Friday March 5 PreK

Today we talked about farm animals as we acted out the book Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox.

The barnyard animals, a horse, a cow, a pig, a goose, and a sheep, scoff at Hattie as she spots something in the bushes. "Goodness gracious me!" she cries, "I see a nose in the bushes!" Bit by bit she calls out the body parts she sees hiding there. Each time the scornful others repeat their sneering phrases. When the fox that we've known about for some time appears, Hattie flies off to the bushes. The others react with alarm except for the cow who moos loudly and frightens the fox away. This is a delightful read aloud for young children and the repeated phrases make an easily identified pattern and children usually make unprompted predictions of the next action. After that last scene, readers should be able to make a pretty good prediction about the animals' future. Next week we will talk about zoo animals. Enjoy the spring weather!!