Baa Baa Black Sheep Theme: 16-26 Months
Activity 1
Activity 2
Personal, Social &
Emotional
Development
(Making relationships,
self-confidence, selfawareness & managing
feelings & behaviour)
Play & Learn Class (playing
alongside others, exploring
independently & learning to
play co-operatively).
Soft-Play / Play-Date (playing
alongside others, exploring
independently & learning to
play co-operatively).
Literacy
(Reading & writing)
Story Sack – use link to see
instructions for creating your
own story sacks. Mine will
include books about farms,
toy sheep, photos of sheep,
a toy tractor & a Shaun the
Sheep DVD!
Read & Sing: Baa Baa Black
Sheep PowerPoint – read the
rhyme using the bright,
visual pictures for your child
to look at.
Finger puppets – act out the
nursery rhyme using these.
(Develop interest in rhymes)
Communication &
Language
(Listening & attention,
understanding &
speaking)
Play & Learn Class (Enjoys
rhymes and demonstrates
listening by trying to join in
with actions or vocalisations)
Sing Baa Baa Black Sheep
with actions (as above).
Show picture of a sheep
(Frequently imitates words
and sounds).
Use fingers to represent
numbers in nursery rhyme –
count to 3 on fingers when
singing “3 bags full” and “1
for the master…” etc. (Says
some counting words
randomly).
Sheep sounds – make “baa”
noises and associate them
with toys/pictures of sheep
(frequently imitates words
and sounds).
Mathematics
(Numbers, Shape, Space
& Measure)
Sing rhyme & hand out “bags
of wool” – have 3 lots of
“wool” (can be any item you
like) and give each 1 to the
finger puppets as you sing
the rhyme (1-1
correspondence).
Farm animal jigsaw puzzle
(Attempts to fit shapes into
spaces on jigsaw puzzle).
Activity 3
Activity 4
Find the Word - Put a toy /
wooden sheep on the word
‘Sheep’ found on a printed
copy of the nursery rhyme
(focus on meaningful print).
Sheep colour match – use a
picture or toy black sheep
and use it to find other
objects around the house
that are black (counting
objects).
Count the sheep video – say
the numbers out loud and
clearly as each sheep
appears (Says some counting
words randomly).
Activity 5
Baa Baa Black Sheep Theme: 16-26 Months
Understanding of the
World
(People & communities,
the world & technology)
Small World Background use toy farm animals &
tractor to create a farm
scene (enjoys playing with
small-world models such as a
farm)
Go for a walk to find some
sheep (use the local area for
exploring the natural
environment).
Physical Development
(Moving & handling,
health & self-care)
Play & Learn Class (space to
encourage free movement).
Pretend to be a sheep –
crawl round on all fours.
Soft-Play / Play Date (space
to encourage free
movement).
Expressive Arts &
Design
(Exploring & using
media& materials&
being imaginative
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Orchestra - Play different
instruments while singing
the rhyme. Encourage child
to join in (begins to move to
music, listen to or join in
rhymes or songs; Creates
sounds by banging, shaking,
tapping or blowing).
Play-dough or Pom-Pom
Sheep - (provide a wide
range of materials, resources
and sensory experiences to
enable children to explore
colour, texture and space).
Phone Apps
Handprint Sheep – use
template below to create a
sheep using yours and your
child’s handprint (make
connections between their
movement and the marks
they make).
Play-dough Sheep – roll &
use play-dough balls to put
onto a blank sheep template.
How to Use:
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Underlined Sentences – Name of activity followed by a short explanation of the activity.
(Italics) – Direct quote from Early Years Foundation Stage Development Matters. You can highlight this off once your child can do this regularly on your Child’s Progress Tracker 
(Red italics) – ADVANCED! Do not expect your child to be able to do this independently, however don’t’ be afraid to try “harder” activities as it all sets the stage for future
independence, learning & imaginative play.
Glossary:
1-1 correspondence: being able to match an object to a
corresponding number and understanding numbers are
a quantity of something. This is SO important because
many children can count, but don’t actually understand
the meaning or importance of the numbers.
Baa Baa Black Sheep Theme: 16-26 Months
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool,
hold arms out
Yes sir, yes sir,
nod head
Three bags full,
hold up three fingers
One for the master,
put down one finger
And one for the dame,
put down one finger
And one for the little boy,
put down one finger
Who lives down the lane.
Baa Baa Black Sheep Theme: 16-26 Months
Resources:
Story Sack Bag
Farm Animal / Tractor Books
Photos of Sheep
Plastic / Wooden Sheep Toys
Shaun the Sheep DVD
Farm Animal Wooden Jigsaw
Baby Friendly Musical Instruments
White card
Scissors
Glue
Black Paint
Pom Poms
Play-Dough
Sheep Template x2
3 x iPhone Apps
1. Baa Baa Black Sheep – BulBul.inc;
2. Baa Baa Black Sheep - Duck Duck Moose;
3. Baa Baa Black Sheep Poem Colouring – Digital Dividend AB.
If you have a Twinkl account:
Baa Baa Black Sheep Nursery Rhyme Poster
Finger Puppets
Baa Baa Black Sheep Small World Background