Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch

Read Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson and Jennifer Rofé. Read the book several times throughout the month and try some of these activities:

• Look for spatial words and talk about what they mean (under crinkly, clean sheets; over growing, green beans).
• Ask your child to act out the spatial words (wiggle your fingers under your chin; clap your hands over your head).
• Look at the map of the farm at the end of the book. Trace the route the piggies took with your finger, stopping at each landmark the piggies visited. Before moving from one landmark to the next, ask your child to point to the next landmark on the map. The next time you try it, see if your child can trace the route with their finger.