Old Macdonald had a Farm Soft Cover French Edition

Four of the books in this series are songs which help children to remember a number of things in a series forwards and backwards. As a sound, animal, piece of clothing or number is added, its shape is cut out on the page. When singing or "telling" the song there is a visual clue to the next in the series. Remembering things in a series is a mathematical and organizational skill. Doing it through song is fun. With the visual clue to the next in the series the children will be successful in keeping up with the adult. This helps a child gain confidence and raise his self- esteem - the feeling of "I can do it". They can then do it on their own or singing to a sibling.
Cut outs of each animal on a farm appears in this book as it is added to the very familiar song. When you turn the page the sound that each animal makes, is written in the cut out shape. Old Macdonald wears a kilt and the Lochness Monster is pictured so that those parents who wish, may go from this book to an atlas and discuss social studies.

Benefits:

* promotes fine motor development as child manipulates variety of shapes on the pages
* designed for child to interact with book in a physical way
* uses vocabulary to communicate animal sounds (Old MacDonald) (sensory perception)
* involves use of rhymes and patterns which repeat throughout the books (pattern books are excellent for children as they are very easy to memorize so the child very quickly can master these books)
* incorporates music as most of these books are also songs
* provides opportunities for developing sequencing skills as child attempts to remember sequence of animals, insects and birds
* demonstrates print is meaningful as text matches illustrations

Extended Thinking:

* child plays at reading as child reads book by memory
* assembles concrete animals, insects, birds, etc. described in the books (eg. a toy dog, toy fly, etc.) Then ask child to sequence these to match the stories. (this can be done after many repeated experiences with the books).

*Type of Book - participation books and pattern books
*Art Work - colourful, humourous drawings, cut out holes on each page (Illustrator Pam Adams)
*16 pages 435 x 435mm
*Binding - stapled