Whooooo is missing?

Our children just love story book games!  We read a story during circle time and then often follow it up with some sort of learning activity or game.  We’ve played several different variations of this particular game and it is one that they never get tired of…

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

The story book that inspired this game was “Little Hoot” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal…

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

If you aren’t familiar with this author, she is well known for writing children’s books with an ironic twist.  In “Little Hoot” for example, a young owl just wants to go to bed at a reasonable time, but instead his mother and father insist that he stay up late to play like other little owls.  When morning finally comes, he couldn’t be happier to fall into nest and go to sleep…

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

Children just love these books because they are so silly.  Grown-ups love them because they are such sweet stories.  As an added bonus, they are really easy to incorporate into classroom fun and games!  The game we created is called, “Whoooo’s Missing?”  This game is similar to “Doggy, doggy where’s your bone?” but rather than hiding a bone, we are hiding a classmate…

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

While one child leaves the circle to hide their eyes…

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

Another child curls up into a ball and gets covered with a blanket.  Then all the children left in the circle yell, “Whooooo’s missing?”

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

That is the cue for the guesser to return to the circle to try to determine who is under the blanket…

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

This game is good test of memory.  It took some of the children a few tries to figure out who was under the blanket, but when they did there was always a lot of laughter and excitement…

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

To keep the game somewhat organized, we always had the child hiding under the blanket take their turn as the guesser next.  And in case you are wondering, all of our children happily went under the blanket.  If they didn’t want to join in, we certainly wouldn’t have made them.  This was such a fun game that they were all eager to participate…

Whoooo is missing by Teach Preschool

There are so many different ways to play this kind of game and our children love them all!

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Deborah J Stewart

Deborah J Stewart

Every time I think I know everything I need to know about teaching young children, God says, "Hold on a minute!" and gives me a new challenge.

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With each new challenge that you overcome, you will find yourself better equipped and more passionate about teaching young children.

God didn't call wimps to lead, teach, or care for His children. Nope, he has high expectations, so get ready. You will have to give your very best but after teaching for over 30 years, I can tell you that it is a wonderful and rewarding journey.

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