Toward the end of the book, there is a page with lots of sheep doing many different things.It will be easy for your child to recognize the pictures and recite with you. As your child becomes familiar with the sheep in the story, allow them to finish each sentence before you read it – for example, “Here is the …” and point to the swing, or the wave, or the bed.Every time you ask “Where is the Green Sheep?” encourage your child to join in!.Discuss with your child what each sheep is doing.

Point to each sheep on the page and emphasize the type of sheep – red, bed, bath, near, far and so on.

( click here for Guru Parents’ full list of opposites) Tips for ParentsĪs well as familiarizing your child with sheep, this book will also introduce other concepts that may be new, including opposites. Parents beware: If you have read it once, be prepared to read it many times!įor more tips on teaching opposites to children, click here. She captures the essence of each sheep so effectively that children will easily be able to identify each one – and before long they will be reading along with you! Judy Horacek’s fun and colorful illustrations are ideal for children of all ages. Mem Fox uses simple language and easy repetition so your child will quickly become familiar with blue, red and green, near and far, up and down, scared and brave, and more.

Your child will be taken on the search for the adorable green sheep and along the way, learn colors and opposites. There’s a blue sheep and a red sheep, a bath sheep and a bed sheep…. Yet another classic from Mem Fox in Where Is the Green Sheep?

Where is the green sheep by mem fox