonful.com/family-fun/wolf-and-sheep-tag
SONGS
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Baa Baa Black Sheep by Dorothy Wheeler, 1916 |
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,Everywhere that Mary went, Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day, school one day,
It followed her to school one day, but that was against the rules.
It made the children laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school.
For the longer
version visit http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/maryhadmp3.htm
Baa Baa Black sheep have you any wool.
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.One for my master,
one for the dame,
and one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
Little Bo Peep
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and can’t tell where to
find them,
Leave them alone and they will come home.Wagging their tails behind them.
STORY
STRETCH
I’m a Baby Lamb (To tune of: I’m a Little Teapot)
* I found this rhyme on http://fingerplays-b3ok.blogspot.com/2012/10/newborn-lamb.html and added the actions the action to turn it into a story stretch.
I'm a baby lamb (point to self)
just born today
(rock arms back and forth as if rocking a baby)* I found this rhyme on http://fingerplays-b3ok.blogspot.com/2012/10/newborn-lamb.html and added the actions the action to turn it into a story stretch.
I'm a baby lamb (point to self)
I want to run around and play (turn around while stamping feet)
I am very hungry, I must eat (rub belly)
So I'll grow up big like my daddy sheep. (bend down as you begin this line then stand up and point to sky)
March Comes
in Like a Lion…Folktales That Roar!
This link will lead you to the blog post I wrote at the beginning of March.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-comes-in-like-lionfolktales-that.html
This link will lead you to the blog post I wrote at the beginning of March.
Two previous blog posts to welcome spring:
Birds, Bees
and Butterflies
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/04/birds-bees-and-butterflies.html
Spring is
Here! Make Way for Ducking’s
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/04/spring-is-here-make-way-for-ducklings.html
Karen Chace 2014 ©
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