by Ezra Jack Keats
Welcome to a lush meadow bustling with activity! Practice counting while discovering the creatures living in the meadow.
Make text come alive around your home by using a sticky note, index card, or extra piece of paper to label a tree.
Hang the label near a tree outside, or on a window where you can see a tree, or a picture of a tree, and discuss the letters and their meaning with your child. Labeling helps children learn that letters come together to make words and creates a print rich environment in your home.
Recite the following nursery rhyme with your child, doing the actions with your hands:
I have ten little fingers,
And they all belong to me.
I can make them do things. Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight,
Or open them all wide,
Put them together,
Or make them all hide.
I can make them jump high, I can make them jump low, I can fold them quietly,
And hold them all just so.
Practice counting each animal on each page. Show your child how to point and count, stopping at the last number you point to.
