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Introduction
Strange new teacher... Strange new toys... Lots of kids and lots of noise!
What would Llama like to do? Llama Llama feels so new . . .
It’s Llama Llama’s first day of preschool, and Llama’s mama makes sure he’s ready. They meet the teacher (a zebra), and see the other children (sheep, goats, giraffes, cats, and a mule). Look at all the books and games! But then it’s time for Mama to leave. Suddenly Llama isn’t so excited anymore. Will Mama Llama come back?
Of course she will. But before she does, the other children show Llama how much fun school can be!
This story presents fantastic lessons and opportunities for learning, including the many feelings children have the first days of school. Sana and Loren have collected resources, developed activities, and present all the tools you'll need to make the first weeks of school successful and engaging!
Story Introduction
How Are You Feeling?
How Are You Feeling?
Introducing the story within group is a fabulous way to explore each new literary adventure. With some students, Sana likes to introduce the story within a small, therapeutic setting so that she can move at a pace more effective for specific students. Loren presents the book to be read to families the week before it is presented, allowing families an opportunity to explore the book at home before we do so in a larger group at school. Each day, we provide group re-tells of the story before activities, and refer to the story within play, or at mealtimes.More formal story re-tells can Include felt storyboard pieces, manipulative representing aspects of the story, or even looking at photos or watching a video the children created.
How Are You Feeling?
How Are You Feeling?
How Are You Feeling?
Kids arrive to school each day each bringing with them their supplies for the day, their excitement to begin a new day, AND with their feelings! Arrival is an excellent time to explore how everyone in the class is feeling, and perhaps why they are feeling that way.We like to explore emotions through colors, such as blue indicating sad/tired/upset, green representing happy/cool/calm, yellow being silly/excited/goofy, and red meaning angry/mad/frustrated. This month we present emotions through Llama Llama, where children can choose which illustration of Llama Llama best describes their own emotion. (It's always fun to do feeling check-ins throughout the day, because as the hour changes, so do our emotions!
Academics
L for Llama, M for Mama
L for Llama, M for Mama
L for Llama, M for Mama
Easy enough! Have children use various materials to create their own letter L or M, or fill-in our pre-printed versions.
Tall as a Llama
L for Llama, M for Mama
L for Llama, M for Mama
We love measuring children at the beginning of the year, and then again at the end of the year.
Growing is exciting!
Animal Sorting
L for Llama, M for Mama
Animal Sorting
Sorting animals into various groupings are considered pre-math skills. Sort by color, by height, by type, etc.
Llama Patterns
Counting Llamas
Animal Sorting
Recognizing, imitating, continuing, and creating patters are key to math skill development!
Counting Llamas
Counting Llamas
Counting Llamas
We add counting to our daily routine, from friends and teachers, to furniture an toys. Why not Llamas?
Speech & Language
Language & Floor Play Through a Story Basket
Language & Floor Play Through a Story Basket
Language & Floor Play Through a Story Basket
Working on speech and language skills within play to accomplish goals at a child's level is simply "education through play." We encourage using a collection of manipulatives that represent aspects from the story as a tool for learning we call a "story basket ."
Llama Llama It's MY Mama!
Language & Floor Play Through a Story Basket
Language & Floor Play Through a Story Basket
Using a voice memo app, have caregivers record themselves saying, "Llama Llama, I'm YOUR mama!" Have the caregiver send you the recording & then use the recordings to see if the kids can guess who's voice belongs to who's parent/caregiver!
Llama Says, "Touch your...!"
Language & Floor Play Through a Story Basket
Llama Says, "Touch your...!"
Similar to Simon Says, Llama gives the children directives and they need to follow the directives. Allow children to take turn being the leader, too!
Llama Listens
Where's Llama Hiding?
Llama Says, "Touch your...!"
Another fabulous movement activity within group or individual lessons. Having children follow single -to- multi-step directions with a stuffed Llama toy keeps them engaged!
Where's Llama Hiding?
Where's Llama Hiding?
Where's Llama Hiding?
We love this group or individual activity that promotes listening skills, teamwork, prepositional concepts, & following single 'n multi-step directions.
Games & Activites
Mama Match
Wakey Wakey, Llama!
Llama BINGO
Children play against themselves, or against peers. Using a basket of characters from the story, kids pair the correct mamas to their respective babies.
Llama BINGO
Wakey Wakey, Llama!
Llama BINGO
We created BINGO board printables from online images that can be downloaded below. BINGO is a fabulous way to reinforce characters and events from the story. We used cotton balls as BINGO markers, and children won paper Llamas as they achieved BINGO.
Wakey Wakey, Llama!
Wakey Wakey, Llama!
Pin the Tail on the Llama
A simple, fun interactive game where one child leaves the group to hide their eyes. One peer is hidden under the blanket. The first child returns and has to guess who's hiding under the blanket! "Llama Llama, safe in bed, wakey wakey! Who's the sleepyhead?"
Pin the Tail on the Llama
Pin the Tail on the Llama
Pin the Tail on the Llama
There aren't many Llama puzzles out there for children, so we've made our own. Feel free to print the PDF, laminate it, and use it with your kiddos!
Character Memory Game
Pin the Tail on the Llama
Character Memory Game
This is a memory game that utilizes the story to help develop necessary pre-readiness skills for kindergarten and beyond: attending, listening, skills, processing, self-esteem, game play & more!
Sensory, Fine & Gross Motor Skills Development
Llama Fur !
Bean Bag Toss
Animal Walks
We love using cotton balls to represent fur for Llama. Cotton is exciting for children to work with, can be pulled & stretched, and comes in different colors.
Animal Walks
Bean Bag Toss
Animal Walks
Children love taking on the role of various characters from the Llama Llama story. Have kids follow-the-leader, as well as be the leader!
Bean Bag Toss
Bean Bag Toss
Build Your Own Puzzle
Place print-outs of characters from the story on the ground. Have children take turns tossing beanbags from a distance, practicing their underhand toss.
Build Your Own Puzzle
Animal Washing Station
Build Your Own Puzzle
Kids enjoy making their own puzzles. LLL has a few printable designs of Llama to choose from, where kids can cut out their own pieces to be attached to a base.
Animal Washing Station
Animal Washing Station
Animal Washing Station
What's better than water play? At the washing station, children can wash, rinse and dry the animals from the Llama story.
Fur Races!
Animal Washing Station
Animal Washing Station
There are different ways to move Llama fur: blowing through a straw, using a squeeze bottle, balancing a cotton ball on a spoon...how else? Have fun!
The Arts
Animal Charades
Animal Charades
Animal Charades
By acting out various characters, animal movements, or even feelings from the story, children become active learners. (Plus, it's fun!)
Paint a Llama
Animal Charades
Animal Charades
Llamas are fairly easy to draw, & we have had success posting a very large Llama up on a wall from children to paint. They can also try painting their own Llama!
Animal Art
Animal Charades
Acting Out Story
We've pulled together 15 Llama Llama-based art activities from online resources, that you can explore. Enjoy! Let us know which ones you liked, and some that we should add!
Acting Out Story
Acting Out Story
Acting Out Story
Acting out the story is a super way to keep kiddos engaged in the activity, and solidify the skills learned.
Songs 'n Music
Acting Out Story
Songs 'n Music
Adapting LLAMA to the BINGO tune; If you're a Happy Llama and You Know It; 5 Little Llamas Jumping on a Bed...you get our drift! No rules with music.
Food 'n Cooking
Llamanade
Making Lemonade is a quick way to incorporate cooking into your Llama Llama lessons.
Llama Footprints
Pretzels 'n pudding are all you need for kids to make Llama tracks on their plate. (And then you get to nibble on Llama's feet!!!)