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Using very few words (sheep, jeep, thud, mud, heap, cheap), a
tableau unfolds in which five silly yet distinctive sheep futilely
attempt to ride in their jeep. Amusing details-such as the tattoos on
the pigs' arms-abound in the pictures. Apple's expressive illustrations
and Shaw's minimal text make this an extremely clever read-aloud. (Book review)
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We read one of Ms. Ellen's favorite books....Sheep in a Jeep! With an adorable simple verse, author Nancy Shaw tells the story of sheep who have to make many driving mistakes, including landing in a mud puddle and hitting a tree. Finally, the give up driving and put their jeep up for sale! The kids laughed along with me at the amusing tale. We learned a few new vocabulary words, too: steep, jeep, heap, leap, shove, thud, tug, shrug, steer, weep, and yelp.
Following the book, we focused on -eep rhyming words using colored felt to represent each sound. I gave the children varying onset sounds and they worked to synthesis each into words. Words included: sheep, jeep, beep, keep, sleep, heap, and sweep. We ran out of time and will add a few more tomorrow.
The kids had the most fun exploring transportation and things that go with wheels by playing with some matchbox cars on a town 'map'. The boys could do this all day!
We didn't get a chance to watch this in class, but here is a quick reading of the story on Youtube, if you would like to hear it again at home.
Tomorrow Ms. Angela returns!!!!! The kids can't wait!
Don't forget to join me to learn about our phonics and phonemic awareness learning.
