BOOK GUIDE Sheet: Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

BOOK GUIDE sheet: Where Is the Green Sheep? by mem fox

Supporting literacy development & school readiness.

Where Is The Green Sheep? is an entertaining and clever story about many different sheep. This story will invite children to practice their investigatory skills by searching for green sheep, while keeping them engaged in solving the mystery. The vocabulary provides exposure to opposites like “near” and “far,” which will support children’s cognitive development. The text also features fun rhymes, which will support children’s phonemic awareness, an important early literacy concept.

INtroducing the book

Sing a story time song!

· This increases engagement and builds a routine, so children know what to expect.

Discuss the book cover before reading.

· This is a good way to ease into the book and have fun. What animals do we see on the cover? Do we see a green sheep here? Where is he?

Introduce characters and concepts beforehand.

· In this book, we’ll be looking very carefully for a green sheep – let’s see if you can spot him!

Reading the book

Use the illustrations to discuss:

· Colors: Blue, red sheep, purple bathtub, yellow slide, green guitar

· Shapes and sizes: Tall, thin sheep, wide, round sheep, rectangular swing, diamond kite

· Numbers: Many bath bubbles, two skis, six juggling balls, three rain puddles

· Relationships: The bed sheep is under the covers; the sheep are on top of the see-saw; the rain ship is swinging around the pole; the parachute sheep is above the others

Invite children to relate parts of the story to their own experiences.

· If you were a sheep, what color would you be?

· Have you ever been scared? Have you ever been brave?

· Have you ever had a hard time finding something or someone?

Have the children reason things out, predict, and make choices.

· Which is your favorite sheep?

· Should the sheep have skis on a slide? What do you do on a slide?

· Where do you think green sheep is? Why was he so hard to find?

Break up the reading and increase engagement by providing opportunities for group movement.

· Invite children to come up with new descriptions and matching movements, like “up” and “down” sheep.