Later that afternoon, they grabbed their own stuffed animal menagerie and began lining them up, awarding ribbons to their favorite pets. My girls had to judge the animals in the photos, arrange them in winning order and award the two blue ribbons (also simple paper crafts) they felt were the best. Instead of actual animals, I improvised with photos I found online of children with animals or pets.
My activity was an at home pet show, complete with awards. In chapter 4 of James Herriot’s Treasury for Children, Bonnie wins an award in the pet show. Chapter 4 Bonnie’s Big Day: Pretend Pet Show She suggested we draw a picture of a Christmas gift suitable for a cat. Chapter 3 The Christmas Day Kitten: Draw a Pictureįor chapter three, one of my girls came up with a simple activity. I gave them a variety of situations to express without words:Īlthough we had several false starts, eventually they were able to express themselves without saying a word. Afterward they practiced communicating without speech. We had a short talk about muteness and why some people can’t speak. In this chapter, Gyp the dog manages to live without vocalizing. I had my girls practice a few times, and when their father got home, we put on a little play to narrate the story. First he was lost and abandoned, then found by my little girls, and finally taken home to be cared for and cuddled. I bought kitten stuffed animals from the dollar store for acting out the story of Moses the kitten. Chapter 1 Moses the Kitten: Enact the Chapter I hope you enjoy them as much as my daughters and I did! These ideas will probably inspire your own creative activities based on whatever craft supplies you have on hand and what interesting locales you have in your community. The lovely art and the heart-warming stories of pets and farm animals inspired these extension activities, projects, field trips, and learning activities listed below, organized chapter by chapter. Besides the delightful collection of stories, each page has beautiful illustrations. James Herriot’s Treasury for Children is one of my favorite books from Sonlight's History / Bible / Literature A.
I find that besides keeping my daughters happy, creative, and busy, the fun we have inspires their own book-based pretending during their free play time.
Besides the Hands-on History kit available for purchase, I like to add on even more projects inspired by the great books we read.
I love to supplement the literature-based approach of Sonlight with hands-on crafts and extension activities.
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