We are Royal Little Lambs after all.
We had fun with a sheep nature study!
There is a small sheep farm near where Elizabeth takes music lessons.
It’s in a residential neighborhood! So funny. Wonder what their neighbors think? There are always 2-3 sheep and several ducks and chickens in the yard. Last week, there were two lambs and one very pregnant ewe! I want one!
We watched the sheep through the fence. I even acquired some wool that was stuck in the wire.
We read the sheep section in Handbook of Nature Study
We then discussed it and completed a Warm as Wool unit. I definitely want to go back to Homeschool Share and do more with those pages!
Tori and Katie really enjoyed learning about sheep. They love farm animals!
We went through the questions together orally and then I wrote the answers on a dry erase board for them to copy onto their papers.
The girls are doing so well with their handwriting!
Then, they drew their own picture of sheep on another page and we talked about the Latin name for sheep.
We sang an extended version of Baa Baa Black Sheep
We gathered all our sheep toys together for a meeting.
We felt wool clothing.
The girls asked if we could buy some lamb to eat.
Love those girls! Off to the store!
Resources:
- Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
- Baa Baa Black Sheep by Iza Trapani
- Warm as Wool Children’s Book with Learning Ideas by Mama’s Learning Corner
- Sheep Lapbook by Homeschool Share
- Sheep Notebooking Pages at Homeschool Helper Online
- Mammals Notebooking Pages
There is a place that has sheep down the road from us as well and they are such sweet little creatures. My daughter lived in Ireland for awhile and she was surrounded by sheep farms. She got to watch babies being born and that was exciting.
I love that your children like farm animals and in the spring series we are going to learn about goats. :)
Thanks for sharing your entry with the carnival.
I like how you incorporated Baa Baa Black Sheep. I wish we had sheep close by to study because they are one of my favorite animals.
Hi, I know this post is rather old, but I was wondering if these worksheets are still available somewhere? They are exactly what I need. I clicked on the links above and none of them took me to these lovely worksheets. Thanks
Hi, it looks like all links are working, but I simplified and expanded the resources list! Thanks!