Highlights High Five™ March 2008 Parent/Teacher Guide
Lambs (pages 6 to 9)
- After reading the story, discuss what's happening on page 7. Introduce the terms shearing, spinning, and knitting. Explain that after the wool has been sheared, or cut from sheep, it's cleaned and then spun into yarn.
- Ask children to describe things they have that might have been knitted (sweaters, hats, gloves, mittens, etc.).
- Before rereading, ask children to listen for and then identify the words that rhyme.
Young children can use these illustrations to discuss how people and animals help one another. We feed and care for animals, and they give us wool, milk, eggs, etc.
Watch a Bulb Grow (pages 22 and 23)
- These pages can help children see what typically happens underground—the growth of plant roots.
- After identifying the roots, bulb, stem, leaves, and flowers in the photograph, help children look at plants in their environment and find the stem, leaves, and any flowers that are on the plant.
- You might also gently remove the plant from the soil to uncover the roots.
Helping children look closely at plants and describe what they see will help develop children's observational and oral language skills.
That's Silly! (pages 28 and 29)
- As you enjoy these pages together, ask the children to explain why they think something is silly.
- Talk together about what other silly things you would add to the picture if you were the artist.
You can help develop children's expressive (spoken) language skills by talking together about what's silly and why.